Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages in North Carolina

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North Carolina has 100 counties with active Davis-Bacon wage determinations (1,000 total WDs) across four construction types — building, heavy, highway, and residential. Federal construction contracts of $2,000 or more in North Carolina must pay no less than the DOL-published prevailing wage and fringe benefits for the project's county and construction type.

County Construction Types WDs
Alamance building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Alexander building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Alleghany building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Anson building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Ashe building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Avery building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Beaufort building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Bertie building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Bladen building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Brunswick building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Buncombe building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Burke building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Cabarrus building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Caldwell building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Camden building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Carteret building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Caswell building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Catawba building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Chatham building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Cherokee building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Chowan building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Clay building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Cleveland building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Columbus building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Craven building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Cumberland building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Currituck building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Dare building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Davidson building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Davie building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Duplin building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Durham building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Edgecombe building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Forsyth building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Franklin building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Gaston building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Gates building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Graham building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Granville building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Greene building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Guilford building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Halifax building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Harnett building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Haywood building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Henderson building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Hertford building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Hoke building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Hyde building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Iredell building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Jackson building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Johnston building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Jones building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Lee building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Lenoir building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Lincoln building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Macon building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Madison building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Martin building heavy highway residential 10 View →
McDowell building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Mecklenburg building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Mitchell building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Montgomery building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Moore building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Nash building heavy highway residential 10 View →
New Hanover building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Northampton building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Onslow building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Orange building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Pamlico building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Pasquotank building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Pender building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Perquimans building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Person building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Pitt building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Polk building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Randolph building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Richmond building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Robeson building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Rockingham building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Rowan building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Rutherford building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Sampson building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Scotland building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Stanly building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Stokes building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Surry building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Swain building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Transylvania building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Tyrrell building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Union building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Vance building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Wake building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Warren building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Washington building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Watauga building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Wayne building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Wilkes building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Wilson building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Yadkin building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Yancey building heavy highway residential 10 View →
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North Carolina State Prevailing Wage Law

State law: None currently in effect

North Carolina does not have a state prevailing wage law. Federal Davis-Bacon applies only to federally funded projects in North Carolina; state-funded construction is not subject to a state prevailing-wage requirement.

Verify before relying on this: state prevailing-wage laws change. The summary above is a general reference compiled from publicly available state-law materials and is not legal advice. Confirm the current status with the cited state agency or a qualified attorney before bidding or paying workers under it.

Federal contracts ≥ $2,000 in North Carolina must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act. Full compliance guide →