Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic prevailing wage in Richland Parish, Louisiana

$10.81an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · HVAC MECHANIC

$10.81 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SULA2004-011

Richland Parish uses the same refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates as 39 other localities. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Richland Parish, a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic working as hvac mechanic must be paid at least $10.81 an hour: a $10.81 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260003 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.81 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.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Louisiana has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).

This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.81 + $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)	$10.81
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$10.81

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 Richland Parish compares

The main refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic 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

Richland Parishbase $10.81$10.81
Franklin Parishbase $10.81$10.81
Morehouse Parishbase $10.81$10.81
Caldwell Parishbase $10.81$10.81

Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic 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 refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates for Richland Parish are the same as in 39 other localities: Allen, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula and 31 more.

Parish	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Richland Parish
Richland Parish	HVAC MECHANIC (SETTING SYSTEM AND DUCT WORK ONLY)	$10.81	$10.81
Franklin Parish	HVAC MECHANIC (SETTING SYSTEM AND DUCT WORK ONLY)	$10.81	$10.81	same
Morehouse Parish	HVAC MECHANIC (SETTING SYSTEM AND DUCT WORK ONLY)	$10.81	$10.81	same
Caldwell Parish	HVAC MECHANIC (SETTING SYSTEM AND DUCT WORK ONLY)	$10.81	$10.81	same
Madison Parish	HVAC MECHANIC (SETTING SYSTEM AND DUCT WORK ONLY)	$10.81	$10.81	same
West Carroll Parish	HVAC MECHANIC (SETTING SYSTEM AND DUCT WORK ONLY)	$10.81	$10.81	same
East Carroll Parish	HVAC MECHANIC (SETTING SYSTEM AND DUCT WORK ONLY)	$10.81	$10.81	same

Louisiana refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic 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 LA20260003 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/LA20260003/1

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 Richland Parish as CSV · Report an error