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Wyoming insulator prevailing wage, county by county

An insulator's prevailing wage on Wyoming public works is $38.44 an hour in every county that has one (23), for the main classification.

Main insulator classification in each county (Mechanical, heat and frost insulation), DWS 2026 rates (effective May 1, 2026). The public body gets the rates from DWS before awarding and puts them in the call for bids and the contract, and DWS's finding is final for that contract (W.S. 27-4-405(a)). A May 1 change doesn't reprice a contract already bid. Checked October 25, 2026.

Natrona County insulator: $38.44 per hourConverse County insulator: $38.44 per hourPark County insulator: $38.44 per hourLincoln County insulator: $38.44 per hourSublette County insulator: $38.44 per hourAlbany County insulator: $38.44 per hourPlatte County insulator: $38.44 per hourCrook County insulator: $38.44 per hourGoshen County insulator: $38.44 per hourJohnson County insulator: $38.44 per hourSweetwater County insulator: $38.44 per hourTeton County insulator: $38.44 per hourSheridan County insulator: $38.44 per hourNiobrara County insulator: $38.44 per hourUinta County insulator: $38.44 per hourWashakie County insulator: $38.44 per hourFremont County insulator: $38.44 per hourWeston County insulator: $38.44 per hourBig Horn County insulator: $38.44 per hourHot Springs County insulator: $38.44 per hourLaramie County insulator: $38.44 per hourCarbon County insulator: $38.44 per hourCampbell County insulator: $38.44 per hour
$38$38$38$38$38$38Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker), main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Laramie County group, 23 localities: Albany, Big Horn, Campbell, Carbon, Converse, Crook, Fremont, Goshen, Hot Springs, Johnson, Laramie, Lincoln, Natrona, Niobrara, Park, Platte, Sheridan, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton, Uinta, Washakie, WestonMechanical, Heat and Frost Insulation$38.44 $32.08 

1 group of counties with identical DWS rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Registered apprentices/trainees get 60% of the journeyman wage in the first half of the program, 75% up to the 75% mark and 90% after, unless the registered program says otherwise (W.S. 27-4-403(c)).

Questions about Wyoming insulator pay

What is the insulator prevailing wage in Laramie County?

$38.44 an hour: a $32.08 base wage plus $6.36 in fringe benefits, under DWS 2026 rates (effective May 1, 2026). Overtime and every insulator classification in Laramie County.

Does insulator prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Laramie County the $38.44 total is a $32.08 base wage plus $6.36 in fringe benefits, about 17% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does insulator prevailing wage pay overtime in Wyoming?

The Act sets no overtime rate (W.S. 27-4-408). Federal FLSA overtime applies: 1½ times the regular rate over 40 hours a week.

Do apprentice insulators get this rate?

Registered apprentices/trainees get 60% of the journeyman wage in the first half of the program, 75% up to the 75% mark and 90% after, unless the registered program says otherwise (W.S. 27-4-403(c)).

Why do some counties have the same insulator rate?

DWS often publishes the same insulator rates for several counties. Across Wyoming, the 23 counties with an insulator rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 23 counties (the Laramie County group).