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Carpenter prevailing wage, St. Charles Parish group, Louisiana (3 localities)

DOL sets the same carpenter rates, row for row, in 3 localities: Plaquemines, St. Charles and St. John the Baptist. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$15.00an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$15.00 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) · SULA2012-037

$11.78an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$11.78 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

CARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING, METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING) · SULA2004-012

$43.11an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$32.59 base wage + $10.52 fringe benefits

CARPENTER (INCLUDES FORM WORK) · CARP1846-001

$16.35an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$13.75 base wage + $2.60 fringe benefits

CARPENTER (ALL OTHER WORK) · SULA2004-007

On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 3 localities, a carpenter must be paid at least $15.00 an hour: a $15.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260052 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $15.00 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination LA20260052, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SULA2012-037 (September 22, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 3 localities, a carpenter must be paid at least $11.78 an hour: a $11.78 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260001 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $11.78 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination LA20260001, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SULA2004-012 (June 15, 2004). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in each of these 3 localities, a carpenter must be paid at least $43.11 an hour: a $32.59 base wage plus $10.52 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260011 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $43.11 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination LA20260011, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier CARP1846-001 (July 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in each of these 3 localities, a carpenter must be paid at least $16.35 an hour: a $13.75 base wage plus $2.60 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260005 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $16.35 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination LA20260005, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SULA2004-007 (May 13, 2004). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Louisiana has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).

DOL lists 5 carpenter rates for each of these localities, from $11.78 to $43.11 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.00 + $0.00

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$15.00
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$15.00

Base wage and fringe benefits: $11.78 + $0.00

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$11.78
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$11.78

Base wage and fringe benefits: $32.59 + $10.52

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$32.59
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$10.52
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$43.11

Base wage and fringe benefits: $13.75 + $2.60

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$13.75
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$2.60
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$16.35

When does this rate change?

Every carpenter rate in the St. Charles Parish group

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. CARPENTER (INCLUDES FORM WORK)Highway · CARP1846-001$43.11
  2. CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORM WORKBuilding · SULA2012-037$21.98
  3. CARPENTER (ALL OTHER WORK)Heavy · SULA2004-007$16.35
  4. CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)Building · SULA2012-037$15.00
  5. CARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING, METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING)Residential · SULA2004-012$11.78
Hourly rate of each carpenter classification in the St. Charles Parish group, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORM WORKBuildingSULA2012-037$19.25 $2.73 $21.98 LA20260052 Mod 2
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)BuildingSULA2012-037$15.00 $0.00 $15.00 LA20260052 Mod 2
CARPENTER (INCLUDES FORM WORK)HighwayCARP1846-001$32.59 $10.52 $43.11 LA20260011 Mod 1
CARPENTER (ALL OTHER WORK)HeavySULA2004-007$13.75 $2.60 $16.35 LA20260005 Mod 2
CARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING, METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING)ResidentialSULA2004-012$11.78 $0.00 $11.78 LA20260001 Mod 2

How the St. Charles Parish group compares

The main carpenter rate in every parish that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every parish in Louisiana

$13.08Concordia$43.65Acadia
St. CharlesNearby: Plaquemines $15.00, St. John the Baptist $15.00Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 54 counties pay more than St. Charles, 8 the same, 1 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. St. Charles Parish groupbase $15.00$15.00
  2. St. John the Baptist Parishbase $15.00$15.00
  3. Jefferson Parishbase $15.00$15.00
  4. Lafourche Parishbase $19.26$21.99

Which parish is in which carpenter group

Every Louisiana parish with a carpenter rate. Localities DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

ParishesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Acadia ParishCARPENTER$32.59 $43.65 
Iberia ParishCARPENTER$32.59 $43.65 
St. Martin ParishCARPENTER$32.59 $43.65 
Vermilion ParishCARPENTER$32.59 $43.65 
Lafayette ParishCARPENTER$19.61 $24.21 
Lincoln ParishCARPENTER$20.62 $22.73 
Lafourche ParishCARPENTER$19.26 $21.99 
Terrebonne ParishCARPENTER$19.26 $21.99 
Caddo ParishCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$17.87 $19.54 
Bossier ParishCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$17.59 $19.20 
De Soto ParishCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$17.59 $19.20 
Webster ParishCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$17.59 $19.20 
East Feliciana Parish group, 2 localities: East Feliciana, West FelicianaCARPENTER$18.26 $18.26 
Livingston Parish group, 2 localities: Livingston, West Baton RougeCARPENTER$18.26 $18.26 
Ascension ParishCARPENTER$18.26 $18.26 
Iberville ParishCARPENTER$18.26 $18.26 
Pointe Coupee ParishCARPENTER$18.26 $18.26 
St. Helena ParishCARPENTER$18.26 $18.26 
Morehouse Parish group, 12 localities: Catahoula, Claiborne, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, LaSalle, Morehouse, Red River, Sabine, Tensas, West Carroll, WinnCARPENTER$18.22 $18.22 
Bienville Parish group, 2 localities: Bienville, CaldwellCARPENTER$18.22 $18.22 
Richland Parish group, 2 localities: Madison, RichlandCARPENTER$18.22 $18.22 
Natchitoches ParishCARPENTER$18.22 $18.22 
East Baton Rouge ParishCARPENTER$17.60 $17.60 
Beauregard Parish group, 2 localities: Beauregard, Jefferson DavisCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$16.86 $16.86 
Allen ParishCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$16.86 $16.86 
Assumption ParishCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$16.86 $16.86 
Avoyelles ParishCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$16.86 $16.86 
Evangeline ParishCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$16.86 $16.86 
St. Landry ParishCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$16.86 $16.86 
St. Mary ParishCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$16.86 $16.86 
Washington ParishCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$16.86 $16.86 
Ouachita ParishCARPENTER$16.31 $16.83 
Union ParishCARPENTER$16.31 $16.83 
Grant ParishCARPENTER$16.77 $16.77 
Rapides ParishCARPENTER$16.77 $16.77 
Vernon ParishCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$16.30 $16.30 
Calcasieu ParishCARPENTER$15.13 $15.13 
Cameron ParishCARPENTER$15.13 $15.13 
St. Charles Parish group, 3 localities: Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. John the BaptistCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$15.00 $15.00 
Jefferson ParishCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$15.00 $15.00 
Orleans ParishCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$15.00 $15.00 
St. Bernard ParishCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$15.00 $15.00 
St. James ParishCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$15.00 $15.00 
St. Tammany ParishCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$15.00 $15.00 
Tangipahoa ParishCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$15.00 $15.00 
Concordia ParishCARPENTER$13.08 $13.08 

7 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 39 counties with rates of their own.

Louisiana carpenter prevailing wage by parish, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

  • SAM.gov wage determinations
  • Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

Every trade's rates, parish by parish: Plaquemines · St. Charles · St. John the Baptist

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.

Source

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:

We read every active Louisiana Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download every Louisiana rate as CSV · Report an error