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Laborer prevailing wage in Lee County, Mississippi

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$12.98an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$12.98 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE · SUMS2015-006

$8.03an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$8.03 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE · SUMS2007-011

$11.31an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$11.31 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE · SUMS2010-021

$13.19an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$13.19 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORER: PIPELAYER, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINES · SUMS2015-038

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Lee County, a laborer must be paid at least $12.98 an hour: a $12.98 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260045 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.98 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.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Lee County, a laborer must be paid at least $8.03 an hour: a $8.03 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260014 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $8.03 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination MS20260014, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUMS2007-011 (December 5, 2007). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Lee County, a laborer must be paid at least $11.31 an hour: a $11.31 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260098 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $11.31 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination MS20260098, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUMS2010-021 (August 4, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Lee County, a laborer must be paid at least $13.19 an hour: a $13.19 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260072 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $13.19 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination MS20260072, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUMS2015-038 (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 14 laborer rates for Lee County, from $8.03 to $15.68 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $12.98 + $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)$12.98
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$12.98

Base wage and fringe benefits: $8.03 + $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)$8.03
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$8.03

Base wage and fringe benefits: $11.31 + $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)$11.31
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$11.31

Base wage and fringe benefits: $13.19 + $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)$13.19
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$13.19

When does this rate change?

Every laborer rate in Lee County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. OPERATOR: CONCRETE SAWHighway · SUMS2010-021$15.68
  2. LABORER: PIPELAYERBuilding · SUMS2015-006$13.27
  3. LABORER: PIPELAYER, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINESHeavy · SUMS2015-038$13.19
  4. LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuilding · SUMS2015-006$12.98
  5. LABORER: GRADE CHECKERHighway · SUMS2010-021$12.77
  6. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINESHeavy · SUMS2015-038$12.24
  7. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · SUMS2015-006$11.36
  8. LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEHighway · SUMS2010-021$11.31
  9. LABORER: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPERHighway · SUMS2010-021$10.38
  10. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDING ASPHALT RAKING, SHOVELING, SPREADING AND CONCRETE WORKHighway · SUMS2010-021$10.21
  11. LABORER: PIPELAYERHighway · SUMS2010-021$9.75
  12. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUMS2007-011$9.46
  13. LABORER: PIPELAYERResidential · SUMS2007-011$8.65
  14. LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEResidential · SUMS2007-011$8.03
Hourly rate of each laborer classification in Lee County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
LABORER: PIPELAYERBuildingSUMS2015-006$12.52 $0.75 $13.27 MS20260045 Mod 1
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuildingSUMS2015-006$12.98 $0.00 $12.98 MS20260045 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUMS2015-006$11.36 $0.00 $11.36 MS20260045 Mod 1
OPERATOR: CONCRETE SAWHighwaySUMS2010-021$15.68 $0.00 $15.68 MS20260098 Mod 1
LABORER: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPERHighwaySUMS2010-021$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 MS20260098 Mod 1
LABORER: PIPELAYERHighwaySUMS2010-021$9.75 $0.00 $9.75 MS20260098 Mod 1
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEHighwaySUMS2010-021$11.31 $0.00 $11.31 MS20260098 Mod 1
LABORER: GRADE CHECKERHighwaySUMS2010-021$12.77 $0.00 $12.77 MS20260098 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDING ASPHALT RAKING, SHOVELING, SPREADING AND CONCRETE WORKHighwaySUMS2010-021$10.21 $0.00 $10.21 MS20260098 Mod 1
LABORER: PIPELAYER, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINESHeavySUMS2015-038$13.19 $0.00 $13.19 MS20260072 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINESHeavySUMS2015-038$12.24 $0.00 $12.24 MS20260072 Mod 1
LABORER: PIPELAYERResidentialSUMS2007-011$8.65 $0.00 $8.65 MS20260014 Mod 1
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEResidentialSUMS2007-011$8.03 $0.00 $8.03 MS20260014 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidentialSUMS2007-011$9.46 $0.00 $9.46 MS20260014 Mod 1

How Lee County compares

The main laborer 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

$12.50Forrest$17.28Benton
LeeNearby: Itawamba $12.98, Pontotoc $12.98, Benton $17.28Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 10 counties pay more than Lee, 65 the same, 6 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Lee Countybase $12.98$12.98
  2. Itawamba Countybase $12.98$12.98
  3. Pontotoc Countybase $12.98$12.98
  4. Benton Countybase $16.00$17.28

Laborer 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.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Lee County
Lee CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE$12.98 $12.98 
Itawamba CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE$12.98 $12.98 same
Pontotoc CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE$12.98 $12.98 same
Union CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE$12.98 $12.98 same
Prentiss CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE$12.98 $12.98 same
Monroe CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE$12.98 $12.98 same
Chickasaw CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE$12.98 $12.98 same

Mississippi laborer prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Lee County prevailing wage rates

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 Lee County as CSV · Report an error