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Brick Tender prevailing wage in New Hanover County, North Carolina
$13.17an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$13.17 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK · SUNC2018-009
$13.32an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$13.32 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK · SUNC2016-015
On federally funded or assisted building construction in New Hanover County, a brick tender must be paid at least $13.17 an hour: a $13.17 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260009 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $13.17 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination NC20260009, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUNC2018-009 (August 8, 2023). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in New Hanover County, a brick tender must be paid at least $13.32 an hour: a $13.32 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260106 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $13.32 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination NC20260106, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUNC2016-015 (February 22, 2019). 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 2 brick tender rates for New Hanover County, from $13.17 to $13.32 an hour. See all of them.
- 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: $13.17 + $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) | $13.17 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $13.17 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $13.32 + $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) | $13.32 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $13.32 |
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.
Every brick tender rate in New Hanover County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICKBuildingSUNC2018-009 | $13.17 | $0.00 | $13.17 | NC20260009 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICKResidentialSUNC2016-015 | $13.32 | $0.00 | $13.32 | NC20260106 Mod 1 |
How New Hanover County compares
The main brick tender 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
- New Hanover Countybase $13.17$13.17
- Pender Countybase $13.17$13.17
- Brunswick Countybase $13.17$13.17
- Columbus Countybase $11.31$11.31
Brick Tender 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 wage | Total rate | vs New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $13.17 | $13.17 | |
| Pender County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $13.17 | $13.17 | same |
| Brunswick County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $13.17 | $13.17 | same |
| Onslow County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $13.17 | $13.17 | same |
| Columbus County | LABORER: MASON TENDER-BRICK/CEMENT/CONCRETE | $11.31 | $11.31 | −$1.86 |
| Bladen County | LABORER: MASON TENDER-BRICK/CEMENT/CONCRETE | $11.31 | $11.31 | −$1.86 |
| Duplin County | LABORER: MASON TENDER-BRICK/CEMENT/CONCRETE | $11.31 | $11.31 | −$1.86 |
North Carolina brick tender 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 NC20260009 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NC20260009/1
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 New Hanover County as CSV · Report an error