What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a carpenter in Louisiana?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Louisiana publish 80 carpenter classification rates ranging from $11.55 to $32.59 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in Louisiana have a published carpenter rate?

64 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one carpenter classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. Louisiana may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Louisiana prevailing wage page.

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Carpenter prevailing wage rates in Louisiana

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 52 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Louisiana publish 80 carpenter classification rates, across 52 determinations covering 64 counties.
Those published base rates run from $11.55 to $32.59 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting carpenter rates in Louisiana: 2026-05-18.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

This page collects every classification in Louisiana's active federal determinations that is a form of carpenter work (rough and finish carpentry, including form work) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

LA20260001 rev 2 · Residential · Acadia, Ascension, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge and 20 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING, METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING)	$11.78	0.00	SULA2004-012 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260001 on SAM.gov.

LA20260002 rev 2 · Heavy · Acadia, Ascension, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge and 10 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER: FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING (ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, LIVINGSTON AND WEST BATON ROUGE PARISHES)	$32.59	11.06	CARP1098-004 collectively bargained (union) rate
CARPENTER: FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING (CALCASIEU PARISH)	$32.59	11.06	CARP1098-014 collectively bargained (union) rate
CARPENTER: FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING (ACADIA, LAFAYETTE, ST. LANDRY AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES)	$32.59	11.06	CARP1098-015 collectively bargained (union) rate
CARPENTER: FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING (BOSSIER, CADDO, OUACHITA, RAPIDES AND WEBSTER PARISHES)	$32.59	11.06	CARP1098-016 collectively bargained (union) rate
CARPENTER: FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING (LAFOURCHE AND TERREBONNE PARISHES)	$32.59	10.52	CARP1846-008 collectively bargained (union) rate
CARPENTER (ALL OTHER WORK)	$12.81	0.00	SULA2004-006 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260002 on SAM.gov.

LA20260003 rev 1 · Residential · Allen, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Caldwell and 34 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING)	$12.97	0.00	SULA2004-011 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260003 on SAM.gov.

LA20260004 rev 2 · Heavy · Allen, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Caldwell and 34 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER (INCLUDING FORMSETTING/FORMBUILDING)	$14.75	0.00	SULA2004-008 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260004 on SAM.gov.

LA20260005 rev 2 · Heavy · Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St Bernard, St Charles, St James and 4 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER (FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING AND PILEDRIVERS)	$32.59	10.52	CARP1846-006 collectively bargained (union) rate
CARPENTER (ALL OTHER WORK)	$13.75	2.60	SULA2004-007 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260005 on SAM.gov.

LA20260006 rev 2 · Heavy · Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 53 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER (ASCENSION, ASSUMPTION, AVOYELLES, EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELICIANA, IBERIA, IBERVILLE, LIVINGSTON, POINT COUPEE, ST. HELENA, TANGIPAHOA, WEST BATON ROUGE, AND WEST FELIC	$29.04	10.86	CARP1098-002 collectively bargained (union) rate
CARPENTER (ACADIA, EVANGELINE, LAFAYETTE, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTIN, ST. MARY AND VERMILLLION PARISHES)	$32.59	11.06	CARP1098-007 collectively bargained (union) rate
CARPENTER (BIENVILLE, BOSSIER, CADDO, CATAHOULA, CALDWELL, CLAIBORNE, CONCORDIA, DE SOTO, EAST CARROLL, FRANKLIN, GRANT, JACKSON, LASALLE, LINCOLN, MADISON, MOREHOUSE, NATCHITOCHES	$32.59	11.06	CARP1098-008 collectively bargained (union) rate
CARPENTER (ALLEN, BEAUREGARD, CALCASIEU, CAMERON, JEFFERSON DAVIS AND VERNON PARISHES)	$32.59	11.06	CARP1098-013 collectively bargained (union) rate
CARPENTER; PILEDRIVER (LAFOURCHE, PLAQUEMINES, ST. JAMES (SOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER), TERREBONNE, AND WASHINGTON PARISHES)	$32.59	11.06	CARP1846-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: LA20260006 on SAM.gov.

