Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) prevailing wage in Douglas County, Kansas

$81.07an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$45.60 base wage + $35.47 fringe benefits · ASBE0027-002

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Douglas County, an insulator must be paid at least $81.07 an hour: a $45.60 base wage plus $35.47 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260048 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $81.07 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination KS20260048, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ASBE0027-002 (October 6, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Kansas repealed its law in 1987 (DOL state table).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $45.60 + $35.47

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)	$45.60
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$35.47
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$81.07

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 Kansas change log lists what each one changed.

How Douglas 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 Kansas

Douglas $81.075

$24.08Riley$81.07Allen

DouglasNearby: Franklin $81.07, Jefferson $35.54, Johnson $81.07Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Douglas, 98 the same, 6 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Douglas Countybase $45.60$81.07
Franklin Countybase $45.60$81.07
Jefferson Countybase $23.95$35.54
Johnson Countybase $45.60$81.07

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.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Douglas County
Douglas County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$45.60	$81.07
Franklin County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION))	$45.60	$81.07	same
Johnson County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION))	$45.60	$81.07	same
Leavenworth County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION))	$45.60	$81.07	same
Jefferson County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$23.95	$35.54	−$45.53
Shawnee County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$23.95	$35.54	−$45.53
Osage County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$23.95	$35.54	−$45.53

Kansas insulator 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 KS20260048 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KS20260048/1

We read every active Kansas 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 Douglas County as CSV · Report an error