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Oregon tile setter prevailing wage, county by county

A tile setter's prevailing wage on Oregon public works is $67.43 an hour in every county that has one (36), for the main classification.

Main tile setter classification in each county (Tile setter/terrazzo worker: hard tile setter), BOLI book of September 3, 2026 with the October 5, 2026 amendment. A project generally uses the rates in effect when its bid specifications were first advertised, for the whole project (OAR 839-025-0020). Checked October 25, 2026.

Gilliam County tile setter: $67.43 per hourGrant County tile setter: $67.43 per hourJosephine County tile setter: $67.43 per hourBaker County tile setter: $67.43 per hourCurry County tile setter: $67.43 per hourLinn County tile setter: $67.43 per hourMarion County tile setter: $67.43 per hourLake County tile setter: $67.43 per hourColumbia County tile setter: $67.43 per hourHarney County tile setter: $67.43 per hourMorrow County tile setter: $67.43 per hourBenton County tile setter: $67.43 per hourLane County tile setter: $67.43 per hourJefferson County tile setter: $67.43 per hourYamhill County tile setter: $67.43 per hourDeschutes County tile setter: $67.43 per hourClatsop County tile setter: $67.43 per hourKlamath County tile setter: $67.43 per hourCoos County tile setter: $67.43 per hourDouglas County tile setter: $67.43 per hourClackamas County tile setter: $67.43 per hourPolk County tile setter: $67.43 per hourMultnomah County tile setter: $67.43 per hourLincoln County tile setter: $67.43 per hourWallowa County tile setter: $67.43 per hourMalheur County tile setter: $67.43 per hourWasco County tile setter: $67.43 per hourHood River County tile setter: $67.43 per hourWashington County tile setter: $67.43 per hourWheeler County tile setter: $67.43 per hourTillamook County tile setter: $67.43 per hourUnion County tile setter: $67.43 per hourCrook County tile setter: $67.43 per hourUmatilla County tile setter: $67.43 per hourSherman County tile setter: $67.43 per hourJackson County tile setter: $67.43 per hour
$67$67$67$67$67$67Tile Setter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Multnomah County group, 36 localities: Baker, Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Malheur, Marion, Morrow, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Washington, Wheeler, YamhillTILE SETTER/TERRAZZO WORKER: Hard Tile Setter$67.43 $44.42 

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

BOLI's rate book lists journey-level rates only. Apprentices are paid per their registered program standards; BOLI posts separate apprentice rate files with each book (https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/prevailing-wage-rates.aspx).

Questions about Oregon tile setter pay

What is the tile setter prevailing wage in Multnomah County?

$67.43 an hour: a $44.42 base wage plus $23.01 in fringe, under BOLI book of September 3, 2026 with the October 5, 2026 amendment. Overtime and every tile setter classification in Multnomah County.

Does tile setter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Multnomah County the $67.43 total is a $44.42 base wage plus $23.01 in fringe, about 34% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tile setter prevailing wage pay overtime in Oregon?

Time and a half on the base rate, with the fringe at straight time, for hours over 8 a day Monday to Friday (over 10 on a 4×10 schedule), over 40 a week, and all hours on Saturday, Sunday and six holidays (ORS 279C.540; OAR 839-025-0050). The figures here are (base × 1.5) + fringe, computed; zone and shift pay go on top.

Do apprentice tile setters get this rate?

BOLI's rate book lists journey-level rates only. Apprentices are paid per their registered program standards; BOLI posts separate apprentice rate files with each book (https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/prevailing-wage-rates.aspx).

Why do some counties have the same tile setter rate?

BOLI often publishes the same tile setter rates for several counties. Across Oregon, the 36 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 36 counties (the Multnomah County group).