Exempt computer employees may be paid at least $684* on a salary basis or on an hourly basis at a rate not less than $27.63 an hour. Georgia’s minimum wage is the same as the federal rate, but does not apply to tipped employees. Tipped workers, including servers, are also paid a lower hourly rate in most states including Georgia, Tharpe said. "I want Georgia to be the best place to work, live, and raise a family. Stacey Evans, a Democrat running to be Georgia’s next governor, claims workers are at an economic disadvantage in part because of the state’s minimum wage.