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Utah insulation applicator prevailing wage, county by county

An insulation applicator's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Utah runs from $12.55 an hour in Carbon County to $13.77 in Beaver County. The median county is $13.77.

Main insulation applicator classification in each county (Insulator - batt), 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.

Summit County insulation applicator: $12.73 per hourSan Juan County insulation applicator: $13.77 per hourDaggett County insulation applicator: $12.73 per hourMorgan County: no rate for this tradeCache County: no rate for this tradeDavis County: no rate for this tradePiute County insulation applicator: $13.77 per hourUtah County: no rate for this tradeSanpete County insulation applicator: $12.73 per hourWayne County insulation applicator: $13.77 per hourEmery County insulation applicator: $13.77 per hourGarfield County insulation applicator: $13.77 per hourBeaver County insulation applicator: $13.77 per hourIron County insulation applicator: $13.77 per hourBox Elder County: no rate for this tradeUintah County insulation applicator: $12.73 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeDuchesne County insulation applicator: $12.73 per hourJuab County: no rate for this tradeMillard County insulation applicator: $13.77 per hourSevier County insulation applicator: $13.77 per hourTooele County: no rate for this tradeCarbon County insulation applicator: $12.55 per hourGrand County insulation applicator: $13.77 per hourRich County insulation applicator: $12.73 per hourWasatch County insulation applicator: $12.73 per hourSalt Lake County: no rate for this tradeWeber County: no rate for this tradeKane County insulation applicator: $13.77 per hour
$12.55$12.73$12.73$13.77$13.77$13.77Insulation Applicator, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an insulation applicator make on prevailing wage in Utah?

2 groups of counties with identical rates and 10 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Sevier County group5 counties$13.77
  2. Beaver County1 county$13.77
  3. Garfield County1 county$13.77
  4. Grand County1 county$13.77
  5. Iron County1 county$13.77
  6. Piute County1 county$13.77
  7. San Juan County1 county$13.77
  8. Summit County group4 counties$12.73
  9. Sanpete County1 county$12.73
  10. Uintah County1 county$12.73
  11. Wasatch County1 county$12.73
  12. Carbon County1 county$12.55

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Sevier County group, 5 localities: Emery, Kane, Millard, Sevier, WayneINSULATOR - BATT$13.77 $13.77 
Beaver CountyINSULATOR - BATT$13.77 $13.77 
Garfield CountyINSULATOR - BATT$13.77 $13.77 
Grand CountyINSULATOR - BATT$13.77 $13.77 
Iron CountyINSULATOR - BATT$13.77 $13.77 
Piute CountyINSULATOR - BATT$13.77 $13.77 
San Juan CountyINSULATOR - BATT$13.77 $13.77 
Summit County group, 4 localities: Daggett, Duchesne, Rich, SummitINSULATOR - BATT$12.73 $12.50 
Sanpete CountyINSULATOR - BATT$12.73 $12.50 
Uintah CountyINSULATOR - BATT$12.73 $12.50 
Wasatch CountyINSULATOR - BATT$12.73 $12.50 
Carbon CountyINSULATOR - BATT$12.55 $12.36 

2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 10 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Utah insulation applicator pay

What is the insulation applicator prevailing wage in Iron County?

$13.77 an hour: a $13.77 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination UT20260073, modification 1. Overtime and every insulation applicator classification in Iron County.

Does insulation applicator prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Iron County the $13.77 total is a $13.77 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does insulation applicator prevailing wage pay overtime in Utah?

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 insulation applicators 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 insulation applicator rate?

DOL often publishes the same insulation applicator rates for several counties. Across Utah, the 19 counties with an insulation applicator rate fall into 12 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 5 counties (the Sevier County group).