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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$48.28an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · PLUMBER

$33.30 base wage + $14.98 fringe benefits

PLUMBER (INSTALLATION OF HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS; EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION) · PLUM0060-009

$45.55an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$31.70 base wage + $13.85 fringe benefits

PLUMBERS: EXCLUDING PIPE LAYING (JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES (SOUTHEASTERN PORTION), ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES) · PLUM0060-002

On federally funded or assisted building construction in St. John the Baptist Parish, a plumber or pipefitter working as plumber must be paid at least $48.28 an hour: a $33.30 base wage plus $14.98 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260052 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $48.28 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination LA20260052, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PLUM0060-009 (June 3, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in St. John the Baptist Parish, a plumber or pipefitter must be paid at least $45.55 an hour: a $31.70 base wage plus $13.85 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260005 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $45.55 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination LA20260005, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier PLUM0060-002 (June 5, 2023). 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).

DOL lists 8 plumber or pipefitter rates for St. John the Baptist Parish, from $22.03 to $52.66 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $33.30 + $14.98

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)	$33.30
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$14.98
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$48.28

Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.70 + $13.85

Base wage (taxable)	$31.70
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$13.85
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$45.55

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.

Every plumber or pipefitter rate in St. John the Baptist Parish

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

PIPEFITTER (INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION; EXCLUDING INSTALLATION OF HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS)Building · PLUM0060-009$52.66
PIPEFITTER (INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION; EXCLUDING INSTALLATION OF HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS)Building · PLUM0060-009$52.66
PLUMBER: EXCLUDING PIPE LAYING (ST. JAMES PARISH (NORTHWESTERN PORTION))Heavy · PLUM0198-005$48.92
PLUMBER (INSTALLATION OF HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS; EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION)Building · PLUM0060-009$48.28
PLUMBER (INSTALLATION OF HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS; EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION)Building · PLUM0060-009$48.28
PLUMBERS: EXCLUDING PIPE LAYING (JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES (SOUTHEASTERN PORTION), ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES)Heavy · PLUM0060-002$45.55
SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)Building · SULA2012-037$26.44
PIPEFITTER (EXCLUDING PIPELAYING)Heavy · SULA2004-007$22.03

Hourly rate of each plumber or pipefitter classification in St. John the Baptist Parish, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	WD
PLUMBER (INSTALLATION OF HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS; EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION)BuildingPLUM0060-009	$33.30	$14.98	$48.28	LA20260052 Mod 2
PIPEFITTER (INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION; EXCLUDING INSTALLATION OF HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS)BuildingPLUM0060-009	$34.87	$17.79	$52.66	LA20260052 Mod 2
PLUMBER (INSTALLATION OF HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS; EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION)BuildingPLUM0060-009	$33.30	$14.98	$48.28	LA20260052 Mod 2
PIPEFITTER (INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION; EXCLUDING INSTALLATION OF HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS)BuildingPLUM0060-009	$34.87	$17.79	$52.66	LA20260052 Mod 2
SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)BuildingSULA2012-037	$20.98	$5.46	$26.44	LA20260052 Mod 2
PLUMBERS: EXCLUDING PIPE LAYING (JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES (SOUTHEASTERN PORTION), ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES)HeavyPLUM0060-002	$31.70	$13.85	$45.55	LA20260005 Mod 2
PLUMBER: EXCLUDING PIPE LAYING (ST. JAMES PARISH (NORTHWESTERN PORTION))HeavyPLUM0198-005	$32.42	$16.50	$48.92	LA20260005 Mod 2
PIPEFITTER (EXCLUDING PIPELAYING)HeavySULA2004-007	$17.52	$4.51	$22.03	LA20260005 Mod 2

How St. John the Baptist Parish compares

The main plumber or pipefitter 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

St. John the Baptist $48.282102214

$32.02Ouachita$52.66Jefferson

St. John the BaptistNearby: St. Charles $48.28, St. James $48.28, Livingston $48.92Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 15 counties pay more than St. John the Baptist, 13 the same, 35 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

St. John the Baptist Parishbase $33.30$48.28
St. Charles Parishbase $33.30$48.28
St. James Parishbase $33.30$48.28
Livingston Parishbase $32.42$48.92

Plumber / Pipefitter 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 St. John the Baptist Parish
Jefferson Parish	PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION; EXCLUDING HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION)	$34.87	$52.66	+$4.38
Livingston Parish	PLUMBER	$32.42	$48.92	+$0.64
Ascension Parish	PLUMBER	$32.42	$48.92	+$0.64
St. John the Baptist Parish	PLUMBER (INSTALLATION OF HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS; EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION)	$33.30	$48.28
St. Charles Parish	PLUMBER (INSTALLATION OF HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS; EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION)	$33.30	$48.28	same
St. James Parish	PLUMBER (INSTALLATION OF HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS; EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION)	$33.30	$48.28	same
Orleans Parish	PLUMBER (INSTALLATION OF HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS; EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION)	$33.30	$48.28	same

Louisiana plumber or pipefitter 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. John the Baptist Parish as CSV · Report an error