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Missouri insulator prevailing wage, county by county

An insulator's prevailing wage on Missouri public works runs from $19.36 an hour in Ripley County to $78.62 in Cass County. The median county is $26.56.

Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) rate in each Missouri county, A to Z

115 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Adair CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.28 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-001
Andrew CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$23.71 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-002
Atchison CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.38 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-003
Audrain CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$63.97 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-004
Barry CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$27.60 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-005
Barton CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$25.87 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-006
Bates CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$25.38 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-007
Benton CountyAsbestos Worker · Benton County group
incl.incl.$22.76 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-008
Bollinger CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$24.59 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-009
Boone CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$62.86 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-010
Buchanan CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$74.19 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-011
Butler CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$27.82 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-012
Caldwell CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$25.44 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-013
Callaway CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$52.62 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-014
Camden CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$27.93 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-015
Cape Girardeau CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$49.03 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-016
Carroll CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$25.97 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-017
Carter CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$21.34 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-018
Cass CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$78.62 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-019
Cedar CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$23.91 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-020
Chariton CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$25.32 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-021
Christian CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$25.41 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-022
Clark CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$21.35 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-023
Clay CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$76.25 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-024
Clinton CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$28.39 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-025
Cole CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$61.67 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-026
Cooper CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$24.97 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-027
Crawford CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$28.68 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-028
Dade CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$23.47 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-029
Dallas CountyAsbestos Worker · Dunklin County group
incl.incl.$21.49 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-030
Daviess CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$24.31 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-031
DeKalb CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$74.48 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-032
Dent CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$25.18 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-033
Douglas CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$22.63 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-034
Dunklin CountyAsbestos Worker · Dunklin County group
incl.incl.$21.49 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-035
Franklin CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$45.98 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-036
Gasconade CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$23.55 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-037
Gentry CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$25.66 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-038
Greene CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$32.86 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-039
Grundy CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$24.69 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-040
Harrison CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$78.02 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-041
Henry CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$28.91 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-042
Hickory CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$21.72 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-043
Holt CountyAsbestos Worker · Holt County group
incl.incl.$26.79 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-044
Howard CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$25.51 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-045
Howell CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.59 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-046
Iron CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$28.55 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-047
Jackson CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$75.81 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-048
Jasper CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$36.85 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-049
Jefferson CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$55.31 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-050
Johnson CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$58.12 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-051
Knox CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$24.73 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-052
Laclede CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$27.90 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-053
Lafayette CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.49 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-054
Lawrence CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.81 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-055
Lewis CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.58 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-056
Lincoln CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$72.06 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-057
Linn CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.55 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-058
Livingston CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.42 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-059
Macon CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.00 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-061
Madison CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$24.36 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-062
Maries CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$23.99 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-063
Marion CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$38.28 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-064
McDonald CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.23 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-060
Mercer CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.56 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-065
Miller CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.53 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-066
Mississippi CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.03 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-067
Moniteau CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$28.30 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-068
Monroe CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$25.05 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-069
Montgomery CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$29.25 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-070
Morgan CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$23.24 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-071
New Madrid CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.37 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-072
Newton CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$25.92 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-073
Nodaway CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$78.41 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-074
Oregon CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$21.65 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-075
Osage CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$30.59 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-076
Ozark CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$19.97 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-077
Pemiscot CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$23.34 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-078
Perry CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$30.44 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-079
Pettis CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$29.19 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-080
Phelps CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$62.81 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-081
Pike CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$28.21 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-082
Platte CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$72.71 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-083
Polk CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$27.39 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-084
Pulaski CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$46.71 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-085
Putnam CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$25.50 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-086
Ralls CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$31.09 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-087
Randolph CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$66.02 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-088
Ray CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$27.67 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-089
Reynolds CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$28.45 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-090
Ripley CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$19.36 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-091
Saline CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$27.29 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-101
Schuyler CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$24.76 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-102
Scotland CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$25.69 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-103
Scott CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$30.45 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-104
Shannon CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$21.02 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-105
Shelby CountyAsbestos Worker · Holt County group
incl.incl.$26.79 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-106
St. Charles CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$67.98 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-092
St. Clair CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$23.46 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-093
St. Francois CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$26.05 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-095
St. Louis CityAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$68.05 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-096
St. Louis CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$72.26 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-100
Ste. Genevieve CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$29.46 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-094
Stoddard CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$27.19 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-107
Stone CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$23.59 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-108
Sullivan CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$29.47 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-109
Taney CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$24.65 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-110
Texas CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$24.72 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-111
Vernon CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$27.45 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-112
Warren CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$72.18 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-113
Washington CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$23.65 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-114
Wayne CountyAsbestos Worker · Benton County group
incl.incl.$22.76 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-115
Webster CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$27.20 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-116
Worth CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$19.72 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-117
Wright CountyAsbestos Worker
incl.incl.$23.61 May 29, 2026MO-AWO33-118

Main insulator classification in each county (Asbestos worker), Annual Wage Order 33 (final May 29, 2026). The rates attached to the call for bids "shall remain in effect for the duration of that particular contract" (RSMo 290.250). Checked October 25, 2026.

