Mississippi prevailing wage rates, by county

Federal Davis-Bacon base + fringe for every Mississippi county, next to the market wage, with the determination numbers to cite.

Data compiled by Skilled WagesSAM.gov determinations as of 2026-09-28

$42.94/hrTypical union electrician packagebase + fringe, per hour

70%Counties with a union electrician rateBuilding type

143Active determinationsMississippi

May 18Latest modification2026, SAM.gov

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Key trades by county (Building)

Davis-Bacon electrician package (base + fringe), Building construction, by county in Mississippi. Hatched: survey rate.

Highest electrician packages

1Clarke, George and 13 more$44.93
2Forrest, Hancock and 4 more$44.00
3Alcorn, Calhoun and 17 more$42.94

Lowest

1Benton, Copiah and 6 more$22.44
2Rankin$23.23
3Attala, Bolivar and 13 more$26.13

Building type, base + fringe per hour; counties sharing a rate are grouped. Swatch: union contract rate or survey rate. Select a county to see every classification.

Union contract rateSurvey rate (marked * in the table)

County	Electrician	Plumber	Carpenter	Construction laborer	Heavy equipment operator	Ironworker	Sheet metal worker	Painter
Adams	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
Alcorn	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Amite	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
Attala	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Benton	$22.44*	$18.36*	$20.77*	$12.00*	$35.75*	$18.96*	$53.17	$16.00*
Bolivar	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Calhoun	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Carroll	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Chickasaw	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Choctaw	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Claiborne	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
Clarke	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Clay	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Coahoma	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Copiah	$22.44*	$21.92*	$20.57*	$13.49*	$35.75*	$17.39*	$18.35*	$16.00*
Covington	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
DeSoto	$22.44*	$18.36*	$20.77*	$12.00*	$35.75*	$18.96*	$53.17	$16.00*
Forrest	$44.00	$41.88	$23.88*	$12.53*	$17.53*	$18.05*	$44.33	$17.00*
Franklin	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
George	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Greene	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Grenada	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Hancock	$44.00	$41.88	$25.57*	$10.56*	$19.51*	$18.05*	$44.33	$17.00*
Harrison	$44.00	$41.88	$15.90*	$10.91*	$19.55*	$18.51*	$44.33	$17.00*
Hinds	$31.42*	$21.92*	$19.75*	$12.95*	$35.75*	$17.39*	$18.35*	$16.00*
Holmes	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Humphreys	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Issaquena	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
Itawamba	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$13.60*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Jackson	$44.00	$41.88	$44.81	$13.57*	$19.51*	$18.05*	$44.33	$17.00*
Jasper	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Jefferson	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
Jefferson Davis	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
Jones	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Kemper	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Lafayette	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$12.07*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Lamar	$44.00	$41.88	$22.77*	$13.29*	$17.53*	$18.05*	$44.33	$17.00*
Lauderdale	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Lawrence	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
Leake	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Lee	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Leflore	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Lincoln	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
Lowndes	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Madison	$22.44*	$21.92*	$20.57*	$13.49*	$35.75*	$17.39*	$18.35*	$16.00*
Marion	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
Marshall	$22.44*	$18.36*	$20.77*	$12.00*	$35.75*	$18.96*	$53.17	$16.00*
Monroe	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Montgomery	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Neshoba	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Newton	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Noxubee	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Oktibbeha	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Panola	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Pearl River	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Perry	$44.00	$41.88	$22.77*	$13.29*	$17.53*	$18.05*	$44.33	$17.00*
Pike	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
Pontotoc	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Prentiss	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Quitman	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Rankin	$23.23*	$21.92*	$20.80*	$13.16*	$35.75*	$17.69*	$18.35*	$16.00*
Scott	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Sharkey	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
Simpson	$22.44*	$21.92*	$20.57*	$13.49*	$35.75*	$17.39*	$18.35*	$16.00*
Smith	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Stone	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Sunflower	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Tallahatchie	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Tate	$22.44*	$18.36*	$20.77*	$12.00*	$35.75*	$18.96*	$53.17	$16.00*
Tippah	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Tishomingo	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Tunica	$22.44*	$18.36*	$20.77*	$12.00*	$35.75*	$18.96*	$53.17	$16.00*
Union	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Walthall	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
Warren	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
Washington	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Wayne	$44.93	$41.88	$16.88*	$10.88*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.63*	$15.17*
Webster	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Wilkinson	$41.74	$24.14*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*
Winston	$42.94	$41.88	$16.13*	$11.36*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Yalobusha	$26.13*	$41.88	$19.80*	$10.00*	$18.00*	$49.58	$33.04*	$15.17*
Yazoo	$41.74	$20.38*	$16.10*	$11.95*	$19.32*	$36.34*	$20.35*	$15.17*

Building construction type, base + fringe per hour, current revision. * = survey rate. Not the official determination; use the lookup for the determination number and a link to the official text.

Rates that have not kept up

Survey-based rates that are eight or more years old and how they compare with today's market median for the county's metro (or state).

County	Trade	Survey year	Required package $/hr	Market median $/hr
Attala	Electrician	2017	$26.13	$29.26
Benton	Electrician	2017	$22.44	$29.27
Bolivar	Electrician	2017	$26.13	$29.26
Adams	Plumber	2017	$20.38	$26.67
Amite	Plumber	2017	$20.38	$26.67
Benton	Plumber	2017	$18.36	$28.22
Adams	Carpenter	2017	$16.10	$23.39
Alcorn	Carpenter	2017	$16.13	$23.39
Amite	Carpenter	2017	$16.10	$23.39
Adams	Construction laborer	2017	$11.95	$18.13
Alcorn	Construction laborer	2017	$11.36	$18.13
Amite	Construction laborer	2017	$11.95	$18.13
Adams	Heavy equipment operator	2017	$19.32	$22.79
Alcorn	Heavy equipment operator	2017	$18.00	$22.79
Amite	Heavy equipment operator	2017	$19.32	$22.79
Adams	Ironworker	2017	$36.34	$24.37
Amite	Ironworker	2017	$36.34	$24.37
Benton	Ironworker	2017	$18.96	$24.23
Adams	Sheet metal worker	2017	$20.35	$23.80
Alcorn	Sheet metal worker	2017	$33.04	$23.80
Amite	Sheet metal worker	2017	$20.35	$23.80
Adams	Painter	2017	$15.17	$21.54
Alcorn	Painter	2017	$15.17	$21.54
Amite	Painter	2017	$15.17	$21.54

Questions this page answers

What is the prevailing wage in Mississippi?

For federally funded construction, the Davis-Bacon determinations for Mississippi (143 active documents covering Building, Residential, Heavy and Highway work) set the required base wage and fringe by county and classification. Union-contract rates apply to electricians in 57 of 82 counties with a Building rate; the typical union package is $42.94 an hour.

How many Davis-Bacon determinations cover Mississippi?

143 active general wage determinations cover Mississippi: 17 Building, 24 Heavy, 66 Highway, 36 Residential. Together they list rates for 82 counties in the Building type shown here. State-funded projects may fall under a separate Mississippi prevailing wage law; this page covers the federal rates.

How often do the rates change?

The Department of Labor publishes modifications most Thursdays. The latest change to a Mississippi determination in our data is dated 2026-05-18. New determination numbers are issued each January.

Sources and notes

SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Mississippi, current revisions as of 2026-09-28: Heavy 24, Residential 36, Building 17, Highway 66.
BLS OEWS May 2025 for market medians.
Classification labels normalised to trades by Skilled Wages; where a determination lists several electrician or laborer classes, the journeyman / general class is shown. The official text governs.