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Arizona tile setter prevailing wage, county by county

A tile setter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Arizona runs from $16.38 an hour in Santa Cruz County to $21.50 in Cochise County. The median county is $21.50.

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.

Mohave County tile setter: $21.50 per hourSanta Cruz County tile setter: $16.38 per hourCoconino County tile setter: $21.50 per hourLa Paz County tile setter: $16.38 per hourGila County tile setter: $16.38 per hourPima County tile setter: $21.50 per hourGreenlee County tile setter: $16.38 per hourPinal County tile setter: $21.50 per hourNavajo County tile setter: $16.38 per hourYuma County tile setter: $21.50 per hourMaricopa County tile setter: $21.50 per hourGraham County tile setter: $16.38 per hourCochise County tile setter: $21.50 per hourApache County tile setter: $16.38 per hourYavapai County tile setter: $21.50 per hour
$16$16$16$21$21$21Tile 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 Arizona?

2 groups of counties with identical rates and 11 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Yavapai County group2 counties$21.50
  2. Cochise County1 county$21.50
  3. Maricopa County1 county$21.50
  4. Mohave County1 county$21.50
  5. Pima County1 county$21.50
  6. Pinal County1 county$21.50
  7. Yuma County1 county$21.50
  8. La Paz County group2 counties$16.38
  9. Apache County1 county$16.38
  10. Gila County1 county$16.38
  11. Graham County1 county$16.38
  12. Navajo County1 county$16.38
  13. Santa Cruz County1 county$16.38

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Yavapai County group, 2 localities: Coconino, YavapaiTILE SETTER$21.50 $21.50 
Cochise CountyTILE SETTER$21.50 $21.50 
Maricopa CountyTILE SETTER$21.50 $21.50 
Mohave CountyTILE SETTER$21.50 $21.50 
Pima CountyTILE SETTER$21.50 $21.50 
Pinal CountyTILE SETTER$21.50 $21.50 
Yuma CountyTILE SETTER$21.50 $21.50 
La Paz County group, 2 localities: Greenlee, La PazTILE SETTER$16.38 $15.93 
Apache CountyTILE SETTER$16.38 $15.93 
Gila CountyTILE SETTER$16.38 $15.93 
Graham CountyTILE SETTER$16.38 $15.93 
Navajo CountyTILE SETTER$16.38 $15.93 
Santa Cruz CountyTILE SETTER$16.38 $15.93 

2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 11 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Arizona tile setter pay

What is the tile setter prevailing wage in Maricopa County?

$21.50 an hour: a $21.50 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AZ20260039, modification 1. Overtime and every tile setter classification in Maricopa County.

Does tile setter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Maricopa County the $21.50 total is a $21.50 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 Arizona?

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 Arizona, the 15 counties with a tile setter rate fall into 13 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 2 counties (the La Paz County group).