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Asbestos & Lead Abatement Laborer prevailing wage in Lafayette County, Wisconsin
$56.62an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$36.65 base wage + $19.97 fringe benefits · LABO0268-005
Lafayette County uses the same asbestos and lead abatement laborer rates as 6 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Lafayette County, an asbestos and lead abatement laborer must be paid at least $56.62 an hour: a $36.65 base wage plus $19.97 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WI20260011 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $56.62 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination WI20260011, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO0268-005 (June 2, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Wisconsin repealed its local law from January 1, 2017 and its state law for projects bid after September 23, 2017 (2017 Act 59; WisDOT).
DOL lists 3 asbestos and lead abatement laborer rates for Lafayette County, from $56.62 to $56.62 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $36.65 + $19.97
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) | $36.65 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $19.97 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $56.62 |
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 Wisconsin change log lists what each one changed.
Every asbestos and lead abatement laborer rate in Lafayette County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- LABORER: ASBESTOS/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVERLABO0268-005$56.62
- LABORER: ASBESTOS/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVER, PREPARATION, REMOVAL, ENCAPSULATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FROM NON-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (ADAMS, COLUMBIA, GREEN, IOWA, JEFFERSON, LAFAYETTE, SAUK, AND WALWORTH COUNTIES) (Remaining Area)LABO0464-005$56.62
- LABORER: ASBESTOS/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVER, PREPARATION, REMOVAL, ENCAPSULATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FROM NON-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (ADAMS, COLUMBIA, GREEN, IOWA, JEFFERSON, LAFAYETTE, SAUK, AND WALWORTH COUNTIES) (Adams County)LABO0464-005$56.62
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER: ASBESTOS/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVERLABO0268-005 | $36.65 | $19.97 | $56.62 | WI20260011 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: ASBESTOS/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVER, PREPARATION, REMOVAL, ENCAPSULATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FROM NON-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (ADAMS, COLUMBIA, GREEN, IOWA, JEFFERSON, LAFAYETTE, SAUK, AND WALWORTH COUNTIES) (Remaining Area)LABO0464-005 | $36.65 | $19.97 | $56.62 | WI20260011 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: ASBESTOS/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVER, PREPARATION, REMOVAL, ENCAPSULATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FROM NON-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (ADAMS, COLUMBIA, GREEN, IOWA, JEFFERSON, LAFAYETTE, SAUK, AND WALWORTH COUNTIES) (Adams County)LABO0464-005 | $36.65 | $19.97 | $56.62 | WI20260011 Mod 1 |
How Lafayette County compares
The main asbestos and lead abatement laborer rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Wisconsin
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Lafayette Countybase $36.65$56.62
- Iowa Countybase $36.65$56.62
- Green Countybase $36.65$56.62
- Dane Countybase $45.88$84.03
Asbestos & Lead Abatement Laborer rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
DOL's asbestos and lead abatement laborer rates for Lafayette County are the same as in 6 other counties: Adams, Columbia, Iowa, Jefferson, Sauk, Walworth.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Lafayette County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane County | ASBESTOS REMOVAL WORKER/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER (INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING AND DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT) | $45.88 | $84.03 | +$27.41 |
| Lafayette County | LABORER: ASBESTOS/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVER | $36.65 | $56.62 | |
| Iowa County | LABORER: ASBESTOS/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVER | $36.65 | $56.62 | same |
| Green County | LABORER: ASBESTOS/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVER | $36.65 | $56.62 | same |
| Grant County | LABORER: ASBESTOS/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVER | $36.65 | $56.62 | same |
| Richland County | LABORER: ASBESTOS/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVER | $36.65 | $56.62 | same |
| Sauk County | LABORER: ASBESTOS/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVER | $36.65 | $56.62 | same |
Wisconsin asbestos and lead abatement laborer prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- 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), wage determination WI20260011 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/WI20260011/1
We read every active Wisconsin 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 Lafayette County as CSV · Report an error