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Prevailing wage rates: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery and 17 more counties, North Carolina

Highway construction · NC20260086 modification 1, published May 18, 2026

The short answer

This sheet sets 43 classifications for highway work in Alleghany, Ashe, Avery and 17 more counties, North Carolina. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $10.00 an hour (laborer (carpenter tender)) to $21.83 (blaster). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.

Rates by classification

Total is the basic rate plus the fringe. Source is the agreement or survey the rate came from; a marker means the group changed in this modification. A dagger (†) means the fringe carries a footnote or percentage the total does not include; read the group’s notes.

ClassificationBasic rateFringeTotalSource
SUNC2014-001 · Survey of contractors in NC, November 13, 2014
TRUCK DRIVER (GVWR OF 26,001 LBS OR GREATER)$13.50$0.00$13.50Survey
TRUCK DRIVER (GVWR OF 26,000 OR LESS)$11.72$0.00$11.72Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINE$13.88$0.00$13.88Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC$18.51$0.00$18.51Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (TACK TRUCK/DISTRIBUTOR OPERATOR)$14.67$0.06$14.73Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (SLIP FORM MACHINE)$20.79$0.00$20.79Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (SCRAPER ROUGH)$11.53$0.00$11.53Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (SCRAPER FINISH)$13.87$0.00$13.87Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ROLLER OTHER)$11.75$0.00$11.75Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ROLLER ASPHALT FINISH)$14.98$0.04$15.02Survey
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POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ROLLER ASPHALT BREAKDOWN).$ 14.05 0.06 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (PAVER ASPHALT)

$15.68$0.05$15.73Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (PAVEMENT MARKING EQUIPMENT)$13.33$0.00$13.33Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (OILER/GREASER)$14.98$0.00$14.98Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (OFF-ROAD HAULER/WATER TANKER)$13.87$0.00$13.87Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (MATERIAL TRANSFER VEHICLE (SHUTTLE BUGGY))$17.39$0.00$17.39Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (LOADER GREATER THAN 2 CUBIC YARDS)$16.01$0.00$16.01Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (LOADER 2 CUBIC YARDS OR LESS)$13.38$0.00$13.38Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (GRADER/BLADE ROUGH)$13.07$0.00$13.07Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (GRADER/BLADE FINE)$19.24$0.00$19.24Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (EXCAVATOR ROUGH)$13.10$0.00$13.10Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (EXCAVATOR FINE)$16.11$0.00$16.11Survey
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POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (DRILL OPERATOR STRUCTURE).$ 20.92 0.00 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (DRILL OPERATOR ROCK)

$15.25$0.00$15.25Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANE ROUGH/ALL-TERRAIN)$21.25$0.00$21.25Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANE OTHER)$19.59$0.00$19.59Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANE BOOM TRUCKS)$14.44$0.53$14.97Survey
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POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CONCRETE GRINDER/GROOVER).$ 24.66 0.00 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (BULLDOZER ROUGH)

$13.89$0.00$13.89Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (BULLDOZER FINE)$16.20$0.00$16.20Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ASPHALT BROOM TRACTOR)$11.00$0.00$11.00Survey
PAINTER (BRIDGE)$19.62$0.00$19.62Survey
LABORER (TRAFFIC SIGNAL/LIGHTING INSTALLER)$15.85$0.00$15.85Survey
LABORER (PIPELAYER)$12.22$0.00$12.22Survey
LABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER)$13.43$0.00$13.43Survey
LABORER (COMMON OR GENERAL)$10.68$0.00$10.68Survey
LABORER (CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER TENDER)$12.26$0.00$12.26Survey
LABORER (CARPENTER TENDER)$10.00$0.00$10.00Survey
LABORER (ASPHALT SCREED/JACKMAN)$15.22$0.00$15.22Survey
LABORER (ASPHALT RAKER AND SPREADER)$12.23$0.00$12.23Survey
IRONWORKER$14.53$0.00$14.53Survey
ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICAN)$15.13$0.00$15.13Survey
ELECTRICIAN (ELECTRICIAN)$19.19$2.39$21.58Survey
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$14.10$0.00$14.10Survey
CARPENTER$12.54$0.00$12.54Survey
BLASTER$21.83$0.00$21.83Survey

Modification history

Modification 0January 2, 2026
Modification 1May 18, 2026 (current)

Published by the Wage and Hour Division; read from sam.gov. The sheet is checked for a newer modification each day. Contracts awarded since January 1, 2017 also carry Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave (one hour per 30 worked, up to 56 a year).

Questions people ask

Which rate do I pay on NC20260086?
The line for the classification of work actually performed: the basic rate plus the fringe. You may pay the fringe into benefit plans, as cash on every hour, or a mix. Overtime after 40 hours is 1.5 times the basic rate; fringe is paid on every hour and never multiplied.
My trade is not on this sheet. What do I do?
Do not borrow the nearest name. Ask the contracting agency for a conformance on Standard Form 1444 before the first week of that work, and note it as pending on the payroll.
Does modification 1 apply to my contract?
Only if it was in force when your contract was awarded (generally at bid opening). An earlier modification locked into the contract keeps applying, except on option years, added scope and indefinite-quantity contracts. The number and modification are on the first page of the exhibit in your contract.

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