U.S. Department of Labor Conducting Wage Survey for Metropolitan North Carolina Building Construction Projects

ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is conducting a survey of wages paid to workers in 46 metropolitan North Carolina counties on all active building construction projects to establish prevailing wage rates required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA).

The Division seeks data from employers and interested parties on wages paid to building construction workers from June 1, 2017, through May 31, 2018. This survey is not limited to federally funded construction projects. See a map of metropolitan counties included in the survey.

"Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates must reflect the actual wages and fringe benefits paid to construction workers where the work takes place," said Wage and Hour Division Acting Regional Administrator Betty Campbell. "We can only establish accurate wage rates with strong participation by the construction industry communities in North Carolina."    

Without significant employer participation, wage rates may not reflect actual wages or create incomplete wage determinations, which lead to more requests for further classifications. Wage data should be submitted for all projects meeting the criteria, regardless of funding sources.

Notification letters and "WD-10" data collection forms are being sent to interested parties and contractors known to the Wage and Hour Division. Data must be postmarked by April 1, 2019, to be included. Interested parties may also complete the survey electronically.

Participants do not need to receive a letter to answer the survey. If you would like to participate, or have questions regarding the survey process and forms, contact Kim Chu, Supervisory Wage Analyst for the Southeast Wage Determinations Survey Branch of the Wage and Hour Division, at (678) 237-0488.