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Louisiana drywall installer or lather prevailing wage, parish by parish

A drywall installer or lather's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Louisiana runs from $15.60 an hour in Webster Parish to $23.11 in Orleans Parish. The median parish is $22.68.

Drywall Installer / Lather 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.

13 localities
ParishBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Bossier ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER
$15.60 $0.00 $15.60 May 18, 2026LA20260030 Mod 1
Caddo ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER
$15.60 $0.00 $15.60 May 18, 2026LA20260031 Mod 1
De Soto ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER
$15.60 $0.00 $15.60 May 18, 2026LA20260034 Mod 1
Jefferson ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER
$18.35 $4.33 $22.68 May 18, 2026LA20260038 Mod 2
Orleans ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER
$18.21 $4.90 $23.11 May 18, 2026LA20260041 Mod 2
Plaquemines ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER · St. Charles Parish group
$18.35 $4.33 $22.68 May 18, 2026LA20260052 Mod 2
St. Bernard ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER
$18.35 $4.33 $22.68 May 18, 2026LA20260043 Mod 2
St. Charles ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER · St. Charles Parish group
$18.35 $4.33 $22.68 May 18, 2026LA20260052 Mod 2
St. James ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER · St. Charles Parish group
$18.35 $4.33 $22.68 May 18, 2026LA20260052 Mod 2
St. John the Baptist ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER · St. Charles Parish group
$18.35 $4.33 $22.68 May 18, 2026LA20260052 Mod 2
St. Tammany ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER
$18.35 $4.33 $22.68 May 18, 2026LA20260044 Mod 2
Tangipahoa ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER
$18.35 $4.33 $22.68 May 18, 2026LA20260045 Mod 2
Webster ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER
$15.60 $0.00 $15.60 May 18, 2026LA20260048 Mod 1

Main drywall installer or lather classification in each parish (Drywall hanger and metal stud installer), 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 drywall installer or lather: $22.68 per hourAcadia 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 drywall installer or lather: $22.68 per hourIberia Parish: no rate for this tradeEast Baton Rouge Parish: no rate for this tradeGrant Parish: no rate for this tradeDe Soto Parish drywall installer or lather: $15.60 per hourWebster Parish drywall installer or lather: $15.60 per hourCalcasieu 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 drywall installer or lather: $22.68 per hourEast 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 drywall installer or lather: $22.68 per hourMadison Parish: no rate for this tradeBossier Parish drywall installer or lather: $15.60 per hourMorehouse Parish: no rate for this tradeOrleans Parish drywall installer or lather: $23.11 per hourOuachita Parish: no rate for this tradeWashington Parish: no rate for this tradeLafourche Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. James Parish drywall installer or lather: $22.68 per hourTerrebonne 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 drywall installer or lather: $22.68 per hourWest 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 drywall installer or lather: $15.60 per hourPlaquemines Parish drywall installer or lather: $22.68 per hourSt. Tammany Parish drywall installer or lather: $22.68 per hour
$15$15$22$22$22$23Drywall Installer / Lather, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a drywall installer or lather make on prevailing wage in Louisiana?

$15.60 to $23.11 an hour depending on the parish; the median parish pays $22.68. 1 group of localities with identical rates and 9 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Orleans Parish1 parish$23.11
  2. St. Charles Parish group4 localities$22.68
  3. Jefferson Parish1 parish$22.68
  4. St. Bernard Parish1 parish$22.68
  5. St. Tammany Parish1 parish$22.68
  6. Tangipahoa Parish1 parish$22.68
  7. Bossier Parish1 parish$15.60
  8. Caddo Parish1 parish$15.60
  9. De Soto Parish1 parish$15.60
  10. Webster Parish1 parish$15.60
Which localities share a rate
ParishesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Orleans ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$18.21 $23.11 
St. Charles Parish group, 4 localities: Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the BaptistDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$18.35 $22.68 
Jefferson ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$18.35 $22.68 
St. Bernard ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$18.35 $22.68 
St. Tammany ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$18.35 $22.68 
Tangipahoa ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$18.35 $22.68 
Bossier ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$15.60 $15.60 
Caddo ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$15.60 $15.60 
De Soto ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$15.60 $15.60 
Webster ParishDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$15.60 $15.60 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 9 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Louisiana drywall installer or lather pay

What is the drywall installer or lather prevailing wage in Jefferson Parish?

$22.68 an hour: a $18.35 base wage plus $4.33 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260038, modification 2. Overtime and every drywall installer or lather classification in Jefferson Parish.

Does drywall installer or lather prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Jefferson Parish the $22.68 total is a $18.35 base wage plus $4.33 in fringe benefits, about 19% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does drywall installer or lather 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 installer or lathers 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)).

Why do some localities have the same drywall installer or lather rate?

DOL often publishes the same drywall installer or lather rates for several localities. Across Louisiana, the 13 localities with a drywall installer or lather rate fall into 10 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one parish; the largest covers 4 localities (the St. Charles Parish group).