Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) prevailing wage in St. James Parish, Louisiana

$42.52an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$32.66 base wage + $9.86 fringe benefits · ASBE0053-001

St. James Parish uses the same insulator rates as 3 other localities. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in St. James Parish, an insulator must be paid at least $42.52 an hour: a $32.66 base wage plus $9.86 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260052 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $42.52 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination LA20260052, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ASBE0053-001 (September 2, 2024). 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: $32.66 + $9.86

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)	$32.66
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$9.86
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$42.52

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. James Parish compares

The main insulator 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. James Parishbase $32.66$42.52
Ascension Parishbase $32.66$42.52
Assumption Parishbase $32.66$42.52
St. John the Baptist Parishbase $32.66$42.52

Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) 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 insulator rates for St. James Parish are the same as in 3 other localities: Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist.

Parish	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs St. James Parish
St. James Parish	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$32.66	$42.52
Ascension Parish	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$32.66	$42.52	same
Assumption Parish	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$32.66	$42.52	same
St. John the Baptist Parish	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$32.66	$42.52	same
St. Charles Parish	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$32.66	$42.52	same
Livingston Parish	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$32.66	$42.52	same
Iberville Parish	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$32.66	$42.52	same

Louisiana insulator 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 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 St. James Parish as CSV · Report an error