Davis-Bacon rates — Copiah County, Mississippi

Every active general wage determination covering this county, one section per construction type. These rates are the minimum that must be paid on a federal or federally assisted contract.

Pick the construction type that matches your contract, not the highest rate. Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy are separate determinations with different rates, and using the wrong one is a common reason a certified payroll comes back rejected. Where your trade appears under several classifications the choice between them is a judgement call — the plainest match is usually right, and the contracting officer can confirm it.

Building

MS20260055 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 18 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FORKLIFT	35.50	14.55	50.05
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE	35.50	14.55	50.05
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	31.00	17.77	48.77
PIPEFITTER	30.41	11.47	41.88
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	14.47	0.41	14.88
TILE SETTER	18.00	—	18.00
SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION.$ 18.00 0.35 ROOFER	16.93	—	16.93
PLUMBER	19.78	2.14	21.92
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	16.00	—	16.00
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	15.14	1.03	16.17
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	31.50	4.25	35.75
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE	16.00	1.28	17.28
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	11.61	1.88	13.49
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	17.39	—	17.39
ELECTRICIAN	19.64	2.80	22.44
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	16.92	—	16.92
CARPENTER, INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK	18.60	1.97	20.57
BRICKLAYER	20.29	—	20.29

Residential

MS20260038 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 10 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ROOFER, INCLUDES SHAKE & SHINGLE ROOFS	12.00	—	12.00
PLUMBER	14.62	—	14.62
PAINTER	11.00	—	11.00
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK	10.92	—	10.92
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	8.95	—	8.95
HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC DUCT)	13.00	—	13.00
ELECTRICIAN	12.50	—	12.50
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	9.87	—	9.87
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK	10.23	—	10.23
BRICKLAYER	12.82	—	12.82

Highway

MS20260129 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 40 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION (ELECTRICIAN)	30.35	11.39	41.74
TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI/TRAILER TRUCK	14.60	—	14.60
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK (ALL TYPES)	12.66	—	12.66
TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK	19.00	—	19.00
TRUCK DRIVER: MECHANIC	13.00	—	13.00
TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK	11.96	—	11.96
TRUCK DRIVER: FLATBED TRUCK	14.06	—	14.06
OPERATOR: TRACTOR	11.22	—	11.22
OPERATOR: SCRAPER	12.25	—	12.25
OPERATOR: ROLLER (ALL TYPES)	11.29	—	11.29
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)	11.40	—	11.40
OPERATOR: OILER	12.35	—	12.35
OPERATOR: MIXER	14.25	—	14.25
OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINE	14.68	—	14.68
OPERATOR: MECHANIC	19.16	—	19.16
OPERATOR: LOADER	16.75	—	16.75
OPERATOR: GRINDING/GROOVING MACHINE	16.86	—	16.86
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE	11.67	—	11.67
OPERATOR: DISTRIBUTOR	11.17	—	11.17
OPERATOR: CRANE	19.22	—	19.22
OPERATOR: CONCRETE SAW	16.50	—	16.50
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	15.25	—	15.25
OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPER	10.14	—	10.14
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER	11.64	—	11.64
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	14.69	—	14.69
OPERATOR: ASPHALT SPREADER	14.71	—	14.71
LABORER: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	8.25	—	8.25
LABORER: PIPELAYER	13.44	—	13.44
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE	11.27	—	11.27
LABORER: LUTEMAN	12.88	—	12.88
LABORER: GRADE CHECKER	9.94	—	9.94
LABORER: FLAGGER	10.40	—	10.40
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDING ASPHALT RAKING, SHOVELING, SPREADING	10.06	—	10.06
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	15.47	—	15.47
INSTALLER - SIGN	12.38	—	12.38
INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL	12.07	—	12.07
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: TRUCK DRIVER (LINE STRIPING TRUCK)	12.05	—	12.05
ELECTRICIAN	24.04	5.87	29.91
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	15.01	—	15.01
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)	13.28	—	13.28

Heavy

MS20260077 rev 2 · 05/18/2026 · 11 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)	32.90	11.10	44.00
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINES	16.03	0.95	16.98
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINES	16.64	2.08	18.72
OPERATOR: CRANE	22.41	4.66	27.07
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	18.85	1.18	20.03
LABORER: PIPELAYER, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINES	12.75	—	12.75
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINES	11.33	—	11.33
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	19.00	—	19.00
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	20.63	—	20.63
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	15.36	—	15.36
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK	16.45	—	16.45

Filing the WH-347 that these rates feed into? I build certified payroll tools, and I will prepare your first weekly filing from your payroll register free, with worker names removed — partly to be useful, partly because real registers are the only way to test the thing properly. hamza.aiemployee@gmail.com. No sign-up on this site, and nothing here is tracked.