Louisiana prevailing wage
Louisiana prevailing wage vs Davis-Bacon
Louisiana has no general statewide prevailing-wage law. Federal, local, funding-specific, or contract requirements can still apply; here is what to verify.
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Price a Louisiana crew from your own determination
Type the base rate and fringe from the determination that governs your contract. Nothing is sent anywhere and no email is required — the arithmetic runs in your browser. Numbers below start from a worked example so you can see the shape of the answer before typing anything.
Arithmetic on the figures you entered. It does not look up, supply, or validate a Louisiana rate, and it does not decide which schedule governs.
Overtime assumption. The premium is applied to the base wage only and the fringe stays at 1× per hour worked. That is the usual Davis-Bacon treatment, but the contract clauses and the applicable state rule control. Verify the determination and modification incorporated into your contract before you bid or pay.
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Does Louisiana have a prevailing wage law?
No general statewide prevailing-wage law was identified in the 50-state source review completed July 22, 2026. That does not rule out local ordinances, special funding statutes, owner requirements, or contract-specific labor standards.
What applies instead
Federal Davis-Bacon or a Related Act applies only when the contract or governing funding statute carries those labor standards; federal funding by itself does not answer the question. Also check local ordinances, the awarding agency's bid package, and any project-specific statute.
What must be checked
Start with the wage determination and labor clauses incorporated into the contract. If no federal, statewide, local, funding-specific, or owner-imposed prevailing-wage requirement applies, this page still does not establish the ordinary wage that must be paid.
Guardrail
This page is a state law-and-threshold reference for Louisiana, not a rate calculator or official determination. WhichWageWins publishes the federal Davis-Bacon county rates for eight states and an interactive comparison for Los Angeles County, California only; it does not publish Louisiana state schedules. Verify the incorporated contract determination and current state or local sources before bidding or paying workers.
Next steps
From the rate to the payroll
- Price a crew from these rates — total package, cash in lieu of fringe and overtime on the base rate.
- Report them on Form WH-347 — the weekly federal certified payroll, column by column (Rev. January 2025).
- What Louisiana requires for certified payroll — the state report, its cadence and its source, next to the federal rule.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does Louisiana have a prevailing wage law in 2026?
No general statewide prevailing-wage law was identified in the source review completed July 22, 2026. Local, funding-specific, owner, or contract requirements may still apply.
Does Davis-Bacon apply to Louisiana projects?
It can. Confirm that the contract or funding statute actually carries Davis-Bacon or Related Act labor standards; do not infer coverage from federal funding alone.
Is there a prevailing wage threshold in Louisiana?
There is no general statewide threshold because Louisiana has no general statewide prevailing-wage law. Direct federal Davis-Bacon contracts and Related Act projects have separate, contract-specific coverage rules.
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