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Mississippi guardrail installer prevailing wage, county by county

A guardrail installer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Mississippi runs from $11.42 an hour in Yazoo County to $12.39 in Forrest County. The median county is $11.51.

Guardrail Installer rate in each Mississippi county, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

81 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Adams CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260078 Mod 1
Alcorn CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260079 Mod 1
Amite CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260080 Mod 1
Attala CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260081 Mod 1
Benton CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$12.00 $0.00 $12.00 May 18, 2026MS20260128 Mod 1
Bolivar CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260082 Mod 1
Calhoun CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260083 Mod 1
Carroll CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260084 Mod 1
Chickasaw CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260085 Mod 1
Choctaw CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260086 Mod 1
Claiborne CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Covington County group
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260124 Mod 1
Clarke CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260087 Mod 2
Clay CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260088 Mod 1
Coahoma CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260089 Mod 1
Copiah CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$12.07 $0.00 $12.07 May 18, 2026MS20260129 Mod 1
Covington CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Covington County group
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260124 Mod 1
DeSoto CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$12.00 $0.00 $12.00 May 18, 2026MS20260130 Mod 1
Forrest CountyINSTALLER: GUARDRAIL
$12.39 $0.00 $12.39 May 18, 2026MS20260131 Mod 2
Franklin CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Covington County group
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260124 Mod 1
George CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · George County group
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260125 Mod 2
Greene CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · George County group
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260125 Mod 2
Grenada CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Grenada County group
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260126 Mod 1
Hancock CountyINSTALLER: GUARDRAIL
$11.78 $0.00 $11.78 May 18, 2026MS20260132 Mod 1
Harrison CountyINSTALLER: GUARDRAIL
$11.78 $0.00 $11.78 May 18, 2026MS20260133 Mod 1
Hinds CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$12.07 $0.00 $12.07 May 18, 2026MS20260134 Mod 1
Holmes CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260090 Mod 1
Humphreys CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Grenada County group
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260126 Mod 1
Issaquena CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Covington County group
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260124 Mod 1
Itawamba CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260091 Mod 1
Jackson CountyINSTALLER: GUARDRAIL
$11.81 $0.00 $11.81 May 18, 2026MS20260135 Mod 1
Jasper CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · George County group
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260125 Mod 2
Jefferson CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260092 Mod 1
Jefferson Davis CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260093 Mod 1
Jones CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260094 Mod 2
Kemper CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · George County group
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260125 Mod 2
Lafayette CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260095 Mod 1
Lamar CountyINSTALLER: GUARDRAIL
$12.39 $0.00 $12.39 May 18, 2026MS20260136 Mod 1
Lauderdale CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260096 Mod 2
Lawrence CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260097 Mod 1
Leake CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · George County group
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260125 Mod 2
Lee CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260098 Mod 1
Leflore CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260099 Mod 1
Lincoln CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260100 Mod 1
Lowndes CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260101 Mod 1
Madison CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$12.07 $0.00 $12.07 May 18, 2026MS20260137 Mod 1
Marion CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260102 Mod 1
Marshall CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$12.00 $0.00 $12.00 May 18, 2026MS20260138 Mod 1
Monroe CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260103 Mod 1
Montgomery CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Grenada County group
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260126 Mod 1
Neshoba CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260104 Mod 2
Newton CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260105 Mod 2
Noxubee CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260106 Mod 1
Oktibbeha CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260107 Mod 1
Panola CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260108 Mod 1
Pearl River CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260109 Mod 2
Pike CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260110 Mod 1
Pontotoc CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260111 Mod 1
Prentiss CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260112 Mod 1
Quitman CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Grenada County group
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260126 Mod 1
Rankin CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$12.07 $0.00 $12.07 May 18, 2026MS20260140 Mod 1
Scott CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260113 Mod 2
Sharkey CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Covington County group
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260124 Mod 1
Simpson CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$12.07 $0.00 $12.07 May 18, 2026MS20260141 Mod 1
Smith CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · George County group
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260125 Mod 2
Stone CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260114 Mod 2
Sunflower CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260115 Mod 1
Tallahatchie CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Grenada County group
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260126 Mod 1
Tate CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$12.00 $0.00 $12.00 May 18, 2026MS20260142 Mod 1
Tippah CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260116 Mod 1
Tishomingo CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260117 Mod 1
Tunica CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$12.00 $0.00 $12.00 May 18, 2026MS20260143 Mod 1
Union CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260118 Mod 1
Walthall CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Covington County group
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260124 Mod 1
Warren CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260119 Mod 1
Washington CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260120 Mod 1
Wayne CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.68 $0.00 $11.68 May 18, 2026MS20260121 Mod 2
Webster CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Winston County group
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260127 Mod 1
Wilkinson CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Covington County group
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260124 Mod 1
Winston CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Winston County group
$11.51 $0.00 $11.51 May 18, 2026MS20260127 Mod 1
Yalobusha CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260122 Mod 1
Yazoo CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$11.42 $0.00 $11.42 May 18, 2026MS20260123 Mod 1

