Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) prevailing wage in Grand Forks County, North Dakota

$18.40an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$15.80 base wage + $2.60 fringe benefits · SUND2012-003

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Grand Forks County, an insulator must be paid at least $18.40 an hour: a $15.80 base wage plus $2.60 in fringe benefits, under wage determination ND20260014 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $18.40 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination ND20260014, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUND2012-003 (August 18, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). North Dakota has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.80 + $2.60

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)	$15.80
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$2.60
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$18.40

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 North Dakota change log lists what each one changed.

How Grand Forks 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 North Dakota

Grand Forks $18.402621

$18.40Cass$27.23Oliver

Grand ForksNearby: Walsh $18.85, Nelson $18.85, Traill $18.85Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 51 counties pay more than Grand Forks, 1 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Grand Forks Countybase $15.80$18.40
Walsh Countybase $16.68$18.85
Nelson Countybase $16.68$18.85
Traill Countybase $16.68$18.85

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 Grand Forks County
Walsh County	INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION)	$16.68	$18.85	+$0.45
Nelson County	INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION)	$16.68	$18.85	+$0.45
Traill County	INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION)	$16.68	$18.85	+$0.45
Steele County	INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION)	$16.68	$18.85	+$0.45
Griggs County	INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION)	$16.68	$18.85	+$0.45
Pembina County	INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION)	$16.68	$18.85	+$0.45
Grand Forks County	INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION)	$15.80	$18.40

North Dakota 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 ND20260014 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/ND20260014/2

We read every active North Dakota 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 Grand Forks County as CSV · Report an error