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Michigan tile setter prevailing wage, county by county

A tile setter's prevailing wage on Michigan public works runs from $50.33 an hour in Van Buren County to $63.39 in Lenawee County. The median county is $56.36.

Main tile setter classification in each county, LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. The contracting agent gets LEO's rates before advertising and puts them in the specifications; if the contract isn't awarded or started within 90 days of LEO's determination, LEO must redetermine them (MCL 408.1103). Checked October 25, 2026.

Lapeer County tile setter: $56.36 per hourNewaygo County tile setter: $56.36 per hourIsabella County tile setter: $53.32 per hourSanilac County tile setter: $63.39 per hourManistee County tile setter: $56.36 per hourOgemaw County tile setter: $53.32 per hourClare County tile setter: $56.36 per hourCrawford County tile setter: $56.36 per hourMontmorency County tile setter: $56.36 per hourGladwin County tile setter: $53.32 per hourOscoda County tile setter: $56.36 per hourClinton County tile setter: $56.36 per hourBranch County tile setter: $50.33 per hourGratiot County tile setter: $53.32 per hourIonia County tile setter: $56.36 per hourKalamazoo County tile setter: $50.33 per hourLake County tile setter: $56.36 per hourMason County tile setter: $56.36 per hourMecosta County tile setter: $56.36 per hourMuskegon County tile setter: $56.36 per hourOtsego County tile setter: $56.36 per hourRoscommon County tile setter: $56.36 per hourWashtenaw County tile setter: $63.39 per hourBarry County tile setter: $50.33 per hourMenominee County tile setter: $55.76 per hourMidland County tile setter: $53.32 per hourLuce County tile setter: $55.76 per hourAntrim County tile setter: $56.36 per hourJackson County tile setter: $56.36 per hourSt. Joseph County tile setter: $50.33 per hourOsceola County tile setter: $56.36 per hourSaginaw County tile setter: $53.32 per hourHillsdale County: no rate for this tradeArenac County tile setter: $53.32 per hourKalkaska County tile setter: $56.36 per hourBay County tile setter: $53.32 per hourAlpena County tile setter: $56.36 per hourGogebic County tile setter: $55.76 per hourDickinson County tile setter: $55.76 per hourMissaukee County tile setter: $56.36 per hourMontcalm County tile setter: $56.36 per hourBaraga County tile setter: $55.76 per hourOceana County tile setter: $56.36 per hourAlger County tile setter: $55.76 per hourHoughton County tile setter: $55.76 per hourIngham County tile setter: $56.36 per hourIron County tile setter: $55.76 per hourOttawa County tile setter: $56.36 per hourGrand Traverse County tile setter: $56.36 per hourLivingston County tile setter: $63.39 per hourSt. Clair County tile setter: $63.39 per hourWayne County tile setter: $63.39 per hourCass County tile setter: $50.33 per hourKent County tile setter: $56.36 per hourCharlevoix County tile setter: $56.36 per hourLenawee County tile setter: $63.39 per hourChippewa County tile setter: $55.76 per hourMackinac County tile setter: $55.76 per hourSchoolcraft County tile setter: $55.76 per hourBenzie County: no rate for this tradeEmmet County tile setter: $56.36 per hourMonroe County tile setter: $63.39 per hourShiawassee County tile setter: $56.36 per hourTuscola County tile setter: $53.32 per hourHuron County tile setter: $53.32 per hourAlcona County tile setter: $56.36 per hourMarquette County tile setter: $55.76 per hourIosco County tile setter: $53.32 per hourOntonagon County tile setter: $55.76 per hourMacomb County tile setter: $63.39 per hourGenesee County tile setter: $56.36 per hourVan Buren County tile setter: $50.33 per hourPresque Isle County tile setter: $56.36 per hourCheboygan County tile setter: $56.36 per hourDelta County tile setter: $55.76 per hourBerrien County tile setter: $50.33 per hourAllegan County tile setter: $50.33 per hourLeelanau County tile setter: $56.36 per hourKeweenaw County tile setter: $55.76 per hourOakland County tile setter: $63.39 per hourEaton County tile setter: $56.36 per hourCalhoun County tile setter: $50.33 per hourWexford County tile setter: $56.36 per hour
$50$53$55$56$56$63Tile Setter, main rate, total (fringes included) per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

5 groups of counties with identical rates and 10 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Wayne County group8 counties$63.39
  2. Sanilac County1 county$63.39
  3. Kent County group37 counties$56.36
  4. Houghton County group15 counties$55.76
  5. Saginaw County group8 counties$53.32
  6. Gratiot County group3 counties$53.32
  7. Allegan County1 county$50.33
  8. Barry County1 county$50.33
  9. Berrien County1 county$50.33
  10. Branch County1 county$50.33
  11. Calhoun County1 county$50.33
  12. Cass County1 county$50.33
  13. Kalamazoo County1 county$50.33
  14. St. Joseph County1 county$50.33
  15. Van Buren County1 county$50.33

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotal (fringes included)Base
Wayne County group, 8 localities: Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, WayneTile Setters$63.39 —
Sanilac CountyTile Setters$63.39 —
Kent County group, 37 localities: Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Eaton, Emmet, Genesee, Grand Traverse, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Shiawassee, WexfordTile Setters$56.36 —
Houghton County group, 15 localities: Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, SchoolcraftTile Setters$55.76 —
Saginaw County group, 8 localities: Arenac, Gladwin, Huron, Iosco, Midland, Ogemaw, Saginaw, TuscolaTile Setters$53.32 —
Gratiot County group, 3 localities: Bay, Gratiot, IsabellaTile Setter$53.32 —
Allegan County*Tile Setters$50.33 —
Barry County*Tile Setters$50.33 —
Berrien CountyTile Setters$50.33 —
Branch CountyTile Setters$50.33 —
Calhoun CountyTile Setters$50.33 —
Cass CountyTile Setters$50.33 —
Kalamazoo CountyTile Setters$50.33 —
St. Joseph CountyTile Setters$50.33 —
Van Buren CountyTile Setters$50.33 —

5 groups of counties with identical LEO rates, and 10 counties with rates of their own. * Part of the county has a rate of its own; its page lists each part's rate.

LEO prints apprentice levels (straight time, 1.5x, 2x) on each classification page; see apprentice_rates.

Questions about Michigan tile setter pay

What is the tile setter prevailing wage in Wayne County?

$63.39 an hour, fringe benefits included (one rate, no separate base wage), under LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. Overtime and every tile setter classification in Wayne County.

Does tile setter prevailing wage pay overtime in Michigan?

Standard overtime unless the classification says otherwise: 1.5× over 8 hours a day (unless four 10-hour days are allowed), over 40 a week and on Saturdays; 2× on Sundays and holidays. The figures are LEO's own (LEO).

Do apprentice tile setters get this rate?

LEO prints apprentice levels (straight time, 1.5x, 2x) on each classification page; see apprentice_rates.

Why do some counties have the same tile setter rate?

LEO often publishes the same tile setter rates for several counties. Across Michigan, the 81 counties with a tile setter rate fall into 15 distinct sets of rates, and 5 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 37 counties (the Kent County group).

Which county pays tile setters the most in Michigan?

Lenawee County, at $63.39 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Van Buren County at $50.33, and the median county is $56.36.