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Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) prevailing wage, Elbert County group, Colorado (2 counties)
DOL sets the same insulator rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Elbert and Gilpin. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$31.09an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$23.12 base wage + $7.97 fringe benefits · SUCO2013-016
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 2 counties, an insulator must be paid at least $31.09 an hour: a $23.12 base wage plus $7.97 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260030 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $31.09 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination CO20260030, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUCO2013-016 (July 31, 2015). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Colorado's state rule uses these same Davis-Bacon determinations for state-agency projects of $500,000 or more that have no federal money (CDOT contracts excluded), with no separate survey (SB19-196, C.R.S. 24-92-205). The City of Denver publishes its own schedules for its own projects, on the City of Denver page.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $23.12 + $7.97
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) | $23.12 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $7.97 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $31.09 |
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 Colorado change log lists what each one changed.
How the Elbert 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 Colorado
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Elbert County groupbase $23.12$31.09
- Arapahoe Countybase $23.12$31.09
- El Paso Countybase $36.98$53.80
- Lincoln Countybase $36.98$53.80
Which county is in which insulator group
Every Colorado county with a insulator rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield County group, 42 localities: Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Crowley, Custer, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Fremont, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lake, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Mineral, Moffat, Montrose, Morgan, Otero, Ouray, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Summit, Washington, Yuma | ASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR: (INCLUDES APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTECTIVE COVERINGS, COATINGS AND FINISHINGS TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT ARCHULETA, CONEJOS, COSTILLA, LA PLATA AND MONTEZUMA) | $36.98 | $53.80 |
| Boulder County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $36.98 | $53.80 |
| City of Denver schedules | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR – MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $36.98 | $53.80 |
| Denver County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $36.98 | $53.80 |
| El Paso County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $36.98 | $53.80 |
| Pueblo County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $36.98 | $53.80 |
| Teller County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $36.98 | $53.80 |
| La Plata County group, 5 localities: Archuleta, Conejos, Costilla, La Plata, Montezuma | ASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR: (INCLUDES APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTECTIVE COVERINGS, COATINGS AND FINISHES TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS) (ARCHULETA, CONEJOS, COSTILLA, LA PLATA AND MONTEZUMA) | $36.60 | $48.43 |
| Elbert County group, 2 localities: Elbert, Gilpin | INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $23.12 | $31.09 |
| Arapahoe County | INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $23.12 | $31.09 |
| Broomfield County | INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $23.12 | $31.09 |
| Clear Creek County | INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $23.12 | $31.09 |
| Douglas County | INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $23.12 | $31.09 |
| Jefferson County | INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $23.12 | $31.09 |
| Park County | INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $23.12 | $31.09 |
| Adams County | INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $21.49 | $26.69 |
| Weld County | INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $22.19 | $26.49 |
| Mesa County | INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $20.49 | $24.34 |
| Larimer County | INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $18.46 | $21.56 |
3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 16 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:
- Elbert: CO20260030 Mod 1
- Gilpin: CO20260030 Mod 1
We read every active Colorado 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. The City of Denver rows are copied from Denver Labor's own schedules. How we check · Download every Colorado rate as CSV · Report an error