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South Carolina asbestos and lead abatement laborer prevailing wage, county by county

An asbestos and lead abatement laborer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in South Carolina is $18.40 an hour in every county that has one (3), for the main classification.

Main asbestos and lead abatement laborer classification in each county (Asbestos abatement worker/hazardous material handler (includes preparation, wetting, stripping, removal, scrapping, vacuuming, bagging and disposing of all insulation materials from mechanical systems, whether they contain asbestos or not)), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Greenville County: no rate for this tradeBamberg County: no rate for this tradeChester County: no rate for this tradeUnion County: no rate for this tradeFlorence County: no rate for this tradeSaluda County: no rate for this tradeAnderson County: no rate for this tradeGreenwood County: no rate for this tradeCharleston County: no rate for this tradeYork County: no rate for this tradeJasper County: no rate for this tradeBeaufort County: no rate for this tradeChesterfield County: no rate for this tradeDorchester County: no rate for this tradeClarendon County: no rate for this tradeDarlington County: no rate for this tradeDillon County: no rate for this tradeGeorgetown County: no rate for this tradeHampton County: no rate for this tradeLancaster County: no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this tradeMcCormick County: no rate for this tradePickens County: no rate for this tradeSumter County: no rate for this tradeAllendale County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $18.40 per hourAbbeville County: no rate for this tradeWilliamsburg County: no rate for this tradeAiken County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $18.40 per hourHorry County: no rate for this tradeColleton County: no rate for this tradeLaurens County: no rate for this tradeFairfield County: no rate for this tradeKershaw County: no rate for this tradeOconee County: no rate for this tradeSpartanburg County: no rate for this tradeBerkeley County: no rate for this tradeEdgefield County: no rate for this tradeOrangeburg County: no rate for this tradeNewberry County: no rate for this tradeLexington County: no rate for this tradeMarlboro County: no rate for this tradeBarnwell County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $18.40 per hourCherokee County: no rate for this tradeMarion County: no rate for this tradeRichland County: no rate for this tradeCalhoun County: no rate for this trade
$18.40$18.40$18.40$18.40$18.40$18.40Asbestos & Lead Abatement Laborer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Aiken County group, 3 localities: Aiken, Allendale, BarnwellASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER (INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING AND DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT)$18.40 $18.15 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about South Carolina asbestos and lead abatement laborer pay

What is the asbestos and lead abatement laborer prevailing wage in Aiken County?

$18.40 an hour: a $18.15 base wage plus $0.25 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SC20260002, modification 2. Overtime and every asbestos and lead abatement laborer classification in Aiken County.

Does asbestos and lead abatement laborer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Aiken County the $18.40 total is a $18.15 base wage plus $0.25 in fringe benefits, about 1% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does asbestos and lead abatement laborer prevailing wage pay overtime in South Carolina?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice asbestos and lead abatement laborers get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same asbestos and lead abatement laborer rate?

DOL often publishes the same asbestos and lead abatement laborer rates for several counties. Across South Carolina, the 3 counties with an asbestos and lead abatement laborer rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 3 counties (the Aiken County group).