St. Clair County insulator: $23.46 per hourMcDonald County insulator: $26.23 per hourWebster County insulator: $27.20 per hourWarren County insulator: $72.18 per hourChristian County insulator: $25.41 per hourCooper County insulator: $24.97 per hourLaclede County insulator: $27.90 per hourLivingston County insulator: $26.42 per hourBarton County insulator: $25.87 per hourNewton County insulator: $25.92 per hourStone County insulator: $23.59 per hourDaviess County insulator: $24.31 per hourScotland County insulator: $25.69 per hourCedar County insulator: $23.91 per hourPettis County insulator: $29.19 per hourBenton County insulator: $22.76 per hourDouglas County insulator: $22.63 per hourDent County insulator: $25.18 per hourShannon County insulator: $21.02 per hourSullivan County insulator: $29.47 per hourClinton County insulator: $28.39 per hourShelby County insulator: $26.79 per hourWashington County insulator: $23.65 per hourAdair County insulator: $26.28 per hourPulaski County insulator: $46.71 per hourIron County insulator: $28.55 per hourCaldwell County insulator: $25.44 per hourPemiscot County insulator: $23.34 per hourMarion County insulator: $38.28 per hourDeKalb County insulator: $74.48 per hourFranklin County insulator: $45.98 per hourJasper County insulator: $36.85 per hourWright County insulator: $23.61 per hourTexas County insulator: $24.72 per hourMadison County insulator: $24.36 per hourMontgomery County insulator: $29.25 per hourPhelps County insulator: $62.81 per hourRay County insulator: $27.67 per hourChariton County insulator: $25.32 per hourMiller County insulator: $26.53 per hourSt. Louis City insulator: $68.05 per hourPike County insulator: $28.21 per hourCallaway County insulator: $52.62 per hourRalls County insulator: $31.09 per hourLafayette County insulator: $26.49 per hourMaries County insulator: $23.99 per hourOsage County insulator: $30.59 per hourMississippi County insulator: $26.03 per hourJackson County insulator: $75.81 per hourCamden County insulator: $27.93 per hourScott County insulator: $30.45 per hourCarroll County insulator: $25.97 per hourAtchison County insulator: $26.38 per hourGentry County insulator: $25.66 per hourBuchanan County insulator: $74.19 per hourAudrain County insulator: $63.97 per hourJohnson County insulator: $58.12 per hourBollinger County insulator: $24.59 per hourCarter County insulator: $21.34 per hourBoone County insulator: $62.86 per hourPerry County insulator: $30.44 per hourLincoln County insulator: $72.06 per hourBates County insulator: $25.38 per hourClay County insulator: $76.25 per hourPutnam County insulator: $25.50 per hourSchuyler County insulator: $24.76 per hourClark County insulator: $21.35 per hourGreene County insulator: $32.86 per hourMoniteau County insulator: $28.30 per hourHarrison County insulator: $78.02 per hourCrawford County insulator: $28.68 per hourHowell County insulator: $26.59 per hourCass County insulator: $78.62 per hourReynolds County insulator: $28.45 per hourWorth County insulator: $19.72 per hourRandolph County insulator: $66.02 per hourNodaway County insulator: $78.41 per hourSt. Louis County insulator: $72.26 per hourDunklin County insulator: $21.49 per hourMonroe County insulator: $25.05 per hourMorgan County insulator: $23.24 per hourNew Madrid County insulator: $26.37 per hourOregon County insulator: $21.65 per hourSte. Genevieve County insulator: $29.46 per hourLewis County insulator: $26.58 per hourStoddard County insulator: $27.19 per hourGrundy County insulator: $24.69 per hourSt. Francois County insulator: $26.05 per hourPlatte County insulator: $72.71 per hourOzark County insulator: $19.97 per hourTaney County insulator: $24.65 per hourWayne County insulator: $22.76 per hourHolt County insulator: $26.79 per hourHenry County insulator: $28.91 per hourHickory County insulator: $21.72 per hourMercer County insulator: $26.56 per hourPolk County insulator: $27.39 per hourKnox County insulator: $24.73 per hourMacon County insulator: $26.00 per hourDade County insulator: $23.47 per hourLinn County insulator: $26.55 per hourLawrence County insulator: $26.81 per hourAndrew County insulator: $23.71 per hourHoward County insulator: $25.51 per hourDallas County insulator: $21.49 per hourCole County insulator: $61.67 per hourBarry County insulator: $27.60 per hourSaline County insulator: $27.29 per hourSt. Charles County insulator: $67.98 per hourRipley County insulator: $19.36 per hourVernon County insulator: $27.45 per hourButler County insulator: $27.82 per hourCape Girardeau County insulator: $49.03 per hourGasconade County insulator: $23.55 per hourJefferson County insulator: $55.31 per hour
$19$23$26$27$46$78Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker), main rate, total (fringes included) per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an insulator make on prevailing wage in Missouri?

