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Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) prevailing wage in Clay County, Iowa
$19.23an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · MECHANICAL
$16.35 base wage + $2.88 fringe benefits · SUIA2016-031
Clay County uses the same insulator rates as 18 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Clay County, an insulator working as mechanical must be paid at least $19.23 an hour: a $16.35 base wage plus $2.88 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260057 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $19.23 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IA20260057, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUIA2016-031 (July 19, 2016). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Iowa has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.35 + $2.88
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) | $16.35 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $2.88 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $19.23 |
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 Iowa change log lists what each one changed.
How Clay County 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 Iowa
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Clay Countybase $16.35$19.23
- Dickinson Countybase $16.35$19.23
- Palo Alto Countybase $16.35$19.23
- Woodbury Countybase $23.50$31.75
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) 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 insulator rates for Clay County are the same as in 18 other counties: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Cherokee, Emmet, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Ida and 10 more. The closest county with a different rate is Woodbury County, at $31.75.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County | INSULATOR: MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $16.35 | $19.23 | |
| Dickinson County | INSULATOR: MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $16.35 | $19.23 | same |
| Palo Alto County | INSULATOR: MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $16.35 | $19.23 | same |
| Buena Vista County | INSULATOR: MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $16.35 | $19.23 | same |
| O'Brien County | INSULATOR: MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $16.35 | $19.23 | same |
| Emmet County | INSULATOR: MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $16.35 | $19.23 | same |
| Osceola County | INSULATOR: MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $16.35 | $19.23 | same |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- 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), wage determination IA20260057 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IA20260057/1
We read every active Iowa 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 Clay County as CSV · Report an error