Main guardrail installer classification in each county, 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 guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourLauderdale County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourStone County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourCalhoun County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourNeshoba County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourPike County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourGrenada County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourAmite County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourOktibbeha County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourJefferson Davis County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourLeake County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourScott County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourMontgomery County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourCarroll County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourWinston County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourTippah County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourQuitman County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourBolivar County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourWarren County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourLincoln County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourJefferson County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourUnion County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourTishomingo County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourLee County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourLafayette County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourCopiah County guardrail installer: $12.07 per hourPerry County: no rate for this tradeLamar County guardrail installer: $12.39 per hourHumphreys County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourRankin County guardrail installer: $12.07 per hourHinds County guardrail installer: $12.07 per hourSimpson County guardrail installer: $12.07 per hourSharkey County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourPontotoc County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourDeSoto County guardrail installer: $12.00 per hourMarshall County guardrail installer: $12.00 per hourCoahoma County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourSunflower County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourTunica County guardrail installer: $12.00 per hourMadison County guardrail installer: $12.07 per hourHolmes County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourMarion County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourYalobusha County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourIssaquena County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourCovington County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourWayne County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourWilkinson County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourClaiborne County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourClarke County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourForrest County guardrail installer: $12.39 per hourYazoo County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourHarrison County guardrail installer: $11.78 per hourPearl River County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourLeflore County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourAttala County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourItawamba County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourMonroe County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourTate County guardrail installer: $12.00 per hourChoctaw County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourGeorge County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourNewton County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourClay County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourGreene County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourJackson County guardrail installer: $11.81 per hourJasper County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourFranklin County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourPrentiss County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourNoxubee County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourLawrence County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourLowndes County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourWalthall County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourBenton County guardrail installer: $12.00 per hourTallahatchie County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourKemper County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourWashington County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourPanola County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hourHancock County guardrail installer: $11.78 per hourJones County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourAlcorn County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourSmith County guardrail installer: $11.68 per hourWebster County guardrail installer: $11.51 per hourAdams County guardrail installer: $11.42 per hour
$11.42$11.42$11.51$11.51$11.68$12.39Guardrail Installer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a guardrail installer make on prevailing wage in Mississippi?

$11.42 to $12.39 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $11.51. 4 groups of counties with identical rates and 61 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn.

