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Telecommunications Technician prevailing wage in Wake County, North Carolina
$17.42an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · ELECTRICIAN
$16.79 base wage + $0.63 fringe benefits · SUNC2014-005
Wake County uses the same telecommunications technician rates as 12 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Wake County, a telecommunications technician working as electrician must be paid at least $17.42 an hour: a $16.79 base wage plus $0.63 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260090 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $17.42 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination NC20260090, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUNC2014-005 (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).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.79 + $0.63
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) | $16.79 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $0.63 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $17.42 |
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 Wake County 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
- Wake Countybase $16.79$17.42
- Durham Countybase $15.19$16.44
- Johnston Countybase $16.79$17.42
- Franklin Countybase $16.79$17.42
Telecommunications Technician 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.
DOL's telecommunications technician rates for Wake County are the same as in 12 other counties: Brunswick, Currituck, Edgecombe, Franklin, Greene, Johnston, Nash, New Hanover and 4 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $16.79 | $17.42 | |
| Johnston County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $16.79 | $17.42 | same |
| Franklin County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $16.79 | $17.42 | same |
| Durham County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $15.19 | $16.44 | −$0.98 |
| Orange County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $15.19 | $16.44 | −$0.98 |
| Chatham County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $15.19 | $16.44 | −$0.98 |
| Harnett County | ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN) | $14.72 | $16.39 | −$1.03 |
North Carolina telecommunications technician 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 NC20260090 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NC20260090/1
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 Wake County as CSV · Report an error