WD 2015-4369 Rev 30 dated 20260513 - Buncombe.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. The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contracts in North Carolina counties of Buncombe, Henderson, and Madison (Wage Determination No. 2015-4369, Revision 30, effective 5/13/2026).

The wage determination lists over 150 occupation codes with corresponding hourly rates ranging from approximately $11.57 to $48.28 per hour. Major occupational categories include administrative support, accounting, clerical, customer service, data entry, food preparation, furniture maintenance and repair, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, and technical occupations. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222 weekly, or $962 monthly) or an alternative rate of $5.89 per hour under Executive Order 13786. The document specifies paid vacation, holiday, and paid sick leave requirements, with a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Additional provisions address hazardous pay differentials (4% and 8%), night/Sunday pay premiums for air traffic controllers and weather observers, uniform allowance reimbursement requirements, and procedures for conforming unlisted job classifications through Standard Form 1444 submissions to the Department of Labor.