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Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic prevailing wage in Burke County, North Carolina
$18.92an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · HVAC MECHANIC
$17.25 base wage + $1.67 fringe benefits · Residential · SUNC2016-020
Burke County uses the same refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates as 3 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Burke County, a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic working as hvac mechanic must be paid at least $18.92 an hour: a $17.25 base wage plus $1.67 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260111 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $18.92 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination NC20260111, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUNC2016-020 (February 22, 2019). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). North Carolina has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $17.25 + $1.67
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $17.25 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $1.67 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $18.92 |
When does this rate change?
- A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the North Carolina change log lists what each one changed.
How Burke County compares
The main refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in North Carolina
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Burke Countybase $17.25$18.92
- Caldwell Countybase $17.25$18.92
- McDowell Countybase $16.94$19.98
- Avery Countybase $16.94$19.98
Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
DOL's refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates for Burke County are the same as in 3 other counties: Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Burke County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell County | HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNIT ONLY, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE AND DUCT) | $16.94 | $19.98 | +$1.06 |
| Avery County | HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNIT ONLY, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE AND DUCT) | $16.94 | $19.98 | +$1.06 |
| Rutherford County | HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNIT ONLY, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE AND DUCT) | $16.94 | $19.98 | +$1.06 |
| Burke County | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $17.25 | $18.92 | |
| Caldwell County | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $17.25 | $18.92 | same |
| Catawba County | HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $17.25 | $18.92 | same |
| Cleveland County | HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNIT ONLY, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE AND DUCT) | $15.41 | $18.01 | −$0.91 |
North Carolina refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination NC20260111 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NC20260111/1
We read every active North Carolina Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Burke County as CSV · Report an error