Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division for Mississippi service contracts. The wage determination (No. 2015-5157, Revision 28, effective 12/03/2025) covers 14 counties in Mississippi: Alcorn, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Oktibbeha, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Union, and Webster.

The document establishes prevailing wage rates across multiple occupational categories, including Administrative Support and Clerical Occupations (ranging from $14.87 to $25.05 per hour), Automotive Service Occupations ($12.98 to $23.00), Food Preparation and Service ($9.57 to $16.55), Health Occupations ($12.80 to $47.11), Information Technology Occupations ($17.16 to $39.59), Mechanics and Maintenance Occupations ($16.05 to $38.29), and Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operations ($9.67 to $35.43). All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, $222.00 weekly, or $962.00 monthly) or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 provisions. Standard benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service and three weeks after ten years, a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually, and uniform allowances of $3.35 per week or $0.67 per day. The document includes special provisions for computer employees, air traffic controllers, weather observers, hazardous duty pay differentials (4-8 percent), and a conformance process for unlisted occupations requiring submission of Standard Form 1444 to the Wage and Hour Division.