Wage Determination for Contract - Asheville_Buncombe 5-13-2026.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 (Buncombe, Henderson, and Madison). The wage determination (No. 2015-4369, Revision 30, effective 5/13/2026) establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract employees across multiple occupational categories.

The document lists hourly wage rates for over 200 distinct occupations ranging from $11.57 to $48.28 per hour, spanning administrative, food service, automotive, furniture maintenance, health care, information technology, instructional, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring, and technical occupations. All occupations receive a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually (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 Day, and Christmas Day). Health and welfare benefits are provided at $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $222.00 per week/$962.80 monthly) or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13786 ($283.60 weekly or $882.27 monthly). Vacation accrues at two weeks after one year of service, three weeks after eight years, and four weeks after 20 years. Certain occupations, including computer programmers and systems analysts earning at least $27.63 per hour, and air traffic controllers and weather observers may qualify for exemptions under specific federal regulations. Hazardous pay differentials of 4-8 percent apply to ordnance and explosives-related positions. Uniform costs must be reimbursed by contractors, and conformance procedures exist for unlisted classifications requiring submission to the Department of Labor.