Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) prevailing wage in Reno 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 Reno 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 KS20260040 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $81.07 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination KS20260040, 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 Kansas repealed its law in 1987 (DOL state table).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 Reno 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

Reno $81.075

$24.08Riley$81.07Allen

RenoNearby: Kingman $81.07, Rice $81.07, Riley $24.08Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Reno, 98 the same, 6 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Reno Countybase $45.60$81.07
Kingman Countybase $45.60$81.07
Rice Countybase $45.60$81.07
Riley Countybase $18.04$24.08

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 Reno County
Reno County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$45.60	$81.07
Kingman County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$45.60	$81.07	same
Rice County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$45.60	$81.07	same
Stafford County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$45.60	$81.07	same
Harvey County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$45.60	$81.07	same
McPherson County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	$45.60	$81.07	same
Sedgwick County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION))	$45.60	$81.07	same

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 KS20260040 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KS20260040/1

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 Reno County as CSV · Report an error