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Tile Finisher prevailing wage in Madison County, Indiana
$36.53an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$23.38 base wage + $13.15 fringe benefits
TILE & MARBLE FINISHER (MUNCIE CHAPTER BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, HAMILTON, JAY, MADISON AND TIPTON COUNTIES:) · BRIN0019-001
$39.52an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$25.33 base wage + $14.19 fringe benefits
TILE & MARBLE FINISHER (MUNCIE BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HAMILTON, HENRY, JAY, MADISON, RANDOLPH, RUSH, TIPTON, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES) · BRIN0004-016
Madison County uses the same tile finisher rates as 5 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Madison County, a tile finisher must be paid at least $36.53 an hour: a $23.38 base wage plus $13.15 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260002 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $36.53 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 Madison County, a tile finisher must be paid at least $39.52 an hour: a $25.33 base wage plus $14.19 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260006 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $39.52 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 finisher rates for Madison County, from $36.53 to $39.52 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $23.38 + $13.15
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) | $23.38 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $13.15 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $36.53 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $25.33 + $14.19
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) | $25.33 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $14.19 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $39.52 |
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 finisher rate in Madison 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 FINISHER (MUNCIE CHAPTER BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, HAMILTON, JAY, MADISON AND TIPTON COUNTIES:)BuildingBRIN0019-001 | $23.38 | $13.15 | $36.53 | IN20260002 Mod 2 |
| TILE & MARBLE FINISHER (MUNCIE BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HAMILTON, HENRY, JAY, MADISON, RANDOLPH, RUSH, TIPTON, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyBRIN0004-016 | $25.33 | $14.19 | $39.52 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
How Madison County compares
The main tile finisher 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
- Madison Countybase $23.38$36.53
- Delaware Countybase $23.38$36.53
- Hamilton Countybase $23.38$36.53
- Hancock Countybase $24.33$37.49
Tile Finisher 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 finisher rates for Madison County are the same as in 5 other counties: Blackford, Delaware, Hamilton, Jay, Tipton.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County | TILE & MARBLE FINISHER (CASS, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES) | $34.50 | $58.12 | +$21.59 |
| Hancock County | TILE & MARBLE FINISHER (INDIANAPOLIS BOONE, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES) | $24.33 | $37.49 | +$0.96 |
| Madison County | TILE & MARBLE FINISHER (MUNCIE CHAPTER BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, HAMILTON, JAY, MADISON AND TIPTON COUNTIES:) | $23.38 | $36.53 | |
| Delaware County | TILE & MARBLE FINISHER (MUNCIE CHAPTER BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, HAMILTON, JAY, MADISON AND TIPTON COUNTIES:) | $23.38 | $36.53 | same |
| Hamilton County | TILE & MARBLE FINISHER (MUNCIE CHAPTER BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, HAMILTON, JAY, MADISON AND TIPTON COUNTIES:) | $23.38 | $36.53 | same |
| Tipton County | TILE & MARBLE FINISHER (MUNCIE CHAPTER BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, HAMILTON, JAY, MADISON AND TIPTON COUNTIES:) | $23.38 | $36.53 | same |
| Henry County | TILE & MARBLE FINISHER (MUNCIE FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HENRY, RANDOLPH, RUSH, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES) | $23.38 | $36.53 | 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 Madison County as CSV · Report an error