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Cement Mason prevailing wage in Lafayette County, Mississippi
$20.00an hour, base + fringe
$20.00 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Building · SUMS2015-002
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Lafayette County, a cement mason must be paid at least $20.00 an hour: a $20.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260041 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $20.00 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination MS20260041, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUMS2015-002 (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).
DOL lists 4 cement mason rates for Lafayette County, from $9.21 to $20.00 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $20.00 + $0.00
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) | $20.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $20.00 |
When this rate changes
- 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.
Every cement mason rate in Lafayette County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERBuilding · SUMS2015-002$20.00
- CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINESHeavy · SUMS2015-018$17.04
- CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERHighway · SUMS2010-018$13.95
- CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERResidential · SUMS2007-023$9.21
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERBuildingSUMS2015-002 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $0.00 | MS20260041 Mod 1 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERHighwaySUMS2010-018 | $13.95 | $13.95 | $0.00 | MS20260095 Mod 1 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINESHeavySUMS2015-018 | $17.04 | $17.04 | $0.00 | MS20260057 Mod 1 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERResidentialSUMS2007-023 | $9.21 | $9.21 | $0.00 | MS20260026 Mod 1 |
How Lafayette County compares
The main cement mason 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
- Lafayette Countybase $20.00$20.00
- Yalobusha Countybase $20.00$20.00
- Panola Countybase $20.00$20.00
- Marshall Countybase $16.92$16.92
Cement Mason 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.
| County | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Lafayette County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette County | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $20.00 | $20.00 | |
| Yalobusha County | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $20.00 | $20.00 | same |
| Panola County | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $20.00 | $20.00 | same |
| Pontotoc County | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $20.00 | $20.00 | same |
| Union County | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $20.00 | $20.00 | same |
| Calhoun County | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $20.00 | $20.00 | same |
| Marshall County | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $16.92 | $16.92 | −$3.08 |
Mississippi cement mason prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
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 MS20260041 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/MS20260041/1
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 Lafayette County as CSV · Report an error