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Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage in Leake County, Mississippi
$20.63an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$19.95 base wage + $0.68 fringe benefits · SUMS2015-008
Leake County uses the same sheet metal worker rates as 13 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Leake County, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $20.63 an hour: a $19.95 base wage plus $0.68 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260047 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $20.63 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination MS20260047, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUMS2015-008 (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: $19.95 + $0.68
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) | $19.95 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $0.68 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $20.63 |
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 Leake County compares
The main sheet metal worker 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
- Leake Countybase $19.95$20.63
- Neshoba Countybase $19.95$20.63
- Attala Countybase $21.86$33.04
- Scott Countybase $19.95$20.63
Sheet Metal Worker 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 sheet metal worker rates for Leake County are the same as in 13 other counties: Clarke, George, Greene, Jasper, Jones, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba and 5 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Leake County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attala County | SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION | $21.86 | $33.04 | +$12.41 |
| Winston County | SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION | $21.86 | $33.04 | +$12.41 |
| Leake County | SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION | $19.95 | $20.63 | |
| Neshoba County | SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION | $19.95 | $20.63 | same |
| Scott County | SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION | $19.95 | $20.63 | same |
| Newton County | SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION | $19.95 | $20.63 | same |
| Madison County | SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION | $18.00 | $18.35 | −$2.28 |
Mississippi sheet metal worker 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 MS20260047 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/MS20260047/2
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 Leake County as CSV · Report an error