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Tile Setter prevailing wage, Bernalillo County group, New Mexico (33 counties)

DWS sets the same tile setter rates, row for row, in 33 counties: 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 and Valencia. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$33.27an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$24.46 base wage + $8.81 fringe benefits · General building

On New Mexico public works in each of these 33 counties, a tile setter must be paid at least $33.27 an hour: a $24.46 base wage plus $8.81 in fringe. DWS prints no total, so $33.27 is our sum of the two.

11.1.2.20 NMAC rates for decisions issued from July 1, 2026; this rate, effective 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 against dws.state.nm.us on October 25, 2026.

DWS lists 2 tile setter rates for each of these counties, from $33.27 to $33.27 an hour. See all of them.

These rates come from the rule. The DWS wage rate decision issued for the project is what binds.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $24.46 + $8.81

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DWS 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)$24.46
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$8.81
Base + fringe (our sum; DWS prints no total)$33.27

When does this rate change?

Dated rates for this classification

DWS prints more than one dated line for Tile setter. The one in force on October 25, 2026 leads this page; scheduled lines take effect on their date.

EffectiveRateStatus
Jan 1, 2026$33.27 ($24.46 + $8.81)Earlier
Jul 1, 2026$33.27 ($24.46 + $8.81)In force
Jan 1, 2027$33.27 ($24.46 + $8.81)Scheduled

Every tile setter rate in the Bernalillo County group

As DWS lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
Tile setterGeneral building$24.46 $8.81 $33.27 Jul 1, 2026
Tile setterResidential$24.46 $8.81 $33.27 Jul 1, 2026

Davis-Bacon tile setter rates in these counties

The counties share DWS'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.

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs DWS
Bernalillo CountyNo federal row for this trade
Catron CountyTILE SETTER$19.00 NM20260013 Mod 1DWS +$14.27
Chaves CountyTILE SETTER$19.00 NM20260014 Mod 1DWS +$14.27
Cibola CountyTILE SETTER$15.32 NM20260031 Mod 2DWS +$17.95
Colfax CountyTILE SETTER$15.32 NM20260015 Mod 2DWS +$17.95
Curry CountyTILE SETTER$19.00 NM20260016 Mod 1DWS +$14.27
De Baca CountyTILE SETTER$19.00 NM20260017 Mod 1DWS +$14.27
Dona Ana CountyNo federal row for this trade
Eddy CountyTILE SETTER$19.00 NM20260018 Mod 1DWS +$14.27
Grant CountyTILE SETTER$19.00 NM20260019 Mod 1DWS +$14.27
Guadalupe CountyTILE SETTER$15.32 NM20260031 Mod 2DWS +$17.95
Harding CountyTILE SETTER$15.32 NM20260031 Mod 2DWS +$17.95
Hidalgo CountyTILE SETTER$19.00 NM20260032 Mod 1DWS +$14.27
Lea CountyTILE SETTER$19.00 NM20260020 Mod 1DWS +$14.27
Lincoln CountyTILE SETTER$19.00 NM20260021 Mod 1DWS +$14.27
Los Alamos CountyTILE SETTER$15.32 NM20260022 Mod 1DWS +$17.95
Luna CountyTILE SETTER$19.00 NM20260023 Mod 1DWS +$14.27
McKinley CountyTILE SETTER$15.32 NM20260024 Mod 1DWS +$17.95
Mora CountyTILE SETTER$15.32 NM20260031 Mod 2DWS +$17.95
Otero CountyTILE SETTER$19.00 NM20260025 Mod 1DWS +$14.27
Quay CountyTILE SETTER$15.32 NM20260031 Mod 2DWS +$17.95
Rio Arriba CountyTILE SETTER$15.32 NM20260026 Mod 2DWS +$17.95
Roosevelt CountyTILE SETTER$19.00 NM20260027 Mod 1DWS +$14.27
San Juan CountyNo federal row for this trade
San Miguel CountyTILE SETTER$15.32 NM20260028 Mod 2DWS +$17.95
Sandoval CountyNo federal row for this trade
Santa Fe CountyNo federal row for this trade
Sierra CountyTILE SETTER$19.00 NM20260032 Mod 1DWS +$14.27
Socorro CountyTILE SETTER$19.00 NM20260029 Mod 1DWS +$14.27
Taos CountyTILE SETTER$15.32 NM20260031 Mod 2DWS +$17.95
Torrance CountyNo federal row for this trade
Union CountyTILE SETTER$15.32 NM20260030 Mod 2DWS +$17.95
Valencia CountyNo federal row for this trade

How the Bernalillo 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 New Mexico

Wage and fringe, nearby

  1. Bernalillo County groupbase $24.46$33.27
  2. Valencia Countybase $24.46$33.27
  3. Sandoval Countybase $24.46$33.27
  4. Santa Fe Countybase $24.46$33.27

Which county is in which tile setter group

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

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
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$24.46 $33.27 

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

New Mexico tile setter prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DWS on this rate

Every trade's rates, county by county: 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 · Valencia

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base wage to what your employer pays into fringe plans for you, and compare it with the total. Certified payrolls carry the project's wage rate decision number and go to the agency monthly (11.1.2.9 NMAC). DWS Public Works: DWS prevailing wage.

Source

Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS), 11.1.2.20 NMAC rates for decisions issued from July 1, 2026. For the row this page leads with:

We read 11.1.2.20 NMAC's rate tables as published in the New Mexico Register and check every number with a second, separate read. The rule prints no total; ours is base plus fringe, and the apprenticeship contribution is inside the fringe. How we check · Download every New Mexico rate as CSV · Report an error