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Clay County, NC · Landscape & Irrigation Laborer
Landscape & Irrigation Laborer prevailing wage in Clay County, North Carolina
$12.11an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$10.29 base wage + $1.82 fringe benefits · SUNC2011-042
Clay County uses the same landscape and irrigation laborer rates as 12 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Clay County, a landscape and irrigation laborer must be paid at least $12.11 an hour: a $10.29 base wage plus $1.82 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260061 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.11 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination NC20260061, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUNC2011-042 (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).
- This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.29 + $1.82
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) | $10.29 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $1.82 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $12.11 |
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 Clay County compares
The main landscape and irrigation laborer 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
- Clay Countybase $10.29$12.11
- Cherokee Countybase $10.29$12.11
- Macon Countybase $10.29$12.11
- Lincoln Countybase $11.55$12.09
Landscape & Irrigation Laborer 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 landscape and irrigation laborer rates for Clay County are the same as in 12 other counties: Ashe, Graham, Macon, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry and 4 more. The closest county with a different rate is Lincoln County, at $12.09.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $10.29 | $12.11 | |
| Cherokee County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $10.29 | $12.11 | same |
| Macon County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $10.29 | $12.11 | same |
| Graham County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $10.29 | $12.11 | same |
| Swain County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $10.29 | $12.11 | same |
| Jackson County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $10.29 | $12.11 | same |
| Transylvania County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $10.29 | $12.11 | same |
North Carolina landscape and irrigation laborer 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 NC20260061 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NC20260061/1
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 Clay County as CSV · Report an error