Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) prevailing wage in St. Croix County, Wisconsin

$33.73an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$25.36 base wage + $8.37 fringe benefits · SUWI2002-012

St. Croix County uses the same insulator rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in St. Croix County, an insulator must be paid at least $33.73 an hour: a $25.36 base wage plus $8.37 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WI20260013 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $33.73 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination WI20260013, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUWI2002-012 (January 23, 2002). 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 Wisconsin repealed its local law from January 1, 2017 and its state law for projects bid after September 23, 2017 (2017 Act 59; WisDOT).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $25.36 + $8.37

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)	$25.36
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$8.37
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$33.73

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.

How St. Croix County 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 Wisconsin

St. Croix $33.7369155

$33.73Brown$89.37Barron

St. CroixNearby: Pierce $33.73, Dunn $89.37, Polk $89.37Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 35 counties pay more than St. Croix, 19 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

St. Croix Countybase $25.36$33.73
Pierce Countybase $25.36$33.73
Dunn Countybase $55.34$89.37
Polk Countybase $55.34$89.37

Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) 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 insulator rates for St. Croix County are the same as in 1 other county: Pierce.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs St. Croix County
Dunn County	ASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR: INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS, COVERINGS, AND FINISHES TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING AND DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT (BARRON, BUFFALO, DUNN, PEPIN, AND POLK COUNTIES)	$55.34	$89.37	+$55.64
Polk County	ASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR: INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS, COVERINGS, AND FINISHES TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING AND DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT (BARRON, BUFFALO, DUNN, PEPIN, AND POLK COUNTIES)	$55.34	$89.37	+$55.64
Pepin County	ASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR: INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS, COVERINGS, AND FINISHES TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING AND DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT (BARRON, BUFFALO, DUNN, PEPIN, AND POLK COUNTIES)	$55.34	$89.37	+$55.64
Barron County	ASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR: INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS, COVERINGS, AND FINISHES TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING AND DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT (BARRON, BUFFALO, DUNN, PEPIN, AND POLK COUNTIES)	$55.34	$89.37	+$55.64
Buffalo County	ASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR: INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS, COVERINGS, AND FINISHES TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING AND DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT (BARRON, BUFFALO, DUNN, PEPIN, AND POLK COUNTIES)	$55.34	$89.37	+$55.64
St. Croix County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT AND FROST INSULATOR	$25.36	$33.73
Pierce County	ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT AND FROST INSULATOR	$25.36	$33.73	same

Wisconsin insulator prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 WI20260013 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/WI20260013/1

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 St. Croix County as CSV · Report an error