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Operating Engineer prevailing wage, Bienville Parish group, Louisiana (2 localities)
DOL sets the same operating engineer rates, row for row, in 2 localities: Bienville and Caldwell. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$20.34an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$18.00 base wage + $2.34 fringe benefits
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE · SULA2012-011
$10.36an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$10.36 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: TRACTOR · SULA2011-007
$10.43an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$10.43 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: TRACTOR · SULA2004-008
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 2 localities, an operating engineer must be paid at least $20.34 an hour: a $18.00 base wage plus $2.34 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260026 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $20.34 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination LA20260026, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SULA2012-011 (September 22, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in each of these 2 localities, an operating engineer must be paid at least $10.36 an hour: a $10.36 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260015 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.36 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination LA20260015, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SULA2011-007 (August 17, 2011). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in each of these 2 localities, an operating engineer must be paid at least $10.43 an hour: a $10.43 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260004 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $10.43 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination LA20260004, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SULA2004-008 (May 19, 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 27 operating engineer rates for each of these localities, from $9.93 to $32.85 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $18.00 + $2.34
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) | $18.00 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $2.34 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $20.34 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.36 + $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) | $10.36 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $10.36 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.43 + $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) | $10.43 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $10.43 |
When does this rate change?
- 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)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Louisiana change log lists what each one changed.
Every operating engineer rate in the Bienville Parish group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEBuildingSULA2012-011 | $18.00 | $2.34 | $20.34 | LA20260026 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: TRACTORHighwaySULA2011-007 | $10.36 | $0.00 | $10.36 | LA20260015 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: SHUTTLE BUGGYHighwaySULA2011-007 | $14.76 | $0.00 | $14.76 | LA20260015 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: SCREEDHighwaySULA2011-007 | $15.13 | $0.00 | $15.13 | LA20260015 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: ROLLER (DIRT AND GRADE COMPACTION)HighwaySULA2011-007 | $13.82 | $0.00 | $13.82 | LA20260015 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MILLING MACHINEHighwaySULA2011-007 | $13.31 | $0.00 | $13.31 | LA20260015 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MECHANICHighwaySULA2011-007 | $15.86 | $0.00 | $15.86 | LA20260015 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: LOADER (FRONT END)HighwaySULA2011-007 | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | LA20260015 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GRADER/BLADEHighwaySULA2011-007 | $17.19 | $0.00 | $17.19 | LA20260015 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANEHighwaySULA2011-007 | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | LA20260015 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BULLDOZERHighwaySULA2011-007 | $15.07 | $0.00 | $15.07 | LA20260015 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BROOMHighwaySULA2011-007 | $12.46 | $0.00 | $12.46 | LA20260015 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighwaySULA2011-007 | $15.59 | $0.00 | $15.59 | LA20260015 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: ASPHALT SPREADERHighwaySULA2011-007 | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | LA20260015 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: ASPHALT PAVERHighwaySULA2011-007 | $17.50 | $0.00 | $17.50 | LA20260015 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: TRACTORHeavySULA2004-008 | $10.43 | $0.00 | $10.43 | LA20260004 Mod 2 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: TRACKHOEHeavySULA2004-008 | $11.99 | $0.00 | $11.99 | LA20260004 Mod 2 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MECHANICHeavySULA2004-008 | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | LA20260004 Mod 2 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: FRONT END LOADERHeavySULA2004-008 | $9.93 | $0.00 | $9.93 | LA20260004 Mod 2 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: DRAGLINEHeavySULA2004-008 | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | LA20260004 Mod 2 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANEHeavySULA2004-008 | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | LA20260004 Mod 2 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BULLDOZERHeavySULA2004-008 | $11.82 | $0.00 | $11.82 | LA20260004 Mod 2 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BORING MACHINEHeavySULA2004-008 | $10.25 | $0.00 | $10.25 | LA20260004 Mod 2 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BACKHOE/EXCAVATORHeavySULA2004-008 | $11.67 | $0.00 | $11.67 | LA20260004 Mod 2 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - CRANE, ALL TYPES; DERRICKS; DECK WINCHES (2); HI-HO AND SIMILAR TYPE EQUIPMENT; THREE DRUM OR MORE STABILIZERS; PULLS, ALL TYPES; CONCRETE MIXER ON YARD AND OVER; ALL PAVERS; DITCHING OR TRENCHING MACHINES (TRACK TYPE); MECHANICS AND EQUIPMENT WELDERS; WELL POINT SYSTEMS; HOIST, TWO DRUMS OR MORE; HOIST, ONE DRUM