WAGE DETERMINATION DOL MS20260051 DTD 05.18.2026.pdf

This document is a General Decision (Wage Determination) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor for Mississippi, effective May 18, 2026, covering building construction in Hinds County. The determination establishes prevailing wage rates applicable to federal construction contracts in the specified geographic area.

The wage determination lists prevailing hourly rates and fringe benefits for multiple craft classifications, including power equipment operators (forklift and crane at $35.50 with 14.55% fringes), ironworkers reinforcing ($31.00 with 17.77% fringes), pipefitters ($30.41 with 11.47% fringes), and numerous other skilled trades such as truck drivers, sheet metal workers, roofers, plumbers, painters, operators, carpenters, and electricians, with rates ranging from $12.95 to $31.50 per hour. The determination incorporates Executive Order 13706 regarding paid sick leave for federal contractors (1 hour per 30 hours worked, up to 56 hours annually) and Executive Order 13658 establishing minimum wage rates of $13.65 per hour for covered workers on Davis-Bacon Act contracts awarded after January 1, 2017. The document provides detailed explanations of rate identifiers used throughout the determination, including union rates (denoted by four-letter codes beginning with characters other than ◆SU◆, ◆UAVG◆, ◆SA◆, or ◆SC◆), weighted union average rates (◆UAVG◆), survey rates (◆SU◆), and state-adopted rates (◆SA◆), along with procedures for challenging wage determinations through the Department of Labor's appeals process.