Colorado tile setter prevailing wage, county by county
A tile setter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Colorado is $40.99 an hour in every county that has one (1), for the main classification.
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.
Does tile setter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In City of Denver schedules the $40.99 total is a $32.08 base wage plus $8.91 in fringe benefits, about 22% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does tile setter prevailing wage pay overtime in Colorado?
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)).