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Tile Setter prevailing wage in Hamilton County, Indiana
$52.86an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · TILE & MARBLE SETTER; MOSAIC WORKER
$35.63 base wage + $17.23 fringe benefits
TILE & MARBLE SETTER; MOSAIC WORKER (MUNCIE CHAPTER BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, HAMILTON, JAY, MADISON AND TIPTON COUNTIES:) · BRIN0019-001
$56.72an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$35.83 base wage + $20.89 fringe benefits
TILE & MARBLE SETTER; MOSAIC WORKER (MUNCIE BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HAMILTON, HENRY, JAY, MADISON, RANDOLPH, RUSH, TIPTON, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES) · BRIN0004-016
Hamilton County uses the same tile setter rates as 5 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Hamilton County, a tile setter working as tile & marble setter; mosaic worker must be paid at least $52.86 an hour: a $35.63 base wage plus $17.23 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260002 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $52.86 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260002, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier BRIN0019-001 (June 1, 2023). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Hamilton County, a tile setter must be paid at least $56.72 an hour: a $35.83 base wage plus $20.89 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260006 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $56.72 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260006, modification 3, published July 30, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier BRIN0004-016 (June 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).
DOL lists 2 tile setter rates for Hamilton County, from $52.86 to $56.72 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $35.63 + $17.23
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $35.63 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $17.23 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $52.86 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $35.83 + $20.89
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $35.83 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $20.89 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $56.72 |
When does this rate change?
- 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)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Indiana change log lists what each one changed.
Every tile setter rate in Hamilton County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TILE & MARBLE SETTER; MOSAIC WORKER (MUNCIE CHAPTER BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, HAMILTON, JAY, MADISON AND TIPTON COUNTIES:)BuildingBRIN0019-001 | $35.63 | $17.23 | $52.86 | IN20260002 Mod 2 |
| TILE & MARBLE SETTER; MOSAIC WORKER (MUNCIE BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HAMILTON, HENRY, JAY, MADISON, RANDOLPH, RUSH, TIPTON, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyBRIN0004-016 | $35.83 | $20.89 | $56.72 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
How Hamilton County compares
The main tile setter rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Indiana
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Hamilton Countybase $35.63$52.86
- Tipton Countybase $35.63$52.86
- Madison Countybase $35.63$52.86
- Howard Countybase $34.50$58.12
Tile Setter rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
DOL's tile setter rates for Hamilton County are the same as in 5 other counties: Blackford, Delaware, Jay, Madison, Tipton. The closest county with a different rate is Howard County, at $58.12.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County | TILE & MARBLE SETTER; MOSAIC WORKER (MUNCIE CHAPTER BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, HAMILTON, JAY, MADISON AND TIPTON COUNTIES:) | $35.63 | $52.86 | |
| Tipton County | TILE & MARBLE SETTER; MOSAIC WORKER (MUNCIE CHAPTER BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, HAMILTON, JAY, MADISON AND TIPTON COUNTIES:) | $35.63 | $52.86 | same |
| Madison County | TILE & MARBLE SETTER; MOSAIC WORKER (MUNCIE CHAPTER BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, HAMILTON, JAY, MADISON AND TIPTON COUNTIES:) | $35.63 | $52.86 | same |
| Marion County | TILE, MARBLE SETTER (INDIANAPOLIS BOONE, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES) | $35.63 | $52.86 | same |
| Boone County | TILE, MARBLE SETTER (INDIANAPOLIS BOONE, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES) | $35.63 | $52.86 | same |
| Hancock County | TILE, MARBLE SETTER (INDIANAPOLIS BOONE, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES) | $35.63 | $52.86 | same |
| Clinton County | TILE & MARBLE SETTER; MOSAIC WORKER (LAFAYETTE BENTON, CARROLL, CLINTON, FOUNTAIN, TIPPECANOE, WARREN AND WHITE COUNTIES) | $35.63 | $52.86 | same |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination IN20260002 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260002/2
We read every active Indiana Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Hamilton County as CSV · Report an error