Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Orleans Parish, Louisiana

$23.11an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$18.21 base wage + $4.90 fringe benefits · SULA2012-026

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Orleans Parish, a drywall installer or lather must be paid at least $23.11 an hour: a $18.21 base wage plus $4.90 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260041 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $23.11 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination LA20260041, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SULA2012-026 (September 22, 2014). 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).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $18.21 + $4.90

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)	$18.21
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$4.90
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$23.11

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.

How Orleans Parish compares

The main drywall installer or lather 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

Orleans $23.1148

$15.60Bossier$23.11Orleans

OrleansNearby: St. Tammany $22.68, Jefferson $22.68, St. Bernard $22.68Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Orleans, 0 the same, 12 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Orleans Parishbase $18.21$23.11
St. Tammany Parishbase $18.35$22.68
Jefferson Parishbase $18.35$22.68
St. Bernard Parishbase $18.35$22.68

Drywall Installer / Lather 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.

Parish	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Orleans Parish
Orleans Parish	DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	$18.21	$23.11
St. Tammany Parish	DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	$18.35	$22.68	−$0.43
Jefferson Parish	DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	$18.35	$22.68	−$0.43
St. Bernard Parish	DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	$18.35	$22.68	−$0.43
St. Charles Parish	DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	$18.35	$22.68	−$0.43
St. John the Baptist Parish	DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	$18.35	$22.68	−$0.43
Plaquemines Parish	DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	$18.35	$22.68	−$0.43

Louisiana drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by parish, with a map

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 LA20260041 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/LA20260041/2

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 Orleans Parish as CSV · Report an error