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Mississippi cement mason prevailing wage, county by county

A cement mason's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Mississippi runs from $16.92 an hour in Tunica County to $20.00 in Adams County. The median county is $20.00.

Main cement mason classification in each county (Cement mason/concrete finisher), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Chickasaw County cement mason: $20.00 per hourLauderdale County cement mason: $20.00 per hourStone County cement mason: $20.00 per hourCalhoun County cement mason: $20.00 per hourNeshoba County cement mason: $20.00 per hourPike County cement mason: $20.00 per hourGrenada County cement mason: $20.00 per hourAmite County cement mason: $20.00 per hourOktibbeha County cement mason: $20.00 per hourJefferson Davis County cement mason: $20.00 per hourLeake County cement mason: $20.00 per hourScott County cement mason: $20.00 per hourMontgomery County cement mason: $20.00 per hourCarroll County cement mason: $20.00 per hourWinston County cement mason: $20.00 per hourTippah County cement mason: $20.00 per hourQuitman County cement mason: $20.00 per hourBolivar County cement mason: $20.00 per hourWarren County cement mason: $20.00 per hourLincoln County cement mason: $20.00 per hourJefferson County cement mason: $20.00 per hourUnion County cement mason: $20.00 per hourTishomingo County cement mason: $20.00 per hourLee County cement mason: $20.00 per hourLafayette County cement mason: $20.00 per hourCopiah County cement mason: $16.92 per hourPerry County cement mason: $18.31 per hourLamar County cement mason: $18.31 per hourHumphreys County cement mason: $20.00 per hourRankin County cement mason: $16.92 per hourHinds County cement mason: $16.92 per hourSimpson County cement mason: $16.92 per hourSharkey County cement mason: $20.00 per hourPontotoc County cement mason: $20.00 per hourDeSoto County cement mason: $16.92 per hourMarshall County cement mason: $16.92 per hourCoahoma County cement mason: $20.00 per hourSunflower County cement mason: $20.00 per hourTunica County cement mason: $16.92 per hourMadison County cement mason: $16.92 per hourHolmes County cement mason: $20.00 per hourMarion County cement mason: $20.00 per hourYalobusha County cement mason: $20.00 per hourIssaquena County cement mason: $20.00 per hourCovington County cement mason: $20.00 per hourWayne County cement mason: $20.00 per hourWilkinson County cement mason: $20.00 per hourClaiborne County cement mason: $20.00 per hourClarke County cement mason: $20.00 per hourForrest County cement mason: $18.31 per hourYazoo County cement mason: $20.00 per hourHarrison County cement mason: $18.37 per hourPearl River County cement mason: $20.00 per hourLeflore County cement mason: $20.00 per hourAttala County cement mason: $20.00 per hourItawamba County cement mason: $20.00 per hourMonroe County cement mason: $20.00 per hourTate County cement mason: $16.92 per hourChoctaw County cement mason: $20.00 per hourGeorge County cement mason: $20.00 per hourNewton County cement mason: $20.00 per hourClay County cement mason: $20.00 per hourGreene County cement mason: $20.00 per hourJackson County cement mason: $18.37 per hourJasper County cement mason: $20.00 per hourFranklin County cement mason: $20.00 per hourPrentiss County cement mason: $20.00 per hourNoxubee County cement mason: $20.00 per hourLawrence County cement mason: $20.00 per hourLowndes County cement mason: $20.00 per hourWalthall County cement mason: $20.00 per hourBenton County cement mason: $16.92 per hourTallahatchie County cement mason: $20.00 per hourKemper County cement mason: $20.00 per hourWashington County cement mason: $20.00 per hourPanola County cement mason: $20.00 per hourHancock County cement mason: $18.37 per hourJones County cement mason: $20.00 per hourAlcorn County cement mason: $20.00 per hourSmith County cement mason: $20.00 per hourWebster County cement mason: $20.00 per hourAdams County cement mason: $20.00 per hour
$16$20$20$20$20$20Cement Mason, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a cement mason make on prevailing wage in Mississippi?

