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Georgia insulator prevailing wage, county by county

An insulator's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Georgia runs from $48.78 an hour in Whitfield County to $52.70 in Baker County. The median county is $52.70.

Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) rate in each Georgia county, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

74 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Baker CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Dougherty County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260312 Mod 2
Barrow CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Bartow CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260302 Mod 2
Bibb CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Bibb County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260314 Mod 2
Brantley CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Glynn County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260315 Mod 2
Brooks CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Lowndes County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260316 Mod 2
Bryan CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Chatham County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260317 Mod 2
Burke CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Columbia County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260318 Mod 2
Butts CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Carroll CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Catoosa CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Walker County group
$30.24 $18.54 $48.78 Mar 1, 2025GA20260319 Mod 2
Chatham CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Chatham County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260317 Mod 2
Chattahoochee CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Harris County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260320 Mod 2
Cherokee CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Clarke CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Clarke County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260321 Mod 2
Clayton CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260303 Mod 2
Cobb CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260304 Mod 2
Columbia CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Columbia County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260318 Mod 2
Coweta CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Crawford CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Bibb County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260314 Mod 2
Dade CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Walker County group
$30.24 $18.54 $48.78 Mar 1, 2025GA20260319 Mod 2
Dawson CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
DeKalb CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260305 Mod 2
Dougherty CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Dougherty County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260312 Mod 2
Douglas CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Echols CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Lowndes County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260316 Mod 2
Effingham CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Chatham County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260317 Mod 2
Fayette CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Floyd CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$30.24 $18.54 $48.78 Mar 1, 2025GA20260306 Mod 2
Forsyth CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Fulton CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260307 Mod 2
Glynn CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Glynn County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260315 Mod 2
Gwinnett CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260308 Mod 2
Hall CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260309 Mod 2
Haralson CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Harris CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Harris County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260320 Mod 2
Heard CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Henry CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Houston CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Houston County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260322 Mod 2
Jasper CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Jones CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Bibb County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260314 Mod 2
Lamar CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Lanier CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Lowndes County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260316 Mod 2
Lee CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Dougherty County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260312 Mod 2
Liberty CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Liberty County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260323 Mod 2
Lincoln CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Columbia County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260318 Mod 2
Long CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Liberty County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260323 Mod 2
Lowndes CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Lowndes County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260316 Mod 2
Madison CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Clarke County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260321 Mod 2
Marion CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Harris County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260320 Mod 2
McDuffie CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Columbia County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260318 Mod 2
McIntosh CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Glynn County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260315 Mod 2
Meriwether CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Monroe CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Bibb County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260314 Mod 2
Morgan CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Murray CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Whitfield County group
$30.24 $18.54 $48.78 Mar 1, 2025GA20260324 Mod 2
Muscogee CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260310 Mod 2
Newton CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Oconee CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Clarke County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260321 Mod 2
Oglethorpe CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Clarke County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260321 Mod 2
Paulding CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Peach CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Houston County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260322 Mod 2
Pickens CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Pike CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Pulaski CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Houston County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260322 Mod 2
Richmond CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260311 Mod 2
Rockdale CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Spalding CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Terrell CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Dougherty County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260312 Mod 2
Twiggs CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Bibb County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260314 Mod 2
Walker CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Walker County group
$30.24 $18.54 $48.78 Mar 1, 2025GA20260319 Mod 2
Walton CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cherokee County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260313 Mod 2
Whitfield CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Whitfield County group
$30.24 $18.54 $48.78 Mar 1, 2025GA20260324 Mod 2
Worth CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Dougherty County group
$33.90 $18.80 $52.70 Apr 1, 2025GA20260312 Mod 2

