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Massachusetts tile setter prevailing wage, county by county

A tile setter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Massachusetts runs from $102.03 an hour in Worcester County to $102.04 in Barnstable County. The median county is $102.04.

Main tile setter classification in each county, 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.

Suffolk County tile setter: $102.04 per hourFranklin County: no rate for this tradePlymouth County tile setter: $102.03 per hourBerkshire County: no rate for this tradeBristol County tile setter: $102.04 per hourNorfolk County: no rate for this tradeNantucket County: no rate for this tradeHampden County: no rate for this tradeEssex County: no rate for this tradeWorcester County tile setter: $102.03 per hourHampshire County: no rate for this tradeDukes County: no rate for this tradeBarnstable County tile setter: $102.04 per hourMiddlesex County: no rate for this trade
$102$102$102$102$102$102Tile Setter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a tile setter make on prevailing wage in Massachusetts?

1 group of counties with identical rates and 2 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Suffolk County group3 counties · TILE LAYER (BARNSTABLE, BRISTOL, SUFFOLK AND$102.04
  2. Plymouth County1 county · TILE SETTER$102.03
  3. Worcester County1 county · TILE SETTER$102.03

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Suffolk County group, 3 localities: Barnstable, Bristol, SuffolkTILE LAYER (BARNSTABLE, BRISTOL, SUFFOLK AND WORCESTER)$102.04 $64.50 
Plymouth CountyTILE SETTER$102.03 $64.52 
Worcester CountyTILE SETTER$102.03 $64.52 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 2 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Massachusetts tile setter pay

What is the tile setter prevailing wage in Worcester County?

$102.03 an hour: a $64.52 base wage plus $37.51 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MA20260013, modification 1. Overtime and every tile setter classification in Worcester County.

Does tile setter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Worcester County the $102.03 total is a $64.52 base wage plus $37.51 in fringe benefits, about 37% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tile setter prevailing wage pay overtime in Massachusetts?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same tile setter rate?

DOL often publishes the same tile setter rates for several counties. Across Massachusetts, the 5 counties with a tile setter rate fall into 3 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 3 counties (the Suffolk County group).