2.02e Attachment 5 WD.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 for Mississippi counties (Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson). The wage determination number is 2015-5147, Revision 31, dated August 11, 2026.

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for over 200 occupation classifications required on federal service contracts in the specified geographic area. Rates range from $12.04 per hour for positions such as assemblers and counter attendants to $48.13 per hour for specialized roles including flight instructors, maintenance test pilots, and air crew training device instructors. The determination includes standard occupational categories spanning administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance and repair, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, transportation/mobile equipment operations, and miscellaneous occupations. The document specifies that all listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.92 per hour (up to 40 hours per week or $236.80 per week), with certain positions receiving higher health and welfare rates of $5.42 per hour under Executive Order 13706. Additional benefits include paid sick leave under Executive Order 13708, one week of paid vacation after one year of service with graduated increases, and a minimum of eleven paid federal holidays annually. Special differentials apply to hazardous duty positions (4% and 8% increases) and night/weekend work for air traffic controllers and weather observers (10% differential plus 25% Sunday premium). Contractors must provide uniforms without cost to employees or reimburse uniform costs, and certain computer professional positions are exempt from wage determination requirements if they meet specific compensation thresholds and primary duty qualifications.