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Minnesota tile finisher prevailing wage, county by county

A tile finisher's prevailing wage on Minnesota public works runs from $14.00 an hour in Todd County to $64.12 in Anoka County. The median county is $33.92.

Tile Finisher rate in each Minnesota county, A to Z

71 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Aitkin CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Itasca County group
$32.03 $22.32 $54.35 May 1, 2026DLI-C-01-2025-12-22
Anoka CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Anoka County group
$39.24 $24.88 $64.12 May 1, 2026DLI-C-02-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Becker CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Becker County group
$22.80 $5.39 $28.19 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-03-2025-12-22
Beltrami CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$18.49 $20.24 $38.73 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-04-2025-12-22
Benton CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Kandiyohi County group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-05-2025-12-22
Blue Earth CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$20.90 $5.17 $26.07 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-07-2025-12-22
Brown CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Martin County group
$20.90 $5.17 $26.07 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-08-2025-12-22
Carlton CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Carlton County group
$34.16 $23.92 $58.08 May 1, 2026DLI-C-09-2025-12-22
Carver CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Anoka County group
$39.24 $24.88 $64.12 May 1, 2026DLI-C-10-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Cass CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$24.55 $8.56 $33.11 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-11-2025-12-22
Chippewa CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$14.00 $1.50 $15.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-12-2025-12-22
Chisago CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Chisago County group
$35.15 $24.36 $59.51 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-13-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Clearwater CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Kandiyohi County group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-15-2025-12-22
Crow Wing CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$24.55 $8.56 $33.11 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-18-2025-12-22
Dakota CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Hennepin County group
$39.24 $24.88 $64.12 May 1, 2026DLI-C-19-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Dodge CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Fillmore County group
$30.76 $6.02 $36.78 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-20-2025-12-22
Douglas CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Kandiyohi County group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-21-2025-12-22
Faribault CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Faribault County group
$33.25 $0.67 $33.92 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-22-2025-12-22
Fillmore CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Fillmore County group
$30.76 $6.02 $36.78 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-23-2025-12-22
Freeborn CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Freeborn County group
$31.40 $5.38 $36.78 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-24-2025-12-22
Goodhue CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Anoka County group
$39.24 $24.88 $64.12 May 1, 2026DLI-C-25-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Hennepin CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Hennepin County group
$39.24 $24.88 $64.12 May 1, 2026DLI-C-27-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Houston CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$20.00 $4.75 $24.75 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-28-2025-12-22
Hubbard CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Kandiyohi County group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-29-2025-12-22
Isanti CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Chisago County group
$35.15 $24.36 $59.51 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-30-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Itasca CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Itasca County group
$32.03 $22.32 $54.35 May 1, 2026DLI-C-31-2025-12-22
Jackson CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Becker County group
$22.80 $5.39 $28.19 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-32-2025-12-22
Kanabec CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$29.45 $20.33 $49.78 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-33-2025-12-22
Kandiyohi CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Kandiyohi County group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-34-2025-12-22
Kittson CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$15.66 $4.27 $19.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-35-2025-12-22
Koochiching CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Itasca County group
$32.03 $22.32 $54.35 May 1, 2026DLI-C-36-2025-12-22
Lake CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Carlton County group
$34.16 $23.92 $58.08 May 1, 2026DLI-C-38-2025-12-22
Lake of the Woods CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Kandiyohi County group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-39-2025-12-22
Le Sueur CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$24.92 $7.75 $32.67 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-40-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-02
