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Electrician prevailing wage, Dare County group, North Carolina (4 counties)

DOL sets the same electrician rates, row for row, in 4 counties: Chowan, Dare, Martin and Washington. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$18.57an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$17.10 base wage + $1.47 fringe benefits

ELECTRICIAN · SUNC2023-003

$14.50an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$14.50 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

ELECTRICIAN · SUNC2016-006

$21.35an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$18.69 base wage + $2.66 fringe benefits

ELECTRICIAN (ELECTRICIAN) · SUNC2014-006

On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 4 counties, an electrician must be paid at least $18.57 an hour: a $17.10 base wage plus $1.47 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260065 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $18.57 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NC20260065, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUNC2023-003 (August 26, 2011). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 4 counties, an electrician must be paid at least $14.50 an hour: a $14.50 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260097 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $14.50 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NC20260097, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUNC2016-006 (February 22, 2019). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in each of these 4 counties, an electrician must be paid at least $21.35 an hour: a $18.69 base wage plus $2.66 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260091 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $21.35 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NC20260091, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUNC2014-006 (November 17, 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).

DOL lists 3 electrician rates for each of these counties, from $14.50 to $21.35 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $17.10 + $1.47

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)$17.10
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$1.47
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$18.57

Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.50 + $0.00

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)$14.50
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$14.50

Base wage and fringe benefits: $18.69 + $2.66

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)$18.69
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$2.66
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$21.35

When does this rate change?

Every electrician rate in the Dare County group

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. ELECTRICIAN (ELECTRICIAN)Highway · SUNC2014-006$21.35
  2. ELECTRICIANBuilding · SUNC2023-003$18.57
  3. ELECTRICIANResidential · SUNC2016-006$14.50
Hourly rate of each electrician classification in the Dare County group, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
ELECTRICIANBuildingSUNC2023-003$17.10 $1.47 $18.57 NC20260065 Mod 1
ELECTRICIAN (ELECTRICIAN)HighwaySUNC2014-006$18.69 $2.66 $21.35 NC20260091 Mod 1
ELECTRICIANResidentialSUNC2016-006$14.50 $0.00 $14.50 NC20260097 Mod 1

How the Dare County group compares

The main electrician 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

$15.77Alleghany$45.97Anson
DareNearby: Chowan $18.57, Martin $18.57, Washington $18.57Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 59 counties pay more than Dare, 12 the same, 28 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Dare County groupbase $17.10$18.57
  2. Tyrrell Countybase $17.10$18.57
  3. Hyde Countybase $17.10$18.57
  4. Currituck Countybase $22.15$28.08