  1. Forrest County1 county$12.39
  2. Lamar County1 county$12.39
  3. Copiah County1 county$12.07
  4. Hinds County1 county$12.07
  5. Madison County1 county$12.07
  6. Rankin County1 county$12.07
  7. Simpson County1 county$12.07
  8. Benton County1 county$12.00
  9. DeSoto County1 county$12.00
  10. Marshall County1 county$12.00
  11. Tate County1 county$12.00
  12. Tunica County1 county$12.00
  13. Jackson County1 county$11.81
  14. Hancock County1 county$11.78
  15. Harrison County1 county$11.78
  16. George County group6 counties$11.68
  17. Clarke County1 county$11.68
  18. Jones County1 county$11.68
  19. Lauderdale County1 county$11.68
  20. Neshoba County1 county$11.68
  21. Newton County1 county$11.68
  22. Pearl River County1 county$11.68
  23. Scott County1 county$11.68
  24. Stone County1 county$11.68
  25. Wayne County1 county$11.68
  26. Winston County group2 counties$11.51
  27. Alcorn County1 county$11.51
  28. Calhoun County1 county$11.51
  29. Chickasaw County1 county$11.51
  30. Choctaw County1 county$11.51
  31. Clay County1 county$11.51
  32. Itawamba County1 county$11.51
  33. Lafayette County1 county$11.51
  34. Lee County1 county$11.51
  35. Lowndes County1 county$11.51
  36. Monroe County1 county$11.51
  37. Noxubee County1 county$11.51
  38. Oktibbeha County1 county$11.51
  39. Pontotoc County1 county$11.51
  40. Prentiss County1 county$11.51
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Forrest CountyINSTALLER: GUARDRAIL$12.39 $12.39 
Lamar CountyINSTALLER: GUARDRAIL$12.39 $12.39 
Copiah CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$12.07 $12.07 
Hinds CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$12.07 $12.07 
Madison CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$12.07 $12.07 
Rankin CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$12.07 $12.07 
Simpson CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$12.07 $12.07 
Benton CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$12.00 $12.00 
DeSoto CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$12.00 $12.00 
Marshall CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$12.00 $12.00 
Tate CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$12.00 $12.00 
Tunica CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$12.00 $12.00 
Jackson CountyINSTALLER: GUARDRAIL$11.81 $11.81 
Hancock CountyINSTALLER: GUARDRAIL$11.78 $11.78 
Harrison CountyINSTALLER: GUARDRAIL$11.78 $11.78 
George County group, 6 localities: George, Greene, Jasper, Kemper, Leake, SmithINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.68 $11.68 
Clarke CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.68 $11.68 
Jones CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.68 $11.68 
Lauderdale CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.68 $11.68 
Neshoba CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.68 $11.68 
Newton CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.68 $11.68 
Pearl River CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.68 $11.68 
Scott CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.68 $11.68 
Stone CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.68 $11.68 
Wayne CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.68 $11.68 
Winston County group, 2 localities: Webster, WinstonINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Alcorn CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Calhoun CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Chickasaw CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Choctaw CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Clay CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Itawamba CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Lafayette CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Lee CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Lowndes CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Monroe CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Noxubee CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Oktibbeha CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Pontotoc CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Prentiss CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Tippah CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Tishomingo CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Union CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.51 $11.51 
Covington County group, 7 localities: Claiborne, Covington, Franklin, Issaquena, Sharkey, Walthall, WilkinsonINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Grenada County group, 5 localities: Grenada, Humphreys, Montgomery, Quitman, TallahatchieINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Adams CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Amite CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Attala CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Bolivar CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Carroll CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Coahoma CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Holmes CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Jefferson CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Jefferson Davis CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Lawrence CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Leflore CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Lincoln CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Marion CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Panola CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Pike CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Sunflower CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Warren CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Washington CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Yalobusha CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 
Yazoo CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$11.42 $11.42 

4 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 61 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Mississippi guardrail installer pay

What is the guardrail installer prevailing wage in Harrison County?

$11.78 an hour: a $11.78 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260133, modification 1. Overtime and every guardrail installer classification in Harrison County.

Does guardrail installer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Harrison County the $11.78 total is a $11.78 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does guardrail installer 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 guardrail installers 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 guardrail installer rate?

DOL often publishes the same guardrail installer rates for several counties. Across Mississippi, the 81 counties with a guardrail installer rate fall into 65 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 7 counties (the Covington County group).