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The minimum wage that applies to nearly all Georgia workers is $7.25 per hour — the federal FLSA minimum, because Georgia's state statutory rate of $5.15 is below the federal floor and reaches only employers not covered by the FLSA. — Source

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Georgia's statutory minimum wage ($5.15/hr, O.C.G.A. Title 34, Chapter 4) is below the federal FLSA floor; the state law self-excludes FLSA-covered employment, so in practice nearly all Georgia workers receive the federal $7.25 — but the state statute still exists and covers narrow non-FLSA employers with 6+ employees.

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The federal minimum of $7.25 is the rate that applies to nearly all Georgia workers. Georgia's statutory rate of $5.15 is below the federal FLSA floor of $7.25, so it governs only the narrow set of employers the FLSA does not cover. Source.
Georgia statutory rate (non-FLSA employers only)
$5.15/hour
Effective · source

Who this rate applies to

Employers subject to FLSA must pay the federal minimum ($7.25). Georgia's $5.15 statutory rate applies only to employers NOT covered by FLSA.

The headline rate may not apply to every worker. Georgia has additional worker-class rates recorded only as prose above. Check the source before relying on the headline figure for a specific job or employer type.

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Georgia calculators and guides

Note: Georgia has worker- and employer-class exceptions, so these tools cannot assume the headline rate applies to every worker. Verify your own situation against the cited sources.

Start hereMinimum WageDual-floor situation: state $5.15/hr (O.C.G.A. Title 34, Chapter 4, confirmed from dol.georgia.gov) for non-FLSA employers with 6+ employees; federal $7.25/hr (FLSA) for all FLSA-covered employers (most workers). Page must explain which rate applies.
Overtime29 U.S.C. § 207 (FLSA only); Georgia has no independent state overtime law.

How Georgia differs

Georgia's statutory minimum wage ($5.15/hr, O.C.G.A. Title 34, Chapter 4) is below the federal FLSA floor; the state law self-excludes FLSA-covered employment, so in practice nearly all Georgia workers receive the federal $7.25 — but the state statute still exists and covers narrow non-FLSA employers with 6+ employees.

Weekly overtime: Georgia requires time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek. Source.