Which county is in which electrician group

Every North Carolina county with a electrician rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Anson CountyELECTRICIAN ON SMOKESTACKS WHERE ELECTRICAL WORK PERFORMED IS ABOVE 40 FT. FROM THE GROUND: $0.50 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL. WORK FROM SWINGING SCAFFOLDS, BOSUN CHAIRS, OR RAW STRUCTURAL STEEL: $0.50 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL$32.31 $45.97 
Cabarrus CountyELECTRICIAN$32.31 $45.97 
Gaston CountyELECTRICIAN$32.31 $45.97 
Iredell CountyELECTRICIAN$32.31 $45.97 
Lincoln CountyELECTRICIAN$32.31 $45.97 
Mecklenburg CountyELECTRICIAN$32.31 $45.97 
Rowan CountyELECTRICIAN$32.31 $45.97 
Union CountyELECTRICIAN$32.31 $45.97 
Buncombe County group, 4 localities: Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, MadisonELECTRICIAN$32.02 $45.91 
Stokes County group, 3 localities: Davie, Stokes, YadkinELECTRICIAN$31.00 $45.41 
Randolph County group, 2 localities: Randolph, RockinghamELECTRICIAN$31.00 $45.41 
Davidson CountyELECTRICIAN$31.00 $45.41 
Forsyth CountyELECTRICIAN$31.00 $45.41 
Guilford CountyELECTRICIAN$31.00 $45.41 
Pitt County group, 3 localities: Edgecombe, Nash, PittELECTRICIAN$31.07 $44.43 
Chatham County group, 2 localities: Chatham, PersonELECTRICIAN$31.07 $44.43 
Johnston County group, 2 localities: Franklin, JohnstonELECTRICIAN$31.07 $44.43 
Alamance CountyELECTRICIAN$31.07 $44.43 
Durham CountyELECTRICIAN$31.07 $44.43 
Orange CountyELECTRICIAN$31.07 $44.43 
Wake CountyELECTRICIAN$31.07 $44.43 
Wayne CountyELECTRICIAN$31.07 $44.43 
Craven County group, 3 localities: Craven, Jones, PamlicoELECTRICIAN$22.15 $28.08 
Brunswick County group, 2 localities: Brunswick, PenderELECTRICIAN$22.15 $28.08 
Cumberland County group, 2 localities: Cumberland, HokeELECTRICIAN$22.15 $28.08 
Currituck CountyELECTRICIAN$22.15 $28.08 
Gates CountyELECTRICIAN$22.15 $28.08 
New Hanover CountyELECTRICIAN$22.15 $28.08 
Onslow CountyELECTRICIAN$22.15 $28.08 
Greene CountyELECTRICIAN$18.31 $21.37 
Harnett County group, 5 localities: Bladen, Columbus, Harnett, Robeson, ScotlandELECTRICIAN$17.36 $20.43 
Moore County group, 3 localities: Lee, Montgomery, MooreELECTRICIAN$17.36 $20.43 
Lenoir County group, 2 localities: Duplin, LenoirELECTRICIAN$17.36 $20.43 
Cleveland CountyELECTRICIAN$17.36 $20.43 
Richmond CountyELECTRICIAN$17.36 $20.43 
Sampson CountyELECTRICIAN$17.36 $20.43 
Stanly CountyELECTRICIAN$17.36 $20.43 
Wilson CountyELECTRICIAN$17.36 $20.43 
Hertford County group, 5 localities: Bertie, Camden, Hertford, Hyde, TyrrellELECTRICIAN$17.10 $18.57 
Dare County group, 4 localities: Chowan, Dare, Martin, WashingtonELECTRICIAN$17.10 $18.57 
Beaufort CountyELECTRICIAN$17.10 $18.57 
Carteret CountyELECTRICIAN$17.10 $18.57 
Pasquotank CountyELECTRICIAN$17.10 $18.57 
Perquimans CountyELECTRICIAN$17.10 $18.57 
Burke County group, 3 localities: Alexander, Burke, CaldwellELECTRICIAN$18.16 $18.16 
Catawba CountyELECTRICIAN$18.16 $18.16 
Granville County group, 2 localities: Granville, VanceELECTRICIAN$15.09 $16.01 
Halifax County group, 2 localities: Halifax, WarrenELECTRICIAN$15.09 $16.01 
Caswell CountyELECTRICIAN$15.09 $16.01 
Northampton CountyELECTRICIAN$15.09 $16.01 
McDowell County group, 10 localities: Ashe, Clay, Graham, Macon, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Swain, Transylvania, YanceyELECTRICIAN$15.37 $15.77 
Surry County group, 3 localities: Rutherford, Surry, WilkesELECTRICIAN$15.37 $15.77 
Alleghany CountyELECTRICIAN$15.37 $15.77 
Avery CountyELECTRICIAN$15.37 $15.77 
Cherokee CountyELECTRICIAN$15.37 $15.77 
Jackson CountyELECTRICIAN$15.37 $15.77 
Watauga CountyELECTRICIAN$15.37 $15.77 

19 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 38 counties with rates of their own.

North Carolina electrician prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

  • 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)).

Every trade's rates, county by county: Chowan · Dare · Martin · Washington

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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:

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 every North Carolina rate as CSV · Report an error