Heavy construction wages: St James + 9 more counties, Louisiana

Wage determination LA20260005 · Active · Standard · verify on SAM.gov

St JamesJeffersonOrleansPlaqueminesSt BernardSt CharlesSt TammanySt John the BaptistSt JamesSt John the Baptist

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Revision history

RevisionPublishedCompare
rev 22026-05-18diff vs rev 1
rev 12026-05-17diff vs rev 0
rev 02026-01-30original

Current rates (rev 2)

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ClassificationRateFringeTotal
MILLWRIGHT$40.34$14.16$54.50
CARPENTER (FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING AND PILEDRIVERS)$32.59$10.52$43.11
ELECTRICIAN: 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
ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING (ST. TAMMANY PARISH)$30.35$12.46$42.81
OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: MECHANIC$23.31$6.70$30.01
OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: BULLDOZER$21.26$6.70$27.96
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES)$30.47$7.97$38.44
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ST. JAMES PARISH)$31.83$5.90$37.73
PLUMBERS: 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
PLUMBER: EXCLUDING PIPE LAYING (ST. JAMES PARISH (NORTHWESTERN PORTION))$32.42$16.50$48.92
TRUCK DRIVERS: PICKUP$12.25$0.00$12.25
TRUCK DRIVERS: DUMP$11.01$0.00$11.01
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: OILER$10.03$0.00$10.03
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: FRONT END LOADER$13.89$0.00$13.89
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: DRAGLINE$16.50$0.00$16.50
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE$16.34$3.30$19.64
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$14.42$0.00$14.42
PIPEFITTER (EXCLUDING PIPELAYING)$17.52$4.51$22.03
LABORERS: MASON TENDER$7.25$0.00$7.25
LABORERS: FLAGGER$8.58$0.00$8.58
LABORERS: FENCE$11.24$0.00$11.24
LABORERS: COMMON/LANDSCAPE$9.88$0.00$9.88
LABORERS: (PIPELAYER)$9.84$0.00$9.84
CARPENTER (ALL OTHER WORK)$13.75$2.60$16.35

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