Lincoln CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$18.25 $5.99 $24.24 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-41-2025-12-22
Marshall CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Kandiyohi County group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-44-2025-12-22
Martin CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Martin County group
$20.90 $5.17 $26.07 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-45-2025-12-22
McLeod CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$27.70 $6.53 $34.23 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-46-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Meeker CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Stearns County group
$27.70 $6.53 $34.23 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-47-2025-12-22
Mille Lacs CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Morrison County group
$26.98 $7.25 $34.23 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-48-2025-12-22
Morrison CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Morrison County group
$26.98 $7.25 $34.23 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-49-2025-12-22
Mower CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Fillmore County group
$30.76 $6.02 $36.78 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-50-2025-12-22
Nicollet CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Martin County group
$20.90 $5.17 $26.07 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-52-2025-12-22
Olmsted CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$30.76 $6.02 $36.78 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-55-2025-12-22
Otter Tail CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Otter Tail County group
$25.21 $5.46 $30.67 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-56-2025-12-22
Pennington CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Kandiyohi County group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-57-2025-12-22
Pine CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$27.80 $23.31 $51.11 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-58-2025-12-22
Polk CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Polk County group
$22.80 $5.39 $28.19 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-60-2025-12-22
Pope CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Kandiyohi County group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-61-2025-12-22
Ramsey CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Hennepin County group
$39.24 $24.88 $64.12 May 1, 2026DLI-C-62-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Renville CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$17.00 $2.41 $19.41 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-65-2025-12-22
Rice CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$39.24 $24.88 $64.12 May 1, 2026DLI-C-66-2025-12-22
Roseau CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Kandiyohi County group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-68-2025-12-22
Scott CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Anoka County group
$39.24 $24.88 $64.12 May 1, 2026DLI-C-70-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Sherburne CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$33.29 $15.28 $48.57 May 1, 2026DLI-C-71-2025-12-22
Sibley CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$24.92 $7.75 $32.67 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-72-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
St. Louis CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$34.16 $23.92 $58.08 May 1, 2026DLI-C-69-2025-12-22
Stearns CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Stearns County group
$27.70 $6.53 $34.23 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-73-2025-12-22
Steele CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Freeborn County group
$31.40 $5.38 $36.78 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-74-2025-12-22
Stevens CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$20.50 $1.50 $22.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-75-2025-12-22
Todd CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Kandiyohi County group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-77-2025-12-22
Traverse CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Polk County group
$22.80 $5.39 $28.19 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-78-2025-12-22
Wabasha CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Fillmore County group
$30.76 $6.02 $36.78 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-79-2025-12-22
Wadena CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Otter Tail County group
$25.21 $5.46 $30.67 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-80-2025-12-22
Waseca CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Faribault County group
$33.25 $0.67 $33.92 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-81-2025-12-22
Washington CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Anoka County group
$39.24 $24.88 $64.12 May 1, 2026DLI-C-82-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Watonwan CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Martin County group
$20.90 $5.17 $26.07 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-83-2025-12-22
Wilkin CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Polk County group
$22.80 $5.39 $28.19 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-84-2025-12-22
Winona CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$31.21 $10.41 $41.62 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-85-2025-12-22
Wright CountyTILE FINISHERS (725) · Anoka County group
$39.24 $24.88 $64.12 May 1, 2026DLI-C-86-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Yellow Medicine CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)
$26.10 $6.11 $32.21 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-87-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-02

