Davis-Bacon rates — Lee County, North Carolina

Every active general wage determination covering this county, one section per construction type. These rates are the minimum that must be paid on a federal or federally assisted contract.

Pick the construction type that matches your contract, not the highest rate. Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy are separate determinations with different rates, and using the wrong one is a common reason a certified payroll comes back rejected. Where your trade appears under several classifications the choice between them is a judgement call — the plainest match is usually right, and the contracting officer can confirm it.

Building

NC20260066 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 22 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
PIPEFITTER (EXCLUDING HVAC SYSTEM INSTALLATION)	31.66	12.69	44.35
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	13.14	1.01	14.15
SHEET METAL WORKER, EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION	13.09	1.28	14.37
SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)	15.29	—	15.29
ROOFER	13.55	0.80	14.35
PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION	17.42	2.29	19.71
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	14.60	1.97	16.57
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE	15.71	1.49	17.20
OPERATOR: CRANE	19.25	2.37	21.62
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	17.98	0.91	18.89
LABORER: MASON TENDER-BRICK/CEMENT/CONCRETE	11.31	—	11.31
LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION	10.29	1.82	12.11
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	10.53	1.39	11.92
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	18.75	5.62	24.37
HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNIT ONLY, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE AND DUCT)	15.41	2.60	18.01
GLAZIER	18.16	0.87	19.03
FORM WORKER	16.08	3.48	19.56
ELECTRICIAN	17.36	3.07	20.43
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	14.02	—	14.02
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK	15.93	2.99	18.92
CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	18.13	1.31	19.44
BRICKLAYER	19.09	8.73	27.82

Residential

NC20260095 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 9 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ROOFER	14.41	—	14.41
PLUMBER	14.39	—	14.39
PAINTER: SPRAY	11.91	—	11.91
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	11.91	—	11.91
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	11.78	—	11.78
HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)	14.11	—	14.11
ELECTRICIAN	14.61	—	14.61
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	15.25	—	15.25
CARPENTER	14.66	—	14.66

Highway

NC20260089 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 43 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
TRUCK DRIVER (GVWR OF 26,001 LBS OR GREATER)	13.50	0.15	13.65
TRUCK DRIVER (GVWR OF 26,000 OR LESS)	10.58	—	10.58
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINE	16.26	—	16.26
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC	18.86	—	18.86
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (TACK TRUCK/DISTRIBUTOR OPERATOR)	15.60	—	15.60
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (SLIP FORM MACHINE)	19.99	—	19.99
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (SCRAPER ROUGH)	11.53	—	11.53
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (SCRAPER FINISH)	13.59	—	13.59
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ROLLER OTHER)	13.48	—	13.48
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ROLLER ASPHALT FINISH)	13.67	—	13.67
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ROLLER ASPHALT BREAKDOWN).$ 12.91 0.00 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (PAVER ASPHALT)	15.07	—	15.07
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (PAVEMENT MARKING EQUIPMENT)	11.63	—	11.63
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (OILER/GREASER)	16.36	—	16.36
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (OFF-ROAD HAULER/WATER TANKER)	12.90	—	12.90
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (MATERIAL TRANSFER VEHICLE (SHUTTLE BUGGY))	17.39	—	17.39
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (LOADER GREATER THAN 2 CUBIC YARDS)	14.48	—	14.48
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (LOADER 2 CUBIC YARDS OR LESS)	12.67	1.52	14.19
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (GRADER/BLADE ROUGH)	15.48	—	15.48
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (GRADER/BLADE FINE)	19.40	—	19.40
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (EXCAVATOR ROUGH)	14.07	0.74	14.81
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (EXCAVATOR FINE)	16.09	1.52	17.61
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (DRILL OPERATOR STRUCTURE).$ 19.24 0.00 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (DRILL OPERATOR ROCK)	15.43	1.61	17.04
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANE ROUGH/ALL-TERRAIN)	21.25	—	21.25
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANE OTHER)	21.05	—	21.05
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANE BOOM TRUCKS)	14.83	—	14.83
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CONCRETE GRINDER/GROOVER).$ 25.00 0.00 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (BULLDOZER ROUGH)	15.58	—	15.58
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (BULLDOZER FINE)	16.92	—	16.92
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ASPHALT BROOM TRACTOR)	12.14	—	12.14
PAINTER (BRIDGE)	19.62	—	19.62
LABORER: PIPELAYER	13.36	0.43	13.79
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	10.45	0.13	10.58
LABORER (TRAFFIC SIGNAL/LIGHTING INSTALLER)	16.29	—	16.29
LABORER (GUARDRAIL/FENCE INSTALLER)	13.43	—	13.43
LABORER (CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER TENDER)	12.26	—	12.26
LABORER (CARPENTER TENDER)	10.21	—	10.21
LABORER (ASPHALT SCREED/JACKMAN)	14.03	—	14.03
LABORER (ASPHALT RAKER AND SPREADER)	11.75	—	11.75
IRONWORKER	14.53	—	14.53
ELECTRICIAN (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN)	14.96	1.07	16.03
ELECTRICIAN (ELECTRICIAN)	19.19	2.39	21.58
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	13.67	—	13.67
CARPENTER	13.98	—	13.98
BLASTER	21.85	—	21.85

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