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Alabama tile setter prevailing wage, county by county

A tile setter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Alabama runs from $15.86 an hour in Russell County to $20.00 in Bibb County. The median county is $16.00.

Main tile setter classification in each county (Tile setter), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Butler County tile setter: $16.00 per hourCoffee County tile setter: $16.00 per hourMorgan County tile setter: $20.00 per hourBaldwin County tile setter: $15.86 per hourLowndes County tile setter: $15.86 per hourFayette County: no rate for this tradeWinston County: no rate for this tradeChilton County tile setter: $20.00 per hourJefferson County tile setter: $20.00 per hourClay County: no rate for this tradeChambers County: no rate for this tradeSt. Clair County tile setter: $20.00 per hourLauderdale County tile setter: $20.00 per hourDeKalb County: no rate for this tradeGreene County: no rate for this tradeCherokee County: no rate for this tradeColbert County tile setter: $20.00 per hourMontgomery County tile setter: $15.86 per hourEtowah County tile setter: $20.00 per hourFranklin County: no rate for this tradeElmore County tile setter: $15.86 per hourPerry County: no rate for this tradeCalhoun County tile setter: $20.00 per hourDallas County: no rate for this tradeConecuh County: no rate for this tradeChoctaw County: no rate for this tradeSumter County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County: no rate for this tradeLimestone County tile setter: $20.00 per hourMarshall County: no rate for this tradeBullock County tile setter: $16.00 per hourRussell County tile setter: $15.86 per hourShelby County tile setter: $20.00 per hourClarke County: no rate for this tradeMarengo County: no rate for this tradeHale County tile setter: $20.00 per hourLamar County: no rate for this tradePickens County tile setter: $20.00 per hourCoosa County: no rate for this tradeWalker County tile setter: $20.00 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeCrenshaw County tile setter: $16.00 per hourDale County tile setter: $16.00 per hourLee County tile setter: $15.86 per hourAutauga County tile setter: $15.86 per hourBarbour County tile setter: $16.00 per hourMobile County tile setter: $15.86 per hourBibb County tile setter: $20.00 per hourPike County tile setter: $16.00 per hourGeneva County tile setter: $15.86 per hourHouston County tile setter: $15.86 per hourMarion County: no rate for this tradeCleburne County: no rate for this tradeMadison County tile setter: $20.00 per hourWilcox County: no rate for this tradeBlount County tile setter: $20.00 per hourLawrence County tile setter: $20.00 per hourTuscaloosa County tile setter: $20.00 per hourMacon County tile setter: $16.00 per hourTallapoosa County: no rate for this tradeJackson County: no rate for this tradeCovington County tile setter: $16.00 per hourMonroe County: no rate for this tradeTalladega County: no rate for this tradeHenry County tile setter: $15.86 per hourEscambia County: no rate for this tradeCullman County: no rate for this trade
$15$15$16$20$20$20Tile Setter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a tile setter make on prevailing wage in Alabama?

6 groups of counties with identical rates and 23 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Walker County group4 counties$20.00
  2. Lauderdale County group2 counties$20.00
  3. Pickens County group2 counties$20.00
  4. Calhoun County1 county$20.00
  5. Etowah County1 county$20.00
  6. Jefferson County1 county$20.00
  7. Lawrence County1 county$20.00
  8. Limestone County1 county$20.00
  9. Madison County1 county$20.00
  10. Morgan County1 county$20.00
  11. Shelby County1 county$20.00
  12. St. Clair County1 county$20.00
  13. Tuscaloosa County1 county$20.00
  14. Dale County group3 counties$16.00
  15. Barbour County1 county$16.00
  16. Butler County1 county$16.00
  17. Coffee County1 county$16.00
  18. Covington County1 county$16.00
  19. Crenshaw County1 county$16.00
  20. Macon County1 county$16.00
  21. Elmore County group2 counties$15.86
  22. Geneva County group2 counties$15.86
  23. Autauga County1 county$15.86
  24. Baldwin County1 county$15.86
  25. Houston County1 county$15.86
  26. Lee County1 county$15.86
  27. Mobile County1 county$15.86
  28. Montgomery County1 county$15.86
  29. Russell County1 county$15.86

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Walker County group, 4 localities: Bibb, Blount, Chilton, WalkerTILE SETTER$20.00 $20.00 
Lauderdale County group, 2 localities: Colbert, LauderdaleTILE SETTER$20.00 $20.00 
Pickens County group, 2 localities: Hale, PickensTILE SETTER$20.00 $20.00 
Calhoun CountyTILE SETTER$20.00 $20.00 
Etowah CountyTILE SETTER$20.00 $20.00 
Jefferson CountyTILE SETTER$20.00 $20.00 
Lawrence CountyTILE SETTER$20.00 $20.00 
Limestone CountyTILE SETTER$20.00 $20.00 
Madison CountyTILE SETTER$20.00 $20.00 
Morgan CountyTILE SETTER$20.00 $20.00 
Shelby CountyTILE SETTER$20.00 $20.00 
St. Clair CountyTILE SETTER$20.00 $20.00 
Tuscaloosa CountyTILE SETTER$20.00 $20.00 
Dale County group, 3 localities: Bullock, Dale, PikeTILE SETTER$16.00 $16.00 
Barbour CountyTILE SETTER$16.00 $16.00 
Butler CountyTILE SETTER$16.00 $16.00 
Coffee CountyTILE SETTER$16.00 $16.00 
Covington CountyTILE SETTER$16.00 $16.00 
Crenshaw CountyTILE SETTER$16.00 $16.00 
Macon CountyTILE SETTER$16.00 $16.00 
Elmore County group, 2 localities: Elmore, LowndesTILE SETTER$15.86 $15.86 
Geneva County group, 2 localities: Geneva, HenryTILE SETTER$15.86 $15.86 
Autauga CountyTILE SETTER$15.86 $15.86 
Baldwin CountyTILE SETTER$15.86 $15.86 
Houston CountyTILE SETTER$15.86 $15.86 
Lee CountyTILE SETTER$15.86 $15.86 
Mobile CountyTILE SETTER$15.86 $15.86 
Montgomery CountyTILE SETTER$15.86 $15.86 
Russell CountyTILE SETTER$15.86 $15.86 

6 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 23 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Alabama tile setter pay

What is the tile setter prevailing wage in Jefferson County?

$20.00 an hour: a $20.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AL20260087, modification 1. Overtime and every tile setter classification in Jefferson County.

Does tile setter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Jefferson County the $20.00 total is a $20.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tile setter prevailing wage pay overtime in Alabama?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice tile setters get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

Why do some counties have the same tile setter rate?

DOL often publishes the same tile setter rates for several counties. Across Alabama, the 38 counties with a tile setter rate fall into 29 distinct sets of rates, and 6 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 4 counties (the Walker County group).