Main insulator classification in each county (Asbestos worker/heat & frost insulator), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Haralson County insulator: $52.70 per hourBleckley County: no rate for this tradeSumter County: no rate for this tradeMeriwether County insulator: $52.70 per hourDouglas County insulator: $52.70 per hourCoweta County insulator: $52.70 per hourClarke County insulator: $52.70 per hourBartow County insulator: $52.70 per hourDecatur County: no rate for this tradeJones County insulator: $52.70 per hourTift County: no rate for this tradeMorgan County insulator: $52.70 per hourBarrow County insulator: $52.70 per hourCalhoun County: no rate for this tradeMadison County insulator: $52.70 per hourDooly County: no rate for this tradeMcDuffie County insulator: $52.70 per hourGrady County: no rate for this tradeFannin County: no rate for this tradeBibb County insulator: $52.70 per hourPulaski County insulator: $52.70 per hourButts County insulator: $52.70 per hourLamar County insulator: $52.70 per hourEvans County: no rate for this tradeAtkinson County: no rate for this tradeMiller County: no rate for this tradeCrisp County: no rate for this tradeCoffee County: no rate for this tradeBen Hill County: no rate for this tradeChattahoochee County insulator: $52.70 per hourHeard County insulator: $52.70 per hourNewton County insulator: $52.70 per hourDeKalb County insulator: $52.70 per hourWhite County: no rate for this tradeFloyd County insulator: $48.78 per hourMurray County insulator: $48.78 per hourWalker County insulator: $48.78 per hourLiberty County insulator: $52.70 per hourJeff Davis County: no rate for this tradeEmanuel County: no rate for this tradeGlynn County insulator: $52.70 per hourCharlton County: no rate for this tradeAppling County: no rate for this tradePolk County: no rate for this tradeRockdale County insulator: $52.70 per hourCherokee County insulator: $52.70 per hourFulton County insulator: $52.70 per hourGlascock County: no rate for this tradeClayton County insulator: $52.70 per hourGreene County: no rate for this tradeGilmer County: no rate for this tradeWare County: no rate for this tradeHart County: no rate for this tradePike County insulator: $52.70 per hourPickens County insulator: $52.70 per hourHancock County: no rate for this tradeWebster County: no rate for this tradeEchols County insulator: $52.70 per hourWhitfield County insulator: $48.78 per hourBaldwin County: no rate for this tradeBryan County insulator: $52.70 per hourThomas County: no rate for this tradeEarly County: no rate for this tradeClinch County: no rate for this tradeMacon County: no rate for this tradeBaker County insulator: $52.70 per hourDade County insulator: $48.78 per hourDougherty County insulator: $52.70 per hourMitchell County: no rate for this tradeSeminole County: no rate for this tradeSchley County: no rate for this tradeHenry County insulator: $52.70 per hourTaylor County: no rate for this tradeBurke County insulator: $52.70 per hourUnion County: no rate for this tradeUpson County: no rate for this tradeWalton County insulator: $52.70 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeWayne County: no rate for this tradeBerrien County: no rate for this tradeWheeler County: no rate for this tradeColumbia County insulator: $52.70 per hourDodge County: no rate for this tradeGwinnett County insulator: $52.70 per hourDawson County insulator: $52.70 per hourJohnson County: no rate for this tradeJefferson County: no rate for this tradeEffingham County insulator: $52.70 per hourLanier County insulator: $52.70 per hourFranklin County: no rate for this tradeTelfair County: no rate for this tradeElbert County: no rate for this tradeLowndes County insulator: $52.70 per hourTalbot County: no rate for this tradeHall County insulator: $52.70 per hourHouston County insulator: $52.70 per hourPierce County: no rate for this tradeIrwin County: no rate for this tradeLincoln County insulator: $52.70 per hourLong County insulator: $52.70 per hourMonroe County insulator: $52.70 per hourOconee County insulator: $52.70 per hourPeach County insulator: $52.70 per hourQuitman County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County: no rate for this tradeStewart County: no rate for this tradeJasper County insulator: $52.70 per hourForsyth County insulator: $52.70 per hourTaliaferro County: no rate for this tradeToombs County: no rate for this tradeTroup County: no rate for this tradeTwiggs County insulator: $52.70 per hourPaulding County insulator: $52.70 per hourFayette County insulator: $52.70 per hourJackson County: no rate for this tradeTurner County: no rate for this tradeBulloch County: no rate for this tradeLumpkin County: no rate for this tradeSpalding County insulator: $52.70 per hourTowns County: no rate for this tradeWilkinson County: no rate for this tradeLee County insulator: $52.70 per hourTattnall County: no rate for this tradeMarion County insulator: $52.70 per hourCamden County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County insulator: $52.70 per hourGordon County: no rate for this tradeRabun County: no rate for this tradeLaurens County: no rate for this tradeScreven County: no rate for this tradeWarren County: no rate for this tradeCandler County: no rate for this tradeColquitt County: no rate for this tradeHabersham County: no rate for this tradeJenkins County: no rate for this tradeBacon County: no rate for this tradeMcIntosh County insulator: $52.70 per hourRichmond County insulator: $52.70 per hourWilkes County: no rate for this tradeCrawford County insulator: $52.70 per hourCatoosa County insulator: $48.78 per hourCobb County insulator: $52.70 per hourChattooga County: no rate for this tradeCook County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeBrooks County insulator: $52.70 per hourChatham County insulator: $52.70 per hourClay County: no rate for this tradeMuscogee County insulator: $52.70 per hourWorth County insulator: $52.70 per hourBrantley County insulator: $52.70 per hourPutnam County: no rate for this tradeStephens County: no rate for this tradeBanks County: no rate for this tradeHarris County insulator: $52.70 per hourTerrell County insulator: $52.70 per hourOglethorpe County insulator: $52.70 per hourWilcox County: no rate for this tradeTreutlen County: no rate for this trade
$48$52$52$52$52$52Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker), main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an insulator make on prevailing wage in Georgia?

