A purely state- or locally-funded North Carolina project generally has no prevailing wage or certified payroll requirement. That does not make North Carolina paperwork-free on a federal job, it just means the only rulebook is the federal one.
North Carolina has never enacted a state prevailing wage law for public construction.
North Carolina at a glance
- No state prevailing wage law applies, only the federal Davis-Bacon Act on federally funded work.
- A purely state- or locally-funded North Carolina project generally has no prevailing wage or certified payroll requirement.
- On a federally funded or assisted job over $2,000, the standard WH-347 and SAM.gov rates apply exactly as they would anywhere else.
U.S. DOL: State Prevailing Wage Laws
What this means for your paperwork
There is no North Carolina form to add to the pile. A federally funded North Carolina project just needs the federal WH-347, filed weekly. Certified Payroll only handles the federal side: it checks the rate against the live SAM.gov wage determination and fills out the WH-347 with its Statement of Compliance. It does not file North Carolina's own state form, so budget for that as a separate step if a different state law ever applies.
Frequently asked
Does North Carolina have its own prevailing wage law?+
No. North Carolina has never enacted a state prevailing wage law for public construction.
Does Certified Payroll file North Carolina's state certified payroll form?+
Certified Payroll files the federal WH-347 under Davis-Bacon. Since North Carolina has no state form of its own to add, a federally funded North Carolina project only needs the one report, and that is what it handles.
This is a general informational summary, not legal advice, and covers state-level rules only. Verify current requirements with North Carolina's labor department or a qualified compliance advisor before relying on it.