Millwright prevailing wage in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

$54.50an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$40.34 base wage + $14.16 fringe benefits · CARP0729-001

St. Bernard Parish uses the same millwright rates as 5 other localities. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in St. Bernard Parish, a millwright must be paid at least $54.50 an hour: a $40.34 base wage plus $14.16 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260005 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $54.50 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination LA20260005, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier CARP0729-001 (January 1, 2025). 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: $40.34 + $14.16

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)	$40.34
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$14.16
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$54.50

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 St. Bernard Parish compares

The main millwright 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

St. Bernard Parishbase $40.34$54.50
Orleans Parishbase $40.34$54.50
Plaquemines Parishbase $40.34$54.50
Jefferson Parishbase $40.34$54.50

Millwright 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 millwright rates for St. Bernard Parish are the same as in 5 other localities: Jefferson, Orleans, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany.

Parish	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs St. Bernard Parish
St. Bernard Parish	MILLWRIGHT	$40.34	$54.50
Orleans Parish	MILLWRIGHT	$40.34	$54.50	same
Plaquemines Parish	MILLWRIGHT	$40.34	$54.50	same
Jefferson Parish	MILLWRIGHT	$40.34	$54.50	same
St. Tammany Parish	MILLWRIGHT	$40.34	$54.50	same
St. Charles Parish	MILLWRIGHT	$40.34	$54.50	same
Lafourche Parish	MILLWRIGHT	$40.34	$54.50	same

Louisiana millwright 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 LA20260005 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/LA20260005/2

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 St. Bernard Parish as CSV · Report an error