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North Carolina fence builder prevailing wage, county by county

A fence builder's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in North Carolina runs from $12.87 an hour in Wayne County to $13.43 in Alleghany County. The median county is $13.39.

Fence Builder 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.

100 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Alamance CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Alexander CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Buncombe County group
$13.09 $0.00 $13.09 May 18, 2026NC20260087 Mod 1
Alleghany CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Anson CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Ashe CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Avery CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Beaufort CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Bertie CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Bladen CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Brunswick CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
Buncombe CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Buncombe County group
$13.09 $0.00 $13.09 May 18, 2026NC20260087 Mod 1
Burke CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Buncombe County group
$13.09 $0.00 $13.09 May 18, 2026NC20260087 Mod 1
Cabarrus CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Caldwell CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Buncombe County group
$13.09 $0.00 $13.09 May 18, 2026NC20260087 Mod 1
Camden CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Carteret CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Caswell CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Iredell County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260089 Mod 1
Catawba CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Buncombe County group
$13.09 $0.00 $13.09 May 18, 2026NC20260087 Mod 1
Chatham CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Cherokee CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Chowan CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Clay CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Cleveland CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Columbus CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Craven CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Cumberland CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
Currituck CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
Dare CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Davidson CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Iredell County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260089 Mod 1
Davie CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Duplin CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Durham CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Edgecombe CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
Forsyth CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Franklin CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
Gaston CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Gates CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Graham CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Granville CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Greene CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
Guilford CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Halifax CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Harnett CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Haywood CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Buncombe County group
$13.09 $0.00 $13.09 May 18, 2026NC20260087 Mod 1
Henderson CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Buncombe County group
$13.09 $0.00 $13.09 May 18, 2026NC20260087 Mod 1
Hertford CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Hoke CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
Hyde CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Iredell CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Iredell County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260089 Mod 1
Jackson CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Johnston CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
Jones CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Lee CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Iredell County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260089 Mod 1
Lenoir CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Lincoln CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Macon CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Madison CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Buncombe County group
$13.09 $0.00 $13.09 May 18, 2026NC20260087 Mod 1
Martin CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
McDowell CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Mecklenburg CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Mitchell CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Montgomery CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Iredell County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260089 Mod 1
Moore CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Iredell County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260089 Mod 1
Nash CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
New Hanover CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
Northampton CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Onslow CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
Orange CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Pamlico CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Pasquotank CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Pender CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
Perquimans CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Person CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Pitt CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
Polk CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Randolph CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Richmond CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Iredell County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260089 Mod 1
Robeson CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Rockingham CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Rowan CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Iredell County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260089 Mod 1
Rutherford CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Sampson CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Scotland CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Stanly CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Iredell County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260089 Mod 1
Stokes CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Surry CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Swain CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Transylvania CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Tyrrell CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Union CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Vance CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Wake CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
Warren CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Washington CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Watauga CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Wayne CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Wake County group
$12.87 $0.00 $12.87 May 18, 2026NC20260090 Mod 1
Wilkes CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1
Wilson CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Harnett County group
$13.39 $0.00 $13.39 May 18, 2026NC20260091 Mod 1
Yadkin CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Mecklenburg County group
$13.22 $0.00 $13.22 May 18, 2026NC20260088 Mod 1
Yancey CountyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER) · Cleveland County group
$13.43 $0.00 $13.43 May 18, 2026NC20260086 Mod 1

