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New York tile setter prevailing wage, county by county

A tile setter's prevailing wage on New York public works runs from $58.96 an hour in St. Lawrence County to $105.47 in Bronx County. The median county is $65.25.

Main tile setter classification in each county, 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. New York doesn't lock rates at bid: contractors pay the current prevailing rate, including the dated steps in the schedule, and monthly corrections retroactive to July 1 (NYSDOL). Checked October 25, 2026.

Schoharie County tile setter: $60.14 per hourSeneca County tile setter: $69.30 per hourOrleans County tile setter: $76.08 per hourWayne County tile setter: $69.30 per hourGreene County tile setter: $60.14 per hourAllegany County tile setter: $65.25 per hourOswego County tile setter: $58.96 per hourNassau County tile setter: $105.47 per hourMonroe County tile setter: $69.30 per hourHerkimer County tile setter: $58.96 per hourNew York County tile setter: $105.47 per hourSt. Lawrence County tile setter: $58.96 per hourOrange County tile setter: $92.86 per hourTompkins County tile setter: $65.25 per hourOnondaga County tile setter: $58.96 per hourAlbany County tile setter: $60.14 per hourSuffolk County tile setter: $105.47 per hourJefferson County tile setter: $58.96 per hourLivingston County tile setter: $69.30 per hourWyoming County tile setter: $69.30 per hourSchuyler County tile setter: $65.25 per hourTioga County tile setter: $65.25 per hourChemung County tile setter: $65.25 per hourWestchester County tile setter: $105.47 per hourNiagara County tile setter: $76.08 per hourOneida County tile setter: $58.96 per hourEssex County tile setter: $60.14 per hourOtsego County tile setter: $65.25 per hourHamilton County tile setter: $60.14 per hourMontgomery County tile setter: $60.14 per hourFranklin County tile setter: $60.14 per hourLewis County tile setter: $58.96 per hourBroome County tile setter: $65.25 per hourSchenectady County tile setter: $60.14 per hourSteuben County tile setter: $65.25 per hourChenango County tile setter: $65.25 per hourSullivan County tile setter: $92.86 per hourPutnam County tile setter: $92.86 per hourRockland County tile setter: $105.47 per hourColumbia County tile setter: $60.14 per hourClinton County tile setter: $60.14 per hourKings County tile setter: $105.47 per hourCattaraugus County tile setter: $76.08 per hourChautauqua County tile setter: $65.25 per hourQueens County tile setter: $105.47 per hourRensselaer County tile setter: $60.14 per hourRichmond County tile setter: $105.47 per hourUlster County tile setter: $92.86 per hourBronx County tile setter: $105.47 per hourSaratoga County tile setter: $60.14 per hourFulton County tile setter: $60.14 per hourDutchess County tile setter: $92.86 per hourCayuga County tile setter: $58.96 per hourErie County tile setter: $76.08 per hourCortland County tile setter: $65.25 per hourMadison County tile setter: $58.96 per hourWashington County tile setter: $60.14 per hourGenesee County tile setter: $69.30 per hourWarren County tile setter: $60.14 per hourDelaware County tile setter: $65.25 per hourYates County tile setter: $69.30 per hourOntario County tile setter: $69.30 per hour
$58$60$65$69$92$105Tile Setter, main rate, wage + supplements per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a tile setter make on prevailing wage in New York?

