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Catawba County, NC · Telecommunications Technician
Telecommunications Technician prevailing wage in Catawba County, North Carolina
$16.34an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · ELECTRICIAN
$14.67 base wage + $1.67 fringe benefits · SUNC2014-002
Catawba County uses the same telecommunications technician rates as 7 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Catawba County, a telecommunications technician working as electrician must be paid at least $16.34 an hour: a $14.67 base wage plus $1.67 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260087 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.34 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination NC20260087, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUNC2014-002 (November 13, 2014). 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: $14.67 + $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) | $14.67 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $1.67 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $16.34 |
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 Catawba County compares
The main telecommunications technician 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
- Catawba Countybase $14.67$16.34
- Lincoln Countybase $15.13$15.13
- Alexander Countybase $14.67$16.34
- Iredell Countybase $14.96$16.03
Telecommunications Technician 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 telecommunications technician rates for Catawba County are the same as in 7 other counties: Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Henderson, Madison.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $15.19 | $16.44 | +$0.10 |
| Catawba County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $14.67 | $16.34 | |
| Alexander County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $14.67 | $16.34 | same |
| Caldwell County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $14.67 | $16.34 | same |
| Burke County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $14.67 | $16.34 | same |
| Iredell County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $14.96 | $16.03 | −$0.31 |
| Lincoln County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICAN) | $15.13 | $15.13 | −$1.21 |
North Carolina telecommunications technician 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 NC20260087 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NC20260087/1
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 Catawba County as CSV · Report an error