Attachment 2 - Wage Determination.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division. The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service employees in 14 Mississippi counties (Alcorn, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Oktibbeha, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Union, and Webster) under Wage Determination No. 2015-5157, Revision 28, effective December 3, 2025.

The wage determination covers approximately 200 occupational classifications across 14 major occupational groups, including Administrative Support and Clerical, Automotive Service, Food Preparation and Service, Health Occupations, Information Technology, Instructional Occupations, Materials Handling and Packing, Mechanics and Maintenance and Repair, Personal Needs, Plant and System Operations, Protective Service, Recreation Occupations, Stevedoring/Longshoremen Services, and Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation, along with miscellaneous occupations. Hourly wage rates range from $9.57 (Waiter/Waitress) to $49.67 (various technical and instructional positions). All occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (or $222.00 per week/$962.00 per month) for health and welfare, with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour ($203.60 per week/$882.27 per month) under Executive Order 13706. Additional compensation includes two to three weeks paid vacation based on tenure, a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually, and special differentials for hazardous work (4-8 percent), night pay (10 percent for air traffic controllers), Sunday premiums (25 percent), and uniform allowances. Special footnotes apply to computer employees and air traffic controller positions, with conformance procedures outlined for unlisted occupational classifications.