$48.78 to $52.70 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $52.70. 13 groups of counties with identical rates and 10 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Cherokee County group23 counties$52.70
  2. Bibb County group5 counties$52.70
  3. Dougherty County group5 counties$52.70
  4. Clarke County group4 counties$52.70
  5. Columbia County group4 counties$52.70
  6. Lowndes County group4 counties$52.70
  7. Chatham County group3 counties$52.70
  8. Glynn County group3 counties$52.70
  9. Harris County group3 counties$52.70
  10. Houston County group3 counties$52.70
  11. Liberty County group2 counties$52.70
  12. Bartow County1 county$52.70
  13. Clayton County1 county$52.70
  14. Cobb County1 county$52.70
  15. DeKalb County1 county$52.70
  16. Fulton County1 county$52.70
  17. Gwinnett County1 county$52.70
  18. Hall County1 county$52.70
  19. Muscogee County1 county$52.70
  20. Richmond County1 county$52.70
  21. Walker County group3 counties$48.78
  22. Whitfield County group2 counties$48.78
  23. Floyd County1 county$48.78
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Cherokee County group, 23 localities: Barrow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, WaltonASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Bibb County group, 5 localities: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, TwiggsASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Dougherty County group, 5 localities: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, WorthASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Clarke County group, 4 localities: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, OglethorpeASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Columbia County group, 4 localities: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffieASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Lowndes County group, 4 localities: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, LowndesASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Chatham County group, 3 localities: Bryan, Chatham, EffinghamASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Glynn County group, 3 localities: Brantley, Glynn, McIntoshASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Harris County group, 3 localities: Chattahoochee, Harris, MarionASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Houston County group, 3 localities: Houston, Peach, PulaskiASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Liberty County group, 2 localities: Liberty, LongASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Bartow CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Clayton CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Cobb CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
DeKalb CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Fulton CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Gwinnett CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Hall CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Muscogee CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Richmond CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$33.90 $52.70 
Walker County group, 3 localities: Catoosa, Dade, WalkerASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$30.24 $48.78 
Whitfield County group, 2 localities: Murray, WhitfieldASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$30.24 $48.78 
Floyd CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$30.24 $48.78 

13 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 10 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Georgia insulator pay

What is the insulator prevailing wage in Fulton County?

$52.70 an hour: a $33.90 base wage plus $18.80 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260307, modification 2. Overtime and every insulator classification in Fulton County.

Does insulator prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fulton County the $52.70 total is a $33.90 base wage plus $18.80 in fringe benefits, about 36% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does insulator prevailing wage pay overtime in Georgia?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice insulators get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same insulator rate?

DOL often publishes the same insulator rates for several counties. Across Georgia, the 74 counties with an insulator rate fall into 23 distinct sets of rates, and 13 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 23 counties (the Cherokee County group).