AVAIO Digital Taurus Campus
AVAIO Digital's $6 billion Taurus data center campus at the East Metropolitan Center business park in Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi. Yates Construction is the general contractor; site work began in September 2025. Phase 1 targets more than 600,000 square feet and 116 MW in the first half of 2027.
Key facts
- Capacity
- 116 MW
- Estimated cost
- $6,000,000,000
- Building size
- 600,000 sq ft
- Construction start
- Sep 10, 2025Site work under way
- Expected completion
- 2027First half of 2027
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
- Developer
- General contractor
Unions
No union agreement was found in the sources reviewed. This does not mean the site is non-union.
Locals with jurisdiction over this site
Local with jurisdiction over this site (not confirmed on the job)
- Electricians
- Plumbers & pipefitters
- Ironworkers
- Operating engineers (heavy equipment)
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in Rankin County, by trade. It is a floor, not what this project pays: data center jobs often pay above scale, and non-union survey rates can be many years old.
| Trade | Wage /hr | Overtime 1.5× | Double time 2× | Benefits /hr | Total comp /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElectriciansNon-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old rateELECTRICIANOvertime 1.5× $29.81 · Double time 2× $39.74 · Benefits /hr $3.36 | $19.87 | $29.81 | $39.74 | $3.36 | $23.23 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 568 · effective Nov 1, 2024PIPEFITTEROvertime 1.5× $45.62 · Double time 2× $60.82 · Benefits /hr $11.47 | $30.41 | $45.62 | $60.82 | $11.47 | $41.88 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 798 · effective Jul 1, 2025IRONWORKER, REINFORCINGOvertime 1.5× $46.50 · Double time 2× $62.00 · Benefits /hr $17.77 | $31.00 | $46.50 | $62.00 | $17.77 | $48.77 |
| Sheet metal & HVACNon-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old rateSHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATIONOvertime 1.5× $25.40 · Double time 2× $33.86 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $16.93 | $25.40 | $33.86 | $0.00 | $16.93 |
| LaborersNon-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old rateLABORER: COMMON OR GENERALOvertime 1.5× $17.36 · Double time 2× $23.14 · Benefits /hr $1.59 | $11.57 | $17.36 | $23.14 | $1.59 | $13.16 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Union rate · Operating Engineers Local 624 · effective Jan 1, 2024POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FORKLIFTOvertime 1.5× $53.25 · Double time 2× $71.00 · Benefits /hr $14.55 | $35.50 | $53.25 | $71.00 | $14.55 | $50.05 |
| CarpentersNon-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old rateCARPENTER, INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORKOvertime 1.5× $28.47 · Double time 2× $37.96 · Benefits /hr $1.82 | $18.98 | $28.47 | $37.96 | $1.82 | $20.80 |
| PaintersNon-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old ratePAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)Overtime 1.5× $24.00 · Double time 2× $32.00 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $16.00 | $24.00 | $32.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 |
| BricklayersNon-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old rateBRICKLAYEROvertime 1.5× $30.44 · Double time 2× $40.58 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $20.29 | $30.44 | $40.58 | $0.00 | $20.29 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsNon-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old rateCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHEROvertime 1.5× $25.38 · Double time 2× $33.84 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $16.92 | $25.38 | $33.84 | $0.00 | $16.92 |
| Teamsters (drivers)Non-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old rateTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKOvertime 1.5× $21.71 · Double time 2× $28.94 · Benefits /hr $0.41 | $14.47 | $21.71 | $28.94 | $0.41 | $14.88 |
- Wage:
- the hourly pay in the worker's paycheck, before taxes, at straight time.
- Overtime and double time:
- the wage × 1.5 and × 2. Federal contracts require time and a half after 40 hours a week; when double time applies (for example Sundays, holidays or after 10–12 hours) is set by each union contract.
- Benefits:
- paid by the employer on top of the wage into the worker's health insurance, pension and annuity, and apprenticeship training funds (sometimes vacation and holiday pay). Not in the paycheck.
- Total comp:
- wage + benefits for one straight-time hour.
Journeyman rates only; shift premiums and per diem are not included. Source: Davis-Bacon general wage determinations on SAM.gov.
Apprentices: rates above are for journeymen. Apprentices are usually paid a percentage of the journeyman rate, typically starting around 40–60% and rising about 10 percentage points every 6 months to a year until they reach the full rate. Exact steps vary by trade and local.
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination MS20260053 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- Office of Governor Tate Reeves (opens in a new tab)governorreeves.ms.gov · Government filing
- Construction Review Online (opens in a new tab)constructionreviewonline.com · News
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (MS) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination MS20260053 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- WJTV (opens in a new tab)digital-release.wjtv.com · News
- SuperTalk Mississippi (opens in a new tab)supertalk.fm · News
- AVAIO Digital (PR Newswire) (opens in a new tab)contentenginellc.com · Press release
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