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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
$22.68an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$18.35 base wage + $4.33 fringe benefits · SULA2012-037
Plaquemines Parish uses the same drywall installer or lather rates as 3 other localities. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Plaquemines Parish, a drywall installer or lather must be paid at least $22.68 an hour: a $18.35 base wage plus $4.33 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260052 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $22.68 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination LA20260052, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SULA2012-037 (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: $18.35 + $4.33
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) | $18.35 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $4.33 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $22.68 |
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 Plaquemines 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Plaquemines Parishbase $18.35$22.68
- St. Bernard Parishbase $18.35$22.68
- Jefferson Parishbase $18.35$22.68
- Orleans Parishbase $18.21$23.11
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.
DOL's drywall installer or lather rates for Plaquemines Parish are the same as in 3 other localities: St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist.
| Parish | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Plaquemines Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans Parish | DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER | $18.21 | $23.11 | +$0.43 |
| Plaquemines Parish | DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER | $18.35 | $22.68 | |
| St. Bernard Parish | DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER | $18.35 | $22.68 | same |
| Jefferson Parish | DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER | $18.35 | $22.68 | same |
| St. Charles Parish | DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER | $18.35 | $22.68 | same |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER | $18.35 | $22.68 | same |
| St. Tammany Parish | DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER | $18.35 | $22.68 | same |
Louisiana drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by parish, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- 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), wage determination LA20260052 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/LA20260052/2
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 Plaquemines Parish as CSV · Report an error