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Operating Engineer prevailing wage, Winston County group, Mississippi (2 counties)
DOL sets the same operating engineer rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Webster and Winston. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$18.00an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$18.00 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE · SUMS2015-006
$13.13an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$13.13 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER · SUMS2007-023
$14.40an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$14.40 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE · SUMS2010-050
$17.60an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$17.60 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINES · SUMS2015-038
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 2 counties, an operating engineer must be paid at least $18.00 an hour: a $18.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260045 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $18.00 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 each of these 2 counties, an operating engineer must be paid at least $13.13 an hour: a $13.13 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260026 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $13.13 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination MS20260026, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUMS2007-023 (December 5, 2007). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in each of these 2 counties, an operating engineer must be paid at least $14.40 an hour: a $14.40 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260127 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $14.40 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination MS20260127, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUMS2010-050 (August 4, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in each of these 2 counties, an operating engineer must be paid at least $17.60 an hour: a $17.60 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260072 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $17.60 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 23 operating engineer rates for each of these counties, from $10.94 to $19.22 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $18.00 + $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) | $18.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $18.00 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $13.13 + $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) | $13.13 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $13.13 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.40 + $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) | $14.40 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $14.40 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $17.60 + $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) | $17.60 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $17.60 |
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.
Every operating engineer rate in the Winston County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- OPERATOR: DRILLHighway · SUMS2010-050$19.22
- OPERATOR: CRANEHighway · SUMS2010-050$18.32
- OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEBuilding · SUMS2015-006$18.00
- OPERATOR: BULLDOZER, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINESHeavy · SUMS2015-038$17.60
- OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINESHeavy · SUMS2015-038$17.01
- OPERATOR: ASPHALT SPREADERHighway · SUMS2010-050$16.03
- OPERATOR: BORING MACHINEHighway · SUMS2010-050$15.14
- OPERATOR: MECHANICHighway · SUMS2010-050$15.13
- OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighway · SUMS2010-050$15.12
- OPERATOR: TRENCHERHighway · SUMS2010-050$15.00
- OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighway · SUMS2010-050$14.73
- OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighway · SUMS2010-050$14.57
- OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)Highway · SUMS2010-050$14.47
- OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighway · SUMS2010-050$14.40
- OPERATOR: BACKHOEResidential · SUMS2007-023$13.63
- OPERATOR: SCRAPERHighway · SUMS2010-050$13.15
- OPERATOR: BULLDOZERResidential · SUMS2007-023$13.13
- OPERATOR: DISTRIBUTORHighway · SUMS2010-050$12.59
- OPERATOR: OILERHighway · SUMS2010-050$12.33
- OPERATOR: ROLLER (ALL TYPES)Highway · SUMS2010-050$11.54
- OPERATOR: LOADERHighway · SUMS2010-050$11.54
- OPERATOR: TRACTORHighway · SUMS2010-050$11.25
- OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPERHighway · SUMS2010-050$10.94
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEBuildingSUMS2015-006 | $18.00 | $0.00 | $18.00 | MS20260045 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: TRENCHERHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: TRACTORHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $11.25 | $0.00 | $11.25 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: SCRAPERHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $13.15 | $0.00 | $13.15 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER (ALL TYPES)HighwaySUMS2010-050 | $11.54 | $0.00 | $11.54 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)HighwaySUMS2010-050 | $14.47 | $0.00 | $14.47 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: OILERHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $12.33 | $0.00 | $12.33 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $15.12 | $0.00 | $15.12 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: MECHANICHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $15.13 | $0.00 | $15.13 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: LOADERHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $11.54 | $0.00 | $11.54 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $14.57 | $0.00 | $14.57 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: DRILLHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $19.22 | $0.00 | $19.22 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: DISTRIBUTORHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $12.59 | $0.00 | $12.59 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: CRANEHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $18.32 | $0.00 | $18.32 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $14.73 | $0.00 | $14.73 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPERHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $10.94 | $0.00 | $10.94 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BORING MACHINEHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $15.14 | $0.00 | $15.14 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $14.40 | $0.00 | $14.40 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: ASPHALT SPREADERHighwaySUMS2010-050 | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | MS20260127 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZER, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINESHeavySUMS2015-038 | $17.60 | $0.00 | $17.60 | MS20260072 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINESHeavySUMS2015-038 | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | MS20260072 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZERResidentialSUMS2007-023 | $13.13 | $0.00 | $13.13 | MS20260026 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOEResidentialSUMS2007-023 | $13.63 | $0.00 | $13.63 | MS20260026 Mod 1 |
How the Winston County group compares
The main operating engineer 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
- Winston County groupbase $18.00$18.00
- Choctaw Countybase $18.00$18.00
- Neshoba Countybase $18.00$19.32
- Oktibbeha Countybase $18.00$18.00
Which county is in which operating engineer group
Every Mississippi county with a operating engineer rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $31.50 | $35.75 |
| Copiah County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $31.50 | $35.75 |
| DeSoto County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $31.50 | $35.75 |
| Hinds County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $31.50 | $35.75 |
| Madison County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $31.50 | $35.75 |
| Marshall County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $31.50 | $35.75 |
| Rankin County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $31.50 | $35.75 |
| Simpson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $31.50 | $35.75 |
| Tate County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $31.50 | $35.75 |
| Tunica County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $31.50 | $35.75 |
| Harrison County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.93 | $19.55 |
| Hancock County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.89 | $19.51 |
| Jackson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.89 | $19.51 |
| Covington County group, 6 localities: Claiborne, Covington, Franklin, Issaquena, Sharkey, Walthall | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Leake County group, 4 localities: Greene, Jasper, Kemper, Leake | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Adams County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Amite County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Clarke County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| George County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Jefferson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Jefferson Davis County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Jones County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Lauderdale County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Lawrence County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Lincoln County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Marion County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Neshoba County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Newton County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Pearl River County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Pike County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Scott County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Smith County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Stone County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Warren County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Wayne County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Wilkinson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Yazoo County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $19.32 |
| Grenada County group, 2 localities: Grenada, Montgomery | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Winston County group, 2 localities: Webster, Winston | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Alcorn County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Attala County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Bolivar County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Calhoun County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Carroll County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Chickasaw County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Choctaw County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Clay County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Coahoma County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Holmes County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Humphreys County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Itawamba County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Lafayette County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Lee County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Leflore County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Lowndes County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Monroe County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Noxubee County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Oktibbeha County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Panola County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Pontotoc County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Prentiss County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Quitman County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Sunflower County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Tallahatchie County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Tippah County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Tishomingo County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Union County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Washington County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Yalobusha County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Forrest County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.53 | $17.53 |
| Lamar County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.53 | $17.53 |
| Perry County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.53 | $17.53 |
4 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 68 counties with rates of their own.
Mississippi operating engineer prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- 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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Webster: MS20260045 Mod 1
- Winston: MS20260045 Mod 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 every Mississippi rate as CSV · Report an error