Prevailing wage rates · Louisiana · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Acadia, Ascension, Bossier and 20 more counties, Louisiana
Heavy construction · LA20260008 modification 2, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 52 classifications for heavy work in Acadia, Ascension, Bossier and 20 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 $11.73 an hour (laborer: common st. james and st. tammany parishes) to $54.50 (millwright). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
Scope
Industrial, 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 39 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; 4 fringe formulas changed among the 39 lines we could match
- Electrician: 4 fringe formulas 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 (4)
| Classification | Was | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (OUACHITA PARISH) | $29.55 + 2%+13.77 | $29.55 + $14.36 | changed |
| ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (RAPIDES PARISH) | $30.00 + 4.25%+10.75 | $30.00 + $12.03 | changed |
| ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (ACADIA, CALCASIEU, LAFAYETTE, AND ST. MARTIN… | $31.98 + 4.34%+13.75 | $31.98 + $15.14 | changed |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOIL0037-001 · Boilermakers agreement, January 1, 2021 | |||||
| BOILERMAKER | $30.49 | $23.13 | $53.62 | no change | Agreement, 2021 |
| CARP0729-001 · Carpenters agreement, January 1, 2025 | |||||
| MILLWRIGHT | $40.34 | $14.16 | $54.50 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| CARP1098-001 · Carpenters agreement, July 1, 2024 | |||||
CARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING…Full textCARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUDS, AND FORMSETTING/FORMBUILDING (ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, LIVINGSTON AND ST. JAMES (NORTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER) PARISHES) | $32.59 | $11.06 | $43.65 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| CARP1098-009 · Carpenters agreement, July 1, 2024 | |||||
CARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING…Full textCARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUDS, AND FORMSETTING/FORMBUILDING (BOSSIER, CADDO, OUACHITA, RAPIDES AND WEBSTER PARISHES) | $32.59 | $11.06 | $43.65 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| CARP1098-010 · Carpenters agreement, July 1, 2024 | |||||
CARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING…Full textCARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUDS, AND FORMSETTING/FORMBUILDING (ACADIA, LAFAYETTE, ST. LANDRY AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES) | $32.59 | $11.06 | $43.65 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| CARP1098-011 · Carpenters agreement, July 1, 2024 | |||||
CARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING…Full textCARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUDS, AND FORMSETTING/FORMBUILDING (CALCASIEU PARISH) | $32.59 | $11.06 | $43.65 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| CARP1846-003 · Carpenters agreement, July 1, 2024 | |||||
CARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING…Full textCARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUDS, AND FORMSETTING/FORMBUILDING (JEFFERSON, LAFOURCHE, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES (SOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER), ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. TAMMANY, AND TERREBONNE PARISHES) | $32.59 | $10.52 | $43.11 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| ELEC0130-004 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, December 1, 2025 | |||||
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING…Full textELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (JEFFERSON, LAFOURCHE, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. MARTIN (SOUTHERN PORTION), AND TERREBONNE PARISHES) | $36.00 | $16.66 | $52.66 | +$1.63 (+3.2%) | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC0194-008 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, September 2, 2025 | |||||
| ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (BOSSIER, CADDO, AND WEBSTER PARISHES) | $35.85 | $15.58 | $51.43 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC0446-005 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, March 1, 2025 | |||||
| ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (OUACHITA PARISH) | $29.55 | $14.36 | $43.91 | changed | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC0576-007 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, September 1, 2025 | |||||
| ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (RAPIDES PARISH) | $30.00 | $12.03 | $42.03 | changed | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC0861-007 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, September 1, 2024 | |||||
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING…Full textELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (ACADIA, CALCASIEU, LAFAYETTE, AND ST. MARTIN (NORTHERN PORTION) PARISHES) | $31.98 | $15.14 | $47.12 | changed | Agreement, 2024 |
| ELEC0995-007 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, January 1, 2025 | |||||
