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Louisiana millwright prevailing wage, parish by parish

A millwright's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Louisiana is $54.50 an hour in every parish that has one (64), for the main classification.

Main millwright classification in each parish (Millwright), 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 millwright: $54.50 per hourAcadia Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourBienville Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourEast Carroll Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourVermilion Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourEvangeline Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourCameron Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourPointe Coupee Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourSt. Mary Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourRed River Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourSt. Charles Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourIberia Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourEast Baton Rouge Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourGrant Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourDe Soto Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourWebster Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourCalcasieu Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourLincoln Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourUnion Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourSabine Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourVernon Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourCaldwell Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourLafayette Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourSt. Bernard Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourEast Feliciana Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourWest Feliciana Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourSt. Helena Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourRichland Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourLaSalle Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourAssumption Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourClaiborne Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourConcordia Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourTensas Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourJackson Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourJefferson Davis Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourJefferson Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourMadison Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourBossier Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourMorehouse Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourOrleans Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourOuachita Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourWashington Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourLafourche Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourSt. James Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourTerrebonne Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourLivingston Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourAscension Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourRapides Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourCatahoula Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourNatchitoches Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourFranklin Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourSt. Landry Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourSt. John the Baptist Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourWest Baton Rouge Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourAllen Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourIberville Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourBeauregard Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourAvoyelles Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourSt. Martin Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourWinn Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourWest Carroll Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourCaddo Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourPlaquemines Parish millwright: $54.50 per hourSt. Tammany Parish millwright: $54.50 per hour
$54$54$54$54$54$54Millwright, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a millwright make on prevailing wage in Louisiana?

3 groups of localities with identical rates and 0 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which localities are in each group.

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish group56 localities · MILLWRIGHT$54.50
  2. Jefferson Parish group6 localities · MILLWRIGHT$54.50
  3. Plaquemines Parish group2 localities · MILLWRIGHT$54.50

Which localities pay which rate

ParishesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
East Baton Rouge Parish group, 56 localities: Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, De Soto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Iberia, Iberville, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Helena, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Terrebonne, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, West Feliciana, WinnMILLWRIGHT$54.50 $40.34 
Jefferson Parish group, 6 localities: Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. TammanyMILLWRIGHT$54.50 $40.34 
Plaquemines Parish group, 2 localities: Plaquemines, St. JamesMILLWRIGHT$54.50 $40.34 

3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Louisiana millwright pay

What is the millwright prevailing wage in East Baton Rouge Parish?

$54.50 an hour: a $40.34 base wage plus $14.16 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260006, modification 2. Overtime and every millwright classification in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Does millwright prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In East Baton Rouge Parish the $54.50 total is a $40.34 base wage plus $14.16 in fringe benefits, about 26% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does millwright 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 millwrights 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 millwright rate?

DOL often publishes the same millwright rates for several localities. Across Louisiana, the 64 localities with a millwright rate fall into 3 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one parish; the largest covers 56 localities (the East Baton Rouge Parish group).