Kansas insulation applicator prevailing wage, county by county
An insulation applicator's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Kansas is $11.85 an hour in every county that has one (2), for the main classification.
Main insulation applicator classification in each county (Insulator (batt)), 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.
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Does insulation applicator prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Douglas County the $11.85 total is a $11.85 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does insulation applicator prevailing wage pay overtime in Kansas?
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 insulation applicators 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 insulation applicator rate?
DOL often publishes the same insulation applicator rates for several counties. Across Kansas, the 2 counties with an insulation applicator rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 2 counties (the Douglas County group).