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Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage, Dare County group, North Carolina (4 counties)
DOL sets the same sheet metal worker rates, row for row, in 4 counties: Chowan, Dare, Martin and Washington. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$14.37an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$13.09 base wage + $1.28 fringe benefits · SUNC2023-003
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 4 counties, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $14.37 an hour: a $13.09 base wage plus $1.28 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260065 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $14.37 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.
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: $13.09 + $1.28
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) | $13.09 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $1.28 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $14.37 |
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 the Dare County group compares
The main sheet metal worker 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
- Dare County groupbase $13.09$14.37
- Tyrrell Countybase $13.09$14.37
- Hyde Countybase $13.09$14.37
- Currituck Countybase $19.67$32.94
Which county is in which sheet metal worker group
Every North Carolina county with a sheet metal worker rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burke County group, 3 localities: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.74 | $47.25 |
| Cabarrus County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.74 | $47.25 |
| Catawba County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.74 | $47.25 |
| Gaston County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.74 | $47.25 |
| Iredell County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.74 | $47.25 |
| Lincoln County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.74 | $47.25 |
| Mecklenburg County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.74 | $47.25 |
| Rowan County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.74 | $47.25 |
| Union County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.74 | $47.25 |
| Buncombe County group, 4 localities: Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Craven County group, 3 localities: Craven, Jones, Pamlico | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Pitt County group, 3 localities: Edgecombe, Nash, Pitt | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Stokes County group, 3 localities: Davie, Stokes, Yadkin | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Brunswick County group, 2 localities: Brunswick, Pender | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Chatham County group, 2 localities: Chatham, Person | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Currituck County group, 2 localities: Currituck, Gates | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Johnston County group, 2 localities: Franklin, Johnston | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Alamance County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Cumberland County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Davidson County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Durham County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Forsyth County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Hoke County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| New Hanover County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Onslow County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Orange County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Wake County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Wayne County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $19.67 | $32.94 |
| Randolph County group, 2 localities: Randolph, Rockingham | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $20.89 | $20.89 |
| Guilford County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $20.89 | $20.89 |
| Anson County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $17.32 | $18.88 |
| Surry County group, 13 localities: Ashe, Clay, Graham, Macon, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Wilkes, Yancey | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $15.62 | $17.71 |
| Granville County group, 5 localities: Caswell, Granville, Halifax, Vance, Warren | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $15.62 | $17.71 |
| Alleghany County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $15.62 | $17.71 |
| Avery County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $15.62 | $17.71 |
| Cherokee County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $15.62 | $17.71 |
| Jackson County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $15.62 | $17.71 |
| Northampton County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $15.62 | $17.71 |
| Watauga County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $15.62 | $17.71 |
| Greene County | SHEET METAL WORKER, EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION | $15.81 | $17.21 |
| Harnett County group, 8 localities: Bladen, Cleveland, Columbus, Harnett, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland, Wilson | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $15.29 | $15.29 |
| Moore County group, 5 localities: Duplin, Lee, Lenoir, Montgomery, Moore | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $15.29 | $15.29 |
| Sampson County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $15.29 | $15.29 |
| Stanly County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $15.29 | $15.29 |
| Carteret County group, 7 localities: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Hertford, Hyde, Tyrrell | SHEET METAL WORKER, EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION | $13.09 | $14.37 |
| Dare County group, 4 localities: Chowan, Dare, Martin, Washington | SHEET METAL WORKER, EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION | $13.09 | $14.37 |
| Pasquotank County | SHEET METAL WORKER, EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION | $13.09 | $14.37 |
| Perquimans County | SHEET METAL WORKER, EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION | $13.09 | $14.37 |
16 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 32 counties with rates of their own.
North Carolina sheet metal worker 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:
- Chowan: NC20260065 Mod 1
- Dare: NC20260065 Mod 1
- Martin: NC20260065 Mod 1
- Washington: NC20260065 Mod 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 every North Carolina rate as CSV · Report an error