Main fence builder classification in each county (Laborer (guardrail/fence installer)), 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 fence builder: $13.22 per hourFranklin County fence builder: $12.87 per hourRandolph County fence builder: $13.22 per hourYadkin County fence builder: $13.22 per hourAlexander County fence builder: $13.09 per hourOnslow County fence builder: $12.87 per hourOrange County fence builder: $13.22 per hourCabarrus County fence builder: $13.22 per hourIredell County fence builder: $13.43 per hourStokes County fence builder: $13.22 per hourGuilford County fence builder: $13.22 per hourPerson County fence builder: $13.22 per hourVance County fence builder: $13.39 per hourLenoir County fence builder: $13.39 per hourCleveland County fence builder: $13.43 per hourTransylvania County fence builder: $13.43 per hourCraven County fence builder: $13.39 per hourEdgecombe County fence builder: $12.87 per hourCaldwell County fence builder: $13.09 per hourPitt County fence builder: $12.87 per hourJones County fence builder: $13.39 per hourForsyth County fence builder: $13.22 per hourWayne County fence builder: $12.87 per hourBladen County fence builder: $13.39 per hourPolk County fence builder: $13.43 per hourMitchell County fence builder: $13.43 per hourCurrituck County fence builder: $12.87 per hourLincoln County fence builder: $13.43 per hourHaywood County fence builder: $13.09 per hourDurham County fence builder: $13.22 per hourGreene County fence builder: $12.87 per hourJohnston County fence builder: $12.87 per hourNew Hanover County fence builder: $12.87 per hourChatham County fence builder: $13.22 per hourRichmond County fence builder: $13.43 per hourScotland County fence builder: $13.39 per hourDavidson County fence builder: $13.43 per hourAnson County fence builder: $13.22 per hourRutherford County fence builder: $13.43 per hourYancey County fence builder: $13.43 per hourSwain County fence builder: $13.43 per hourHertford County fence builder: $13.39 per hourCumberland County fence builder: $12.87 per hourWilkes County fence builder: $13.43 per hourSampson County fence builder: $13.39 per hourPamlico County fence builder: $13.39 per hourWashington County fence builder: $13.39 per hourMoore County fence builder: $13.43 per hourRobeson County fence builder: $13.39 per hourSurry County fence builder: $13.43 per hourCarteret County fence builder: $13.39 per hourAlleghany County fence builder: $13.43 per hourHarnett County fence builder: $13.39 per hourHoke County fence builder: $12.87 per hourPerquimans County fence builder: $13.39 per hourGranville County fence builder: $13.39 per hourHyde County fence builder: $13.39 per hourWatauga County fence builder: $13.43 per hourMacon County fence builder: $13.43 per hourClay County fence builder: $13.43 per hourChowan County fence builder: $13.39 per hourGates County fence builder: $13.39 per hourPasquotank County fence builder: $13.39 per hourGraham County fence builder: $13.43 per hourCherokee County fence builder: $13.43 per hourBrunswick County fence builder: $12.87 per hourHalifax County fence builder: $13.39 per hourJackson County fence builder: $13.43 per hourWarren County fence builder: $13.39 per hourNorthampton County fence builder: $13.39 per hourAshe County fence builder: $13.43 per hourBuncombe County fence builder: $13.09 per hourBurke County fence builder: $13.09 per hourMcDowell County fence builder: $13.43 per hourColumbus County fence builder: $13.39 per hourCaswell County fence builder: $13.43 per hourHenderson County fence builder: $13.09 per hourGaston County fence builder: $13.22 per hourTyrrell County fence builder: $13.39 per hourDavie County fence builder: $13.22 per hourAvery County fence builder: $13.43 per hourPender County fence builder: $12.87 per hourCatawba County fence builder: $13.09 per hourMecklenburg County fence builder: $13.22 per hourNash County fence builder: $12.87 per hourMadison County fence builder: $13.09 per hourStanly County fence builder: $13.43 per hourDare County fence builder: $13.39 per hourWilson County fence builder: $13.39 per hourDuplin County fence builder: $13.39 per hourMartin County fence builder: $13.39 per hourWake County fence builder: $12.87 per hourLee County fence builder: $13.43 per hourBertie County fence builder: $13.39 per hourRowan County fence builder: $13.43 per hourAlamance County fence builder: $13.22 per hourMontgomery County fence builder: $13.43 per hourUnion County fence builder: $13.22 per hourCamden County fence builder: $13.39 per hourBeaufort County fence builder: $13.39 per hour
$12.87$13.09$13.39$13.39$13.43$13.43Fence Builder, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a fence builder make on prevailing wage in North Carolina?

$12.87 to $13.43 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $13.39. 6 groups of counties with identical rates and 0 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Cleveland County group20 counties · LABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER)$13.43
  2. Iredell County group9 counties · LABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER)$13.43
  3. Harnett County group31 counties · LABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER)$13.39
  4. Mecklenburg County group17 counties · LABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER)$13.22
  5. Buncombe County group8 counties · LABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER)$13.09
  6. Wake County group15 counties · LABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER)$12.87
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Cleveland County group, 20 localities: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Graham, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, YanceyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER)$13.43 $13.43 
Iredell County group, 9 localities: Caswell, Davidson, Iredell, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Rowan, StanlyLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER)$13.43 $13.43 
Harnett County group, 31 localities: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Gates, Granville, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Vance, Warren, Washington, WilsonLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER)$13.39 $13.39 
Mecklenburg County group, 17 localities: Alamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Chatham, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Mecklenburg, Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Union, YadkinLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER)$13.22 $13.22 
Buncombe County group, 8 localities: Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Haywood, Henderson, MadisonLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER)$13.09 $13.09 
Wake County group, 15 localities: Brunswick, Cumberland, Currituck, Edgecombe, Franklin, Greene, Hoke, Johnston, Nash, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Pitt, Wake, WayneLABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER)$12.87 $12.87 

6 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about North Carolina fence builder pay

What is the fence builder prevailing wage in Wake County?

$12.87 an hour: a $12.87 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260090, modification 1. Overtime and every fence builder classification in Wake County.

Does fence builder prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Wake County the $12.87 total is a $12.87 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does fence builder 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 fence builders 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 fence builder rate?

DOL often publishes the same fence builder rates for several counties. Across North Carolina, the 100 counties with a fence builder rate fall into 6 distinct sets of rates, and 6 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 31 counties (the Harnett County group).