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Tile Setter prevailing wage in Leavenworth County, Kansas
$61.12an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$42.73 base wage + $18.39 fringe benefits
TILE SETTER · BRKS0015-011
$13.05an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$13.05 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
TILE SETTER · SUKS1988-002
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Leavenworth County, a tile setter must be paid at least $61.12 an hour: a $42.73 base wage plus $18.39 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260053 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $61.12 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KS20260053, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier BRKS0015-011 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Leavenworth County, a tile setter must be paid at least $13.05 an hour: a $13.05 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260008 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $13.05 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KS20260008, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUKS1988-002 (February 1, 1988). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Kansas repealed its law in 1987 (DOL state table).
DOL lists 2 tile setter rates for Leavenworth County, from $13.05 to $61.12 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $42.73 + $18.39
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) | $42.73 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $18.39 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $61.12 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $13.05 + $0.00
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) | $13.05 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $13.05 |
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 Kansas change log lists what each one changed.
Every tile setter rate in Leavenworth County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TILE SETTERBuildingBRKS0015-011 | $42.73 | $18.39 | $61.12 | KS20260053 Mod 1 |
| TILE SETTERResidentialSUKS1988-002 | $13.05 | $0.00 | $13.05 | KS20260008 Mod 1 |
How Leavenworth 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 Kansas
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Leavenworth Countybase $42.73$61.12
- Wyandotte Countybase $42.73$61.12
- Jefferson Countybase $30.18$43.70
- Johnson Countybase $42.73$61.12
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.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Leavenworth County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth County | TILE SETTER | $42.73 | $61.12 | |
| Wyandotte County | TILE SETTER | $42.73 | $61.12 | same |
| Johnson County | TILE SETTER | $42.73 | $61.12 | same |
| Doniphan County | TILE SETTER | $42.73 | $61.12 | same |
| Jefferson County | TILE SETTER | $30.18 | $43.70 | −$17.42 |
| Douglas County | TILE SETTER | $30.18 | $43.70 | −$17.42 |
| Shawnee County | TILE SETTER | $30.18 | $43.70 | −$17.42 |
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 KS20260053 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KS20260053/1
We read every active Kansas 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 Leavenworth County as CSV · Report an error