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Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) prevailing wage, Wood County group, West Virginia (2 counties)
DOL sets the same insulator rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Wirt and Wood. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$75.93an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$46.50 base wage + $29.43 fringe benefits · ASBE0002-002
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 2 counties, an insulator must be paid at least $75.93 an hour: a $46.50 base wage plus $29.43 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260051 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $75.93 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination WV20260051, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ASBE0002-002 (August 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). West Virginia repealed its law in 2016 (HB 4005; DOL state table).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $46.50 + $29.43
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) | $46.50 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $29.43 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $75.93 |
When does this rate change?
- 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 West Virginia change log lists what each one changed.
How the Wood County group compares
The main insulator rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in West Virginia
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Wood County groupbase $46.50$75.93
- Wirt Countybase $46.50$75.93
- Pleasants Countybase $46.50$75.93
- Ritchie Countybase $38.05$68.92
Which county is in which insulator group
Every West Virginia county with a insulator rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock County group, 2 localities: Brooke, Hancock | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Wood County group, 2 localities: Wirt, Wood | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Boone County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Cabell County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Clay County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Doddridge County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Harrison County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Kanawha County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Lincoln County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Marion County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Marshall County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Mineral County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Monongalia County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Ohio County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Pleasants County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Preston County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Putnam County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Taylor County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Tucker County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Tyler County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Wayne County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Wetzel County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $75.93 |
| Wyoming County group, 5 localities: Barbour, Calhoun, Pendleton, Roane, Wyoming | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Braxton County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Fayette County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Gilmer County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Grant County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Greenbrier County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Jackson County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Lewis County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Logan County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Mason County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| McDowell County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Mercer County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Mingo County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Monroe County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Nicholas County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Pocahontas County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Raleigh County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Randolph County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Ritchie County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Summers County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Upshur County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Webster County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $68.92 |
| Berkeley County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS' DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY,THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY PROVIDED THE EMPLOYEE WORKS THE REGULAR WORK DAY BEFORE AND AFTER THE PAID HOLIDAY | $40.77 | $60.94 |
| Hardy County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS' DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY,THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY PROVIDED THE EMPLOYEE WORKS THE REGULAR WORK DAY BEFORE AND AFTER THE PAID HOLIDAY | $40.77 | $60.94 |
| Jefferson County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS' DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY,THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY PROVIDED THE EMPLOYEE WORKS THE REGULAR WORK DAY BEFORE AND AFTER THE PAID HOLIDAY | $40.77 | $60.94 |
| Hampshire County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $30.18 | $46.01 |
| Morgan County | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $30.18 | $46.01 |
3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 46 counties with rates of their own.
West Virginia insulator 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)).
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:
- Wirt: WV20260051 Mod 1
- Wood: WV20260051 Mod 1
We read every active West Virginia 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. How we check · Download every West Virginia rate as CSV · Report an error