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Mississippi pile driver prevailing wage, county by county

A pile driver's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Mississippi runs from $13.73 an hour in Tunica County to $15.13 in Adams County. The median county is $15.13.

Main pile driver 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 pile driver: $15.13 per hourLauderdale County pile driver: $15.13 per hourStone County pile driver: $15.13 per hourCalhoun County pile driver: $15.13 per hourNeshoba County pile driver: $15.13 per hourPike County pile driver: $15.13 per hourGrenada County pile driver: $15.13 per hourAmite County pile driver: $15.13 per hourOktibbeha County pile driver: $15.13 per hourJefferson Davis County pile driver: $15.13 per hourLeake County pile driver: $15.13 per hourScott County pile driver: $15.13 per hourMontgomery County pile driver: $15.13 per hourCarroll County pile driver: $15.13 per hourWinston County pile driver: $15.13 per hourTippah County pile driver: $15.13 per hourQuitman County pile driver: $15.13 per hourBolivar County pile driver: $15.13 per hourWarren County pile driver: $15.13 per hourLincoln County pile driver: $15.13 per hourJefferson County pile driver: $15.13 per hourUnion County pile driver: $15.13 per hourTishomingo County pile driver: $15.13 per hourLee County pile driver: $15.13 per hourLafayette County pile driver: $15.13 per hourCopiah County: no rate for this tradePerry County: no rate for this tradeLamar County: no rate for this tradeHumphreys County pile driver: $15.13 per hourRankin County: no rate for this tradeHinds County: no rate for this tradeSimpson County: no rate for this tradeSharkey County pile driver: $15.13 per hourPontotoc County pile driver: $15.13 per hourDeSoto County pile driver: $13.73 per hourMarshall County pile driver: $13.73 per hourCoahoma County pile driver: $15.13 per hourSunflower County pile driver: $15.13 per hourTunica County pile driver: $13.73 per hourMadison County: no rate for this tradeHolmes County pile driver: $15.13 per hourMarion County pile driver: $15.13 per hourYalobusha County pile driver: $15.13 per hourIssaquena County pile driver: $15.13 per hourCovington County pile driver: $15.13 per hourWayne County pile driver: $15.13 per hourWilkinson County pile driver: $15.13 per hourClaiborne County pile driver: $15.13 per hourClarke County pile driver: $15.13 per hourForrest County: no rate for this tradeYazoo County pile driver: $15.13 per hourHarrison County: no rate for this tradePearl River County pile driver: $15.13 per hourLeflore County pile driver: $15.13 per hourAttala County pile driver: $15.13 per hourItawamba County pile driver: $15.13 per hourMonroe County pile driver: $15.13 per hourTate County pile driver: $13.73 per hourChoctaw County pile driver: $15.13 per hourGeorge County pile driver: $15.13 per hourNewton County pile driver: $15.13 per hourClay County pile driver: $15.13 per hourGreene County pile driver: $15.13 per hourJackson County: no rate for this tradeJasper County pile driver: $15.13 per hourFranklin County pile driver: $15.13 per hourPrentiss County pile driver: $15.13 per hourNoxubee County pile driver: $15.13 per hourLawrence County pile driver: $15.13 per hourLowndes County pile driver: $15.13 per hourWalthall County pile driver: $15.13 per hourBenton County pile driver: $13.73 per hourTallahatchie County pile driver: $15.13 per hourKemper County pile driver: $15.13 per hourWashington County pile driver: $15.13 per hourPanola County pile driver: $15.13 per hourHancock County: no rate for this tradeJones County pile driver: $15.13 per hourAlcorn County pile driver: $15.13 per hourSmith County pile driver: $15.13 per hourWebster County pile driver: $15.13 per hourAdams County pile driver: $15.13 per hour
$13.73$15.13$15.13$15.13$15.13$15.13Pile Driver, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a pile driver make on prevailing wage in Mississippi?

4 groups of counties with identical rates and 51 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Covington County group7 counties$15.13
  2. George County group6 counties$15.13
  3. Grenada County group5 counties$15.13
  4. Winston County group2 counties$15.13
  5. Adams County1 county$15.13
  6. Alcorn County1 county$15.13
  7. Amite County1 county$15.13
  8. Attala County1 county$15.13
  9. Bolivar County1 county$15.13
  10. Calhoun County1 county$15.13
  11. Carroll County1 county$15.13
  12. Chickasaw County1 county$15.13
  13. Choctaw County1 county$15.13
  14. Clarke County1 county$15.13
  15. Clay County1 county$15.13
  16. Coahoma County1 county$15.13
  17. Holmes County1 county$15.13
  18. Itawamba County1 county$15.13
  19. Jefferson County1 county$15.13
  20. Jefferson Davis County1 county$15.13
  21. Jones County1 county$15.13
  22. Lafayette County1 county$15.13
  23. Lauderdale County1 county$15.13
  24. Lawrence County1 county$15.13
  25. Lee County1 county$15.13
  26. Leflore County1 county$15.13
  27. Lincoln County1 county$15.13
  28. Lowndes County1 county$15.13
  29. Marion County1 county$15.13
  30. Monroe County1 county$15.13
  31. Neshoba County1 county$15.13
  32. Newton County1 county$15.13
  33. Noxubee County1 county$15.13
  34. Oktibbeha County1 county$15.13
  35. Panola County1 county$15.13
  36. Pearl River County1 county$15.13
  37. Pike County1 county$15.13
  38. Pontotoc County1 county$15.13
  39. Prentiss County1 county$15.13
  40. Scott County1 county$15.13

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Covington County group, 7 localities: Claiborne, Covington, Franklin, Issaquena, Sharkey, Walthall, WilkinsonOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
George County group, 6 localities: George, Greene, Jasper, Kemper, Leake, SmithOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Grenada County group, 5 localities: Grenada, Humphreys, Montgomery, Quitman, TallahatchieOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Winston County group, 2 localities: Webster, WinstonOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Adams CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Alcorn CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Amite CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Attala CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Bolivar CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Calhoun CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Carroll CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Chickasaw CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Choctaw CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Clarke CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Clay CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Coahoma CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Holmes CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Itawamba CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Jefferson CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Jefferson Davis CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Jones CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Lafayette CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Lauderdale CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Lawrence CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Lee CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Leflore CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Lincoln CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Lowndes CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Marion CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Monroe CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Neshoba CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Newton CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Noxubee CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Oktibbeha CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Panola CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Pearl River CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Pike CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Pontotoc CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Prentiss CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Scott CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Stone CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Sunflower CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Tippah CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Tishomingo CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Union CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Warren CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Washington CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Wayne CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Yalobusha CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Yazoo CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$15.13 $15.13 
Benton CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$13.73 $12.50 
DeSoto CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$13.73 $12.50 
Marshall CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$13.73 $12.50 
Tate CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$13.73 $12.50 
Tunica CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$13.73 $12.50 

4 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 51 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Mississippi pile driver pay

What is the pile driver prevailing wage in DeSoto County?

$13.73 an hour: a $12.50 base wage plus $1.23 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260130, modification 1. Overtime and every pile driver classification in DeSoto County.

Does pile driver prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In DeSoto County the $13.73 total is a $12.50 base wage plus $1.23 in fringe benefits, about 9% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does pile driver 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 pile drivers 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 pile driver rate?

DOL often publishes the same pile driver rates for several counties. Across Mississippi, the 71 counties with a pile driver rate fall into 55 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).