Prevailing wage rates · Louisiana · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and 5 more counties, Louisiana
Heavy construction · LA20260005 modification 2, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 24 classifications for heavy work in Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and 5 more counties, Louisiana. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $7.25 an hour (laborers: mason tender) to $54.50 (millwright). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
Scope
Includes flood control, water & sewer lines, and water wells. Includes elevated storage tanks in all listed parishes except Plaquemines and St. James. Excludes Industrial Construction, Processing Plants, and Refineries
What changed this year
First published January 2, 2026, this sheet is now on modification 2, and its rates have changed in 2 modifications. Of the 24 rates we can follow line by line from the first publication to today, 1 is higher.
If you bid the job or set pay from an earlier copy, find your trades below. The rates that bind you are the ones in the modification written into your contract.
Latest change
May 18, 2026 · modification 2
Classification names reworded; 1 fringe formula changed among the 24 lines we could match
- Electrician: 1 fringe formula changed
SAM.gov reworded this sheet’s classification names in this modification, so not every line can be matched to the one before. Only lines matched with certainty are compared here; nothing is guessed. If your trade is not listed, compare it against your contract’s copy.
Every line that changed (1)
| Classification | Was | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (ST. TAMMANY PARISH) | $30.35 + 3%+11.55 | $30.35 + $12.46 | changed |
Earlier modifications
January 30, 2026 · modification 11 rate raised
- Electrician: 1 rate raised by $1.63 an hour
Every line that changed (1)
Classification Was Now Change ELECTRICIAN (including low voltage wiring) $35.00 + $16.03 $36.00 + $16.66 +$1.63 (+3.2%)
Compared line by line from each modification as published on SAM.gov. A line we could not pair with certainty is left out rather than guessed.
Rates by classification
These are the rates in modification 2 as published on SAM.gov. The determination and modification written into your contract are the ones that bind you; check that number before relying on this table. Total is the basic rate plus the fringe. Source is the agreement or survey the rate came from and its year; a survey year long past means the rate has not been surveyed since. A marker means the group changed in this modification. In the Since column, a dash means SAM.gov reworded the line during the year and it cannot be matched to the first publication with certainty. A dagger (†) means the fringe carries a footnote or percentage the total does not include; read the group’s notes.
| Classification | Basic rate | Fringe | Total | Since Jan 2 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARP0729-001 · Carpenters agreement, January 1, 2025 | |||||
| MILLWRIGHT | $40.34 | $14.16 | $54.50 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| CARP1846-006 · Carpenters agreement, July 1, 2024 | |||||
| CARPENTER (FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING AND PILEDRIVERS) | $32.59 | $10.52 | $43.11 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| ELEC0130-005 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, December 1, 2025 | |||||
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING…Full textELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES, AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISHES) | $36.00 | $16.66 | $52.66 | +$1.63 (+3.2%) | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC1077-002 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, May 26, 2025 | |||||
| ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (ST. TAMMANY PARISH) | $30.35 | $12.46 | $42.81 | changed | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0406-018 · Operating Engineers agreement, July 1, 2009 | |||||
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: MECHANIC | $23.31 | $6.70 | $30.01 | no change | Agreement, 2009 |
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: BULLDOZER | $21.26 | $6.70 | $27.96 | no change | Agreement, 2009 |
| PLAS0567-003 · Plasterers and Cement Masons agreement, August 1, 2022 | |||||
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER…Full textCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES) | $30.47 | $7.97 | $38.44 | no change | Agreement, 2022 |
| PLAS0812-003 · Plasterers and Cement Masons agreement, January 1, 2022 | |||||
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ST. JAMES PARISH) | $31.83 | $5.90 | $37.73 | no change | Agreement, 2022 |
| PLUM0060-002 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, June 5, 2023 | |||||
PLUMBERS: EXCLUDING PIPE LAYING…Full textPLUMBERS: EXCLUDING PIPE LAYING (JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES (SOUTHEASTERN PORTION), ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES) | $31.70 | $13.85 | $45.55 | no change | Agreement, 2023 |
| PLUM0198-005 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, December 8, 2022 | |||||
| PLUMBER: EXCLUDING PIPE LAYING (ST. JAMES PARISH (NORTHWESTERN PORTION)) | $32.42 | $16.50 | $48.92 | no change | Agreement, 2022 |
| SULA2004-007 · Survey of contractors in LA, May 13, 2004 | |||||
| TRUCK DRIVERS: PICKUP | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | no change | Survey, 2004 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS: DUMP | $11.01 | $0.00 | $11.01 | no change | Survey, 2004 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: OILER | $10.03 | $0.00 | $10.03 | no change | Survey, 2004 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: FRONT END LOADER | $13.89 | $0.00 | $13.89 | no change | Survey, 2004 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: DRAGLINE | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | no change | Survey, 2004 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE | $16.34 | $3.30 | $19.64 | no change | Survey, 2004 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.42 | $0.00 | $14.42 | no change | Survey, 2004 |
| PIPEFITTER (EXCLUDING PIPELAYING) | $17.52 | $4.51 | $22.03 | no change | Survey, 2004 |
| LABORERS: MASON TENDER | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | no change | Survey, 2004 |
| LABORERS: FLAGGER | $8.58 | $0.00 | $8.58 | no change | Survey, 2004 |
| LABORERS: FENCE | $11.24 | $0.00 | $11.24 | no change | Survey, 2004 |
| LABORERS: COMMON/LANDSCAPE | $9.88 | $0.00 | $9.88 | no change | Survey, 2004 |
| LABORERS: (PIPELAYER) | $9.84 | $0.00 | $9.84 | no change | Survey, 2004 |
| CARPENTER (ALL OTHER WORK) | $13.75 | $2.60 | $16.35 | no change | Survey, 2004 |
Modification history
| Modification 1 | January 30, 2026 |
| Modification 2 | May 18, 2026 (current) |
Published by the Wage and Hour Division; read from sam.gov. The sheet is checked for a newer modification each day. Contracts awarded since January 1, 2017 also carry Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave (one hour per 30 worked, up to 56 a year).
Questions people ask
- Which rate do I pay on LA20260005?
- The line for the classification of work actually performed: the basic rate plus the fringe. You may pay the fringe into benefit plans, as cash on every hour, or a mix. Overtime after 40 hours is 1.5 times the basic rate; fringe is paid on every hour and never multiplied.
- My trade is not on this sheet. What do I do?
- Do not borrow the nearest name. Ask the contracting agency for a conformance on Standard Form 1444 before the first week of that work, and note it as pending on the payroll.
- Does modification 2 apply to my contract?
- Only if it was in force when your contract was awarded (generally at bid opening). An earlier modification locked into the contract keeps applying, except on option years, added scope and indefinite-quantity contracts. The number and modification are on the first page of the exhibit in your contract.
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- 24 classifications in 10 rate groups
- 9 from agreements, 1 from surveys
- Counties: Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St Bernard, St Charles, St James, St John the Baptist, St Tammany