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING…Full textELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, LIVINGSTON, AND ST. LANDRY PARISHES) | $29.47 | $13.50 | $42.97 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC1077-004 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, May 26, 2025 | |||||
| ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (ST. TAMMANY PARISH) | $30.35 | $12.46 | $42.81 | changed | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0406-016 · Operating Engineers agreement, July 1, 2010 | |||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, OVER 150 TONS (ORLEANS, JEFFERSON, PLAQUEMINES) | $26.15 | $7.95 | $34.10 | — | Agreement, 2010 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, OVER 150 TONS (EAST AND WEST BATON ROUGE) | $26.15 | $7.95 | $34.10 | — | Agreement, 2010 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, OVER 150 TONS (ASCENSION, LIVINGSTON, AND ST. JAMES PARISHES) | $26.15 | $7.95 | $34.10 | — | Agreement, 2010 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, OVER 150 TONS (ACADIA, BOSSIER, CADDO, CALCASIEU, LAFAYETTE, OUACHITA, RAPIDES, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTIN, AND WEBSTER PARISHES) | $25.40 | $7.95 | $33.35 | no change | Agreement, 2010 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, BELOW 50 TONS (ORLEANS, JEFFERSON, PLAQUEMINES) | $24.65 | $7.95 | $32.60 | — | Agreement, 2010 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, BELOW 50 TONS (EAST AND WEST BATON ROUGE) | $24.65 | $7.95 | $32.60 | — | Agreement, 2010 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, BELOW 50 TONS (ASCENSION, LIVINGSTON, AND ST. JAMES PARISHES) | $24.65 | $7.95 | $32.60 | — | Agreement, 2010 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, BELOW 50 TONS (ACADIA, BOSSIER, CADDO, CALCASIEU, LAFAYETTE, OUACHITA, RAPIDES, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTIN, AND WEBSTER PARISHES) | $24.90 | $7.95 | $32.85 | no change | Agreement, 2010 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, 50 TO 150 TONS (ORLEANS, JEFFERSON, PLAQUEMINES) | $25.15 | $7.95 | $33.10 | — | Agreement, 2010 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, 50 TO 150 TONS (EAST AND WEST BATON ROUGE) | $25.15 | $7.95 | $33.10 | — | Agreement, 2010 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, 50 TO 150 TONS (ASCENSION, LIVINGSTON, AND ST. JAMES PARISHES) | $25.15 | $7.95 | $33.10 | — | Agreement, 2010 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, 50 TO 150 TONS (ACADIA, BOSSIER, CADDO, CALCASIEU, LAFAYETTE, OUACHITA, RAPIDES, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTIN, AND WEBSTER PARISHES) | $25.15 | $7.95 | $33.10 | — | Agreement, 2010 |
POWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS…Full textPOWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, OVER 150 TONS (LAFOURCHE, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. TAMMANY, AND TERREBONNE PARISHES) | $26.15 | $7.95 | $34.10 | — | Agreement, 2010 |
POWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS…Full textPOWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, BELOW 50 TONS (LAFOURCHE, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. TAMMANY, AND TERREBONNE PARISHES) | $24.65 | $7.95 | $32.60 | — | Agreement, 2010 |
POWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS…Full textPOWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, 50 TO 150 TONS (LAFOURCHE, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. TAMMANY, AND TERREBONNE PARISHES) | $25.15 | $7.95 | $33.10 | — | Agreement, 2010 |
| IRON0623-004 · Ironworkers agreement, January 1, 2025 | |||||
IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING…Full textIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING (ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, LAFAYETTE (EASTERN PORTION), LIVINGSTON, ST. JAMES (NORTHWESTERN PORTION), ST. LANDRY, AND ST. MARTIN PARISH) | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| IRON0623-009 · Ironworkers agreement, January 1, 2025 | |||||
| IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL (BOSSIER, CADDO, AND WEBSTER PARISHES) | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| IRON0623-013 · Ironworkers agreement, January 1, 2025 | |||||
IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL…Full textIRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL (ACADIA, CALCASIEU, LAFAYETTE (WESTERN PORTION), OUACHITA, AND RAPIDES PARISHES) | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| IRON0623-019 · Ironworkers agreement, January 1, 2025 | |||||
IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL…Full textIRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL (JEFFERSON, LAFOURCHE, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES (SOUTHEASTERN PORTION), ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. TAMMANY, AND TERREBONNE PARISHES) | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| LABO0099-005 · Laborers agreement, July 1, 2006 | |||||
| LABORER: COMMON (CALCASIEU PARISH) | $12.79 | $1.73 | $14.52 | no change | Agreement, 2006 |
| LABO0099-007 · Laborers agreement, July 1, 2006 | |||||
| LABORER: COMMON ST. JAMES AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES | $10.00 | $1.73 | $11.73 | no change | Agreement, 2006 |
| LABORER: COMMON (LAFOURCHE, PLAQUEMINES, ST. CHARLES, AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISHES) | $11.19 | $1.73 | $12.92 | no change | Agreement, 2006 |