Main tile finisher classification in each county (Tile finishers (725)), DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026). The rates "must be ascertained before the state asks for bids" and written into the contract, with their dated steps (Minn. Stat. 177.43). Checked October 25, 2026.

Polk County tile finisher: $28.19 per hourRed Lake County: no rate for this tradeMeeker County tile finisher: $34.23 per hourIsanti County tile finisher: $59.51 per hourRock County: no rate for this tradeCarver County tile finisher: $64.12 per hourKandiyohi County tile finisher: $14.00 per hourCottonwood County: no rate for this tradeFreeborn County tile finisher: $36.78 per hourBenton County tile finisher: $14.00 per hourDouglas County tile finisher: $14.00 per hourMurray County: no rate for this tradePipestone County: no rate for this tradeCarlton County tile finisher: $58.08 per hourAitkin County tile finisher: $54.35 per hourRice County tile finisher: $64.12 per hourWatonwan County tile finisher: $26.07 per hourOtter Tail County tile finisher: $30.67 per hourPennington County tile finisher: $14.00 per hourMahnomen County: no rate for this tradeRoseau County tile finisher: $14.00 per hourMartin County tile finisher: $26.07 per hourBeltrami County tile finisher: $38.73 per hourSt. Louis County tile finisher: $58.08 per hourDodge County tile finisher: $36.78 per hourLe Sueur County tile finisher: $32.67 per hourSteele County tile finisher: $36.78 per hourNobles County: no rate for this tradeSibley County tile finisher: $32.67 per hourOlmsted County tile finisher: $36.78 per hourLyon County: no rate for this tradeRenville County tile finisher: $19.41 per hourTodd County tile finisher: $14.00 per hourCook County: no rate for this tradeLincoln County tile finisher: $24.24 per hourRedwood County: no rate for this tradeLake County tile finisher: $58.08 per hourBrown County tile finisher: $26.07 per hourKittson County tile finisher: $19.93 per hourLac qui Parle County: no rate for this tradeWaseca County tile finisher: $33.92 per hourHouston County tile finisher: $24.75 per hourJackson County tile finisher: $28.19 per hourWashington County tile finisher: $64.12 per hourChisago County tile finisher: $59.51 per hourFaribault County tile finisher: $33.92 per hourBlue Earth County tile finisher: $26.07 per hourNicollet County tile finisher: $26.07 per hourStevens County tile finisher: $22.00 per hourMille Lacs County tile finisher: $34.23 per hourMower County tile finisher: $36.78 per hourGrant County: no rate for this tradeHubbard County tile finisher: $14.00 per hourBig Stone County: no rate for this tradeWadena County tile finisher: $30.67 per hourChippewa County tile finisher: $15.50 per hourWabasha County tile finisher: $36.78 per hourKoochiching County tile finisher: $54.35 per hourNorman County: no rate for this tradeBecker County tile finisher: $28.19 per hourGoodhue County tile finisher: $64.12 per hourRamsey County tile finisher: $64.12 per hourYellow Medicine County tile finisher: $32.21 per hourFillmore County tile finisher: $36.78 per hourWright County tile finisher: $64.12 per hourWilkin County tile finisher: $28.19 per hourSwift County: no rate for this tradeMarshall County tile finisher: $14.00 per hourPine County tile finisher: $51.11 per hourScott County tile finisher: $64.12 per hourClearwater County tile finisher: $14.00 per hourCrow Wing County tile finisher: $33.11 per hourDakota County tile finisher: $64.12 per hourItasca County tile finisher: $54.35 per hourCass County tile finisher: $33.11 per hourKanabec County tile finisher: $49.78 per hourSherburne County tile finisher: $48.57 per hourWinona County tile finisher: $41.62 per hourPope County tile finisher: $14.00 per hourMcLeod County tile finisher: $34.23 per hourLake of the Woods County tile finisher: $14.00 per hourMorrison County tile finisher: $34.23 per hourClay County: no rate for this tradeHennepin County tile finisher: $64.12 per hourAnoka County tile finisher: $64.12 per hourTraverse County tile finisher: $28.19 per hourStearns County tile finisher: $34.23 per hour
$14$22$30$36$58$64Tile Finisher, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a tile finisher make on prevailing wage in Minnesota?

