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Nevada tile setter prevailing wage, county by county

A tile setter's prevailing wage on Nevada public works runs from $55.50 an hour in White Pine County to $71.44 in Clark County. The median county is $55.50.

Main tile setter classification in each county, Labor Commissioner 2026-2027 rates (Oct 1, 2026). On a bid contract, the rates in effect when bids are opened apply until the contract ends or for 36 months (NRS 338.030(9)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Esmeralda County tile setter: $71.44 per hourLincoln County tile setter: $71.44 per hourMineral County tile setter: $55.50 per hourEureka County tile setter: $55.50 per hourHumboldt County tile setter: $55.50 per hourWashoe County tile setter: $55.50 per hourDouglas County tile setter: $55.50 per hourClark County tile setter: $71.44 per hourPershing County tile setter: $55.50 per hourLander County tile setter: $55.50 per hourStorey County tile setter: $55.50 per hourCarson City tile setter: $55.50 per hourWhite Pine County tile setter: $55.50 per hourElko County tile setter: $55.50 per hourNye County tile setter: $71.44 per hourLyon County tile setter: $55.50 per hourChurchill County tile setter: $55.50 per hour
$55$55$55$55$71$71Tile 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 Nevada?

2 groups of counties with identical rates and 0 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Clark County group4 counties · Tile Setter$71.44
  2. Washoe County group13 counties · Tile Setter - Journeyman$55.50

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotal (fringes included)Base
Clark County group, 4 localities: Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, NyeTile Setter$71.44 —
Washoe County group, 13 localities: Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, White PineTile Setter - Journeyman$55.50 —

2 groups of counties with identical Labor Commissioner rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Nevada's region schedules list journeyman, foreman and general foreman rates only. Apprentices recorded under NRS chapter 610 are exempt from the prevailing wage sections (NRS 338.080(1)) and are paid per their registered program's wage scale; check the program or the Labor Commissioner (702-486-2650, publicworks@labor.nv.gov).

Questions about Nevada tile setter pay

What is the tile setter prevailing wage in Clark County?

$71.44 an hour, fringe benefits included (one rate, no separate base wage), under Labor Commissioner 2026-2027 rates (Oct 1, 2026). Overtime and every tile setter classification in Clark County.

Does tile setter prevailing wage pay overtime in Nevada?

The worker gets at least 1½ times the prevailing rate for hours over 40 in a week or over 8 in a workday; an agreed 4×10 schedule is the exception, and union agreements that pay overtime that way govern instead (NRS 338.020(3)–(4)). Many crafts say overtime is calculated on the base rate, which Nevada doesn't publish, so we don't compute overtime dollars.

Do apprentice tile setters get this rate?

Nevada's region schedules list journeyman, foreman and general foreman rates only. Apprentices recorded under NRS chapter 610 are exempt from the prevailing wage sections (NRS 338.080(1)) and are paid per their registered program's wage scale; check the program or the Labor Commissioner (702-486-2650, publicworks@labor.nv.gov).

Why do some counties have the same tile setter rate?

Labor Commissioner often publishes the same tile setter rates for several counties. Across Nevada, the 17 counties with a tile setter rate fall into 2 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 13 counties (the Washoe County group).

Which county pays tile setters the most in Nevada?

Clark County, at $71.44 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is White Pine County at $55.50, and the median county is $55.50.