AWS Vicksburg
Amazon's $3 billion data center campus in Vicksburg, Mississippi, announced in November 2025, part of AWS's Mississippi commitments.
Key facts
- Capacity
- Not available
- Estimated cost
- $3,000,000,000
- Building size
- Not available
- Construction start
- 2026Expected
- Expected completion
- Not available
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
- Owner
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
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in this project's county (Mississippi), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElectriciansUnion rate · IBEW Local 480 · effective Jan 1, 2025ELECTRICIANOvertime 1.5× $45.53 · Double time 2× $60.70 · Benefits /hr $11.39 | $30.35 | $45.53 | $60.70 | $11.39 | $41.74 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersNon-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old ratePIPEFITTEROvertime 1.5× $34.16 · Double time 2× $45.54 · Benefits /hr $6.96 | $22.77 | $34.16 | $45.54 | $6.96 | $29.73 |
| IronworkersNon-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old rateIRONWORKER, STRUCTURALOvertime 1.5× $36.08 · Double time 2× $48.10 · Benefits /hr $12.29 | $24.05 | $36.08 | $48.10 | $12.29 | $36.34 |
| LaborersNon-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old rateLABORER: COMMON OR GENERALOvertime 1.5× $16.14 · Double time 2× $21.52 · Benefits /hr $1.19 | $10.76 | $16.14 | $21.52 | $1.19 | $11.95 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Non-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old rateOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEOvertime 1.5× $27.00 · Double time 2× $36.00 · Benefits /hr $1.32 | $18.00 | $27.00 | $36.00 | $1.32 | $19.32 |
| CarpentersNon-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old rateCARPENTEROvertime 1.5× $24.15 · Double time 2× $32.20 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $16.10 | $24.15 | $32.20 | $0.00 | $16.10 |
| PaintersNon-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old ratePAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)Overtime 1.5× $22.76 · Double time 2× $30.34 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $15.17 | $22.76 | $30.34 | $0.00 | $15.17 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsNon-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old rateCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHEROvertime 1.5× $30.00 · Double time 2× $40.00 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $20.00 | $30.00 | $40.00 | $0.00 | $20.00 |
| Teamsters (drivers)Non-union survey rate · effective Apr 3, 2017 · old rateTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKOvertime 1.5× $20.25 · Double time 2× $27.00 · Benefits /hr $1.15 | $13.50 | $20.25 | $27.00 | $1.15 | $14.65 |
- 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 MS20260044 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- DatacenterDynamics (opens in a new tab)datacenterdynamics.com · News
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (MS) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination MS20260044 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- SuperTalk Mississippi (opens in a new tab)supertalk.fm · News
- Mississippi Today (via Clarke County Tribune) (opens in a new tab)clarkecountytrib.com · News
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