$14.00 to $64.12 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $33.92. 15 groups of counties with identical rates and 21 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Anoka County group6 counties$64.12
  2. Hennepin County group3 counties$64.12
  3. Rice County1 county$64.12
  4. Chisago County group2 counties$59.51
  5. Carlton County group2 counties$58.08
  6. St. Louis County1 county$58.08
  7. Itasca County group3 counties$54.35
  8. Pine County1 county$51.11
  9. Kanabec County1 county$49.78
  10. Sherburne County1 county$48.57
  11. Winona County1 county$41.62
  12. Beltrami County1 county$38.73
  13. Fillmore County group4 counties$36.78
  14. Freeborn County group2 counties$36.78
  15. Olmsted County1 county$36.78
  16. Morrison County group2 counties$34.23
  17. Stearns County group2 counties$34.23
  18. McLeod County1 county$34.23
  19. Faribault County group2 counties$33.92
  20. Cass County1 county$33.11
  21. Crow Wing County1 county$33.11
  22. Le Sueur County1 county$32.67
  23. Sibley County1 county$32.67
  24. Yellow Medicine County1 county$32.21
  25. Otter Tail County group2 counties$30.67
  26. Polk County group3 counties$28.19
  27. Becker County group2 counties$28.19
  28. Martin County group4 counties$26.07
  29. Blue Earth County1 county$26.07
  30. Houston County1 county$24.75
  31. Lincoln County1 county$24.24
  32. Stevens County1 county$22.00
  33. Kittson County1 county$19.93
  34. Renville County1 county$19.41
  35. Chippewa County1 county$15.50
  36. Kandiyohi County group11 counties$14.00
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Anoka County group, 6 localities: Anoka, Carver, Goodhue, Scott, Washington, WrightTILE FINISHERS (725)$39.24 $64.12 
Hennepin County group, 3 localities: Dakota, Hennepin, RamseyTILE FINISHERS (725)$39.24 $64.12 
Rice CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$39.24 $64.12 
Chisago County group, 2 localities: Chisago, IsantiTILE FINISHERS (725)$35.15 $59.51 
Carlton County group, 2 localities: Carlton, LakeTILE FINISHERS (725)$34.16 $58.08 
St. Louis CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$34.16 $58.08 
Itasca County group, 3 localities: Aitkin, Itasca, KoochichingTILE FINISHERS (725)$32.03 $54.35 
Pine CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$27.80 $51.11 
Kanabec CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$29.45 $49.78 
Sherburne CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$33.29 $48.57 
Winona CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$31.21 $41.62 
Beltrami CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$18.49 $38.73 
Fillmore County group, 4 localities: Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, WabashaTILE FINISHERS (725)$30.76 $36.78 
Freeborn County group, 2 localities: Freeborn, SteeleTILE FINISHERS (725)$31.40 $36.78 
Olmsted CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$30.76 $36.78 
Morrison County group, 2 localities: Mille Lacs, MorrisonTILE FINISHERS (725)$26.98 $34.23 
Stearns County group, 2 localities: Meeker, StearnsTILE FINISHERS (725)$27.70 $34.23 
McLeod CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$27.70 $34.23 
Faribault County group, 2 localities: Faribault, WasecaTILE FINISHERS (725)$33.25 $33.92 
Cass CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$24.55 $33.11 
Crow Wing CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$24.55 $33.11 
Le Sueur CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$24.92 $32.67 
Sibley CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$24.92 $32.67 
Yellow Medicine CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$26.10 $32.21 
Otter Tail County group, 2 localities: Otter Tail, WadenaTILE FINISHERS (725)$25.21 $30.67 
Polk County group, 3 localities: Polk, Traverse, WilkinTILE FINISHERS (725)$22.80 $28.19 
Becker County group, 2 localities: Becker, JacksonTILE FINISHERS (725)$22.80 $28.19 
Martin County group, 4 localities: Brown, Martin, Nicollet, WatonwanTILE FINISHERS (725)$20.90 $26.07 
Blue Earth CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$20.90 $26.07 
Houston CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$20.00 $24.75 
Lincoln CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$18.25 $24.24 
Stevens CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$20.50 $22.00 
Kittson CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$15.66 $19.93 
Renville CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$17.00 $19.41 
Chippewa CountyTILE FINISHERS (725)$14.00 $15.50 
Kandiyohi County group, 11 localities: Benton, Clearwater, Douglas, Hubbard, Kandiyohi, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Pope, Roseau, ToddTILE FINISHERS (725)$14.00 $14.00 

15 groups of counties with identical DLI rates, and 21 counties with rates of their own.

DLI's schedules list journeyworker rates only. Apprentices in a registered program are paid the program's rate (Minn. R. 5200.1070); anyone else on the payroll gets the full rate for the work performed.

Questions about Minnesota tile finisher pay

What is the tile finisher prevailing wage in Hennepin County?

$64.12 an hour: a $39.24 base wage plus $24.88 in fringe, under DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026). Overtime and every tile finisher classification in Hennepin County.

Does tile finisher prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Hennepin County the $64.12 total is a $39.24 base wage plus $24.88 in fringe, about 39% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tile finisher prevailing wage pay overtime in Minnesota?

Over 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week is paid at 1½ times the basic hourly rate; the fringe isn't multiplied. Every DLI schedule says overtime after 8 hours "must be paid even if the worker does not exceed forty (40) hours" (Minn. Stat. 177.42, subd. 4). DLI publishes no weekend or holiday multipliers.

Do apprentice tile finishers get this rate?

DLI's schedules list journeyworker rates only. Apprentices in a registered program are paid the program's rate (Minn. R. 5200.1070); anyone else on the payroll gets the full rate for the work performed.

Why do some counties have the same tile finisher rate?

DLI often publishes the same tile finisher rates for several counties. Across Minnesota, the 71 counties with a tile finisher rate fall into 36 distinct sets of rates, and 15 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 11 counties (the Kandiyohi County group).