LA20260008 rev 2 · Heavy · Acadia, Ascension, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge and 19 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUDS, AND FORMSETTING/FORMBUILDING (ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, LIVINGSTON AND ST. JAMES (NORTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER) PARI	$32.59	11.06	CARP1098-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
CARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUDS, AND FORMSETTING/FORMBUILDING (BOSSIER, CADDO, OUACHITA, RAPIDES AND WEBSTER PARISHES)	$32.59	11.06	CARP1098-009 collectively bargained (union) rate
CARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUDS, AND FORMSETTING/FORMBUILDING (ACADIA, LAFAYETTE, ST. LANDRY AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES)	$32.59	11.06	CARP1098-010 collectively bargained (union) rate
CARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUDS, AND FORMSETTING/FORMBUILDING (CALCASIEU PARISH)	$32.59	11.06	CARP1098-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
CARPENTER: INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUDS, AND FORMSETTING/FORMBUILDING (JEFFERSON, LAFOURCHE, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES (SOUTH OF T	$32.59	10.52	CARP1846-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: LA20260008 on SAM.gov.

LA20260009 rev 1 · Highway · Ouachita, Union

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK (UNION COUNTY)	$14.53	0.00	SULA2011-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260009 on SAM.gov.

LA20260010 rev 1 · Highway · Bossier, Caddo, De Soto

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK	$14.80	0.00	SULA2011-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260010 on SAM.gov.

LA20260011 rev 1 · Highway · Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St Bernard, St Charles, St John the Baptist and 2 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER (INCLUDES FORM WORK)	$32.59	10.52	CARP1846-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: LA20260011 on SAM.gov.

LA20260012 rev 1 · Highway · Lafourche, Terrebonne

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK	$19.13	0.00	SULA2011-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260012 on SAM.gov.

LA20260013 rev 1 · Highway · Ascension, Calcasieu, Cameron, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Grant and 9 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK	$18.22	4.48	SULA2011-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260013 on SAM.gov.

LA20260014 rev 1 · Highway · Acadia, Allen, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline and 10 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK (IBERIA)	$11.55	1.85	SULA2011-006 DOL wage survey rate
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK (ACADIA, ALLEN, ASSUMPTION, AVOYELLES, BEAUREGARD, EVANGELINE, JEFFERSON DAVIS, ST. JAMES, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARY, TANGIPAHOA, VERMILION, WASHINGTON)	$13.56	1.85	SULA2011-006 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260014 on SAM.gov.

LA20260015 rev 1 · Highway · Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, East Carroll and 14 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK	$13.45	1.85	SULA2011-007 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260015 on SAM.gov.

LA20260016 rev 1 · Building · Allen

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FORM WORKER	$14.25	0.00	SULA2012-001 DOL wage survey rate
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK	$16.86	0.00	SULA2012-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260016 on SAM.gov.

LA20260017 rev 1 · Building · Assumption

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FORM WORKER	$14.25	0.00	SULA2012-002 DOL wage survey rate
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK	$16.86	0.00	SULA2012-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260017 on SAM.gov.

LA20260018 rev 1 · Building · Concordia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$13.08	0.00	SULA2012-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260018 on SAM.gov.

LA20260019 rev 1 · Building · Lincoln

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$20.62	2.11	SULA2012-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260019 on SAM.gov.

LA20260020 rev 1 · Building · Natchitoches

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$18.22	0.00	SULA2012-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260020 on SAM.gov.

LA20260021 rev 1 · Building · St Landry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FORM WORKER	$14.25	0.00	SULA2012-006 DOL wage survey rate
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK	$16.86	0.00	SULA2012-006 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260021 on SAM.gov.

LA20260022 rev 1 · Building · St Mary

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FORM WORKER	$14.25	0.00	SULA2012-007 DOL wage survey rate
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK	$16.86	0.00	SULA2012-007 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260022 on SAM.gov.

LA20260023 rev 1 · Building · Vernon

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FORM WORKER	$14.25	0.00	SULA2012-008 DOL wage survey rate
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK	$16.30	0.00	SULA2012-008 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260023 on SAM.gov.

LA20260024 rev 1 · Building · Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FORM WORKER	$14.25	0.00	SULA2012-009 DOL wage survey rate
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK	$16.86	0.00	SULA2012-009 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260024 on SAM.gov.

LA20260025 rev 1 · Building · Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FORM WORKER	$14.25	0.00	SULA2012-010 DOL wage survey rate
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK	$16.86	0.00	SULA2012-010 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260025 on SAM.gov.

LA20260026 rev 1 · Building · Bienville, Caldwell

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$18.22	0.00	SULA2012-011 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260026 on SAM.gov.

