Rapides County, Louisiana: Davis-Bacon prevailing wages

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Building LA20260051 rev 1

ClassificationRateFringeTotal
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$32.66$9.86$42.52
ELECTRICIAN$30.00$12.03$42.03
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE CRANE PREMIUMS: 50-150 TONS $1.75 OVER 150 TONS $2.25$23.46$8.35$31.81
IRONWORKER (REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL)$34.75$13.86$48.61
PAINTER (SPRAY)$18.83$9.48$28.31
PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER$33.30$14.98$48.28
ROOFER$23.04$9.34$32.38
SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$26.71$11.93$38.64
SHEET METAL WORKER (EXCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)$26.19$14.19$40.38
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$17.26$0.00$17.26
TILE SETTER$20.00$0.00$20.00
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$18.30$8.91$27.21
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$19.88$0.00$19.88
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$12.17$0.00$12.17
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.77$0.00$10.77
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$16.24$2.56$18.80
CARPENTER$16.77$0.00$16.77
BRICKLAYER$20.00$0.00$20.00

Heavy LA20260008 rev 2

ClassificationRateFringeTotal
BOILERMAKER$30.49$23.13$53.62
MILLWRIGHT$40.34$14.16$54.50
CARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUDS, AND FORMSETTING/FORMBUILDING (BOSSIER, CADDO, OUACHITA, RAPIDES AND WEBSTER PARISHES)$32.59$11.06$43.65
CARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUDS, AND FORMSETTING/FORMBUILDING (CALCASIEU PARISH)$32.59$11.06$43.65
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (OUACHITA PARISH)$29.55$14.36$43.91
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (RAPIDES PARISH)$30.00$12.03$42.03
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (ST. TAMMANY PARISH)$30.35$12.46$42.81
POWER 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
POWER 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
POWER 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
LABORER: COMMON (CALCASIEU PARISH)$12.79$1.73$14.52
LABORER: COMMON ST. JAMES AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES$10.00$1.73$11.73
LABORER: COMMON (ACADIA, FRANKLIN, LAFAYETTE, OUACHITA, RAPIDES, ST. LANDRY, AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES)$11.00$3.50$14.50
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, AND SANDBLASTER (LAKE CHARLES AREA - ACADIA AND CALCASIEU PARISHES)$21.91$9.73$31.64
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, AND SANDBLASTER (SHREVEPORT AREA - BOSSIER, CADDO, OUACHITA, RAPIDES, AND WEBSTER PARISHES)$21.91$9.73$31.64
PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND SETTING SYSTEM (OUACHITA PARISH)$28.75$11.86$40.61
PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND SETTING SYSTEM (RAPIDES PARISH)$26.50$13.39$39.89
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: OILER$11.16$3.09$14.25
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$16.89$2.45$19.34
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 6 classifications · $32.60 to $34.10 total
ClassificationRateFringeTotal
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, OVER 150 TONS (EAST AND WEST BATON ROUGE)$26.15$7.95$34.10
POWER 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
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, BELOW 50 TONS (EAST AND WEST BATON ROUGE)$24.65$7.95$32.60
POWER 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
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, 50 TO 150 TONS (EAST AND WEST BATON ROUGE)$25.15$7.95$33.10
POWER 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
Scoped to other counties 27 classifications in LA20260008 that name counties other than Rapides
ClassificationRateFringeTotal
CARPENTER: 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
CARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUDS, AND FORMSETTING/FORMBUILDING (ACADIA, LAFAYETTE, ST. LANDRY AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES)$32.59$11.06$43.65
CARPENTER: 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
ELECTRICIAN: 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
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (BOSSIER, CADDO, AND WEBSTER PARISHES)$35.85$15.58$51.43
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (ACADIA, CALCASIEU, LAFAYETTE, AND ST. MARTIN (NORTHERN PORTION) PARISHES)$31.98$15.14$47.12
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, LIVINGSTON, AND ST. LANDRY PARISHES)$29.47$13.50$42.97
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, OVER 150 TONS (ORLEANS, JEFFERSON, PLAQUEMINES)$26.15$7.95$34.10
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, OVER 150 TONS (ASCENSION, LIVINGSTON, AND ST. JAMES PARISHES)$26.15$7.95$34.10
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, BELOW 50 TONS (ORLEANS, JEFFERSON, PLAQUEMINES)$24.65$7.95$32.60
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, BELOW 50 TONS (ASCENSION, LIVINGSTON, AND ST. JAMES PARISHES)$24.65$7.95$32.60
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, 50 TO 150 TONS (ORLEANS, JEFFERSON, PLAQUEMINES)$25.15$7.95$33.10
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, 50 TO 150 TONS (ASCENSION, LIVINGSTON, AND ST. JAMES PARISHES)$25.15$7.95$33.10
IRONWORKER: 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
IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL (BOSSIER, CADDO, AND WEBSTER PARISHES)$34.75$13.86$48.61
IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL (ACADIA, CALCASIEU, LAFAYETTE (WESTERN PORTION), OUACHITA, AND RAPIDES PARISHES)$34.75$13.86$48.61
IRONWORKER: 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
LABORER: COMMON (LAFOURCHE, PLAQUEMINES, ST. CHARLES, AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISHES)$11.19$1.73$12.92
LABORER: COMMON (JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, ST. BERNARD, AND TERREBONNE PARISHES)$12.79$1.73$14.52
LABORER: COMMON (ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, AND LIVINGSTON PARISHES)$15.00$2.77$17.77
LABORER: COMMON (BOSSIER, CADDO, AND WEBSTER PARISHES)$12.00$2.10$14.10
PAINTER: 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
PLUMBER: 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
PIPEFITTER: 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
PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND SETTING SYSTEM (BOSSIER, CADDO, AND WEBSTER PARISHES)$28.48$14.47$42.95
PLUMBER/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
PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND SETTING SYSTEM (ACADIA, CALCASIEU, LAFAYETTE, ST. LANDRY, AND ST. MARTIN (WESTERN PORTION) PARISHES)$25.90$13.65$39.55

