Asbestos Workers/Insulator — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Asbestos Workers/Insulators across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 606 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Asbestos Workers/Insulator is $60.41/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $57.81 and $89.37/hr. The highest state average is California at $84.43/hr; the lowest is Colorado at $49.52/hr.
Bottom 10%
$57.81
Median
$60.41
Average
$67.89
Top 10%
$89.37
Range: $48.43 – $89.63/hr across 9 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2131 — Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall.
Davis-Bacon median
$60.41/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$23.41/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+158.1%
D-B rate exceeds market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
Alaska AK
Avg base: $41.35/hr
Avg total: $57.81/hr
50 rates
California CA
Avg base: $58.25/hr
Avg total: $84.43/hr
47 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $36.68/hr
Avg total: $49.52/hr
59 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $40.97/hr
Avg total: $72.22/hr
92 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $35.23/hr
Avg total: $58.02/hr
193 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $43.60/hr
Avg total: $77.12/hr
2 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $54.04/hr
Avg total: $81.95/hr
5 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $42.84/hr
Avg total: $70.59/hr
2 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $50.13/hr
Avg total: $82.13/hr
156 rates
All Rates
606 county-level rates for Asbestos Workers/Insulator, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians West | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Aleutians West | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | building | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | heavy | $41.35 | $16.46 | $57.81 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | residential | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | highway | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | building | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | heavy | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | highway | $64.56 | $25.07 | $89.63 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | building | $64.56 | $25.07 | $89.63 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | heavy | $64.56 | $25.07 | $89.63 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | building | $64.56 | $25.07 | $89.63 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | highway | $64.56 | $25.07 | $89.63 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | heavy | $64.56 | $25.07 | $89.63 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | residential | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | highway | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | heavy | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | building | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | building | $64.56 | $25.07 | $89.63 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | heavy | $64.56 | $25.07 | $89.63 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | highway | $64.56 | $25.07 | $89.63 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | highway | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | residential | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | heavy | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | building | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | residential | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | building | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | highway | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | heavy | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | residential | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | highway | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | heavy | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | building | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| San Diego | CA | residential | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| San Diego | CA | highway | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| San Diego | CA | heavy | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| San Diego | CA | building | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | residential | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | highway | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | building | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | heavy | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | residential | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | heavy | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | highway | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | building | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Tulare | CA | heavy | $64.56 | $25.07 | $89.63 | WD → |
| Tulare | CA | highway | $64.56 | $25.07 | $89.63 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | residential | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | highway | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | heavy | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | building | $56.32 | $26.52 | $82.84 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | heavy | $36.98 | $16.82 | $53.80 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | heavy | $36.98 | $16.82 | $53.80 | WD → |