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Louisiana water well driller prevailing wage, parish by parish

A water well driller's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Louisiana runs from $12.74 an hour in Winn Parish to $14.35 in Acadia Parish. The median parish is $12.74.

Water Well Driller 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.

56 localities
ParishBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Acadia ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
Allen ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Ascension ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
Assumption ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Avoyelles ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Beauregard ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Bienville ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Bossier ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
Caddo ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
Calcasieu ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
Caldwell ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Cameron ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Catahoula ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Claiborne ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Concordia ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
De Soto ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
East Baton Rouge ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
East Carroll ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
East Feliciana ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Evangeline ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Franklin ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Grant ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Iberia ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Iberville ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Jackson ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Jefferson Davis ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Lafayette ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
Lafourche ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
LaSalle ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Lincoln ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Livingston ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
Madison ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Morehouse ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Natchitoches ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Ouachita ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
Pointe Coupee ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Rapides ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
Red River ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Richland ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Sabine ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
St. Helena ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
St. Landry ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
St. Martin ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
St. Mary ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Tangipahoa ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Tensas ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Terrebonne ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
Union ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Vermilion ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Vernon ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Washington ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Webster ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
West Baton Rouge ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · East Baton Rouge Parish group
$11.91 $2.44 $14.35 May 18, 2026LA20260002 Mod 2
West Carroll ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
West Feliciana ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2
Winn ParishPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER · Tangipahoa Parish group
$10.73 $2.01 $12.74 May 18, 2026LA20260004 Mod 2

Main water well driller classification in each parish (Power equipment operators: water well driller), 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 water well driller: $12.74 per hourAcadia Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourBienville Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourEast Carroll Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourVermilion Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourEvangeline Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourCameron Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourPointe Coupee Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourSt. Mary Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourRed River Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourSt. Charles Parish: no rate for this tradeIberia Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourEast Baton Rouge Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourGrant Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourDe Soto Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourWebster Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourCalcasieu Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourLincoln Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourUnion Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourSabine Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourVernon Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourCaldwell Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourLafayette Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourSt. Bernard Parish: no rate for this tradeEast Feliciana Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourWest Feliciana Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourSt. Helena Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourRichland Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourLaSalle Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourAssumption Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourClaiborne Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourConcordia Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourTensas Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourJackson Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourJefferson Davis Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourJefferson Parish: no rate for this tradeMadison Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourBossier Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourMorehouse Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourOrleans Parish: no rate for this tradeOuachita Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourWashington Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourLafourche Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourSt. James Parish: no rate for this tradeTerrebonne Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourLivingston Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourAscension Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourRapides Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourCatahoula Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourNatchitoches Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourFranklin Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourSt. Landry Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourSt. John the Baptist Parish: no rate for this tradeWest Baton Rouge Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourAllen Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourIberville Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourBeauregard Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourAvoyelles Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourSt. Martin Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourWinn Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourWest Carroll Parish water well driller: $12.74 per hourCaddo Parish water well driller: $14.35 per hourPlaquemines Parish: no rate for this tradeSt. Tammany Parish: no rate for this trade
$12.74$12.74$12.74$12.74$14.35$14.35Water Well Driller, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a water well driller make on prevailing wage in Louisiana?

$12.74 to $14.35 an hour depending on the parish; the median parish pays $12.74. 2 groups of localities with identical rates and 0 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish group16 localities · POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLE$14.35
  2. Tangipahoa Parish group40 localities · POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLE$12.74
Which localities share a rate
ParishesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
East Baton Rouge Parish group, 16 localities: Acadia, Ascension, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lafourche, Livingston, Ouachita, Rapides, St. Landry, St. Martin, Terrebonne, Webster, West Baton RougePOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER$11.91 $14.35 
Tangipahoa Parish group, 40 localities: Allen, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, De Soto, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Iberia, Iberville, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Helena, St. Mary, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington, West Carroll, West Feliciana, WinnPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WELL DRILLER$10.73 $12.74 

2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Louisiana water well driller pay

What is the water well driller prevailing wage in East Baton Rouge Parish?

$14.35 an hour: a $11.91 base wage plus $2.44 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260002, modification 2. Overtime and every water well driller classification in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Does water well driller prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In East Baton Rouge Parish the $14.35 total is a $11.91 base wage plus $2.44 in fringe benefits, about 17% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does water well driller 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 water well drillers 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 water well driller rate?

DOL often publishes the same water well driller rates for several localities. Across Louisiana, the 56 localities with a water well driller rate fall into 2 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one parish; the largest covers 40 localities (the Tangipahoa Parish group).