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Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) prevailing wage in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
$75.41an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Asbestos & Insulation Workers
$45.10 base wage + $30.31 fringe benefits
Allegheny County uses the same insulator rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.
On Pennsylvania public works in Allegheny County, an insulator working as asbestos & insulation workers must be paid at least $75.41 an hour: a $45.10 base wage plus $30.31 in fringe benefits.
PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026); this rate, effective August 1, 2025. Rates are set per project: the public body gets a determination before bidding, and once the contract is signed its rates "shall not be altered" while it is in force (Act § 4). A determination must be re-requested if the contract isn't awarded within 120 days (34 Pa. Code 9.104(a)). Checked against dliweb.pa.gov on October 25, 2026.
Pennsylvania publishes no county rate schedule. These are the rates printed in each county's newest project determination; the binding rates for a job are the ones in that job's own determination.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $45.10 + $30.31
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. L&I 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) | $45.10 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $30.31 |
| Total hourly rate, as printed | $75.41 |
When does this rate change?
- A signed contract keeps the rates in its own determination, including the dated steps printed there. A later L&I rate change doesn't reach it (Act § 4).
- County pages here follow each county's newest determination, so they move whenever L&I issues the next one there. The determination is named in the Source line.
Davis-Bacon insulator rate in Allegheny County
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. Pennsylvania's Act doesn't cover projects where Davis-Bacon applies, so a job uses one schedule or the other (L&I FAQ).
For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is ASBESTOS WORKER/INSULATOR (INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTECTIVE COVERINGS, COATINGS AND FINISHINGS TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS) at $75.93 ($46.50 base + $29.43 fringe), from PA20260001 modification 6, published August 20, 2026, rate ASBE0002-001. Against L&I's $75.41: The Davis-Bacon rate is $0.52 an hour higher.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | ASBESTOS WORKER/INSULATOR (INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTECTIVE COVERINGS, COATINGS AND FINISHINGS TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS)ASBE0002-001 | $46.50 | $75.93 | PA20260001 Mod 6 |
Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Pennsylvania Davis-Bacon changes
How Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Allegheny Countybase $45.10$75.41
- Beaver Countybase $45.10$75.41
- Washington Countybase $45.10$75.41
- Lawrence Countybase $43.06$73.37
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) rates in nearby counties
Current L&I rates. L&I sets rates by county, and counties in the same collective bargaining area often share them.
L&I's insulator rates for Allegheny County are the same as in 1 other county: Butler.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County | Asbestos & Insulation Workers | $45.10 | $75.41 | |
| Beaver County | Asbestos & Insulation Workers | $45.10 | $75.41 | same |
| Washington County | Asbestos & Insulation Workers | $45.10 | $75.41 | same |
| Westmoreland County | Asbestos & Insulation Workers | $45.10 | $75.41 | same |
| Butler County | Asbestos & Insulation Workers | $45.10 | $75.41 | same |
| Armstrong County | Asbestos & Insulation Workers | $45.10 | $75.41 | same |
| Lawrence County | Asbestos & Insulation Workers | $43.06 | $73.37 | −$2.04 |
Pennsylvania insulator prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from L&I on this rate
- L&I PPWS determination
- L&I's PPWS determination search
- Apprentice rates apply only to apprentices in a program registered with the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council, within its ratios. Determinations list journeyperson rates only (§ 9.103(9)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base wage to the fringe your employer pays for you, and compare it with the total. A worker can protest to L&I within three months: Bureau of Labor Law Compliance, 1-800-932-0665 (L&I).
Source
Department of Labor & Industry (L&I), PPWS determination 26-09341, issued October 23, 2026, effective August 1, 2025: www.dliweb.pa.gov/PrevWage/Pages/Project.aspx
We read each county's newest PPWS determination from L&I's site and check every number with a second read. The totals are the ones L&I prints. How we check · Download Allegheny County as CSV · Report an error