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North Carolina carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage, county by county

A carpet and soft floor layer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in North Carolina runs from $12.63 an hour in Yadkin County to $12.87 in Brunswick County. The median county is $12.63.

Carpet & Soft Floor Layer rate in each North Carolina county, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

9 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Brunswick CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Onslow County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260112 Mod 1
Davidson CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS
$12.63 $0.00 $12.63 May 18, 2026NC20260100 Mod 1
Davie CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Stokes County group
$12.63 $0.00 $12.63 May 18, 2026NC20260118 Mod 1
Forsyth CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS
$12.63 $0.00 $12.63 May 18, 2026NC20260101 Mod 1
New Hanover CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260106 Mod 1
Onslow CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Onslow County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260112 Mod 1
Pender CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Onslow County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260112 Mod 1
Stokes CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Stokes County group
$12.63 $0.00 $12.63 May 18, 2026NC20260118 Mod 1
Yadkin CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Stokes County group
$12.63 $0.00 $12.63 May 18, 2026NC20260118 Mod 1

Main carpet and soft floor layer classification in each county (Floor layer: soft floors), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Rockingham County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County: no rate for this tradeYadkin County carpet and soft floor layer: $12.63 per hourAlexander County: no rate for this tradeOnslow County carpet and soft floor layer: $12.87 per hourOrange County: no rate for this tradeCabarrus County: no rate for this tradeIredell County: no rate for this tradeStokes County carpet and soft floor layer: $12.63 per hourGuilford County: no rate for this tradePerson County: no rate for this tradeVance County: no rate for this tradeLenoir County: no rate for this tradeCleveland County: no rate for this tradeTransylvania County: no rate for this tradeCraven County: no rate for this tradeEdgecombe County: no rate for this tradeCaldwell County: no rate for this tradePitt County: no rate for this tradeJones County: no rate for this tradeForsyth County carpet and soft floor layer: $12.63 per hourWayne County: no rate for this tradeBladen County: no rate for this tradePolk County: no rate for this tradeMitchell County: no rate for this tradeCurrituck County: no rate for this tradeLincoln County: no rate for this tradeHaywood County: no rate for this tradeDurham County: no rate for this tradeGreene County: no rate for this tradeJohnston County: no rate for this tradeNew Hanover County carpet and soft floor layer: $12.87 per hourChatham County: no rate for this tradeRichmond County: no rate for this tradeScotland County: no rate for this tradeDavidson County carpet and soft floor layer: $12.63 per hourAnson County: no rate for this tradeRutherford County: no rate for this tradeYancey County: no rate for this tradeSwain County: no rate for this tradeHertford County: no rate for this tradeCumberland County: no rate for this tradeWilkes County: no rate for this tradeSampson County: no rate for this tradePamlico County: no rate for this tradeWashington County: no rate for this tradeMoore County: no rate for this tradeRobeson County: no rate for this tradeSurry County: no rate for this tradeCarteret County: no rate for this tradeAlleghany County: no rate for this tradeHarnett County: no rate for this tradeHoke County: no rate for this tradePerquimans County: no rate for this tradeGranville County: no rate for this tradeHyde County: no rate for this tradeWatauga County: no rate for this tradeMacon County: no rate for this tradeClay County: no rate for this tradeChowan County: no rate for this tradeGates County: no rate for this tradePasquotank County: no rate for this tradeGraham County: no rate for this tradeCherokee County: no rate for this tradeBrunswick County carpet and soft floor layer: $12.87 per hourHalifax County: no rate for this tradeJackson County: no rate for this tradeWarren County: no rate for this tradeNorthampton County: no rate for this tradeAshe County: no rate for this tradeBuncombe County: no rate for this tradeBurke County: no rate for this tradeMcDowell County: no rate for this tradeColumbus County: no rate for this tradeCaswell County: no rate for this tradeHenderson County: no rate for this tradeGaston County: no rate for this tradeTyrrell County: no rate for this tradeDavie County carpet and soft floor layer: $12.63 per hourAvery County: no rate for this tradePender County carpet and soft floor layer: $12.87 per hourCatawba County: no rate for this tradeMecklenburg County: no rate for this tradeNash County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeStanly County: no rate for this tradeDare County: no rate for this tradeWilson County: no rate for this tradeDuplin County: no rate for this tradeMartin County: no rate for this tradeWake County: no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this tradeBertie County: no rate for this tradeRowan County: no rate for this tradeAlamance County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeUnion County: no rate for this tradeCamden County: no rate for this tradeBeaufort County: no rate for this trade
$12.63$12.63$12.63$12.87$12.87$12.87Carpet & Soft Floor Layer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a carpet and soft floor layer make on prevailing wage in North Carolina?

$12.63 to $12.87 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $12.63. 2 groups of counties with identical rates and 3 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Onslow County group3 counties · FLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$12.87
  2. New Hanover County1 county · FLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$12.87
  3. Stokes County group3 counties · FLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$12.63
  4. Davidson County1 county · FLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$12.63
  5. Forsyth County1 county · FLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$12.63
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Onslow County group, 3 localities: Brunswick, Onslow, PenderFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$12.87 $12.87 
New Hanover CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$12.87 $12.87 
Stokes County group, 3 localities: Davie, Stokes, YadkinFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$12.63 $12.63 
Davidson CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$12.63 $12.63 
Forsyth CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$12.63 $12.63 

2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 3 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about North Carolina carpet and soft floor layer pay

What is the carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage in Forsyth County?

$12.63 an hour: a $12.63 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260101, modification 1. Overtime and every carpet and soft floor layer classification in Forsyth County.

Does carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Forsyth County the $12.63 total is a $12.63 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage pay overtime in North Carolina?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice carpet and soft floor layers get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same carpet and soft floor layer rate?

DOL often publishes the same carpet and soft floor layer rates for several counties. Across North Carolina, the 9 counties with a carpet and soft floor layer rate fall into 5 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 3 counties (the Onslow County group).