LA20260027 rev 1 · Building · Catahoula, Claiborne, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, La Salle and 6 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$18.22	0.00	SULA2012-012 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260027 on SAM.gov.

LA20260028 rev 1 · Building · Madison, Richland

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$18.22	0.00	SULA2012-013 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260028 on SAM.gov.

LA20260029 rev 1 · Building · Acadia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$32.59	11.06	CARP1098-017 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: LA20260029 on SAM.gov.

LA20260030 rev 1 · Building · Bossier

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION	$17.59	1.61	SULA2012-015 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260030 on SAM.gov.

LA20260031 rev 1 · Building · Caddo

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION	$17.87	1.67	SULA2012-016 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260031 on SAM.gov.

LA20260032 rev 1 · Building · Calcasieu

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$15.13	0.00	SULA2012-017 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260032 on SAM.gov.

LA20260033 rev 1 · Building · Cameron

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$15.13	0.00	SULA2012-018 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260033 on SAM.gov.

LA20260034 rev 1 · Building · De Soto

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION	$17.59	1.61	SULA2012-019 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260034 on SAM.gov.

LA20260035 rev 1 · Building · East Baton Rouge

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$17.60	0.00	SULA2012-020 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260035 on SAM.gov.

LA20260036 rev 1 · Building · Iberia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$32.59	11.06	CARP1098-017 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: LA20260036 on SAM.gov.

LA20260037 rev 1 · Building · Iberville

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$18.26	0.00	SULA2012-022 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260037 on SAM.gov.

LA20260038 rev 2 · Building · Jefferson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORM WORK	$18.45	3.18	SULA2012-023 DOL wage survey rate
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)	$15.00	0.00	SULA2012-023 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260038 on SAM.gov.

LA20260039 rev 1 · Building · Lafayette

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$19.61	4.60	SULA2012-024 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260039 on SAM.gov.

LA20260040 rev 2 · Building · Lafourche

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$19.26	2.73	SULA2012-025 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260040 on SAM.gov.

LA20260041 rev 2 · Building · Orleans

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORM WORK	$19.37	2.46	SULA2012-026 DOL wage survey rate
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)	$15.00	0.00	SULA2012-026 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260041 on SAM.gov.

LA20260042 rev 1 · Building · Ouachita

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$16.31	0.52	SULA2012-027 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260042 on SAM.gov.

LA20260043 rev 2 · Building · St Bernard

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORM WORK	$19.01	4.28	SULA2012-028 DOL wage survey rate
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)	$15.00	0.00	SULA2012-028 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260043 on SAM.gov.

LA20260044 rev 2 · Building · St Tammany

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORM WORK	$19.36	2.13	SULA2012-029 DOL wage survey rate
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)	$15.00	0.00	SULA2012-029 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260044 on SAM.gov.

LA20260045 rev 2 · Building · Tangipahoa

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORM WORK	$19.25	2.73	SULA2012-030 DOL wage survey rate
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)	$15.00	0.00	SULA2012-030 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260045 on SAM.gov.

LA20260046 rev 2 · Building · Terrebonne

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$19.26	2.73	SULA2012-031 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260046 on SAM.gov.

LA20260047 rev 1 · Building · Union

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$16.31	0.52	SULA2012-032 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260047 on SAM.gov.

LA20260048 rev 1 · Building · Webster

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION	$17.59	1.61	SULA2012-033 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260048 on SAM.gov.

LA20260049 rev 1 · Building · Ascension, St Helena

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$18.26	0.00	SULA2012-034 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260049 on SAM.gov.

LA20260050 rev 1 · Building · East Feliciana, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$18.26	0.00	SULA2012-035 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260050 on SAM.gov.

LA20260051 rev 1 · Building · Grant, Rapides

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$16.77	0.00	SULA2012-036 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260051 on SAM.gov.

LA20260052 rev 2 · Building · Plaquemines, St Charles, St James, St James, St John the Baptist, St John the Baptist

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORM WORK	$19.25	2.73	SULA2012-037 DOL wage survey rate
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)	$15.00	0.00	SULA2012-037 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260052 on SAM.gov.

LA20260053 rev 1 · Building · St Martin, Vermilion

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
CARPENTER	$32.59	11.06	CARP1098-017 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: LA20260053 on SAM.gov.

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