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Cherokee County, NC · Bricklayer
Bricklayer prevailing wage in Cherokee County, North Carolina
$22.63an hour, base + fringe
$18.45 wage + $4.18 fringe benefits · SUNC2011-033
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Cherokee County, a bricklayer must be paid at least $22.63 an hour: a $18.45 base wage plus $4.18 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260052 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $22.63 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination NC20260052, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUNC2011-033 (August 26, 2011). 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: $18.45 + $4.18
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) | $18.45 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $4.18 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $22.63 |
When this rate changes
- 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 Cherokee County compares
The main bricklayer 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
- Cherokee Countybase $18.45$22.63
- Clay Countybase $18.45$22.63
- Graham Countybase $18.45$22.63
- Haywood Countybase $19.00$19.00
Bricklayer 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.
| County | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County | BRICKLAYER | $22.63 | $18.45 | |
| Clay County | BRICKLAYER | $22.63 | $18.45 | same |
| Graham County | BRICKLAYER | $22.63 | $18.45 | same |
| Macon County | BRICKLAYER | $22.63 | $18.45 | same |
| Swain County | BRICKLAYER | $22.63 | $18.45 | same |
| Jackson County | BRICKLAYER | $22.63 | $18.45 | same |
| Haywood County | BRICKLAYER | $19.00 | $19.00 | −$3.63 |
North Carolina bricklayer 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 NC20260052 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NC20260052/1
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 Cherokee County as CSV · Report an error