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Georgia Wage Garnishment Calculator

Georgia uses the federal formula word for word, so the federal limit is the Georgia limit.

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Georgia adopts the federal ceiling

(A) Twenty-five percent of his disposable earnings for that week; or (B) The amount by which his disposable earnings for that week exceed 30 times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
O.C.G.A. § 18-4-20§1 — read from a full-text mirror; the official site could not be read automatically.

Near the $217.50 line

Georgia gives no extra protection, so the gap between the two federal tests matters most at modest pay. On a $300.00 weekly check with $20.00 withheld, 25% would be $70.00, but only $62.50 lies above the protected $217.50, so the garnishment is $62.50.

Support summons and pay periods

  1. For pay periods other than a week, Georgia uses an equivalent multiple of the federal minimum wage — the same conversion federal law uses.§1
  2. Alimony and child-support garnishments are exempt from the 25% cap; the summons must tell the employer the garnishment is for support, and up to 50% can be taken.§1
  3. Georgia has no state minimum wage above the federal $7.25 for most workers (the DOL table lists a $5.15 state rate), so the $217.50 weekly floor matches pay at the federal rate.§2
  1. O.C.G.A. § 18-4-20 (Justia edition) (mirror)
  2. State Minimum Wage Laws
  3. 15 U.S.C. § 1673