Tile Setter prevailing wage, Marshall County group, Minnesota (5 counties)

DLI sets the same tile setter rates, row for row, in 5 counties: Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and Red Lake. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$53.52an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$40.19 base wage + $13.33 fringe benefits · Adjacent-county rate

On Minnesota public works in each of these 5 counties, a tile setter must be paid at least $53.52 an hour: a $40.19 base wage plus $13.33 in fringe.

DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026); this rate, effective December 22, 2025. 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 against dli.mn.gov on October 25, 2026.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $40.19 + $13.33

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DLI prints the fringe 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)	$40.19
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$13.33
Total hourly rate, as printed	$53.52

When does this rate change?

Minnesota rates are set before bids and written into the contract, including their dated steps (Minn. Stat. 177.43, subd. 3–4). The schedule in your bid documents controls.
DLI certifies rates at least once a year from a survey of the previous 12 months, and may certify changes at any time (Minn. R. 5200.1020, 5200.1120). Highway/heavy was certified November 3, 2025 and commercial December 22, 2025, with revisions through February 9, 2026.

Davis-Bacon tile setter rates in these counties

The counties share DLI's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.

County	Federal classification	Base + fringe	WD	vs DLI
Mahnomen County	TILE SETTER	$53.52	MN20260069 Mod 2	same
Marshall County	TILE SETTER	$53.52	MN20260070 Mod 2	same
Norman County	TILE SETTER	$53.52	MN20260080 Mod 2	same
Pennington County	TILE SETTER	$53.52	MN20260083 Mod 2	same
Red Lake County	TILE SETTER	$53.52	MN20260089 Mod 2	same

How the Marshall 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 Minnesota

Marshall $53.52682332313

$23.25Becker$78.66Anoka

MarshallNearby: Mahnomen $53.52, Norman $53.52, Pennington $53.52, Red Lake $53.52Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 43 counties pay more than Marshall, 6 the same, 30 less.

Wage and fringe, nearby

Marshall County groupbase $40.19$53.52
Pennington Countybase $40.19$53.52
Red Lake Countybase $40.19$53.52
Roseau Countybase $37.82$48.72

Which county is in which tile setter group

Every Minnesota county with a tile setter rate. Counties DLI treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

Counties	Main classification	Base wage	Total rate
Anoka County group, 5 localities: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Scott, Wright	TILE SETTERS (724)	$47.52	$78.66
Hennepin County group, 5 localities: Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington	TILE SETTERS (724)	$47.52	$78.66
Rice County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$47.52	$78.66
Crow Wing County group, 6 localities: Aitkin, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Koochiching, Wadena	TILE SETTERS (724)	$43.77	$76.42
Itasca County group, 2 localities: Cass, Itasca	TILE SETTERS (724)	$43.77	$76.42
St. Louis County group, 4 localities: Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis	TILE SETTERS (724)	$41.02	$76.17
Pine County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$41.02	$76.17
Isanti County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$42.76	$73.08
Kanabec County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$42.76	$73.08
Olmsted County group, 3 localities: Dodge, Olmsted, Wabasha	TILE SETTERS (724)	$42.80	$71.38
Clearwater County group, 2 localities: Clearwater, Lake of the Woods	TILE SETTERS (724)	$37.11	$67.70
Sherburne County group, 3 localities: Morrison, Sherburne, Todd	TILE SETTERS (724)	$44.49	$64.47
Freeborn County group, 4 localities: Freeborn, Mower, Waseca, Winona	TILE SETTERS (724)	$37.89	$59.91
Sibley County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$37.89	$59.91
Steele County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$37.89	$59.91
Blue Earth County group, 2 localities: Blue Earth, Nicollet	TILE SETTERS (724)	$37.92	$59.42
Le Sueur County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$37.92	$59.42
Marshall County group, 5 localities: Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Red Lake	TILE SETTERS (724)	$40.19	$53.52
McLeod County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$40.19	$53.52
Polk County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$40.19	$53.52
Stearns County group, 4 localities: Benton, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Stearns	TILE SETTERS (724)	$40.64	$53.11
Martin County group, 4 localities: Brown, Houston, Martin, Watonwan	TILE SETTERS (724)	$44.90	$50.55
Roseau County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$37.82	$48.72
Renville County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$37.06	$48.71
Fillmore County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$45.25	$46.16
Faribault County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$40.75	$41.57
Cottonwood County group, 4 localities: Cottonwood, Grant, Jackson, Stevens	TILE SETTERS (724)	$30.66	$41.19
Big Stone County group, 3 localities: Big Stone, Swift, Traverse	TILE SETTERS (724)	$30.66	$41.19
Redwood County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$27.10	$36.99
Yellow Medicine County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$26.10	$32.21
Kandiyohi County group, 3 localities: Douglas, Kandiyohi, Pope	TILE SETTERS (724)	$25.00	$25.00
Lyon County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$18.75	$24.85
Lincoln County	TILE SETTERS (724)	$18.25	$24.24
Clay County group, 2 localities: Becker, Clay	TILE SETTERS (724)	$17.44	$23.25
Otter Tail County group, 2 localities: Otter Tail, Wilkin	TILE SETTERS (724)	$17.44	$23.25

18 groups of counties with identical DLI rates, and 17 counties with rates of their own.

Minnesota tile setter prevailing wage by county, with a map

Notes on this rate

DLI's notes, in DLI's words.

* * Indicates that adjacent county rates were used for the labor class listed.

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your basic rate to what your employer pays into fringe plans for you, and compare it with the total. Contractors post the rates on site and give payroll copies to the contracting agency within 14 days of each pay period (Minn. Stat. 177.43). DLI Prevailing Wage: 651-284-5091.

Source

Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026). For the row this page leads with:

Mahnomen: DLI-C-43-2025-12-22, page 392
Marshall: DLI-C-44-2025-12-22, page 401
Norman: DLI-C-54-2025-12-22, page 492
Pennington: DLI-C-57-2025-12-22, page 519
Red Lake: DLI-C-63-2025-12-22, page 574

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