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Vermont insulator prevailing wage, county by county

An insulator's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Vermont is $7.25 an hour in every county that has one (11), for the main classification.

Main insulator classification in each county, 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.

Lamoille County insulator: $7.25 per hourWindham County insulator: $7.25 per hourFranklin County insulator: $7.25 per hourWindsor County insulator: $7.25 per hourRutland County: no rate for this tradeGrand Isle County: no rate for this tradeBennington County insulator: $7.25 per hourOrleans County insulator: $7.25 per hourChittenden County: no rate for this tradeWashington County insulator: $7.25 per hourOrange County insulator: $7.25 per hourEssex County insulator: $7.25 per hourAddison County insulator: $7.25 per hourCaledonia County insulator: $7.25 per hour
$7.25$7.25$7.25$7.25$7.25$7.25Insulator (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 Vermont?

11 counties, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Addison County1 county$7.25
  2. Bennington County1 county$7.25
  3. Caledonia County1 county$7.25
  4. Essex County1 county$7.25
  5. Franklin County1 county$7.25
  6. Lamoille County1 county$7.25
  7. Orange County1 county$7.25
  8. Orleans County1 county$7.25
  9. Washington County1 county$7.25
  10. Windham County1 county$7.25
  11. Windsor County1 county$7.25

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Addison CountyINSULATOR/ASBESTOS WORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Bennington CountyINSULATOR/ASBESTOS WORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Caledonia CountyINSULATOR/ASBESTOS WORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Essex CountyINSULATOR/ASBESTOS WORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Franklin CountyASBESTOS WORKER/INSULATOR$7.25 $7.25 
Lamoille CountyINSULATOR/ASBESTOS WORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Orange CountyINSULATOR/ASBESTOS WORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Orleans CountyINSULATOR/ASBESTOS WORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Washington CountyINSULATOR/ASBESTOS WORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Windham CountyINSULATOR/ASBESTOS WORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Windsor CountyINSULATOR/ASBESTOS WORKER$7.25 $7.25 

No two counties have identical DOL rates for this trade.

Questions about Vermont insulator pay

What is the insulator prevailing wage in Washington County?

$7.25 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VT20260001, modification 1. Overtime and every insulator classification in Washington County.

Does insulator prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Washington County the $7.25 total is a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does insulator prevailing wage pay overtime in Vermont?

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)).