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Mississippi plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage, county by county

A plumber or pipefitter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Mississippi runs from $18.36 an hour in Tunica County to $41.88 in Alcorn County. The median county is $41.88.

Main plumber or pipefitter 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 plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourLauderdale County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourStone County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourCalhoun County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourNeshoba County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourPike County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourGrenada County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourAmite County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourOktibbeha County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourJefferson Davis County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourLeake County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourScott County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourMontgomery County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourCarroll County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourWinston County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourTippah County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourQuitman County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourBolivar County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourWarren County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourLincoln County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourJefferson County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourUnion County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourTishomingo County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourLee County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourLafayette County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourCopiah County plumber or pipefitter: $21.92 per hourPerry County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourLamar County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourHumphreys County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourRankin County plumber or pipefitter: $21.92 per hourHinds County plumber or pipefitter: $21.92 per hourSimpson County plumber or pipefitter: $21.92 per hourSharkey County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourPontotoc County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourDeSoto County plumber or pipefitter: $18.36 per hourMarshall County plumber or pipefitter: $18.36 per hourCoahoma County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourSunflower County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourTunica County plumber or pipefitter: $18.36 per hourMadison County plumber or pipefitter: $21.92 per hourHolmes County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourMarion County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourYalobusha County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourIssaquena County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourCovington County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourWayne County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourWilkinson County plumber or pipefitter: $24.14 per hourClaiborne County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourClarke County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourForrest County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourYazoo County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourHarrison County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourPearl River County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourLeflore County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourAttala County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourItawamba County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourMonroe County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourTate County plumber or pipefitter: $18.36 per hourChoctaw County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourGeorge County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourNewton County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourClay County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourGreene County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourJackson County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourJasper County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourFranklin County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourPrentiss County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourNoxubee County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourLawrence County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourLowndes County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourWalthall County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hourBenton County plumber or pipefitter: $18.36 per hourTallahatchie County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourKemper County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourWashington County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourPanola County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourHancock County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourJones County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourAlcorn County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourSmith County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourWebster County plumber or pipefitter: $41.88 per hourAdams County plumber or pipefitter: $20.38 per hour
$18$20$41$41$41$41Plumber / Pipefitter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a plumber or pipefitter make on prevailing wage in Mississippi?

9 groups of counties with identical rates and 34 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. Washington County group8 counties$41.88
  2. Leake County group7 counties$41.88
  3. Oktibbeha County group6 counties$41.88
  4. Chickasaw County group3 counties$41.88
  5. Lamar County group2 counties$41.88
  6. Lowndes County group2 counties$41.88
  7. Prentiss County group2 counties$41.88
  8. Alcorn County1 county$41.88
  9. Bolivar County1 county$41.88
  10. Clay County1 county$41.88
  11. Coahoma County1 county$41.88
  12. Forrest County1 county$41.88
  13. George County1 county$41.88
  14. Hancock County1 county$41.88
  15. Harrison County1 county$41.88
  16. Holmes County1 county$41.88
  17. Humphreys County1 county$41.88
  18. Itawamba County1 county$41.88
  19. Jackson County1 county$41.88
  20. Jones County1 county$41.88
  21. Lafayette County1 county$41.88
  22. Lauderdale County1 county$41.88
  23. Lee County1 county$41.88
  24. Neshoba County1 county$41.88
  25. Panola County1 county$41.88
  26. Pearl River County1 county$41.88
  27. Quitman County1 county$41.88
  28. Scott County1 county$41.88
  29. Smith County1 county$41.88
  30. Stone County1 county$41.88
  31. Tallahatchie County1 county$41.88
  32. Tishomingo County1 county$41.88
  33. Wilkinson County1 county$24.14
  34. Madison County group3 counties$21.92
  35. Hinds County1 county$21.92
  36. Rankin County1 county$21.92
  37. Warren County group15 counties$20.38
  38. Amite County1 county$20.38
  39. Benton County1 county$18.36
  40. DeSoto County1 county$18.36

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Washington County group, 8 localities: Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower, Washington, YalobushaPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Leake County group, 7 localities: Clarke, Greene, Jasper, Kemper, Leake, Newton, WaynePLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)$41.88 $30.41 
Oktibbeha County group, 6 localities: Monroe, Oktibbeha, Pontotoc, Union, Webster, WinstonPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Chickasaw County group, 3 localities: Calhoun, Chickasaw, ChoctawPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Lamar County group, 2 localities: Lamar, PerryPLUMBER$41.88 $29.91 
Lowndes County group, 2 localities: Lowndes, NoxubeePLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Prentiss County group, 2 localities: Prentiss, TippahPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Alcorn CountyPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Bolivar CountyPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Clay CountyPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Coahoma CountyPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Forrest CountyPLUMBER$41.88 $29.91 
George CountyPLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)$41.88 $30.41 
Hancock CountyPLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION)$41.88 $29.91 
Harrison CountyPLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (EXCLUDES HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION))$41.88 $29.91 
Holmes CountyPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Humphreys CountyPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Itawamba CountyPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Jackson CountyPLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (EXCLUDES HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION))$41.88 $29.91 
Jones CountyPLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)$41.88 $30.41 
Lafayette CountyPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Lauderdale CountyPLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)$41.88 $30.41 
Lee CountyPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Neshoba CountyPLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)$41.88 $30.41 
Panola CountyPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Pearl River CountyPLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)$41.88 $30.41 
Quitman CountyPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Scott CountyPLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)$41.88 $30.41 
Smith CountyPLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)$41.88 $30.41 
Stone CountyPLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)$41.88 $30.41 
Tallahatchie CountyPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Tishomingo CountyPLUMBER$41.88 $30.41 
Wilkinson CountyPLUMBER$24.14 $19.82 
Madison County group, 3 localities: Copiah, Madison, SimpsonPLUMBER$21.92 $19.78 
Hinds CountyPLUMBER$21.92 $19.78 
Rankin CountyPLUMBER$21.92 $19.78 
Warren County group, 15 localities: Adams, Claiborne, Covington, Franklin, Issaquena, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pike, Sharkey, Walthall, Warren, YazooPLUMBER$20.38 $20.00 
Amite CountyPLUMBER$20.38 $20.00 
Benton CountyPLUMBER$18.36 $17.16 
DeSoto CountyPLUMBER$18.36 $17.16 
Marshall CountyPLUMBER$18.36 $17.16 
Tate CountyPLUMBER$18.36 $17.16 
Tunica CountyPLUMBER$18.36 $17.16 

9 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 34 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Mississippi plumber or pipefitter pay

What is the plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage in Harrison County?

$41.88 an hour: a $29.91 base wage plus $11.97 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MS20260050, modification 2. Overtime and every plumber or pipefitter classification in Harrison County.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Harrison County the $41.88 total is a $29.91 base wage plus $11.97 in fringe benefits, about 29% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does plumber or pipefitter 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 plumber or pipefitters 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 plumber or pipefitter rate?

DOL often publishes the same plumber or pipefitter rates for several counties. Across Mississippi, the 82 counties with a plumber or pipefitter rate fall into 43 distinct sets of rates, and 9 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 15 counties (the Warren County group).