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Pennsylvania tile finisher prevailing wage, county by county

A tile finisher's prevailing wage on Pennsylvania public works runs from $53.80 an hour in Westmoreland County to $73.92 in Bucks County. The median county is $54.25.

Tile Finisher rate in each Pennsylvania county, A to Z

67 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Adams CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Cumberland County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09288
Allegheny CountyTile Finisher · Allegheny County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09341
Armstrong CountyTile Finisher
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09026
Beaver CountyTile Finisher
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09163
Bedford CountyTile Finisher · Cambria County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09306
Berks CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Berks County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09338
Blair CountyTile Finisher · Blair County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09212
Bradford CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Berks County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09331
Bucks CountyTile Finisher · Philadelphia County group
$42.07 $31.85 $73.92 May 1, 202626-09339
Butler CountyTile Finisher · Allegheny County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09347
Cambria CountyTile Finisher · Cambria County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09315
Cameron CountyTile Finisher
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-08316
Carbon CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$36.50 $18.09 $54.59 May 1, 202626-09067
Centre CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Berks County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09327
Chester CountyTile Finisher
$42.07 $31.85 $73.92 May 1, 202626-09266
Clarion CountyTile Finisher
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09104
Clearfield CountyTile Finisher · Washington County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09257
Clinton CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09136
Columbia CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Berks County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09335
Crawford CountyTile Finisher
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-08781
Cumberland CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Cumberland County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09287
Dauphin CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Berks County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09346
Delaware CountyTile Finisher
$42.07 $31.85 $73.92 May 1, 202626-09317
Elk CountyTile Finisher
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-08059
Erie CountyTile Finisher · Cambria County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09304
Fayette CountyTile Finisher
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-08555
Forest CountyTile Finisher · Mercer County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09071
Franklin CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Cumberland County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09303
Fulton CountyTile Finisher
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-08846
Greene CountyTile Finisher · Cambria County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09313
Huntingdon CountyTile Finisher · Allegheny County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09325
Indiana CountyTile Finisher · Cambria County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09299
Jefferson CountyTile Finisher
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09105
Juniata CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-07747
Lackawanna CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$38.59 $17.63 $56.22 May 1, 202626-09227
Lancaster CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Lancaster County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09261
Lawrence CountyTile Finisher · Washington County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09267
Lebanon CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09214
Lehigh CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Lehigh County group
$36.50 $18.09 $54.59 May 1, 202626-09343
Luzerne CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$38.59 $17.63 $56.22 May 1, 202626-09337
Lycoming CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Berks County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09344
McKean CountyTile Finisher
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-08597
Mercer CountyTile Finisher · Mercer County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09069
Mifflin CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-08685
Monroe CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Lehigh County group
$36.50 $18.09 $54.59 May 1, 202626-09348
Montgomery CountyTile Finisher · Philadelphia County group
$42.07 $31.85 $73.92 May 1, 202626-09328
Montour CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09166
Northampton CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$36.50 $18.09 $54.59 May 1, 202626-09320
Northumberland CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Cumberland County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09280
Perry CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-08914
Philadelphia CountyTile Finisher · Philadelphia County group
$42.07 $31.85 $73.92 May 1, 202626-09340
Pike CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$38.59 $17.63 $56.22 May 1, 202626-09059
Potter CountyTile Finisher · Blair County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09244
Schuylkill CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Berks County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09349
Snyder CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-08603
Somerset CountyTile Finisher · Cambria County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09298
Sullivan CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Cumberland County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09301
Susquehanna CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$38.59 $17.63 $56.22 May 1, 202626-08636
Tioga CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Lancaster County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09250
Union CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-08515
Venango CountyTile Finisher · Cambria County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09281
Warren CountyTile Finisher
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-08859
Washington CountyTile Finisher · Washington County group
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09254
Wayne CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$38.59 $17.63 $56.22 May 1, 202626-09140
Westmoreland CountyTile Finisher
$34.82 $18.98 $53.80 Jun 1, 202626-09316
Wyoming CountyTile & Marble Finisher
$38.59 $17.63 $56.22 May 1, 202626-09168
York CountyTile & Marble Finisher · Lancaster County group
$37.26 $16.99 $54.25 May 1, 202626-09264