4 groups of counties with identical rates and 68 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Covington County group6 counties$20.00
  2. Leake County group4 counties$20.00
  3. Grenada County group2 counties$20.00
  4. Winston County group2 counties$20.00
  5. Adams County1 county$20.00
  6. Alcorn County1 county$20.00
  7. Amite County1 county$20.00
  8. Attala County1 county$20.00
  9. Bolivar County1 county$20.00
  10. Calhoun County1 county$20.00
  11. Carroll County1 county$20.00
  12. Chickasaw County1 county$20.00
  13. Choctaw County1 county$20.00
  14. Clarke County1 county$20.00
  15. Clay County1 county$20.00
  16. Coahoma County1 county$20.00
  17. George County1 county$20.00
  18. Holmes County1 county$20.00
  19. Humphreys County1 county$20.00
  20. Itawamba County1 county$20.00
  21. Jefferson County1 county$20.00
  22. Jefferson Davis County1 county$20.00
  23. Jones County1 county$20.00
  24. Lafayette County1 county$20.00
  25. Lauderdale County1 county$20.00
  26. Lawrence County1 county$20.00
  27. Lee County1 county$20.00
  28. Leflore County1 county$20.00
  29. Lincoln County1 county$20.00
  30. Lowndes County1 county$20.00
  31. Marion County1 county$20.00
  32. Monroe County1 county$20.00
  33. Neshoba County1 county$20.00
  34. Newton County1 county$20.00
  35. Noxubee County1 county$20.00
  36. Oktibbeha County1 county$20.00
  37. Panola County1 county$20.00
  38. Pearl River County1 county$20.00
  39. Pike County1 county$20.00
  40. Pontotoc County1 county$20.00

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Covington County group, 6 localities: Claiborne, Covington, Franklin, Issaquena, Sharkey, WalthallCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Leake County group, 4 localities: Greene, Jasper, Kemper, LeakeCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Grenada County group, 2 localities: Grenada, MontgomeryCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Winston County group, 2 localities: Webster, WinstonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Adams CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Alcorn CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Amite CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Attala CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Bolivar CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Calhoun CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Carroll CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Chickasaw CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Choctaw CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Clarke CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Clay CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Coahoma CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
George CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Holmes CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Humphreys CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Itawamba CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Jefferson CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Jefferson Davis CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Jones CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Lafayette CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Lauderdale CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Lawrence CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Lee CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Leflore CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Lincoln CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Lowndes CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Marion CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Monroe CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Neshoba CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Newton CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Noxubee CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Oktibbeha CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Panola CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Pearl River CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Pike CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Pontotoc CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Prentiss CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Quitman CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Scott CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Smith CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Stone CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Sunflower CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Tallahatchie CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Tippah CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Tishomingo CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Union CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Warren CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Washington CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Wayne CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Wilkinson CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Yalobusha CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Yazoo CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.00 $20.00 
Hancock CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$18.37 $18.37 
Harrison CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$18.37 $18.37 
Jackson CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$18.37 $18.37 
Forrest CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$18.31 $18.31 
Lamar CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$18.31 $18.31 
Perry CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$18.31 $18.31 
Benton CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$16.92 $16.92 
Copiah CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$16.92 $16.92 
DeSoto CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$16.92 $16.92 
Hinds CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$16.92 $16.92 
Madison CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$16.92 $16.92 
Marshall CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$16.92 $16.92 
Rankin CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$16.92 $16.92 
Simpson CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$16.92 $16.92 
Tate CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$16.92 $16.92 
Tunica CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$16.92 $16.92 

4 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 68 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Mississippi cement mason pay

What is the cement mason prevailing wage in Harrison County?

$18.37 an hour: a $18.37 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260050, modification 2. Overtime and every cement mason classification in Harrison County.

Does cement mason prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Harrison County the $18.37 total is a $18.37 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does cement mason prevailing wage pay overtime in Mississippi?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice cement masons get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

Why do some counties have the same cement mason rate?

DOL often publishes the same cement mason rates for several counties. Across Mississippi, the 82 counties with a cement mason rate fall into 72 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 6 counties (the Covington County group).