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Illinois prevailing wage rates

# Insulators (heat and frost): Davis-Bacon rates in Illinois

14 insulator rates across 7 of Illinois’s 70 active wage determinations. Base rates run from $36.06 to $55.02 an hour (median $45.89), before fringe. The right rate depends on the county, the construction type and the work performed.

Classification

Determination

Counties

Type

Base

Fringe

ASBESTOS WORKER/INSULATOR: INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTEC…

[IL20260001](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260001)

Bureau, Bond and 44 more counties

Building

$55.02

$35.75

ASBESTOS WORKER/INSULATOR: INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTEC…

[IL20260001](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260001)

Bureau, Bond and 44 more counties

Building

$45.91

$33.45

ASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR: INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTE…

[IL20260001](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260001)

Bureau, Bond and 44 more counties

Building

$45.88

$38.15

ASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR: INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTE…

[IL20260001](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260001)

Bureau, Bond and 44 more counties

Building

$36.06

$24.35

ASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR: INCLUDES THE APPLICATION, INSTALLATION, AND CLEANUP OF ALL …

[IL20260002](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260002)

Alexander, Clay and 39 more counties

Building

$43.48

$27.24

ASBESTOS WORKER/INSULATOR (INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTEC…

[IL20260002](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260002)

Alexander, Clay and 39 more counties

Building

$55.02

$35.75

ASBESTOS WORKER/INSULATOR: INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS; PROTEC…

[IL20260002](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260002)

Alexander, Clay and 39 more counties

Building

$55.02

$35.75

ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR: INCLUDES APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIAL…

[IL20260002](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260002)

Alexander, Clay and 39 more counties

Building

$40.20

$26.78

ASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR: INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS; PROTE…

[IL20260002](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260002)

Alexander, Clay and 39 more counties

Building

$38.19

$24.24

ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR

[IL20260004](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260004)

Sangamon County

Building, Residential

$43.48

$27.24

ASBESTOS WORKER/INSULATOR (INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS; PROTEC…

[IL20260006](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260006)

Kankakee County

Building, Residential

$55.02

$35.75

ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR

[IL20260007](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260007)

Madison, St Clair Counties

Building, Residential

$43.48

$27.24

ASBESTOS WORKER/INSULATOR (INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTEC…

[IL20260008](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260008)

Du Page, Kane and 5 more counties

Building, Residential

$55.02

$35.75

ASBESTOS WORKER/INSULATOR (INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTEC…

[IL20260009](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260009)

Cook County

Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential

$55.02

$35.75

Classifications are shortened to their first line here; the determination page has the full text, including scope notes and zone conditions.

**About these rates**  
WagePilot mirrors Davis-Bacon general wage determinations from SAM.gov, the official source, and re-checks each one daily. The wage determination incorporated in your contract governs, including its modification number, footnotes and any conformed classifications. WagePilot reviews payroll; it does not file, certify or give legal advice.

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Source: https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/insulators (last updated 2026-10-22)