$19.36 to $78.62 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $26.56. 3 groups of counties with identical rates and 109 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn.

  1. Cass County1 county$78.62
  2. Nodaway County1 county$78.41
  3. Harrison County1 county$78.02
  4. Clay County1 county$76.25
  5. Jackson County1 county$75.81
  6. DeKalb County1 county$74.48
  7. Buchanan County1 county$74.19
  8. Platte County1 county$72.71
  9. St. Louis County1 county$72.26
  10. Warren County1 county$72.18
  11. Lincoln County1 county$72.06
  12. St. Louis City1 county$68.05
  13. St. Charles County1 county$67.98
  14. Randolph County1 county$66.02
  15. Audrain County1 county$63.97
  16. Boone County1 county$62.86
  17. Phelps County1 county$62.81
  18. Cole County1 county$61.67
  19. Johnson County1 county$58.12
  20. Jefferson County1 county$55.31
  21. Callaway County1 county$52.62
  22. Cape Girardeau County1 county$49.03
  23. Pulaski County1 county$46.71
  24. Franklin County1 county$45.98
  25. Marion County1 county$38.28
  26. Jasper County1 county$36.85
  27. Greene County1 county$32.86
  28. Ralls County1 county$31.09
  29. Osage County1 county$30.59
  30. Scott County1 county$30.45
  31. Perry County1 county$30.44
  32. Sullivan County1 county$29.47
  33. Ste. Genevieve County1 county$29.46
  34. Montgomery County1 county$29.25
  35. Pettis County1 county$29.19
  36. Henry County1 county$28.91
  37. Crawford County1 county$28.68
  38. Iron County1 county$28.55
  39. Reynolds County1 county$28.45
  40. Clinton County1 county$28.39
Which counties share a rate
Counties and the City of St. LouisMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Cass CountyAsbestos Worker—$78.62 
Nodaway CountyAsbestos Worker—$78.41 
Harrison CountyAsbestos Worker—$78.02 
Clay CountyAsbestos Worker—$76.25 
Jackson CountyAsbestos Worker—$75.81 
DeKalb CountyAsbestos Worker—$74.48 
Buchanan CountyAsbestos Worker—$74.19 
Platte CountyAsbestos Worker—$72.71 
St. Louis CountyAsbestos Worker—$72.26 
Warren CountyAsbestos Worker—$72.18 
Lincoln CountyAsbestos Worker—$72.06 
St. Louis CityAsbestos Worker—$68.05 
St. Charles CountyAsbestos Worker—$67.98 
Randolph CountyAsbestos Worker—$66.02 
Audrain CountyAsbestos Worker—$63.97 
Boone CountyAsbestos Worker—$62.86 
Phelps CountyAsbestos Worker—$62.81 
Cole CountyAsbestos Worker—$61.67 
Johnson CountyAsbestos Worker—$58.12 
Jefferson CountyAsbestos Worker—$55.31 
Callaway CountyAsbestos Worker—$52.62 
Cape Girardeau CountyAsbestos Worker—$49.03 
Pulaski CountyAsbestos Worker—$46.71 
Franklin CountyAsbestos Worker—$45.98 
Marion CountyAsbestos Worker—$38.28 
Jasper CountyAsbestos Worker—$36.85 
Greene CountyAsbestos Worker—$32.86 
Ralls CountyAsbestos Worker—$31.09 
Osage CountyAsbestos Worker—$30.59 
Scott CountyAsbestos Worker—$30.45 
Perry CountyAsbestos Worker—$30.44 
Sullivan CountyAsbestos Worker—$29.47 
Ste. Genevieve CountyAsbestos Worker—$29.46 
Montgomery CountyAsbestos Worker—$29.25 
Pettis CountyAsbestos Worker—$29.19 
Henry CountyAsbestos Worker—$28.91 
Crawford CountyAsbestos Worker—$28.68 
Iron CountyAsbestos Worker—$28.55 
Reynolds CountyAsbestos Worker—$28.45 
Clinton CountyAsbestos Worker—$28.39 
Moniteau CountyAsbestos Worker—$28.30 
Pike CountyAsbestos Worker—$28.21 
Camden CountyAsbestos Worker—$27.93 
Laclede CountyAsbestos Worker—$27.90 
Butler CountyAsbestos Worker—$27.82 
Ray CountyAsbestos Worker—$27.67 
Barry CountyAsbestos Worker—$27.60 
Vernon CountyAsbestos Worker—$27.45 
Polk CountyAsbestos Worker—$27.39 
Saline CountyAsbestos Worker—$27.29 
Webster CountyAsbestos Worker—$27.20 
Stoddard CountyAsbestos Worker—$27.19 
Lawrence CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.81 
Holt County group, 2 localities: Holt, ShelbyAsbestos Worker—$26.79 
Howell CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.59 
Lewis CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.58 
Mercer CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.56 
Linn CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.55 
Miller CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.53 
Lafayette CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.49 
Livingston CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.42 
Atchison CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.38 
New Madrid CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.37 
Adair CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.28 
McDonald CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.23 
St. Francois CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.05 
Mississippi CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.03 
Macon CountyAsbestos Worker—$26.00 
Carroll CountyAsbestos Worker—$25.97 
Newton CountyAsbestos Worker—$25.92 
Barton CountyAsbestos Worker—$25.87 
Scotland CountyAsbestos Worker—$25.69 
Gentry CountyAsbestos Worker—$25.66 
Howard CountyAsbestos Worker—$25.51 
Putnam CountyAsbestos Worker—$25.50 
Caldwell CountyAsbestos Worker—$25.44 
Christian CountyAsbestos Worker—$25.41 
Bates CountyAsbestos Worker—$25.38 
Chariton CountyAsbestos Worker—$25.32 
Dent CountyAsbestos Worker—$25.18 
Monroe CountyAsbestos Worker—$25.05 
Cooper CountyAsbestos Worker—$24.97 
Schuyler CountyAsbestos Worker—$24.76 
Knox CountyAsbestos Worker—$24.73 
Texas CountyAsbestos Worker—$24.72 
Grundy CountyAsbestos Worker—$24.69 
Taney CountyAsbestos Worker—$24.65 
Bollinger CountyAsbestos Worker—$24.59 
Madison CountyAsbestos Worker—$24.36 
Daviess CountyAsbestos Worker—$24.31 
Maries CountyAsbestos Worker—$23.99 
Cedar CountyAsbestos Worker—$23.91 
Andrew CountyAsbestos Worker—$23.71 
Washington CountyAsbestos Worker—$23.65 
Wright CountyAsbestos Worker—$23.61 
Stone CountyAsbestos Worker—$23.59 
Gasconade CountyAsbestos Worker—$23.55 
Dade CountyAsbestos Worker—$23.47 
St. Clair CountyAsbestos Worker—$23.46 
Pemiscot CountyAsbestos Worker—$23.34 
Morgan CountyAsbestos Worker—$23.24 
Benton County group, 2 localities: Benton, WayneAsbestos Worker—$22.76 
Douglas CountyAsbestos Worker—$22.63 
Hickory CountyAsbestos Worker—$21.72 
Oregon CountyAsbestos Worker—$21.65 
Dunklin County group, 2 localities: Dallas, DunklinAsbestos Worker—$21.49 
Clark CountyAsbestos Worker—$21.35 
Carter CountyAsbestos Worker—$21.34 
Shannon CountyAsbestos Worker—$21.02 
Ozark CountyAsbestos Worker—$19.97 
Worth CountyAsbestos Worker—$19.72 
Ripley CountyAsbestos Worker—$19.36 

