C04_Wage Determinations_127EAV26Q0113.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division, effective August 22, 2026 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5161, Revision 34).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service employees in Mississippi counties including Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Panola, Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Washington, and Yalobusha. It provides detailed hourly rates for 200+ occupation classifications organized by occupational category (Administrative Support and Clerical, Automotive Service, Food Preparation and Service, Furniture Maintenance and Repair, General Services and Support, Health Occupations, Information and Arts, Information Technology, Instructional, Laundry and Dry-Cleaning, Machine Tool Operation, Materials Handling and Packing, Mechanics and Maintenance and Repair, Personal Needs, Plant and System Operations, Protective Service, Recreation, Stevedoring and Longshoremen Services, Technical, and Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation). Rates range from $9.67 per hour for Waiter/Waitress to $51.25 per hour for Registered Nurse IV. The determination includes fringe benefits requirements of $5.92 per hour for health and welfare coverage, vacation accrual schedules (2-4 weeks based on tenure), and eleven paid holidays annually. Special provisions address computer employees, air traffic controllers with night pay differentials, hazardous duty pay (4-8 percent differentials), and uniform allowance reimbursement at $1.35 per week. Footnotes specify requirements for conformance requests, Executive Order provisions for paid sick leave, and Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations references.