Attachment 2 - Wage Determination.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act (SCA) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division for North Carolina Counties of Craven, Jones and Pamlico (Wage Determination No. 2015-5781, Revision 29, dated May 13, 2026).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefit requirements for federal service contracts in the specified North Carolina region. It lists over 100 occupational classifications with corresponding hourly wage rates ranging from approximately $10.65 to $49.97 per hour, organized by occupational category including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, health occupations, information technology, and transportation/equipment operation. All listed occupations receive the following mandatory benefits: $5.55 per hour health and welfare (up to 40 hours weekly or $222.00 per week/$962.00 monthly), or alternatively $5.89 per hour under Executive Order 13786 ($283.60 weekly/$882.27 monthly); two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after eight years, and four weeks after 20 years; minimum eleven paid holidays annually including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas; and applicable hazardous pay differentials (8% for high-hazard positions, 4% for low-hazard positions). The determination applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act awarded on or after January 1, 2012, and includes special provisions for exempt computer professionals, air traffic controllers and weather observers with night/Sunday pay premiums, uniform allowances, and conformance procedures for unlisted occupational classifications requiring submission of SF-1444 forms to the Department of Labor for approval.