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Tennessee insulator prevailing wage, county by county

An insulator's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Tennessee is $56.99 an hour in every county that has one (42), for the main classification.

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

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

42 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Anderson CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260176 Mod 1
Blount CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260177 Mod 1
Bradley CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Bradley County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260194 Mod 1
Campbell CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Campbell County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260195 Mod 1
Cannon CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cheatham County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260196 Mod 1
Carter CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Carter County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260197 Mod 1
Cheatham CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Cheatham County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260196 Mod 1
Chester CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Chester County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260198 Mod 1
Crockett CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Chester County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260198 Mod 1
Davidson CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260178 Mod 1
Dickson CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Dickson County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260199 Mod 1
Fayette CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Shelby County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260200 Mod 1
Grainger CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Campbell County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260195 Mod 1
Hamblen CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260179 Mod 1
Hamilton CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260180 Mod 1
Hawkins CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Sullivan County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260201 Mod 1
Hickman CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Dickson County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260199 Mod 1
Jefferson CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260181 Mod 1
Knox CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260182 Mod 1
Loudon CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Loudon County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260202 Mod 1
Macon CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Maury County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260203 Mod 1
Madison CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260183 Mod 1
Marion CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260184 Mod 1
Maury CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Maury County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260203 Mod 1
Montgomery CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260185 Mod 1
Morgan CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Loudon County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260202 Mod 1
Polk CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Bradley County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260194 Mod 1
Roane CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260186 Mod 1
Robertson CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Robertson County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260204 Mod 1
Rutherford CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260187 Mod 1
Sequatchie CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260188 Mod 1
Shelby CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Shelby County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260200 Mod 1
Smith CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Robertson County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260204 Mod 1
Sullivan CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Sullivan County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260201 Mod 1
Sumner CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Sumner County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260205 Mod 1
Tipton CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260189 Mod 1
Trousdale CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Sumner County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260205 Mod 1
Unicoi CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · Carter County group
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260197 Mod 1
Union CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260190 Mod 1
Washington CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260191 Mod 1
Williamson CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260192 Mod 1
Wilson CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR
$38.17 $18.82 $56.99 Mar 1, 2025TN20260193 Mod 1

Main insulator classification in each county (Asbestos worker/heat & frost insulator), 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.

Scott County: no rate for this tradeSequatchie County insulator: $56.99 per hourBledsoe County: no rate for this tradeGiles County: no rate for this tradeChester County insulator: $56.99 per hourTrousdale County insulator: $56.99 per hourGibson County: no rate for this tradeBenton County: no rate for this tradeLewis County: no rate for this tradeMadison County insulator: $56.99 per hourWashington County insulator: $56.99 per hourCrockett County insulator: $56.99 per hourHancock County: no rate for this tradeSmith County insulator: $56.99 per hourLoudon County insulator: $56.99 per hourShelby County insulator: $56.99 per hourHouston County: no rate for this tradeJohnson County: no rate for this tradeMeigs County: no rate for this tradeCocke County: no rate for this tradeDickson County insulator: $56.99 per hourGrainger County insulator: $56.99 per hourHawkins County insulator: $56.99 per hourHenderson County: no rate for this tradeHaywood County: no rate for this tradeTipton County insulator: $56.99 per hourMcNairy County: no rate for this tradePerry County: no rate for this tradeMaury County insulator: $56.99 per hourSevier County: no rate for this tradePolk County insulator: $56.99 per hourDyer County: no rate for this tradeCoffee County: no rate for this tradeWarren County: no rate for this tradeSumner County insulator: $56.99 per hourAnderson County insulator: $56.99 per hourClay County: no rate for this tradeGreene County: no rate for this tradeFentress County: no rate for this tradeOverton County: no rate for this tradeObion County: no rate for this tradeBlount County insulator: $56.99 per hourCarroll County: no rate for this tradeHenry County: no rate for this tradeCampbell County insulator: $56.99 per hourJefferson County insulator: $56.99 per hourDeKalb County: no rate for this tradeStewart County: no rate for this tradeWhite County: no rate for this tradeHumphreys County: no rate for this tradeHardeman County: no rate for this tradeCarter County insulator: $56.99 per hourRobertson County insulator: $56.99 per hourBradley County insulator: $56.99 per hourWeakley County: no rate for this tradeWilliamson County insulator: $56.99 per hourPickett County: no rate for this tradeLawrence County: no rate for this tradePutnam County: no rate for this tradeDavidson County insulator: $56.99 per hourWilson County insulator: $56.99 per hourUnion County insulator: $56.99 per hourFayette County insulator: $56.99 per hourFranklin County: no rate for this tradeMarion County insulator: $56.99 per hourRutherford County insulator: $56.99 per hourHickman County insulator: $56.99 per hourCumberland County: no rate for this tradeHardin County: no rate for this tradeLake County: no rate for this tradeRoane County insulator: $56.99 per hourGrundy County: no rate for this tradeMoore County: no rate for this tradeCannon County insulator: $56.99 per hourMcMinn County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County insulator: $56.99 per hourWayne County: no rate for this tradeDecatur County: no rate for this tradeBedford County: no rate for this tradeHamblen County insulator: $56.99 per hourJackson County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County: no rate for this tradeUnicoi County insulator: $56.99 per hourLincoln County: no rate for this tradeMarshall County: no rate for this tradeHamilton County insulator: $56.99 per hourLauderdale County: no rate for this tradeMorgan County insulator: $56.99 per hourClaiborne County: no rate for this tradeSullivan County insulator: $56.99 per hourKnox County insulator: $56.99 per hourVan Buren County: no rate for this tradeMacon County insulator: $56.99 per hourRhea County: no rate for this tradeCheatham County insulator: $56.99 per hour
$56$56$56$56$56$56Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker), main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

