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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archuleta | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | heavy | $36.98 | $16.82 | $53.80 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | heavy | $36.98 | $16.82 | $53.80 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | heavy | $36.98 | $16.82 | $53.80 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | heavy | $36.98 | $16.82 | $53.80 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | heavy | $36.98 | $16.82 | $53.80 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | heavy | $36.98 | $16.82 | $53.80 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | heavy | $36.98 | $16.82 | $53.80 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | heavy | $36.98 | $16.82 | $53.80 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Otero | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Phillips | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Pitkin | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Prowers | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | heavy | $36.98 | $16.82 | $53.80 | WD → |
| Rio Blanco | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Routt | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Saguache | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| San Juan | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| San Miguel | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Summit | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Washington | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | heavy | $36.98 | $16.82 | $53.80 | WD → |
| Yuma | CO | building | $36.60 | $11.83 | $48.43 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Clinton | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Clinton | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Fulton | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Fulton | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Greene | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Greene | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Hancock | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Hancock | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Henderson | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Henderson | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Henry | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Henry | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Jersey | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Jersey | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Jo Daviess | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Jo Daviess | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Knox | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Knox | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| La Salle | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| La Salle | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Lee | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Lee | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Livingston | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Livingston | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |
| Logan | IL | building | $45.88 | $38.15 | $84.03 | WD → |
| Logan | IL | building | $36.06 | $24.35 | $60.41 | WD → |