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Louisiana drywall finisher prevailing wage, parish by parish

A drywall finisher's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Louisiana is $16.55 an hour in every parish that has one (1), for the main classification.

Drywall Finisher rate in each Louisiana parish, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

1 parish
ParishBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Orleans ParishDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$16.55 $0.00 $16.55 May 18, 2026LA20260041 Mod 2

Main drywall finisher classification in each parish (Drywall finisher/taper), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Tangipahoa Parish: no rate for this tradeAcadia Parish: no rate for this tradeBienville Parish: no rate for this tradeEast Carroll Parish: no rate for this tradeVermilion Parish: no rate for this tradeEvangeline Parish: no rate for this tradeCameron Parish: no rate for this tradePointe Coupee Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. Mary Parish: no rate for this tradeRed River Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. Charles Parish: no rate for this tradeIberia Parish: no rate for this tradeEast Baton Rouge Parish: no rate for this tradeGrant Parish: no rate for this tradeDe Soto Parish: no rate for this tradeWebster Parish: no rate for this tradeCalcasieu Parish: no rate for this tradeLincoln Parish: no rate for this tradeUnion Parish: no rate for this tradeSabine Parish: no rate for this tradeVernon Parish: no rate for this tradeCaldwell Parish: no rate for this tradeLafayette Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. Bernard Parish: no rate for this tradeEast Feliciana Parish: no rate for this tradeWest Feliciana Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. Helena Parish: no rate for this tradeRichland Parish: no rate for this tradeLaSalle Parish: no rate for this tradeAssumption Parish: no rate for this tradeClaiborne Parish: no rate for this tradeConcordia Parish: no rate for this tradeTensas Parish: no rate for this tradeJackson Parish: no rate for this tradeJefferson Davis Parish: no rate for this tradeJefferson Parish: no rate for this tradeMadison Parish: no rate for this tradeBossier Parish: no rate for this tradeMorehouse Parish: no rate for this tradeOrleans Parish drywall finisher: $16.55 per hourOuachita Parish: no rate for this tradeWashington Parish: no rate for this tradeLafourche Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. James Parish: no rate for this tradeTerrebonne Parish: no rate for this tradeLivingston Parish: no rate for this tradeAscension Parish: no rate for this tradeRapides Parish: no rate for this tradeCatahoula Parish: no rate for this tradeNatchitoches Parish: no rate for this tradeFranklin Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. Landry Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. John the Baptist Parish: no rate for this tradeWest Baton Rouge Parish: no rate for this tradeAllen Parish: no rate for this tradeIberville Parish: no rate for this tradeBeauregard Parish: no rate for this tradeAvoyelles Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. Martin Parish: no rate for this tradeWinn Parish: no rate for this tradeWest Carroll Parish: no rate for this tradeCaddo Parish: no rate for this tradePlaquemines Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. Tammany Parish: no rate for this trade
$16.55$16.55$16.55$16.55$16.55$16.55Drywall Finisher, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a drywall finisher make on prevailing wage in Louisiana?

$16.55 an hour in every parish that has a rate, for the main classification.

Which localities share a rate
ParishesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Orleans ParishDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$16.55 $16.55 

No two counties have identical DOL rates for this trade.

Questions about Louisiana drywall finisher pay

What is the drywall finisher prevailing wage in Orleans Parish?

$16.55 an hour: a $16.55 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260041, modification 2. Overtime and every drywall finisher classification in Orleans Parish.

Does drywall finisher prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Orleans Parish the $16.55 total is a $16.55 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does drywall finisher prevailing wage pay overtime in Louisiana?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice drywall finishers get this rate?

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)).