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California tile setter prevailing wage, county by county

A tile setter's prevailing wage on California public works runs from $79.13 an hour in Ventura County to $89.59 in Alameda County, wages and employer payments together. The median county is $83.68.

Tile Setter rate in each California county, A to Z

58 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateIssuedSource
Alameda CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Alpine CountyTile Setter · San Joaquin County group
$56.07 $28.67 $84.74 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Amador CountyTile Setter · San Joaquin County group
$56.07 $28.67 $84.74 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Butte CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Calaveras CountyTile Setter · San Joaquin County group
$56.07 $28.67 $84.74 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Colusa CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Contra Costa CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Del Norte CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
El Dorado CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Fresno CountyTile Setter · Fresno County group
$51.09 $28.29 $79.38 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Glenn CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Humboldt CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Imperial CountyTile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$56.52 $22.61 $79.13 Aug 22, 2026162-18-1
Inyo CountyTile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$56.52 $22.61 $79.13 Aug 22, 2026162-18-1
Kern CountyTile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$56.52 $22.61 $79.13 Aug 22, 2026162-18-1
Kings CountyTile Setter · Fresno County group
$51.09 $28.29 $79.38 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Lake CountyTile Setter · Sonoma County group
$57.45 $28.93 $86.38 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Lassen CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Los Angeles CountyTile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$56.52 $22.61 $79.13 Aug 22, 2026162-18-1
Madera CountyTile Setter · Fresno County group
$51.09 $28.29 $79.38 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Marin CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Mariposa CountyTile Setter · Fresno County group
$51.09 $28.29 $79.38 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Mendocino CountyTile Setter · Sonoma County group
$57.45 $28.93 $86.38 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Merced CountyTile Setter · Fresno County group
$51.09 $28.29 $79.38 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Modoc CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Mono CountyTile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$56.52 $22.61 $79.13 Aug 22, 2026162-18-1
Monterey CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Napa CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Nevada CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Orange CountyTile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$56.52 $22.61 $79.13 Aug 22, 2026162-18-1
Placer CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Plumas CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Riverside CountyTile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$56.52 $22.61 $79.13 Aug 22, 2026162-18-1
Sacramento CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
San Benito CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
San Bernardino CountyTile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$56.52 $22.61 $79.13 Aug 22, 2026162-18-1
San Diego CountyTile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$56.52 $22.61 $79.13 Aug 22, 2026162-18-1
San Francisco CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
San Joaquin CountyTile Setter · San Joaquin County group
$56.07 $28.67 $84.74 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
San Luis Obispo CountyTile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$56.52 $22.61 $79.13 Aug 22, 2026162-18-1
San Mateo CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Santa Barbara CountyTile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$56.52 $22.61 $79.13 Aug 22, 2026162-18-1
Santa Clara CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Santa Cruz CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Shasta CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Sierra CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Siskiyou CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Solano CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Sonoma CountyTile Setter · Sonoma County group
$57.45 $28.93 $86.38 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Stanislaus CountyTile Setter · San Joaquin County group
$56.07 $28.67 $84.74 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Sutter CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Tehama CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Trinity CountyTile Setter · Santa Clara County group
$60.44 $29.15 $89.59 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Tulare CountyTile Setter · Fresno County group
$51.09 $28.29 $79.38 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Tuolumne CountyTile Setter · San Joaquin County group
$56.07 $28.67 $84.74 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Ventura CountyTile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$56.52 $22.61 $79.13 Aug 22, 2026162-18-1
Yolo CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7
Yuba CountyTile Setter · Sacramento County group
$55.95 $27.73 $83.68 Aug 22, 2026018-3-7

Main tile setter classification in each county, DIR period 2026-2. DIR sets this trade county by county. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done. Checked October 24, 2026.