3 groups of counties with identical DLS rates, and 109 counties with rates of their own.

Missouri's Annual Wage Order lists journeyworker rates only. Entry-level workers and federally registered apprentices are paid 50% of the journeyworker rate for the occupational title (RSMo 290.235), at no more than one per journeyworker.

Questions about Missouri insulator pay

What is the insulator prevailing wage in St. Louis County?

$72.26 an hour, fringe benefits included (one rate, no separate base wage), under Annual Wage Order 33 (final May 29, 2026). Overtime and every insulator classification in St. Louis County.

Does insulator prevailing wage pay overtime in Missouri?

Over 10 hours a day or 40 a week pays at least 1½ times the prevailing rate, and Sundays and holidays at least double time. Because Missouri's rate already includes fringes, the multiplier applies to the whole printed figure (RSMo 290.230).

Do apprentice insulators get this rate?

Missouri's Annual Wage Order lists journeyworker rates only. Entry-level workers and federally registered apprentices are paid 50% of the journeyworker rate for the occupational title (RSMo 290.235), at no more than one per journeyworker.

Why do some counties have the same insulator rate?

DLS often publishes the same insulator rates for several counties. Across Missouri, the 115 counties with an insulator rate fall into 112 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 2 counties (the Benton County group).

Which county pays insulators the most in Missouri?

Cass County, at $78.62 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Ripley County at $19.36, and the median county is $26.56.