$56.99 an hour in every county that has a rate, for the main classification. 12 groups of counties with identical rates and 18 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Bradley County group2 counties$56.99
  2. Campbell County group2 counties$56.99
  3. Carter County group2 counties$56.99
  4. Cheatham County group2 counties$56.99
  5. Chester County group2 counties$56.99
  6. Dickson County group2 counties$56.99
  7. Loudon County group2 counties$56.99
  8. Maury County group2 counties$56.99
  9. Robertson County group2 counties$56.99
  10. Shelby County group2 counties$56.99
  11. Sullivan County group2 counties$56.99
  12. Sumner County group2 counties$56.99
  13. Anderson County1 county$56.99
  14. Blount County1 county$56.99
  15. Davidson County1 county$56.99
  16. Hamblen County1 county$56.99
  17. Hamilton County1 county$56.99
  18. Jefferson County1 county$56.99
  19. Knox County1 county$56.99
  20. Madison County1 county$56.99
  21. Marion County1 county$56.99
  22. Montgomery County1 county$56.99
  23. Roane County1 county$56.99
  24. Rutherford County1 county$56.99
  25. Sequatchie County1 county$56.99
  26. Tipton County1 county$56.99
  27. Union County1 county$56.99
  28. Washington County1 county$56.99
  29. Williamson County1 county$56.99
  30. Wilson County1 county$56.99
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Bradley County group, 2 localities: Bradley, PolkASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Campbell County group, 2 localities: Campbell, GraingerASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Carter County group, 2 localities: Carter, UnicoiASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Cheatham County group, 2 localities: Cannon, CheathamASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Chester County group, 2 localities: Chester, CrockettASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Dickson County group, 2 localities: Dickson, HickmanASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Loudon County group, 2 localities: Loudon, MorganASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Maury County group, 2 localities: Macon, MauryASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Robertson County group, 2 localities: Robertson, SmithASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Shelby County group, 2 localities: Fayette, ShelbyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Sullivan County group, 2 localities: Hawkins, SullivanASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Sumner County group, 2 localities: Sumner, TrousdaleASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Anderson CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Blount CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Davidson CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Hamblen CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Hamilton CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Jefferson CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Knox CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Madison CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Marion CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Montgomery CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Roane CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Rutherford CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Sequatchie CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Tipton CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Union CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Washington CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Williamson CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 
Wilson CountyASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR$38.17 $56.99 

12 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 18 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Tennessee insulator pay

What is the insulator prevailing wage in Shelby County?

$56.99 an hour: a $38.17 base wage plus $18.82 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TN20260200, modification 1. Overtime and every insulator classification in Shelby County.

Does insulator prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Shelby County the $56.99 total is a $38.17 base wage plus $18.82 in fringe benefits, about 33% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does insulator prevailing wage pay overtime in Tennessee?

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 insulators 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 insulator rate?

DOL often publishes the same insulator rates for several counties. Across Tennessee, the 42 counties with an insulator rate fall into 30 distinct sets of rates, and 12 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 2 counties (the Bradley County group).