Main tile finisher classification in each county, PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026). Rates are set per project: the public body gets a determination before bidding, and once the contract is signed its rates "shall not be altered" while it is in force (Act § 4). A determination must be re-requested if the contract isn't awarded within 120 days (34 Pa. Code 9.104(a)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Lebanon County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourBeaver County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourVenango County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourGreene County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourJefferson County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourCambria County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourLancaster County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourAllegheny County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourErie County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourBucks County tile finisher: $73.92 per hourArmstrong County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourCameron County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourCarbon County tile finisher: $54.59 per hourElk County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourBedford County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourChester County tile finisher: $73.92 per hourClarion County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourForest County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourNorthumberland County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourFulton County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourNorthampton County tile finisher: $54.59 per hourJuniata County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourWyoming County tile finisher: $56.22 per hourLawrence County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourMercer County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourLuzerne County tile finisher: $56.22 per hourBlair County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourSomerset County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourDelaware County tile finisher: $73.92 per hourIndiana County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourLehigh County tile finisher: $54.59 per hourTioga County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourPike County tile finisher: $56.22 per hourMifflin County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourSchuylkill County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourLycoming County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourColumbia County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourMonroe County tile finisher: $54.59 per hourUnion County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourCrawford County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourWayne County tile finisher: $56.22 per hourSusquehanna County tile finisher: $56.22 per hourPotter County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourMontour County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourCumberland County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourCentre County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourPerry County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourSnyder County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourClearfield County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourPhiladelphia County tile finisher: $73.92 per hourWarren County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourClinton County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourButler County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourFayette County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourLackawanna County tile finisher: $56.22 per hourSullivan County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourWashington County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourMcKean County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourBerks County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourAdams County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourYork County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourMontgomery County tile finisher: $73.92 per hourHuntingdon County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourWestmoreland County tile finisher: $53.80 per hourDauphin County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourBradford County tile finisher: $54.25 per hourFranklin County tile finisher: $54.25 per hour
$53$53$53$54$54$73Tile Finisher, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a tile finisher make on prevailing wage in Pennsylvania?

