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Insulation Applicator prevailing wage, Travis County group, Texas (5 counties)
DOL sets the same insulation applicator rates, row for row, in 5 counties: Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$7.25an hour, base + fringe
$7.25 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUTX1983-003
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 5 counties, an insulation applicator must be paid at least $7.25 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260009 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.25 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260009, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUTX1983-003 (March 1, 1983). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Texas public bodies set their own rates, often the Davis-Bacon ones; check the bid documents. Under Gov't Code 2258.022 each body either surveys local wages or adopts the Davis-Bacon rates, and no state agency publishes a schedule.
- This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $7.25 + $0.00
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) | $7.25 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $7.25 |
When this rate changes
- 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 Texas change log lists what each one changed.
How the Travis County group compares
The main insulation applicator rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Texas
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Travis County groupbase $7.25$7.25
- Hays Countybase $7.25$7.25
- Williamson Countybase $7.25$7.25
- Austin Countybase $14.87$15.60
Which county is in which insulation applicator group
Every Texas county with a insulation applicator rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base + fringe | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin County | INSULATOR - BATT | $15.60 | $14.87 |
| Brazoria County | INSULATOR - BATT | $15.60 | $14.87 |
| Fort Bend County | INSULATOR - BATT | $15.60 | $14.87 |
| Harris County | INSULATOR - BATT | $15.60 | $14.87 |
| Liberty County | CARPENTER (BATT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $15.60 | $14.87 |
| Montgomery County | CARPENTER (BATT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $15.60 | $14.87 |
| Kaufman County group, 2 localities: Kaufman, Rockwall | INSULATOR - BATT | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Collin County | INSULATOR - BATT | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Dallas County | INSULATOR - BATT | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Delta County | INSULATOR - BATT | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Denton County | INSULATOR - BATT | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Ellis County | INSULATOR - BATT | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Hunt County | INSULATOR - BATT | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Bell County group, 5 localities: Bell, Coryell, Lampasas, McLennan, Robertson | INSULATION INSTALLER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Travis County group, 5 localities: Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson | INSULATION INSTALLER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Medina County group, 3 localities: Atascosa, Kendall, Medina | INSULATION INSTALLER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Hidalgo County group, 2 localities: Cameron, Hidalgo | INSULATION INSTALLER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| El Paso County | INSULATION INSTALLER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
5 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 13 counties with rates of their own.
Texas insulation applicator prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Bastrop · Caldwell · Hays · Travis · Williamson
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Bastrop: TX20260009 Mod 1
- Caldwell: TX20260009 Mod 1
- Hays: TX20260009 Mod 1
- Travis: TX20260009 Mod 1
- Williamson: TX20260009 Mod 1
We read every active Texas 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. The Texas A&M University System, City of Houston and City of Austin rows are copied from those bodies' own schedules, with their source on each row. How we check · Download every Texas rate as CSV · Report an error