FORTY VERTICAL FEET OR MORE; SCRAPERS; BULLDOZERS, RUBBER-TIRED OR TRACK, OTHER THAN FARM-TYPE; SCOOPMOBILES; MOTOR PATROL; GRADALL; ROLLERS ON HOT MIX; ASPHALT PAVING MACHINES; FRONT-END LOADERS OTHER THAN FARM-TYPE; ONE CUBIC YARD OR OVER; SHOVELS AND BACKHOES, ALL TYPES AND EQUIVALENT EQUIPMENT; PILEDRIVER; AND SIDE-BOOM CATS. (ACADIA, ALLEN, AVOYELLES, BEAUREGARD, BIENVILLE, BOSSIER, CADDO, CALCASIEU, CALDWELL, CAMERON, CATAHOULA, CLAIBORNE, CONCORDIA, DESOTO, EAST CARROLL, EVANGELINE, FRANKLIN, GRANT, JACKSON, JEFFERSON DAVIS, LASALLE, LINCOLN, MADISON, MOREHOUSE, NATICHITOCHES, OUACHITA, RAPIDES, RED RIVER, RICHLAND, SABINE, ST. LANDRY, TENSAS, UNION, VERNON, WEBSTER, WEST CARROLL, AND WINN PARISHES)HeavyENGI0406-006 | $24.90 | $7.95 | $32.85 | LA20260006 Mod 2 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS UNIT OPERATOR (ACADIA, ALLEN, AVOYELLES, BEAUREGARD, BIENVILLE, BOSSIER, CADDO, CALCASIEU, CALDWELL, CAMERON, CATAHOULA, CLAIBORNE, CONCORDIA, DESOTO, EAST CARROLL, EVANGELINE, FRANKLIN, GRANT, JACKSON, JEFFERSON DAVIS, LASALLE, LINCOLN, MADISON, MOREHOUSE, NATICHITOCHES, OUACHITA, RAPIDES, RED RIVER, RICHLAND, SABINE, ST. LANDRY, TENSAS, UNION, VERNON, WEBSTER, WEST CARROLL, AND WINN PARISHES)HeavyENGI0406-006 | $17.25 | $6.95 | $24.20 | LA20260006 Mod 2 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS OILER (ACADIA, ALLEN, AVOYELLES, BEAUREGARD, BIENVILLE, BOSSIER, CADDO, CALCASIEU, CALDWELL, CAMERON, CATAHOULA, CLAIBORNE, CONCORDIA, DESOTO, EAST CARROLL, EVANGELINE, FRANKLIN, GRANT, JACKSON, JEFFERSON DAVIS, LASALLE, LINCOLN, MADISON, MOREHOUSE, NATICHITOCHES, OUACHITA, RAPIDES, RED RIVER, RICHLAND, SABINE, ST. LANDRY, TENSAS, UNION, VERNON, WEBSTER, WEST CARROLL, AND WINN PARISHES)HeavyENGI0406-006 | $16.78 | $7.95 | $24.73 | LA20260006 Mod 2 |
How the Bienville Parish group compares
The main operating engineer 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Bienville Parish groupbase $18.00$20.34
- Red River Parishbase $18.00$20.34
- Lincoln Parishbase $18.50$20.44
- Jackson Parishbase $18.00$20.34
Which parish is in which operating engineer group
Every Louisiana parish with a operating engineer rate. Localities DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Parishes | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $22.92 | $22.92 |
| Avoyelles Parish group, 4 localities: Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.50 | $21.90 |
| Allen Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.50 | $21.90 |
| Assumption Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.50 | $21.90 |
| St. Landry Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.50 | $21.90 |
| St. Mary Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.50 | $21.90 |
| Vernon Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.50 | $21.90 |
| Washington Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.50 | $21.90 |
| Ouachita Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.33 | $21.42 |
| Union Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.33 | $21.42 |
| Jefferson Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $21.03 | $21.03 |
| Lafourche Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $21.03 | $21.03 |
| Plaquemines Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $21.03 | $21.03 |
| St. Bernard Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $21.03 | $21.03 |
| St. Charles Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $21.03 | $21.03 |
| St. James Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $21.03 | $21.03 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $21.03 | $21.03 |
| St. Tammany Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $21.03 | $21.03 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $21.03 | $21.03 |
| Terrebonne Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $21.03 | $21.03 |
| Bossier Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.36 | $20.74 |
| Caddo Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.36 | $20.74 |
| De Soto Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.36 | $20.74 |
| Webster Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.36 | $20.74 |
| Lincoln Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.50 | $20.44 |
| Morehouse Parish group, 12 localities: Catahoula, Claiborne, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, LaSalle, Morehouse, Red River, Sabine, Tensas, West Carroll, Winn | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $20.34 |
| Bienville Parish group, 2 localities: Bienville, Caldwell | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $20.34 |
| Richland Parish group, 2 localities: Madison, Richland | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $20.34 |
| Concordia Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $20.34 |
| Natchitoches Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.00 | $20.34 |
| Calcasieu Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.88 | $19.88 |
| Cameron Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.88 | $19.88 |
| Grant Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.88 | $19.88 |
| Rapides Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.88 | $19.88 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish group, 3 localities: East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.07 | $19.07 |
| Livingston Parish group, 2 localities: Livingston, West Baton Rouge | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.07 | $19.07 |
| Acadia Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.07 | $19.07 |
| Ascension Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.07 | $19.07 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.07 | $19.07 |
| Iberia Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.07 | $19.07 |
| Iberville Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.07 | $19.07 |
| Lafayette Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.07 | $19.07 |
| St. Helena Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.07 | $19.07 |
| St. Martin Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.07 | $19.07 |
| Vermilion Parish | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.07 | $19.07 |
6 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 39 counties with rates of their own.
Louisiana operating engineer 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)).
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:
- Bienville: LA20260026 Mod 1
- Caldwell: LA20260026 Mod 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 every Louisiana rate as CSV · Report an error