San Benito County tile setter: $89.59 per hourShasta County tile setter: $83.68 per hourSierra County tile setter: $83.68 per hourFresno County tile setter: $79.38 per hourAmador County tile setter: $84.74 per hourEl Dorado County tile setter: $83.68 per hourMonterey County tile setter: $89.59 per hourSan Bernardino County tile setter: $79.13 per hourTehama County tile setter: $83.68 per hourNevada County tile setter: $83.68 per hourTuolumne County tile setter: $84.74 per hourSanta Barbara County tile setter: $79.13 per hourTrinity County tile setter: $89.59 per hourStanislaus County tile setter: $84.74 per hourColusa County tile setter: $83.68 per hourAlpine County tile setter: $84.74 per hourSiskiyou County tile setter: $89.59 per hourDel Norte County tile setter: $89.59 per hourInyo County tile setter: $79.13 per hourSan Joaquin County tile setter: $84.74 per hourImperial County tile setter: $79.13 per hourCalaveras County tile setter: $84.74 per hourButte County tile setter: $83.68 per hourMadera County tile setter: $79.38 per hourVentura County tile setter: $79.13 per hourOrange County tile setter: $79.13 per hourKern County tile setter: $79.13 per hourContra Costa County tile setter: $89.59 per hourKings County tile setter: $79.38 per hourMendocino County tile setter: $86.38 per hourSonoma County tile setter: $86.38 per hourYuba County tile setter: $83.68 per hourMerced County tile setter: $79.38 per hourTulare County tile setter: $79.38 per hourSacramento County tile setter: $83.68 per hourSolano County tile setter: $89.59 per hourSan Francisco County tile setter: $89.59 per hourMariposa County tile setter: $79.38 per hourMarin County tile setter: $89.59 per hourSutter County tile setter: $83.68 per hourLassen County tile setter: $83.68 per hourRiverside County tile setter: $79.13 per hourPlumas County tile setter: $83.68 per hourSanta Clara County tile setter: $89.59 per hourPlacer County tile setter: $83.68 per hourSan Luis Obispo County tile setter: $79.13 per hourSan Mateo County tile setter: $89.59 per hourMono County tile setter: $79.13 per hourSan Diego County tile setter: $79.13 per hourNapa County tile setter: $89.59 per hourAlameda County tile setter: $89.59 per hourYolo County tile setter: $83.68 per hourLake County tile setter: $86.38 per hourLos Angeles County tile setter: $79.13 per hourGlenn County tile setter: $83.68 per hourSanta Cruz County tile setter: $89.59 per hourHumboldt County tile setter: $89.59 per hourModoc County tile setter: $83.68 per hour
$79$79$83$84$89$89Tile Setter, main rate, total per hour, 2026-2. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

$79.13 to $89.59 an hour, base wage plus fringe benefits, depending on the county; the median county pays $83.68. 6 groups of counties with identical rates and 0 counties with rates of their own, highest main rate first, each split into base wage and employer payments on one scale.

  1. Santa Clara County group15 counties$89.59
  2. Sonoma County group3 counties$86.38
  3. San Joaquin County group6 counties$84.74
  4. Sacramento County group16 counties$83.68
  5. Fresno County group6 counties$79.38
  6. Los Angeles County group12 counties · Tile Layer$79.13
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Santa Clara County group, 15 counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Siskiyou, Solano, TrinityTile Setter$60.44 $89.59 
Sonoma County group, 3 counties: Lake, Mendocino, SonomaTile Setter$57.45 $86.38 
San Joaquin County group, 6 counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, TuolumneTile Setter$56.07 $84.74 
Sacramento County group, 16 counties: Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo, YubaTile Setter$55.95 $83.68 
Fresno County group, 6 counties: Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, TulareTile Setter$51.09 $79.38 
Los Angeles County group, 12 counties: Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, VenturaTile Layer$56.52 $79.13 

6 groups of counties with identical DIR rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

These are journeyperson rates. Apprentices are paid from separate DAS determinations that DIR publishes by craft, county and program.

Determinations: 018-3-7, 162-18-1

Questions about California tile setter pay

What is the tile setter prevailing wage in Los Angeles County?

$79.13 an hour: a $56.52 base wage plus $22.61 in employer payments (fringe benefits), under DIR determination 162-18-1. Overtime and every tile setter classification in Los Angeles County.

Does tile setter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Los Angeles County the $79.13 total is a $56.52 base wage plus $22.61 in employer payments (fringe benefits), about 29% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice tile setters get this rate?

Registered apprentices are paid DIR's apprentice rates, which DIR publishes separately by craft, county and apprenticeship program on its apprentice wage page. The rates on this site are journeyperson rates.

Why do some counties have the same tile setter rate?

DIR sets many trades by area or region rather than one county at a time. Across California, the 58 counties with a tile setter rate fall into 6 distinct sets of rates, and 6 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 16 counties (the Sacramento County group).

Which county pays tile setters the most in California?

Alameda County, at $89.59 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Ventura County at $79.13, and the median county is $83.68.