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Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) prevailing wage, Pickens County group, Alabama (2 counties)
DOL sets the same insulator rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Hale and Pickens. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$47.50an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$31.10 base wage + $16.40 fringe benefits · ASBE0078-001
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 2 counties, an insulator must be paid at least $47.50 an hour: a $31.10 base wage plus $16.40 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AL20260103 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $47.50 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination AL20260103, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ASBE0078-001 (October 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Alabama has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.10 + $16.40
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $31.10 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $16.40 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $47.50 |
When does this rate change?
- A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Alabama change log lists what each one changed.
How the Pickens County group compares
The main insulator rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Alabama
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Pickens County groupbase $31.10$47.50
- Tuscaloosa Countybase $31.10$47.50
- Hale Countybase $31.10$47.50
- Walker Countybase $31.10$47.50
Which county is in which insulator group
Every Alabama county with a insulator rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker County group, 4 localities: Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Walker | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Elmore County group, 2 localities: Elmore, Lowndes | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Geneva County group, 2 localities: Geneva, Henry | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Lauderdale County group, 2 localities: Colbert, Lauderdale | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Pickens County group, 2 localities: Hale, Pickens | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Autauga County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Baldwin County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Calhoun County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Etowah County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Houston County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Jefferson County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Lawrence County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Lee County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Limestone County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Madison County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Mobile County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Montgomery County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Morgan County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Russell County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Shelby County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| St. Clair County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
| Tuscaloosa County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $31.10 | $47.50 |
5 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 17 counties with rates of their own.
More from DOL on this rate
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Hale: AL20260103 Mod 1
- Pickens: AL20260103 Mod 1
We read every active Alabama Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download every Alabama rate as CSV · Report an error