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Tile Setter prevailing wage, Benton County group, Iowa (2 counties)
DOL sets the same tile setter rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Benton and Jones. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$53.79an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$36.00 base wage + $17.79 fringe benefits · BRIA0003-019
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 2 counties, a tile setter must be paid at least $53.79 an hour: a $36.00 base wage plus $17.79 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260078 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $53.79 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IA20260078, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier BRIA0003-019 (May 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Iowa has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $36.00 + $17.79
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) | $36.00 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $17.79 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $53.79 |
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 Iowa change log lists what each one changed.
How the Benton County group 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 Iowa
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Benton County groupbase $36.00$53.79
- Linn Countybase $36.00$53.79
- Black Hawk Countybase $30.65$50.75
- Johnson Countybase $36.00$53.79
Which county is in which tile setter group
Every Iowa county with a tile setter rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | TILE SETTER | $37.44 | $56.56 |
| Polk County | TILE SETTER | $37.44 | $56.56 |
| Story County | TILE SETTER | $37.44 | $56.56 |
| Warren County | TILE SETTER | $37.44 | $56.56 |
| Harrison County | TILE SETTER | $34.80 | $54.04 |
| Mills County | TILE SETTER | $34.80 | $54.04 |
| Pottawattamie County | TILE SETTER | $34.80 | $54.04 |
| Benton County group, 2 localities: Benton, Jones | TILE SETTER | $36.00 | $53.79 |
| Johnson County | TILE SETTER | $36.00 | $53.79 |
| Linn County | TILE SETTER | $36.00 | $53.79 |
| Scott County | TILE SETTER | $32.80 | $53.05 |
| Black Hawk County | TILE SETTER | $30.65 | $50.75 |
| Bremer County | TILE SETTER | $30.65 | $50.75 |
| Grundy County | TILE SETTER | $30.65 | $50.75 |
1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 13 counties with rates of their own.
More from DOL on this rate
- 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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Benton: IA20260078 Mod 1
- Jones: IA20260078 Mod 1
We read every active Iowa 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 every Iowa rate as CSV · Report an error