Highway LA20260013 rev 1

ClassificationRateFringeTotal
MECHANIC$25.40$8.05$33.45
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL (GRANT, LAFAYETTE, AND RAPIDES COUNTIES)$11.00$3.50$14.50
TRUCK DRIVERS: WATER TRUCK$13.79$0.00$13.79
TRUCK DRIVERS: DUMP TRUCK$12.69$0.00$12.69
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING$17.49$0.00$17.49
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$20.03$4.24$24.27
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$18.22$4.48$22.70
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 9 classifications · $14.05 to $24.30 total
ClassificationRateFringeTotal
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: TRENCHER$14.38$0.00$14.38
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: ROLLER (ASPHALT AND DIRT COMPACTION)$14.29$4.23$18.52
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MILLING MACHINE$15.38$2.14$17.52
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GRADER/BLADE$15.88$0.00$15.88
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE$24.30$0.00$24.30
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BULLDOZER$16.40$0.00$16.40
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BROOM/SWEEPER$14.05$0.00$14.05
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$16.13$0.00$16.13
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: ASPHALT PAVER$17.20$4.97$22.17
Scoped to other counties 2 classifications in LA20260013 that name counties other than Rapides
ClassificationRateFringeTotal
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL (CALCASIEU AND CAMERON COUNTIES)$12.79$1.73$14.52
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL (ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELICIANA, IBERVILLE, LIVINGSTON, POINTE COUPEE, ST. HELENA, ST. MARTIN, WEST BATON ROUGE, AND WEST FELICIANA COUNTIES)$15.00$2.77$17.77

Residential LA20260001 rev 2

ClassificationRateFringeTotal
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS (OUACHITA PARISH)$29.55$14.36$43.91
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS (RAPIDES PARISH)$30.00$12.03$42.03
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS (ST. TAMMANY PARISH)$30.35$12.46$42.81
PLUMBER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE (OUACHITA PARISH)$28.75$11.86$40.61
PLUMBER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE (RAPIDES PARISH)$26.50$13.39$39.89
SHEET METAL WORKER: INCLUDING HVAC DUCT (BOSSIER, CADDO, OUACHITA, RAPIDES, AND WEBSTER PARISHES)$26.09$11.00$37.09
ROOFER$10.11$2.01$12.12
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE$13.00$0.00$13.00
PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING$12.71$0.78$13.49
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$11.38$0.83$12.21
LABORER, COMMON$8.01$0.00$8.01
CARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING, METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING)$11.78$0.00$11.78
Scoped to other counties 10 classifications in LA20260001 that name counties other than Rapides
ClassificationRateFringeTotal
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS (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
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS (BOSSIER, CADDO, AND WEBSTER PARISHES)$35.85$15.58$51.43
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS (ACADIA, CALCASIEU, LAFAYETTE, AND ST. MARTIN (NORTHERN PORTION) PARISHES)$31.98$15.14$47.12
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS (ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, LIVINGSTON, ST. LANDRY, AND WEST BATON ROUGE PARISHES)$29.47$13.50$42.97
PLUMBER: INCLUDING 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
PLUMBER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE (BOSSIER, CADDO, AND WEBSTER PARISHES)$28.48$14.47$42.95
PLUMBER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE (ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, LIVINGSTON , ST. JAMES (NORTHWESTERN PORTION), ST. MARTIN (EASTERN PORTION), AND WEST BATON ROUGE PARISHES)$32.42$16.50$48.92
PLUMBER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE (ACADIA, CALCASIEU, LAFAYETTE, ST. LANDRY, AND ST. MARTIN (WESTERN PORTION) PARISHES)$25.90$13.65$39.55
SHEET METAL WORKER: INCLUDES HVAC DUCT (JEFFERSON, LAFOURCHE, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. TAMMANY, AND TERREBONNE PARISHES)$24.54$9.65$34.19
SHEET METAL WORKER: INCLUDES HVAC DUCT (ACADIA, ASCENSION, CALCASIEU, EAST BATON ROUGE, LAFAYETTE, LIVINGSTON, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTIN, AND WEST BATON ROUGE PARISHES)$24.37$9.20$33.57

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