B03_ATTACHMENT_003_-_Wage_Rate_Dermination_-_North_Carolina.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division for North Carolina Counties (Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, and Yancey). The wage determination is numbered 2015-4417, Revision 31, dated May 13, 2026.

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract employees in over 200 occupational classifications ranging from administrative support and clerical positions to technical, health care, and skilled trades occupations. Wage rates span from $11.67 per hour for certain entry-level positions to $57.24 per hour for specialized roles such as Nuclear Medicine Technologists. All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222.00 weekly, or $962.00 monthly), with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour applicable to SCA-covered contracts also covered by Executive Order 13786. The determination includes specific provisions for night pay and Sunday differentials for air traffic controllers and weather observers, hazardous pay differentials at 8 percent and 4 percent rates for ordnance and explosive materials handling, and uniform allowances reimbursable at $3.35 per week when not otherwise provided. Employees are entitled to a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually, vacation accrual of two to four weeks based on tenure, and applicable paid sick leave requirements. The wage determination applies to all federal service contracts awarded on or after the effective date within the specified North Carolina counties.