WD 2015-4397 REV 31 13 May 2026 New Hanover Pender.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 of New Hanover and Pender (Wage Determination No. 2015-4397, Revision 31, dated 5/13/2026).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for over 200 occupational classifications across multiple service categories including administrative support, clerical, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Wage rates range from $10.75 per hour for lower-skilled positions to $57.24 per hour for specialized medical roles. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222.00 weekly or $962.00 monthly) or alternatively $5.89 per hour under Executive Order 13786 ($283.60 weekly or $882.27 monthly). Additional provisions include paid vacation (2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 8 years, 4 weeks after 20 years), minimum eleven paid holidays annually, and hazardous pay differentials of 4-8 percent for applicable positions. The determination applies to all Service Contract Act-covered contracts awarded on or after January 1, 2015, and includes conformance procedures for unlisted occupational classifications requiring submission of SF-1444 forms.