Shift Calculators
State reference

Georgia

Basic minimum rate: $5.15. Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table, page updated July 1, 2026.

Minimum wage (US DOL)

Basic minimum rate
$5.15
Premium pay after designated hours
DOL lists no premium-pay-after-designated-hours text for Georgia.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: ga.

DOL notes for Georgia

  • Applicable to employers of 6 or more employees
  • The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act when the federal rate is greater than the State rate.
  • Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

Verbatim from US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: ga.

Rest periods (US DOL)

DOL lists no state rest-period requirement for Georgia.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Length of Rest Periods; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: georgia.

Meal periods (US DOL)

DOL lists no state meal-break requirement for Georgia.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Paid/Unpaid Meal Period; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: georgia.

Hours, counted

This page states the DOL rows and nothing beyond them. It does not say how they apply to any particular job, schedule or agreement. For hours, the calculators do arithmetic on the numbers you type: shift hours, hour totals split at 40, long shifts.