Skilled Wages

Louisiana prevailing wage rates, by county

Federal Davis-Bacon base + fringe for every Louisiana county, next to the market wage, with the determination numbers to cite.

Data compiled by Skilled WagesSAM.gov determinations as of 2026-09-28

$43.91/hrTypical union electrician packagebase + fringe, per hour
83%Counties with a union electrician rateBuilding type
53Active determinationsLouisiana
May 18Latest modification2026, SAM.gov

Look up a Louisiana county

Choose a county and construction type to list every classification with base, fringe and total.

Key trades by county (Building)

Electrician package, $/hr, LAAcadia: $28.81 (survey)Allen: $47.12 (union)Ascension: $42.97 (union)Assumption: $30.93 (survey)Avoyelles: $30.93 (survey)Beauregard: $30.93 (survey)Bienville: $43.91 (union)Bossier: $51.43 (union)Caddo: $51.43 (union)Calcasieu: $47.12 (union)Caldwell: $43.91 (union)Cameron: $47.12 (union)Catahoula: $43.91 (union)Claiborne: $43.91 (union)Concordia: $43.91 (union)De Soto: $51.43 (union)East Baton Rouge: $42.97 (union)East Carroll: $43.91 (union)East Feliciana: $42.97 (union)Evangeline: $30.93 (survey)Franklin: $43.91 (union)Grant: $42.03 (union)Iberia: $26.09 (survey)Iberville: $42.97 (union)Jackson: $43.91 (union)Jefferson: $52.66 (union)Jefferson Davis: $30.93 (survey)Lafayette: $30.40 (survey)Lafourche: $52.66 (union)LaSalle: $43.91 (union)Lincoln: $43.91 (union)Livingston: $42.97 (union)Madison: $43.91 (union)Morehouse: $43.91 (union)Natchitoches: $42.03 (union)Orleans: $52.66 (union)Ouachita: $43.91 (union)Plaquemines: $52.66 (union)Pointe Coupee: $42.97 (union)Rapides: $42.03 (union)Red River: $43.91 (union)Richland: $43.91 (union)Sabine: $43.91 (union)St. Bernard: $52.66 (union)St. Charles: $52.66 (union)St. Helena: $42.97 (union)St. James: $52.66 (union)St. John the Baptist: $52.66 (union)St. Landry: $30.93 (survey)St. Martin: $28.81 (survey)St. Mary: $47.12 (union)St. Tammany: $42.81 (union)Tangipahoa: $42.81 (union)Tensas: $43.91 (union)Terrebonne: $52.66 (union)Union: $43.91 (union)Vermilion: $28.81 (survey)Vernon: $42.03 (union)Washington: $42.81 (union)Webster: $51.43 (union)West Baton Rouge: $42.97 (union)West Carroll: $43.91 (union)West Feliciana: $42.97 (union)Winn: $43.91 (union)Electrician package, $/hr$42.03$42.97$43.91$48.84survey rate
Davis-Bacon electrician package (base + fringe), Building construction, by county in Louisiana. Hatched: survey rate.

Highest electrician packages

  1. 1Jefferson, Lafourche and 7 more$52.66
  2. 2Bossier, Caddo and 2 more$51.43
  3. 3Allen, Calcasieu and 2 more$47.12

Lowest

  1. 1Iberia$26.09
  2. 2Acadia, St. Martin, Vermilion$28.81
  3. 3Lafayette$30.40

Building type, base + fringe per hour; counties sharing a rate are grouped. Swatch: union contract rate or survey rate. Select a county to see every classification.

