Insulation Applicator prevailing wage in Gem County, Idaho

$7.25an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$7.25 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUID1983-001

Gem County uses the same insulation applicator rates as 7 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Gem County, an insulation applicator must be paid at least $7.25 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination ID20260001 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.25 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination ID20260001, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUID1983-001 (November 1, 1983). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Idaho repealed its law in 1985 (DOL state table).

This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $7.25 + $0.00

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)	$7.25
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$7.25

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 Idaho change log lists what each one changed.

How Gem County compares

The main insulation applicator rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Idaho

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Gem Countybase $7.25$7.25
Payette Countybase $7.25$7.25
Washington Countybase $7.25$7.25
Boise Countybase $7.25$7.25

Insulation Applicator rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

DOL's insulation applicator rates for Gem County are the same as in 7 other counties: Ada, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Owyhee, Payette, Washington.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Gem County
Gem County	INSULATION INSTALLER	$7.25	$7.25
Payette County	INSULATION INSTALLER	$7.25	$7.25	same
Washington County	INSULATION INSTALLER	$7.25	$7.25	same
Boise County	INSULATION INSTALLER	$7.25	$7.25	same
Canyon County	INSULATION INSTALLER	$7.25	$7.25	same
Ada County	INSULATION INSTALLER	$7.25	$7.25	same
Elmore County	INSULATION INSTALLER	$7.25	$7.25	same

Idaho insulation applicator prevailing wage by county, with a map

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), wage determination ID20260001 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/ID20260001/1

We read every active Idaho 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 Gem County as CSV · Report an error