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Louisiana telecommunications technician prevailing wage, parish by parish

A telecommunications technician's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Louisiana runs from $47.12 an hour in Washington Parish to $52.66 in St. Tammany Parish. The median parish is $47.12.

Telecommunications Technician rate in each Louisiana parish, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

10 localities
ParishBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Assumption ParishELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)
$31.98 $15.14 $47.12 Sep 1, 2024LA20260017 Mod 1
Avoyelles ParishELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY) · Avoyelles Parish group
$31.98 $15.14 $47.12 Sep 1, 2024LA20260025 Mod 1
Beauregard ParishELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY) · Avoyelles Parish group
$31.98 $15.14 $47.12 Sep 1, 2024LA20260025 Mod 1
Evangeline ParishELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY) · Avoyelles Parish group
$31.98 $15.14 $47.12 Sep 1, 2024LA20260025 Mod 1
Jefferson Davis ParishELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY) · Avoyelles Parish group
$31.98 $15.14 $47.12 Sep 1, 2024LA20260025 Mod 1
St. Landry ParishELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)
$31.98 $15.14 $47.12 Sep 1, 2024LA20260021 Mod 1
St. Tammany ParishELECTRICIAN (COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN AND LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)
$36.00 $16.66 $52.66 Dec 1, 2025LA20260044 Mod 2
Tangipahoa ParishELECTRICIAN (COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN AND LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)
$36.00 $16.66 $52.66 Dec 1, 2025LA20260045 Mod 2
Vernon ParishELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)
$31.98 $15.14 $47.12 Sep 1, 2024LA20260023 Mod 1
Washington ParishELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)
$31.98 $15.14 $47.12 Sep 1, 2024LA20260024 Mod 1

Main telecommunications technician classification in each parish, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Tangipahoa Parish telecommunications technician: $52.66 per hourAcadia Parish: no rate for this tradeBienville Parish: no rate for this tradeEast Carroll Parish: no rate for this tradeVermilion Parish: no rate for this tradeEvangeline Parish telecommunications technician: $47.12 per hourCameron Parish: no rate for this tradePointe Coupee Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. Mary Parish: no rate for this tradeRed River Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. Charles Parish: no rate for this tradeIberia Parish: no rate for this tradeEast Baton Rouge Parish: no rate for this tradeGrant Parish: no rate for this tradeDe Soto Parish: no rate for this tradeWebster Parish: no rate for this tradeCalcasieu Parish: no rate for this tradeLincoln Parish: no rate for this tradeUnion Parish: no rate for this tradeSabine Parish: no rate for this tradeVernon Parish telecommunications technician: $47.12 per hourCaldwell Parish: no rate for this tradeLafayette Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. Bernard Parish: no rate for this tradeEast Feliciana Parish: no rate for this tradeWest Feliciana Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. Helena Parish: no rate for this tradeRichland Parish: no rate for this tradeLaSalle Parish: no rate for this tradeAssumption Parish telecommunications technician: $47.12 per hourClaiborne Parish: no rate for this tradeConcordia Parish: no rate for this tradeTensas Parish: no rate for this tradeJackson Parish: no rate for this tradeJefferson Davis Parish telecommunications technician: $47.12 per hourJefferson Parish: no rate for this tradeMadison Parish: no rate for this tradeBossier Parish: no rate for this tradeMorehouse Parish: no rate for this tradeOrleans Parish: no rate for this tradeOuachita Parish: no rate for this tradeWashington Parish telecommunications technician: $47.12 per hourLafourche Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. James Parish: no rate for this tradeTerrebonne Parish: no rate for this tradeLivingston Parish: no rate for this tradeAscension Parish: no rate for this tradeRapides Parish: no rate for this tradeCatahoula Parish: no rate for this tradeNatchitoches Parish: no rate for this tradeFranklin Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. Landry Parish telecommunications technician: $47.12 per hourSt. John the Baptist Parish: no rate for this tradeWest Baton Rouge Parish: no rate for this tradeAllen Parish: no rate for this tradeIberville Parish: no rate for this tradeBeauregard Parish telecommunications technician: $47.12 per hourAvoyelles Parish telecommunications technician: $47.12 per hourSt. Martin Parish: no rate for this tradeWinn Parish: no rate for this tradeWest Carroll Parish: no rate for this tradeCaddo Parish: no rate for this tradePlaquemines Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. Tammany Parish telecommunications technician: $52.66 per hour
$47$47$47$47$52$52Telecommunications Technician, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a telecommunications technician make on prevailing wage in Louisiana?

$47.12 to $52.66 an hour depending on the parish; the median parish pays $47.12. 1 group of localities with identical rates and 6 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. St. Tammany Parish1 parish · ELECTRICIAN (COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN AND LO$52.66
  2. Tangipahoa Parish1 parish · ELECTRICIAN (COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN AND LO$52.66
  3. Avoyelles Parish group4 localities · ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)$47.12
  4. Assumption Parish1 parish · ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)$47.12
  5. St. Landry Parish1 parish · ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)$47.12
  6. Vernon Parish1 parish · ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)$47.12
  7. Washington Parish1 parish · ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)$47.12
Which localities share a rate
ParishesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
St. Tammany ParishELECTRICIAN (COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN AND LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)$36.00 $52.66 
Tangipahoa ParishELECTRICIAN (COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN AND LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)$36.00 $52.66 
Avoyelles Parish group, 4 localities: Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Jefferson DavisELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)$31.98 $47.12 
Assumption ParishELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)$31.98 $47.12 
St. Landry ParishELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)$31.98 $47.12 
Vernon ParishELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)$31.98 $47.12 
Washington ParishELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)$31.98 $47.12 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 6 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Louisiana telecommunications technician pay

What is the telecommunications technician prevailing wage in St. Tammany Parish?

$52.66 an hour: a $36.00 base wage plus $16.66 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260044, modification 2. Overtime and every telecommunications technician classification in St. Tammany Parish.

Does telecommunications technician prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In St. Tammany Parish the $52.66 total is a $36.00 base wage plus $16.66 in fringe benefits, about 32% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does telecommunications technician prevailing wage pay overtime in Louisiana?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice telecommunications technicians get this rate?

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)).

Why do some localities have the same telecommunications technician rate?

DOL often publishes the same telecommunications technician rates for several localities. Across Louisiana, the 10 localities with a telecommunications technician rate fall into 7 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one parish; the largest covers 4 localities (the Avoyelles Parish group).