B03_Combined_Wage_Determinations_for_Project.pdf

These are Service Contract Act (SCA) wage determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration for North Carolina counties, establishing prevailing wage rates that contractors must pay employees on federal service contracts. The first determination (2015-4417, Revision 30, dated 12/03/2025) covers 14 North Carolina counties including Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey. The second determination (2015-4369, Revision 29, dated 12/03/2025) covers three counties: Buncombe, Henderson, and Madison.

Both documents list over 200 occupation codes with corresponding minimum hourly wage rates ranging from approximately $11.44 to $58.99 per hour, depending on the specific job classification. All occupations receive fringe benefits including health and welfare at $5.55 per hour or $222.00 weekly ($962.00 monthly), with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour for contracts covered by Executive Order 13706. Additional benefits include paid vacation (two weeks after one year, three weeks after eight years, four weeks after twenty years), a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually, and special provisions for certain occupations including hazardous pay differentials (4-8 percent), night and Sunday pay premiums for air traffic controllers and weather observers, and uniform allowances. Computer professionals and certain specialized positions noted with footnotes have specific exemption and compensation requirements. The conformance process allows contractors to request authorization for unlisted occupation classifications through submission of Standard Form 1444 to the Department of Labor within thirty days of contract performance initiation.