Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This is a wage determination document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration for North Carolina counties (Chowan, Pasquotank, and Perquimans), effective July 30, 2026 (Wage Determination No. 2015-4485, Revision 34).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for over 200 job classifications applicable to federal service contracts in the designated area. Wage rates range from $11.52 to $49.98 per hour across occupational categories including administrative and clerical, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional, laundry/dry cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring/longshoreman, and technical occupations. All listed occupations receive health and welfare benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 48 hours weekly, or $222.00 weekly/$962.08 monthly) or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13786. Computer employees, air traffic controllers, weather observers, and certain other specialized positions are subject to specific footnoted exemptions or alternative compensation requirements. Employees are entitled to two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after eight years, and four weeks after fifteen years, plus ten federal holidays. Uniform allowances are reimbursable at $1.35 weekly, and hazardous duty differentials of 4-8 percent apply to qualifying positions. The determination includes requirements for contractor conformance requests when unlisted classifications are needed, with procedures outlined in 29 CFR 4.6.