Ironworker prevailing wage rates in North Carolina

Federal Davis-Bacon wage determinations publish ironworker rates in 100 North Carolina counties, with top published base pay from $18.75 to $29.75 per hour depending on county and construction type. Every figure below links to its source wage determination on SAM.gov.

County	Top base	Fringe	Type	WD
Alamance County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260013
Alexander County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260014
Alleghany County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260050
Anson County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260021
Ashe County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260061
Avery County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260051
Beaufort County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260062
Bertie County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260062
Bladen County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260063
Brunswick County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260015
Buncombe County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260016
Burke County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260014
Cabarrus County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260017
Caldwell County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260014
Camden County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260062
Carteret County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260062
Caswell County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260064
Catawba County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260002
Chatham County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260013
Cherokee County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260052
Chowan County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260065
Clay County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260061
Cleveland County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260063
Columbus County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260063
Craven County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260018
Cumberland County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260122
Currituck County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260123
Dare County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260065
Davidson County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260124
Davie County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260124
Duplin County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260066
Durham County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260003
Edgecombe County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260125
Forsyth County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260004
Franklin County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260126
Gaston County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260005
Gates County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260123
Graham County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260061
Granville County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260064
Greene County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260046
Guilford County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260006
Halifax County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260064
Harnett County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260063
Haywood County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260016
Henderson County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260016
Hertford County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260062
Hoke County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260122
Hyde County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260062
Iredell County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260007
Jackson County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260054
Johnston County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260126
Jones County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260018
Lee County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260066
Lenoir County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260066
Lincoln County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260017
Macon County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260061
Madison County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260016
Martin County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260065
McDowell County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260061
Mecklenburg County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260008
Mitchell County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260061
Montgomery County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260066
Moore County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260066
Nash County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260125
New Hanover County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260009
Northampton County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260055
Onslow County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260010
Orange County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260013
Pamlico County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260018
Pasquotank County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260056
Pender County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260015
Perquimans County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260057
Person County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260013
Pitt County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260125
Polk County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260061
Randolph County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260127
Richmond County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260063
Robeson County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260063
Rockingham County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260127
Rowan County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260017
Rutherford County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260061
Sampson County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260058
Scotland County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260063
Stanly County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260059
Stokes County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260124
Surry County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260061
Swain County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260061
Transylvania County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260061
Tyrrell County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260062
Union County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260017
Vance County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260064
Wake County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260011
Warren County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260064
Washington County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260065
Watauga County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260060
Wayne County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260012
Wilkes County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260061
Wilson County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260063
Yadkin County	$29.75	$18.00	Building	NC20260124
Yancey County	$18.75	$5.62	Building	NC20260061

One representative line per county: the highest published base rate for this trade. Open the county page for every classification.

Sources

NC20260010 rev. 1 · modified May 18, 2026
NC20260100 rev. 1 · modified May 18, 2026
NC20260101 rev. 1 · modified May 18, 2026
NC20260102 rev. 1