| LABORER: COMMON (JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, ST. BERNARD, AND TERREBONNE PARISHES) | $12.79 | $1.73 | $14.52 | no change | Agreement, 2006 |
| LABO0099-008 · Laborers agreement, January 1, 2005 | |||||
LABORER: COMMON (ACADIA…Full textLABORER: COMMON (ACADIA, FRANKLIN, LAFAYETTE, OUACHITA, RAPIDES, ST. LANDRY, AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES) | $11.00 | $3.50 | $14.50 | no change | Agreement, 2005 |
| LABO0099-011 · Laborers agreement, September 1, 2005 | |||||
| LABORER: COMMON (ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, AND LIVINGSTON PARISHES) | $15.00 | $2.77 | $17.77 | no change | Agreement, 2005 |
| LABO0692-001 · Laborers agreement, May 1, 2005 | |||||
| LABORER: COMMON (BOSSIER, CADDO, AND WEBSTER PARISHES) | $12.00 | $2.10 | $14.10 | no change | Agreement, 2005 |
| PAIN1244-003 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, November 1, 2019 | |||||
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER…Full textPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, AND SANDBLASTER (NEW ORLEANS AREA - ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, JEFFERSON, LAFAYETTE, LAFOURCHE, LIVINGSTON, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTIN, ST. TAMMANY, AND TERREBONNE PARISHES) | $21.91 | $9.73 | $31.64 | no change | Agreement, 2019 |
| PAIN1244-004 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, November 1, 2019 | |||||
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER…Full textPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, AND SANDBLASTER (LAKE CHARLES AREA - ACADIA AND CALCASIEU PARISHES) | $21.91 | $9.73 | $31.64 | no change | Agreement, 2019 |
| PAIN1244-005 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, November 1, 2019 | |||||
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER…Full textPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, AND SANDBLASTER (SHREVEPORT AREA - BOSSIER, CADDO, OUACHITA, RAPIDES, AND WEBSTER PARISHES) | $21.91 | $9.73 | $31.64 | no change | Agreement, 2019 |
| PLUM0060-001 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, June 5, 2023 | |||||
PLUMBER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND SETTING SYSTEM…Full textPLUMBER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND SETTING SYSTEM (JEFFERSON, LAFOURCHE, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES (SOUTHEASTERN PORTION), ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. TAMMANY, AND TERREBONNE PARISHES) | $31.70 | $13.85 | $45.55 | no change | Agreement, 2023 |
PIPEFITTER: EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE…Full textPIPEFITTER: EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE (JEFFERSON, LAFOURCHE, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES (SOUTHEASTERN PORTION), ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. TAMMANY, AND TERREBONNE PARISHES) | $31.70 | $13.85 | $45.55 | no change | Agreement, 2023 |
| PLUM0141-001 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, August 1, 2023 | |||||
PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER…Full textPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND SETTING SYSTEM (BOSSIER, CADDO, AND WEBSTER PARISHES) | $28.48 | $14.47 | $42.95 | no change | Agreement, 2023 |
| PLUM0141-007 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, August 1, 2024 | |||||
| PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND SETTING SYSTEM (OUACHITA PARISH) | $28.75 | $11.86 | $40.61 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| PLUM0198-001 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, December 8, 2022 | |||||
PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER…Full textPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND SETTING SYSTEM (ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, LIVINGSTON, ST. JAMES (NORTHWESTERN PORTION), AND ST. MARTIN (EASTERN PORTION) PARISHES) | $32.42 | $16.50 | $48.92 | no change | Agreement, 2022 |
| PLUM0198-008 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, June 1, 2014 | |||||
PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER…Full textPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND SETTING SYSTEM (ACADIA, CALCASIEU, LAFAYETTE, ST. LANDRY, AND ST. MARTIN (WESTERN PORTION) PARISHES) | $25.90 | $13.65 | $39.55 | no change | Agreement, 2014 |
| PLUM0247-001 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, May 1, 2020 | |||||
| PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND SETTING SYSTEM (RAPIDES PARISH) | $26.50 | $13.39 | $39.89 | no change | Agreement, 2020 |
| SULA2004-005 · Survey of contractors in LA, January 21, 1997 | |||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: OILER | $11.16 | $3.09 | $14.25 | no change | Survey, 1997 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $16.89 | $2.45 | $19.34 | no change | Survey, 1997 |
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 LA20260008?
- 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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- 52 classifications in 34 rate groups
- 33 from agreements, 1 from surveys
- Counties: Acadia, Ascension, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Rapides, St Bernard, St Charles, St James, St John the Baptist, St Landry, St Martin, St Tammany, Terrebonne, Webster