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New Mexico tile setter prevailing wage, county by county

A tile setter's prevailing wage on New Mexico public works is $33.27 an hour in every county that has one (33), for the main classification.

Main tile setter classification in each county (Tile setter), 11.1.2.20 NMAC rates for decisions issued from July 1, 2026. Each project is governed by one wage rate decision "which shall remain effective for the duration of the project" (11.1.2.14 NMAC). Checked October 25, 2026.

Luna County tile setter: $33.27 per hourTorrance County tile setter: $33.27 per hourGrant County tile setter: $33.27 per hourSierra County tile setter: $33.27 per hourUnion County tile setter: $33.27 per hourDe Baca County tile setter: $33.27 per hourValencia County tile setter: $33.27 per hourSan Miguel County tile setter: $33.27 per hourOtero County tile setter: $33.27 per hourHidalgo County tile setter: $33.27 per hourCibola County tile setter: $33.27 per hourEddy County tile setter: $33.27 per hourRio Arriba County tile setter: $33.27 per hourMcKinley County tile setter: $33.27 per hourLincoln County tile setter: $33.27 per hourSocorro County tile setter: $33.27 per hourTaos County tile setter: $33.27 per hourSan Juan County tile setter: $33.27 per hourCatron County tile setter: $33.27 per hourLos Alamos County tile setter: $33.27 per hourSanta Fe County tile setter: $33.27 per hourMora County tile setter: $33.27 per hourSandoval County tile setter: $33.27 per hourQuay County tile setter: $33.27 per hourDona Ana County tile setter: $33.27 per hourLea County tile setter: $33.27 per hourCurry County tile setter: $33.27 per hourBernalillo County tile setter: $33.27 per hourChaves County tile setter: $33.27 per hourHarding County tile setter: $33.27 per hourColfax County tile setter: $33.27 per hourGuadalupe County tile setter: $33.27 per hourRoosevelt County tile setter: $33.27 per hour
$33$33$33$33$33$33Tile Setter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Bernalillo County group, 33 localities: Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Guadalupe, Harding, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Los Alamos, Luna, McKinley, Mora, Otero, Quay, Rio Arriba, Roosevelt, San Juan, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Sierra, Socorro, Taos, Torrance, Union, ValenciaTile setter$33.27 $24.46 

1 group of counties with identical DWS rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

11.1.2.20 NMAC lists journeyworker (and some helper) rates. Apprentices are paid the rate set by their registered apprenticeship program (11.1.2.19(B) NMAC). The 'Apprenticeship' column is the employer contribution to the public works apprentice and training fund, which the rule says is included in the fringe rate (11.1.2.19(C) NMAC).

Questions about New Mexico tile setter pay

What is the tile setter prevailing wage in Bernalillo County?

$33.27 an hour: a $24.46 base wage plus $8.81 in fringe, under 11.1.2.20 NMAC rates for decisions issued from July 1, 2026. Overtime and every tile setter classification in Bernalillo County.

Does tile setter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Bernalillo County the $33.27 total is a $24.46 base wage plus $8.81 in fringe, about 26% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tile setter prevailing wage pay overtime in New Mexico?

New Mexico's rate table sets no overtime premium or hours. The general rule applies: 1½ times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a week. The rule doesn't say whether the premium applies to base only or base plus fringe, so we don't compute overtime dollars.

Do apprentice tile setters get this rate?

11.1.2.20 NMAC lists journeyworker (and some helper) rates. Apprentices are paid the rate set by their registered apprenticeship program (11.1.2.19(B) NMAC). The 'Apprenticeship' column is the employer contribution to the public works apprentice and training fund, which the rule says is included in the fringe rate (11.1.2.19(C) NMAC).

Why do some counties have the same tile setter rate?

DWS often publishes the same tile setter rates for several counties. Across New Mexico, the 33 counties with a tile setter rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 33 counties (the Bernalillo County group).