Wage Determination Summary

This document 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. It establishes prevailing wage rates for federal service contracts in Mississippi counties including Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, and Yazoo (Wage Determination No. 2015-5153, Revision 32, effective 8/12/2026).

The wage determination lists over 200 occupation classifications across 14 major occupational categories including administrative support, automotive service, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, and technical occupations. Hourly rates range from $10.51 (switchboard operator/receptionist) to $49.72 (maintenance test pilot positions and computer-based training specialists/instructors). The document specifies fringe benefits requirements: $5.92 per hour health and welfare up to 40 hours weekly (or $236.80 per week), or alternatively $5.42 per hour under Executive Order 13706. Additional provisions include two weeks paid vacation after one year, eleven paid holidays annually, and hazardous pay differentials of 4-8 percent for applicable positions. Computer professionals, air traffic controllers, and weather observers receive specific exemptions and supplemental pay rules noted in footnotes. Uniform allowances and specialized training instructor rates are detailed for applicable positions.