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Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) prevailing wage in Harlan County, Kentucky
$68.92an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$38.05 base wage + $30.87 fringe benefits · ASBE0080-011
Harlan County uses the same insulator rates as 16 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Harlan County, an insulator must be paid at least $68.92 an hour: a $38.05 base wage plus $30.87 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KY20260043 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $68.92 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KY20260043, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ASBE0080-011 (February 24, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Kentucky repealed its law in 2017 (HB 3), which also bars local prevailing wage rules (17RS HB 3).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $38.05 + $30.87
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) | $38.05 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $30.87 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $68.92 |
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 Kentucky change log lists what each one changed.
How Harlan 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 Kentucky
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Harlan Countybase $38.05$68.92
- Leslie Countybase $38.05$68.92
- Bell Countybase $38.05$68.92
- Knox Countybase $30.24$48.78
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 Harlan County are the same as in 16 other counties: Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Lee and 8 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Harlan County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 | |
| Leslie County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 | same |
| Bell County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 | same |
| Perry County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 | same |
| Letcher County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 | same |
| Clay County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 | same |
| Knox County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $30.24 | $48.78 | −$20.14 |
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 KY20260043 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KY20260043/1
We read every active Kentucky 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 Harlan County as CSV · Report an error