Pulling the rate table…
ELECTRICIAN leads the highway schedule for Benton County, MS at $23.78 base plus $7.38 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering highway construction in Benton County, MS lists 35 classifications with published rates, base pay from $9.04 to $23.78 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER(FORM WORK ONLY) | $13.75 | $0.39 | MS20260128 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $12.85 | $0.39 | MS20260128 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $23.78 | $7.38 | MS20260128 |
| FENCE ERECTOR(BARBED WIRE, WOOD, SILT) | $9.04 | $0.90 | MS20260128 |
Across the 35 published classifications for highway work in Benton County, MS, base pay spans $9.04 to $23.78 per hour with a median of $12.93.
The most recent modification to the governing determination is dated May 18, 2026. DOL's weekly publication cycle means further modifications can post on any Friday.
Most rate lines here carry SU or state-adopted identifiers, meaning they come from wage surveys rather than negotiated agreements. Survey rates change less often but can jump when a new survey publishes.
A wage determination is cited as number plus modification, for example MS20260128 Mod dated May 18, 2026. Your certified payroll should reflect the determination in your contract, not necessarily the newest one.
Save the full determination text with your bid papers the day you price the job. If rates change later, the contract determination is your record of what you bid against.
DOL publishes modifications weekly, generally Fridays. A quick check before running payroll catches a mid-project modification before it shows up in an agency review instead.
The classification that applies is determined by the work performed, not the worker's title. A foreman who works with the tools is generally due the rate for the hours on the tools.
The signed Statement of Compliance may be the WH-347 back page or another document with identical wording. The signature is a federal certification by your company's officer; accuracy is on the certifier.
Certified payroll uses the employee's name and an individually identifying number, normally the last four digits of the Social Security number. Full SSNs do not belong on submitted payrolls.
Synced from SAM.gov July 18, 2026. The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the legally operative document.
| HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPINGTRUCK DRIVER (LINE STRIPING TRUCK) | $18.39 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $12.00 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| IRONWORKER, REINFORCING | $15.57 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| LABORERCOMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDING ASPHALT RAKING, SHOVELING, SPREADING; CONCRETE WORK; GRADE CHECKING; AND MASON TENDING - CEMENT/CONCRETE | $11.26 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| LABORERFLAGGER | $9.59 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| LABORERLABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER | $10.25 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| LABORERLANDSCAPE | $9.28 | $0.90 | MS20260128 |
| LABORERLUTEMAN | $12.88 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| LABORERPIPELAYER | $12.93 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATORASPHALT SPREADER | $14.71 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATORBACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.76 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATORBOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $11.64 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATORBROOM/SWEEPER | $12.82 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATORBULLDOZER | $14.21 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATORCRANE | $19.97 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATORGRADER/BLADE | $15.00 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATORLOADER | $13.54 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATORMECHANIC | $20.92 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATORMILLING MACHINE | $16.20 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATOROILER | $9.50 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATORPAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE) | $11.78 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATORROLLER (ALL TYPES) | $13.07 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATORSCRAPER | $12.25 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| OPERATORTRACTOR | $10.78 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| PILEDRIVERMAN | $12.50 | $1.23 | MS20260128 |
| TRUCK DRIVERDUMP TRUCK (ALL TYPES) | $12.66 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| TRUCK DRIVERFLATBED TRUCK | $13.00 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| TRUCK DRIVERLOWBOY TRUCK | $12.43 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| TRUCK DRIVERMECHANIC | $13.00 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| TRUCK DRIVERSEMI/TRAILER TRUCK | $15.22 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
| TRUCK DRIVERWATER TRUCK | $14.49 | $0.00 | MS20260128 |
* changed in the most recent modification. Survey-based (SU) identifiers are non-union survey rates. Amounts tagged per day or per shift are published that way in the source determination and are not hourly wages; they are excluded from the hourly figures above.