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MECHANIC leads the highway schedule for Rapides Parish, LA at $25.40 base plus $8.05 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering highway construction in Rapides Parish, LA lists 18 classifications with published rates, base pay from $11.00 to $25.40 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK | $18.22 | $4.48 | LA20260013 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $20.03 | $4.24 | LA20260013 |
| IRONWORKER, REINFORCING | $17.49 | $0.00 | LA20260013 |
| LABORERCOMMON OR GENERAL (CALCASIEU AND CAMERON COUNTIES) | $12.79 | $1.73 | LA20260013 |
Across the 18 published classifications for highway work in Rapides Parish, LA, base pay spans $11.00 to $25.40 per hour with a median of $15.63.
This schedule has been stable recently; the last modification is dated May 18, 2026. Stability is not permanence: annual editions and mid-year modifications can reset rates in Rapides Parish without local notice.
Most rate lines here carry SU or state-adopted identifiers, meaning they come from wage surveys rather than negotiated agreements. Survey rates change less often but can jump when a new survey publishes.
A wage determination is cited as number plus modification, for example LA20260013 Mod dated May 18, 2026. Your certified payroll should reflect the determination in your contract, not necessarily the newest one.
Save the full determination text with your bid papers the day you price the job. If rates change later, the contract determination is your record of what you bid against.
The classification that applies is determined by the work performed, not the worker's title. A foreman who works with the tools is generally due the rate for the hours on the tools.
The signed Statement of Compliance may be the WH-347 back page or another document with identical wording. The signature is a federal certification by your company's officer; accuracy is on the certifier.
Certified payroll uses the employee's name and an individually identifying number, normally the last four digits of the Social Security number. Full SSNs do not belong on submitted payrolls.
Keep certified payrolls and supporting basic records for at least 3 years after the work completes. Withheld payments and back-wage findings turn on what you can produce.
Synced from SAM.gov July 18, 2026. The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the legally operative document.
| LABORERCOMMON OR GENERAL (GRANT, LAFAYETTE, AND RAPIDES COUNTIES) | $11.00 | $3.50 | LA20260013 |
| LABORERCOMMON OR GENERAL (ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELICIANA, IBERVILLE, LIVINGSTON, POINTE COUPEE, ST. HELENA, ST. MARTIN, WEST BATON ROUGE, AND WEST FELICIANA COUNTIES) | $15.00 | $2.77 | LA20260013 |
| MECHANIC | $25.40 | $8.05 | LA20260013 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSROLLER (ASPHALT AND DIRT COMPACTION) | $14.29 | $4.23 | LA20260013 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSTRENCHER | $14.38 | $0.00 | LA20260013 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSBROOM/SWEEPER | $14.05 | $0.00 | LA20260013 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSASPHALT PAVER | $17.20 | $4.97 | LA20260013 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSBACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $16.13 | $0.00 | LA20260013 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSBULLDOZER | $16.40 | $0.00 | LA20260013 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSCRANE | $24.30 | $0.00 | LA20260013 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSGRADER/BLADE | $15.88 | $0.00 | LA20260013 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSMILLING MACHINE | $15.38 | $2.14 | LA20260013 |
| TRUCK DRIVERSDUMP TRUCK | $12.69 | $0.00 | LA20260013 |
| TRUCK DRIVERSWATER TRUCK | $13.79 | $0.00 | LA20260013 |
* changed in the most recent modification. Survey-based (SU) identifiers are non-union survey rates. Amounts tagged per day or per shift are published that way in the source determination and are not hourly wages; they are excluded from the hourly figures above.