Union contract rateSurvey rate (marked * in the table)
CountyElectricianPlumberCarpenterConstruction laborerHeavy equipment operatorIronworkerSheet metal workerPainter
Acadia$28.81*$48.92$43.65$12.31*$19.07*$26.59*$44.58$28.31
Allen$47.12$39.89$16.86*$12.34*$21.90*—$35.27*—
Ascension$42.97$48.92$18.26*$13.10*$19.07*$48.61$44.58$28.31
Assumption$30.93*$39.89$16.86*$11.56*$21.90*—$35.27*—
Avoyelles$30.93*$39.89$16.86*$12.34*$21.90*—$35.27*—
Beauregard$30.93*$39.89$16.86*$12.34*$21.90*—$35.27*—
Bienville$43.91$46.35$18.22*$10.74*$20.34*—$32.63*—
Bossier$51.43$32.94*$19.20*$11.54*$20.74*$48.61$40.38$28.31
Caddo$51.43$46.35$19.54*$11.41*$20.74*$48.61$40.38$28.31
Calcasieu$47.12$48.28$15.13*$10.45*$19.88*$48.61$40.38$28.31
Caldwell$43.91$46.35$18.22*$10.74*$20.34*—$32.63*—
Cameron$47.12$48.28$15.13*$10.45*$19.88*$48.61$40.38$28.31
Catahoula$43.91$46.35$18.22*$10.74*$20.34*—$32.63*—
Claiborne$43.91$46.35$18.22*$10.74*$20.34*—$32.63*—
Concordia$43.91$46.35$13.08*$9.89*$20.34*—$32.63*—
De Soto$51.43$46.35$19.20*$9.86*$20.74*$48.61$40.38$28.31
East Baton Rouge$42.97$48.92$17.60*$12.72*$19.07*$48.61$44.58$28.31
East Carroll$43.91$46.35$18.22*$10.74*$20.34*—$32.63*—
East Feliciana$42.97$48.92$18.26*$13.10*$19.07*$48.61$44.58$28.31
Evangeline$30.93*$39.89$16.86*$12.34*$21.90*—$35.27*—
Franklin$43.91$46.35$18.22*$10.74*$20.34*—$32.63*—
Grant$42.03$48.28$16.77*$10.77*$19.88*$48.61$40.38$28.31
Iberia$26.09*$48.92$43.65$12.31*$19.07*$26.59*$44.58$28.31
Iberville$42.97$48.92$18.26*$13.10*$19.07*$48.61$44.58$28.31
Jackson$43.91$46.35$18.22*$10.74*$20.34*—$32.63*—

Building construction type, base + fringe per hour, current revision. * = survey rate. Not the official determination; use the lookup for the determination number and a link to the official text.

Rates that have not kept up

Survey-based rates that are eight or more years old and how they compare with today's market median for the county's metro (or state).

CountyTradeSurvey yearRequired package $/hrMarket median $/hr
AcadiaElectrician2014$28.81$28.76
AssumptionElectrician2014$30.93$31.41
AvoyellesElectrician2014$30.93$29.59
BossierPlumber2014$32.94$28.71
OuachitaPlumber2014$32.02$26.77
UnionPlumber2014$32.02$26.77
AllenCarpenter2014$16.86$24.00
AscensionCarpenter2014$18.26$26.75
AssumptionCarpenter2014$16.86$26.75
AcadiaConstruction laborer2014$12.31$18.57

Questions this page answers

What is the prevailing wage in Louisiana?

For federally funded construction, the Davis-Bacon determinations for Louisiana (53 active documents covering Building, Residential, Heavy and Highway work) set the required base wage and fringe by county and classification. Union-contract rates apply to electricians in 53 of 64 counties with a Building rate; the typical union package is $43.91 an hour.

How many Davis-Bacon determinations cover Louisiana?

53 active general wage determinations cover Louisiana: 38 Building, 6 Heavy, 7 Highway, 2 Residential. Together they list rates for 64 counties in the Building type shown here. State-funded projects may fall under a separate Louisiana prevailing wage law; this page covers the federal rates.

How often do the rates change?

The Department of Labor publishes modifications most Thursdays. The latest change to a Louisiana determination in our data is dated 2026-05-18. New determination numbers are issued each January.

Sources and notes

  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Louisiana, current revisions as of 2026-09-28: Residential 2, Heavy 6, Highway 7, Building 38.
  • BLS OEWS May 2025 for market medians.
  • Classification labels normalised to trades by Skilled Wages; where a determination lists several electrician or laborer classes, the journeyman / general class is shown. The official text governs.