Elevator Constructor prevailing wage in Choctaw County, Mississippi

$65.97an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$36.28 base wage + $29.69 fringe benefits · SUMS2015-006

Choctaw County uses the same elevator constructor rates as 16 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Choctaw County, an elevator constructor must be paid at least $65.97 an hour: a $36.28 base wage plus $29.69 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260045 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $65.97 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination MS20260045, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUMS2015-006 (April 3, 2017). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Mississippi has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $36.28 + $29.69

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)	$36.28
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$29.69
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$65.97

When does this rate change?

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)).
DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Mississippi change log lists what each one changed.

How Choctaw County compares

The main elevator constructor rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Mississippi

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Choctaw Countybase $36.28$65.97
Webster Countybase $36.28$65.97
Oktibbeha Countybase $36.28$65.97
Winston Countybase $36.28$65.97

Elevator Constructor rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

DOL's elevator constructor rates for Choctaw County are the same as in 16 other counties: Alcorn, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Clay, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Noxubee and 8 more.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Choctaw County
Choctaw County	ELEVATOR MECHANIC	$36.28	$65.97
Webster County	ELEVATOR MECHANIC	$36.28	$65.97	same
Oktibbeha County	ELEVATOR MECHANIC	$36.28	$65.97	same
Winston County	ELEVATOR MECHANIC	$36.28	$65.97	same
Clay County	ELEVATOR MECHANIC	$36.28	$65.97	same
Calhoun County	ELEVATOR MECHANIC	$36.28	$65.97	same

Mississippi elevator constructor prevailing wage by county, with a map

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.

Source

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination MS20260045 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/MS20260045/1

We read every active Mississippi Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Choctaw County as CSV · Report an error