Heavy Construction — Jackson, Louisiana
WD LA20260006-15378-hvy · Revision 2 · Effective May 17, 2026
Quick Answer
The Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for BIENVILLE, BOSSIER, CADDO, CALCASIEU, CALDWELL, CAMERON, CATAHOULA, CLAIBORNE, CONCORDIA, DE SOTO, EAST CARROLL, FRANKLIN, GRANT, JACKSON, JEFFERSON D in Jackson, Louisiana (construction type: heavy) is $10.70/hr base + $0.00/hr fringe = $10.70/hr total package (WD LA20260006-15378-hvy, Rev. 2).
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WD Number: LA20260006-15378-hvy
Revision: 2
Construction Type: heavy
State: Louisiana (LA)
County: Jackson
Effective: May 17, 2026
Trades covered: 62
Prevailing Wage Rates — All Trades
Base hourly rates and fringe benefit requirements for all trade classifications covered by this wage determination. Total package = base + fringe.
| Trade Classification | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total Package | H&W | Pension | Vacation | Training |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIENVILLE, BOSSIER, CADDO, CALCASIEU, CALDWELL, CAMERON, CATAHOULA, CLAIBORNE, CONCORDIA, DE SOTO, EAST CARROLL, FRANKLIN, GRANT, JACKSON, JEFFERSON D | $10.70 | $0.00 | $10.70 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| BOILERMAKER | $30.49 | $23.13 | $53.62 Bottom 10% +46% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| BRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER | $26.91 | $11.20 | $38.11 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| BRICKLAYER | $26.91 | $11.20 | $38.11 +67% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CARPENTER | $29.04 | $10.86 | $39.90 +67% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CARPENTER | $32.59 | $11.06 | $43.65 +83% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CARPENTER; PILEDRIVER (LAFOURCHE, PLAQUEMINES, ST. JAMES, TERREBONNE, AND WASHINGTON PARISHES) | $32.59 | $11.06 | $43.65 Top 10% +83% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $31.83 | $5.90 | $37.73 Above median +53% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| COUPEE, ST. HELENA, ST. JAMES, ST. MARTIN, ST. MARY, TANGIPAHOA, WEST BATON ROUGE, AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES) | $32.42 | $16.50 | $48.92 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $29.47 | $13.50 | $42.97 +50% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN & CABLE SPLICER (ASSUMPTION, LAFOURCHE, PLAQUEMINES, ST. JAMES, ST. MARTIN, ST. MARY, AND TERREBONNE PARISHES) | $36.00 | $16.66 | $52.66 Top 10% +84% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN (ACADIA, ALLEN, BEAUREGARD, CALCASIEU, CAMERON, IBERIA, JEFFERSON DAVIS, LAFAYETTE, ST. MARTIN, ST. MARY, AND VERMILION PARISHES) | $31.98 | $15.14 | $47.12 Top 10% +64% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN (AVOYELLES, CATAHOULA, CONCORDIA, EVANGELINE, GRANT, LA SALLE, NATCHITOCHES, RAPIDES, SABINE, VERNON, AND WINN PARISHES) | $30.00 | $12.03 | $42.03 Top 10% +47% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN (BIENVILLE, BOSSIER, CADDO, CLAIBORNE, DE SOTO, NATCHITOCHES, RED RIVER, AND WEBSTER PARISHES) | $35.85 | $15.58 | $51.43 Top 10% +80% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING | $30.35 | $12.46 | $42.81 Top 10% +49% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IRONWORKER (ALLEN, BEAUREGARD, CALCASIEU, CALDWELL, CAMERON, EAST CARROLL, FRANKLIN, GRANT, JACKSON, JEFFERSON DAVIS, LINCOLN, MOREHOUSE, OUACHITA, RA | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 Top 10% +51% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IRONWORKER (ASCENSION, ASSUMPTION, AVOYELLES, EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELICIANA, IBERIA, IBERVILLE, POINTE COUPEE, ST. HELENA, ST. MARTIN, ST. MARY, WE | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 Top 10% +51% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IRONWORKER (BOSSIER, CADDO, DE SOTO, RED RIVER, & WEBSTER PARISHES AND BIENVILLE, CLAIBORNE, NATCHITOCHES, & WINN PARISHES; SABINE PARISH:) | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 Top 10% +51% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL (MADISON PARISH) | $34.75 | $13.86 | $48.61 Top 10% +51% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER | $12.79 | $1.73 | $14.52 -25% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER | $10.00 | $1.73 | $11.73 -39% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER | $11.19 | $1.73 | $12.92 -33% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER | $11.00 | $3.50 | $14.50 -25% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER | $12.00 | $2.10 | $14.10 -27% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER (ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELICIANA, IBERVILLE, LIVINGSTON, POINTE COUPEE, ST. HELENA, WEST BATON ROUGE AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES | $15.00 | $2.77 | $17.77 Top 10% -8% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| MASON - STONE | $26.91 | $11.20 | $38.11 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| MILLWRIGHT | $40.34 | $14.16 | $54.50 Bottom 10% +68% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PAINTER | $21.91 | $9.73 | $31.64 Above median +51% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PILEDRIVERMAN | $32.59 | $11.06 | $43.65 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER (ACADIA, ALLEN, BEAUREGARD, CALCASIEU, CAMERON, IBERIA, JEFFERSON DAVIS, LAFAYETTE, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTIN, AND VERMILION PARI | $25.90 | $13.65 | $39.55 Top 10% +27% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER (AVOYELLES, CATAHOULA, CONCORDIA, GRANT, LA SALLE, NATCHITOCHES, RAPIDES, AND VERNON PARISHES) | $26.50 | $13.39 | $39.89 Top 10% +28% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER (BIENVILLE, BOSSIER, CADDO, CLAIBORNE, DE SOTO, RED RIVER, SABINE & WEBSTER PARISHES; NATCHITOCHES, AND VERNON PARISHES; AND W | $28.98 | $14.92 | $43.90 Top 10% +41% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (CALDWELL, EAST CARROLL, FRANKLIN, JACKSON, LINCOLN, MADISON, MOREHOUSE, OUACHITA, RICHLAND, TENSAS, UNION, WEST CARR | $28.75 | $11.86 | $40.61 Top 10% +30% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (LAFOURCHE, PLAQUEMINES, ST. JAMES, TANGIPAHOA TERREBONNE, AND WASHINGTON PARISHES) | $31.70 | $13.85 | $45.55 Top 10% +46% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS LIGHT EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - SINGLE AND TWO DRUM STABILIZERS; FRONT-END LOADERS UNDER ONE CUBIC YARD; A-FRAME TRUCK WHEN HANDL | $21.36 | $7.95 | $29.31 Top 10% +23% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS OILER | $16.78 | $7.95 | $24.73 Above median +4% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS OILER | $16.75 | $10.25 | $27.00 Top 10% +13% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS OILER | $13.99 | $6.95 | $20.94 Bottom 10% -12% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS UNIT OPERATOR | $17.25 | $6.95 | $24.20 Top 10% +1% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - CRANE, ALL TYPES; DERRICKS; DECK WINCHES; HI-HO AND SIMILAR TYPE EQUIPMENT; THREE DRUM OR MORE S | $24.90 | $7.95 | $32.85 Above median +38% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - CRANE, ALL TYPES; DERRICKS; DECK WINCHES; HI-HO AND SIMILAR TYPE EQUIPMENT; THREE DRUM OR MORE S | $25.84 | $10.25 | $36.09 Top 10% +51% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - CRANE, ALL TYPES; DERRICKS; DECK WINCHES; HI-HO AND SIMILAR TYPE EQUIPMENT; THREE DRUM OR MORE S | $21.76 | $6.95 | $28.71 Bottom 10% +20% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: LIGHT EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - SINGLE AND TWO DRUM STABILIZERS; FRONT-END LOADERS UNDER ONE CUBIC YARD; A-FRAME TRUCK WHEN HAND | $20.05 | $10.25 | $30.30 Top 10% +27% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: LIGHT EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - SINGLE AND TWO DRUM STABILIZERS; FRONT-END LOADERS UNDER ONE CUBIC YARD; A-FRAME TRUCK WHEN HAND | $17.14 | $6.95 | $24.09 Bottom 10% +1% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS:UNIT OPERATOR - MINOR EQUIPMENT SUCH AS PUMPS, AIR COMPRESSORS, WELDING MACHINES, LIGHT PLANTS, WELL POINT SYSTEMS, ETC | $17.25 | $6.95 | $24.20 Top 10% +1% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ROOFER (ACADIA, ASCENSION, AVOYELLES, EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELICIANA, IBERIA, IBERVILLE, LAFAYETTE, LIVINGSTON, POINTE COUPEE, ST. HELENA, ST. LANDR | $23.04 | $9.34 | $32.38 Top 10% +47% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ROOFER (ALLEN, ASSUMPTION, BEAUREGARD, BIENVILLE, BOSSIER, CADDO, CALCASIEU, CALDWELL, CAMERON, CATAHOULA, CLAIBORNE, CONCORDIA, DE SOTO, EAST CARROLL | $29.71 | $9.90 | $39.61 Top 10% +80% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER | $23.39 | $4.20 | $27.59 Above median +18% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER | $25.57 | $4.20 | $29.77 Above median +27% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 1- PICKUP; SPOTTER & DUMPER OF DIRT, GRAVEL, ETC | $9.87 | $0.00 | $9.87 Top 10% -58% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 2- STAKE BODY; FLATBED | $9.95 | $0.00 | $9.95 Top 10% -58% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 3- SINGLE AXLE DUMP & WATER TRUCK; TRANSIT MIX, UP TO & INCLUDING 3 YDS | $10.20 | $0.00 | $10.20 Top 10% -57% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 4- TANDEM AXLE DUMP, BATCH & WATER TRUCK OVER 3 TONS; PICKUP WITH TRAILER | $10.35 | $0.00 | $10.35 Top 10% -56% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 5- MISS. WAGON, FLOAT, TRACTOR TRAILER; RUBBER TIRED TRACTOR & WOBBLE WHEELS | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 Top 10% -55% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 7- FORKLIFT | $11.05 | $0.00 | $11.05 Top 10% -53% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: 3 TONS; UP TO BUT NOT INCLUDING 5 TONS | $11.35 | $0.00 | $11.35 Top 10% -52% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: 5 TONS & OVER; INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WINCH, DEMPSEY, DUMPSTER, LOWBOY, SEMI-TRAILER, EUCLID, TOURNAPULL & SIMILAR EQUIPMENT USED | $11.52 | $0.00 | $11.52 Top 10% -51% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: FUEL | $11.35 | $0.00 | $11.35 Top 10% -52% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: LARGER TRUCKS TO CARRY CAPACITY OF REAR AXLES 50,000 LBS. & OVER | $11.65 | $0.00 | $11.65 Top 10% -50% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: OVER 1 TON; UP TO BUT NOT INCLUDING 3 TONS | $11.23 | $0.00 | $11.23 Top 10% -52% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: PICKUP | $10.98 | $0.00 | $10.98 Top 10% -53% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: WINCH WITH ""A"" FRAME WHEN USED FOR TRANSPORTING MATERIAL | $11.48 | $0.00 | $11.48 Top 10% -51% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Crew Labor Cost Estimator
Estimate total federal-contract labor cost using the Jackson, LA — Heavy construction prevailing wage rates. Add a row for each trade in your crew, set the number of workers and hours, and optionally add a burden percentage for payroll taxes, workers’ comp, and insurance.
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This is an estimate only. Burden percentages vary widely by state, employer experience modifier, and benefit plan structure. Davis-Bacon also requires per-trade record-keeping on Form WH-347; this calculator does not replace certified payroll reporting.
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Compliance Notes
- This wage determination applies to federal contracts for heavy construction in Jackson, Louisiana.
- The Davis-Bacon Act applies to contracts ≥$2,000 involving construction, alteration, or repair of federal or federally assisted buildings.
- The total package (base + fringe) is the minimum hourly labor cost per worker. Employers may satisfy fringe requirements by contributing to bona fide benefit plans.
- Apprentices must be registered with a DOL-approved apprenticeship program to be paid apprentice rates.
- Contractors must post this wage determination at the job site. Certified payroll records must be submitted weekly using Form WH-347.
- If a trade classification you need isn't listed below, request a conformance from the DOL Wage and Hour Division.