Tuckpointer prevailing wage in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

$38.11an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$26.91 base wage + $11.20 fringe benefits · BRLA0008-003

West Baton Rouge Parish uses the same tuckpointer rates as 57 other localities. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in West Baton Rouge Parish, a tuckpointer must be paid at least $38.11 an hour: a $26.91 base wage plus $11.20 in fringe benefits, under wage determination LA20260006 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $38.11 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination LA20260006, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier BRLA0008-003 (June 1, 2022). 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: $26.91 + $11.20

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)	$26.91
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$11.20
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$38.11

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 West Baton Rouge Parish compares

The main tuckpointer 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

West Baton Rouge Parishbase $26.91$38.11
East Baton Rouge Parishbase $26.91$38.11
Iberville Parishbase $26.91$38.11
Pointe Coupee Parishbase $26.91$38.11

Tuckpointer 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 tuckpointer rates for West Baton Rouge Parish are the same as in 57 other localities: Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier and 49 more.

Parish	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs West Baton Rouge Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish	BRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER	$26.91	$38.11
East Baton Rouge Parish	BRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER	$26.91	$38.11	same
Iberville Parish	BRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER	$26.91	$38.11	same
Pointe Coupee Parish	BRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER	$26.91	$38.11	same
St. Martin Parish	BRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER	$26.91	$38.11	same
West Feliciana Parish	BRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER	$26.91	$38.11	same
Ascension Parish	BRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER	$26.91	$38.11	same

Louisiana tuckpointer 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 LA20260006 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/LA20260006/2

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 West Baton Rouge Parish as CSV · Report an error