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Telecommunications Technician prevailing wage, Cabarrus County group, North Carolina (2 counties)
DOL sets the same telecommunications technician rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Cabarrus and Gaston. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$16.44an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · ELECTRICIAN
$15.19 base wage + $1.25 fringe benefits
ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) · SUNC2014-003
$19.58an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$17.40 base wage + $2.18 fringe benefits
ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS · SUNC2016-023
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in each of these 2 counties, a telecommunications technician working as electrician must be paid at least $16.44 an hour: a $15.19 base wage plus $1.25 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260088 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.44 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination NC20260088, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUNC2014-003 (November 14, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 2 counties, a telecommunications technician must be paid at least $19.58 an hour: a $17.40 base wage plus $2.18 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260114 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $19.58 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination NC20260114, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUNC2016-023 (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 telecommunications technician rates for each of these counties, from $16.44 to $19.58 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.19 + $1.25
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) | $15.19 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $1.25 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $16.44 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $17.40 + $2.18
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) | $17.40 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $2.18 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $19.58 |
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 telecommunications technician rate in the Cabarrus County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN)HighwaySUNC2014-003 | $15.19 | $1.25 | $16.44 | NC20260088 Mod 1 |
| ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSResidentialSUNC2016-023 | $17.40 | $2.18 | $19.58 | NC20260114 Mod 1 |
How the Cabarrus County group compares
The main telecommunications technician 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
- Cabarrus County groupbase $15.19$16.44
- Stanly Countybase $14.96$16.03
- Rowan Countybase $14.96$16.03
- Mecklenburg Countybase $15.19$16.44
Which county is in which telecommunications technician group
Every North Carolina county with a telecommunications technician rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County group, 13 localities: Brunswick, Currituck, Edgecombe, Franklin, Greene, Johnston, Nash, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Pitt, Wake, Wayne | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $16.79 | $17.42 |
| Cumberland County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $16.79 | $17.42 |
| Hoke County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $16.79 | $17.42 |
| Guilford County group, 13 localities: Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Yadkin | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $15.19 | $16.44 |
| Cabarrus County group, 2 localities: Cabarrus, Gaston | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $15.19 | $16.44 |
| Mecklenburg County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $15.19 | $16.44 |
| Union County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $15.19 | $16.44 |
| 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, Wilson | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $14.72 | $16.39 |
| Buncombe County group, 8 localities: Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Haywood, Henderson, Madison | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $14.67 | $16.34 |
| Davidson County group, 7 localities: Caswell, Davidson, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Stanly | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $14.96 | $16.03 |
| Iredell County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $14.96 | $16.03 |
| Rowan County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $14.96 | $16.03 |
| Cleveland County group, 19 localities: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Graham, Jackson, Macon, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICAN) | $15.13 | $15.13 |
| Lincoln County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICAN) | $15.13 | $15.13 |
7 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 7 counties with rates of their own.
North Carolina telecommunications technician 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)).
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:
- Cabarrus: NC20260088 Mod 1
- Gaston: NC20260088 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