10 groups of counties with identical rates and 5 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Kings County group9 counties$105.47
  2. New York City1 county$104.41
  3. Orange County group5 counties$92.86
  4. Erie County group3 counties$76.08
  5. Cattaraugus County1 county$76.08
  6. Monroe County group8 counties$69.30
  7. Delaware County group5 counties$65.25
  8. Steuben County group3 counties$65.25
  9. Tompkins County group2 counties$65.25
  10. Allegany County1 county$65.25
  11. Chautauqua County1 county$65.25
  12. Albany County group15 counties$60.14
  13. Jefferson County group5 counties$58.96
  14. Onondaga County group3 counties$58.96
  15. Madison County1 county$58.96

Which counties pay which rate

Counties and New York CityMain classificationWage + supplementsBase
Kings County group, 9 localities: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, WestchesterMason - Building: Tile Setters$105.47 $66.35 
New York CityTile Layer - Setter$104.41 $66.35 
Orange County group, 5 localities: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan, UlsterMason - Building: Tile, Marble,& Terrazzo Mechanic/Setter$92.86 $59.47 
Erie County group, 3 localities: Erie, Niagara, OrleansMason - Tile Setter: Marble, Slate, Terrazzo and Tile Setter (Building)$76.08 $40.00 
Cattaraugus County*Mason - Tile Setter: Marble, Slate, Terrazzo and Tile Setter (Building)$76.08 $40.00 
Monroe County group, 8 localities: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, YatesMason - Tile Setter: Marble, Slate, Terrazzo and Tile Setter (Building)$69.30 $39.70 
Delaware County group, 5 localities: Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, TiogaMason - Tile Setter: Marble, Slate, Terrazzo and Tile Setter (Building)$65.25 $36.69 
Steuben County group, 3 localities: Chemung, Schuyler, SteubenMason - Tile Setter: Marble, Slate, Terrazzo and Tile Setter (Building)$65.25 $36.69 
Tompkins County group, 2 localities: Cortland, TompkinsMason - Tile Setter: Marble, Slate, Terrazzo and Tile Setter (Building)$65.25 $36.69 
Allegany County*Mason - Tile Setter: Marble, Slate, Terrazzo and Tile Setter (Building)$65.25 $40.49 
Chautauqua CountyMason - Tile Setter: Marble, Slate, Terrazzo and Tile Setter (Building)$65.25 $40.49 
Albany County group, 15 localities: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, WashingtonMason - Building: Setter (Tile/Marble/Terrazzo)$60.14 $38.31 
Jefferson County group, 5 localities: Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, St. LawrenceMason - Building: Tile/Marble/Terrazzo Setter$58.96 $38.35 
Onondaga County group, 3 localities: Cayuga, Onondaga, OswegoMason - Building: Tile/Terrazzo/Marble Setter$58.96 $37.42 
Madison County*Mason - Building: Tile/Marble/Terrazzo Setter$58.96 $38.35 

10 groups of counties with identical NYSDOL rates, and 5 counties with rates of their own. * Part of the county has a rate of its own; its page lists each part's rate.

NYSDOL schedules list registered-apprentice wages as a percentage of the journeyworker rate, with their own supplement amounts, under REGISTERED APPRENTICES (verbatim in `apprentice_text`). Only registered apprentices may be paid those rates.

Questions about New York tile setter pay

What is the tile setter prevailing wage in New York City?

$104.41 an hour: a $66.35 base wage plus $38.06 in supplements, under 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. Overtime and every tile setter classification in New York City.

Does tile setter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In New York City the $104.41 total is a $66.35 base wage plus $38.06 in supplements, about 36% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tile setter prevailing wage pay overtime in New York?

Work over eight hours in a day or more than five days in a week is overtime at "a premium wage commensurate with the premium wages prevailing in the area" (Labor Law §220(2)). Each trade's rules are NYSDOL codes, copied here; they combine, so we don't compute overtime dollars.

Do apprentice tile setters get this rate?

NYSDOL schedules list registered-apprentice wages as a percentage of the journeyworker rate, with their own supplement amounts, under REGISTERED APPRENTICES (verbatim in `apprentice_text`). Only registered apprentices may be paid those rates.

Why do some counties have the same tile setter rate?

NYSDOL often publishes the same tile setter rates for several counties. Across New York, the 63 counties with a tile setter rate fall into 15 distinct sets of rates, and 10 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 15 counties (the Albany County group).