Wage Determination Brunswick County.pdf

This is a federal wage determination document (General Decision Number NC20260015) establishing prevailing wage rates for building construction projects in Brunswick and Pender Counties, North Carolina, effective January 2, 2026. The determination supersedes the previous decision NC20250015 and applies to building construction projects excluding single-family homes and apartments up to four stories.

The wage determination specifies hourly rates and fringe benefits for multiple classifications including ironworkers ($29.75 base rate, $18.00 fringe), pipefitters ($33.96 base rate, $13.48 fringe), bricklayers ($19.13 base rate, no fringe), carpenters ($19.64 base rate, $4.54 fringe), cement masons/concrete finishers ($16.72 base rate, no fringe), electricians ($22.15 base rate, $5.93 fringe), and numerous laborer and equipment operator categories. The document includes explanatory sections on rate identifiers for union rates (indicated by four-letter codes beginning with characters other than "SU," "UAVG," or "SA"), union average rates (UAVG identifier), survey rates (SU identifier), and state-adopted rates (SA identifier). The determination incorporates Executive Order 13706 requirements for paid sick leave and Executive Order 13658 minimum wage requirements of $13.30 per hour for 2025. The document provides contact information for wage appeals, survey-related inquiries, and conformance decisions with the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.