Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

$44.58an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$30.38 base wage + $14.20 fringe benefits · SHEE0214-011

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Vermilion Parish, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $44.58 an hour: a $30.38 base wage plus $14.20 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260053 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $44.58 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination LA20260053, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SHEE0214-011 (January 1, 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: $30.38 + $14.20

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)	$30.38
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$14.20
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$44.58

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 Vermilion Parish compares

The main sheet metal worker 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

Vermilion $44.5821910144

$19.83Ouachita$44.58Acadia

VermilionNearby: Lafayette $44.58, Acadia $44.58, Jefferson Davis $35.27Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Vermilion, 13 the same, 50 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Vermilion Parishbase $30.38$44.58
Lafayette Parishbase $30.38$44.58
Acadia Parishbase $30.38$44.58
Jefferson Davis Parishbase $25.16$35.27

Sheet Metal 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.

Parish	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Vermilion Parish
Vermilion Parish	SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)	$30.38	$44.58
Lafayette Parish	SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)	$30.38	$44.58	same
Acadia Parish	SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)	$30.38	$44.58	same
Iberia Parish	SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)	$30.38	$44.58	same
St. Martin Parish	SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)	$30.38	$44.58	same
Cameron Parish	SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)	$26.71	$38.64	−$5.94
Jefferson Davis Parish	SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)	$25.16	$35.27	−$9.31

Louisiana sheet metal worker 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 LA20260053 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/LA20260053/1

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 Vermilion Parish as CSV · Report an error