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Painter prevailing wage in Iberia Parish, Louisiana

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.

$28.31an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$18.83 base wage + $9.48 fringe benefits

PAINTER (SPRAY) · PAIN1244-011

$11.57an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$11.57 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

PAINTERS, BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY (INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING) · SULA2004-011

$31.64an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$21.91 base wage + $9.73 fringe benefits

PAINTER (NEW ORLEANS AREA - ASCENSION, ASSUMPTION, CONCORDIA, EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELICIANA, IBERIA, IBERVILLE, LAFAYETTE, LAFOURCHE, LIVINGSTON, PLAQUEMINES, POINTE COUPEE, ST. HELENA, ST. JAMES, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTIN, ST. MARY, TANGIPAHOA, TERREBONNE, VERMILION, WASHINGTON, WEST BATON ROUGE, AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES) · PAIN1244-007

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Iberia Parish, a painter must be paid at least $28.31 an hour: a $18.83 base wage plus $9.48 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260036 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $28.31 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination LA20260036, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PAIN1244-011 (December 1, 2021). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Iberia Parish, a painter must be paid at least $11.57 an hour: a $11.57 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260003 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $11.57 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination LA20260003, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SULA2004-011 (June 15, 2004). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Iberia Parish, a painter must be paid at least $31.64 an hour: a $21.91 base wage plus $9.73 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260006 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $31.64 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination LA20260006, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier PAIN1244-007 (November 1, 2019). 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 4 painter rates for Iberia Parish, from $11.57 to $31.64 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $18.83 + $9.48

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)$18.83
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$9.48
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$28.31

Base wage and fringe benefits: $11.57 + $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)$11.57
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$11.57

Base wage and fringe benefits: $21.91 + $9.73

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)$21.91
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$9.73
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$31.64

When does this rate change?

Every painter rate in Iberia Parish

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

  1. PAINTER (NEW ORLEANS AREA - ASCENSION, ASSUMPTION, CONCORDIA, EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELICIANA, IBERIA, IBERVILLE, LAFAYETTE, LAFOURCHE, LIVINGSTON, PLAQUEMINES, POINTE COUPEE, ST. HELENA, ST. JAMES, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTIN, ST. MARY, TANGIPAHOA, TERREBONNE, VERMILION, WASHINGTON, WEST BATON ROUGE, AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES)Heavy · PAIN1244-007$31.64
  2. PAINTER (SPRAY)Building · PAIN1244-011$28.31
  3. PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)Building · SULA2012-021$27.21
  4. PAINTERS, BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY (INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)Residential · SULA2004-011$11.57
Hourly rate of each painter classification in Iberia Parish, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
PAINTER (SPRAY)BuildingPAIN1244-011$18.83 $9.48 $28.31 LA20260036 Mod 1
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)BuildingSULA2012-021$18.30 $8.91 $27.21 LA20260036 Mod 1
PAINTER (NEW ORLEANS AREA - ASCENSION, ASSUMPTION, CONCORDIA, EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELICIANA, IBERIA, IBERVILLE, LAFAYETTE, LAFOURCHE, LIVINGSTON, PLAQUEMINES, POINTE COUPEE, ST. HELENA, ST. JAMES, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTIN, ST. MARY, TANGIPAHOA, TERREBONNE, VERMILION, WASHINGTON, WEST BATON ROUGE, AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES)HeavyPAIN1244-007$21.91 $9.73 $31.64 LA20260006 Mod 2
PAINTERS, BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY (INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)ResidentialSULA2004-011$11.57 $0.00 $11.57 LA20260003 Mod 1

How Iberia Parish compares

The main painter 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

$17.25Orleans$31.64Allen
IberiaNearby: St. Martin $28.31, St. Mary $31.64, Lafayette $28.31Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 29 counties pay more than Iberia, 26 the same, 8 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Iberia Parishbase $18.83$28.31
  2. St. Martin Parishbase $18.83$28.31
  3. St. Mary Parishbase $21.91$31.64
  4. Lafayette Parishbase $18.83$28.31

Painter rates in nearby localities

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of parishes, so neighbours often share them; the parish where the work is done decides.

ParishClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Iberia Parish
St. Mary ParishPAINTER (NEW ORLEANS AREA - ASCENSION, ASSUMPTION, CONCORDIA, EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELICIANA, IBERIA, IBERVILLE, LAFAYETTE, LAFOURCHE, LIVINGSTON, PLAQUEMINES, POINTE COUPEE, ST. HELENA, ST. JAMES, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTIN, ST. MARY, TANGIPAHOA, TERREBONNE, VERMILION, WASHINGTON, WEST BATON ROUGE, AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES)$21.91 $31.64 +$3.33
Assumption ParishPAINTER (NEW ORLEANS AREA - ASCENSION, ASSUMPTION, CONCORDIA, EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELICIANA, IBERIA, IBERVILLE, LAFAYETTE, LAFOURCHE, LIVINGSTON, PLAQUEMINES, POINTE COUPEE, ST. HELENA, ST. JAMES, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTIN, ST. MARY, TANGIPAHOA, TERREBONNE, VERMILION, WASHINGTON, WEST BATON ROUGE, AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES)$21.91 $31.64 +$3.33
Iberia ParishPAINTER (SPRAY)$18.83 $28.31 
St. Martin ParishPAINTER (SPRAY)$18.83 $28.31 same
Lafayette ParishPAINTER (SPRAY)$18.83 $28.31 same
Iberville ParishPAINTER (SPRAY)$18.83 $28.31 same
Vermilion ParishPAINTER (SPRAY)$18.83 $28.31 same

Louisiana painter prevailing wage by parish, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Iberia Parish prevailing wage rates

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), wage determination LA20260036 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/LA20260036/1

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 Iberia Parish as CSV · Report an error