$53.80 to $73.92 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $54.25. 10 groups of counties with identical rates and 30 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Philadelphia County group3 counties$73.92
  2. Chester County1 county$73.92
  3. Delaware County1 county$73.92
  4. Lackawanna County1 county$56.22
  5. Luzerne County1 county$56.22
  6. Pike County1 county$56.22
  7. Susquehanna County1 county$56.22
  8. Wayne County1 county$56.22
  9. Wyoming County1 county$56.22
  10. Lehigh County group2 counties$54.59
  11. Carbon County1 county$54.59
  12. Northampton County1 county$54.59
  13. Berks County group7 counties$54.25
  14. Cumberland County group5 counties$54.25
  15. Lancaster County group3 counties$54.25
  16. Clinton County1 county$54.25
  17. Juniata County1 county$54.25
  18. Lebanon County1 county$54.25
  19. Mifflin County1 county$54.25
  20. Montour County1 county$54.25
  21. Perry County1 county$54.25
  22. Snyder County1 county$54.25
  23. Union County1 county$54.25
  24. Cambria County group7 counties$53.80
  25. Allegheny County group3 counties$53.80
  26. Washington County group3 counties$53.80
  27. Blair County group2 counties$53.80
  28. Mercer County group2 counties$53.80
  29. Armstrong County1 county$53.80
  30. Beaver County1 county$53.80
  31. Cameron County1 county$53.80
  32. Clarion County1 county$53.80
  33. Crawford County1 county$53.80
  34. Elk County1 county$53.80
  35. Fayette County1 county$53.80
  36. Fulton County1 county$53.80
  37. Jefferson County1 county$53.80
  38. McKean County1 county$53.80
  39. Warren County1 county$53.80
  40. Westmoreland County1 county$53.80
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Philadelphia County group, 3 localities: Bucks, Montgomery, PhiladelphiaTile Finisher$42.07 $73.92 
Chester CountyTile Finisher$42.07 $73.92 
Delaware CountyTile Finisher$42.07 $73.92 
Lackawanna CountyTile & Marble Finisher$38.59 $56.22 
Luzerne CountyTile & Marble Finisher$38.59 $56.22 
Pike CountyTile & Marble Finisher$38.59 $56.22 
Susquehanna CountyTile & Marble Finisher$38.59 $56.22 
Wayne CountyTile & Marble Finisher$38.59 $56.22 
Wyoming CountyTile & Marble Finisher$38.59 $56.22 
Lehigh County group, 2 localities: Lehigh, MonroeTile & Marble Finisher$36.50 $54.59 
Carbon CountyTile & Marble Finisher$36.50 $54.59 
Northampton CountyTile & Marble Finisher$36.50 $54.59 
Berks County group, 7 localities: Berks, Bradford, Centre, Columbia, Dauphin, Lycoming, SchuylkillTile & Marble Finisher$37.26 $54.25 
Cumberland County group, 5 localities: Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Northumberland, SullivanTile & Marble Finisher$37.26 $54.25 
Lancaster County group, 3 localities: Lancaster, Tioga, YorkTile & Marble Finisher$37.26 $54.25 
Clinton CountyTile & Marble Finisher$37.26 $54.25 
Juniata CountyTile & Marble Finisher$37.26 $54.25 
Lebanon CountyTile & Marble Finisher$37.26 $54.25 
Mifflin CountyTile & Marble Finisher$37.26 $54.25 
Montour CountyTile & Marble Finisher$37.26 $54.25 
Perry CountyTile & Marble Finisher$37.26 $54.25 
Snyder CountyTile & Marble Finisher$37.26 $54.25 
Union CountyTile & Marble Finisher$37.26 $54.25 
Cambria County group, 7 localities: Bedford, Cambria, Erie, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, VenangoTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Allegheny County group, 3 localities: Allegheny, Butler, HuntingdonTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Washington County group, 3 localities: Clearfield, Lawrence, WashingtonTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Blair County group, 2 localities: Blair, PotterTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Mercer County group, 2 localities: Forest, MercerTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Armstrong CountyTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Beaver CountyTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Cameron CountyTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Clarion CountyTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Crawford CountyTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Elk CountyTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Fayette CountyTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Fulton CountyTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Jefferson CountyTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
McKean CountyTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Warren CountyTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 
Westmoreland CountyTile Finisher$34.82 $53.80 

10 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 30 counties with rates of their own.

PPWS determinations list journeyperson rates only. Apprentices may be paid less only when registered with the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council and employed within its ratios (34 Pa. Code 9.103(9)); otherwise pay the journeyperson rate.

Questions about Pennsylvania tile finisher pay

What is the tile finisher prevailing wage in Philadelphia County?

$73.92 an hour: a $42.07 base wage plus $31.85 in fringe benefits, under PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026). Overtime and every tile finisher classification in Philadelphia County.

Does tile finisher prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Philadelphia County the $73.92 total is a $42.07 base wage plus $31.85 in fringe benefits, about 43% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tile finisher prevailing wage pay overtime in Pennsylvania?

The Act sets no overtime rule and determinations print no overtime rates. The state Minimum Wage Act requires 1½ times the regular rate over 40 hours in a workweek (L&I FAQ).

Do apprentice tile finishers get this rate?

PPWS determinations list journeyperson rates only. Apprentices may be paid less only when registered with the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council and employed within its ratios (34 Pa. Code 9.103(9)); otherwise pay the journeyperson rate.

Why do some counties have the same tile finisher rate?

L&I often publishes the same tile finisher rates for several counties. Across Pennsylvania, the 67 counties with a tile finisher rate fall into 40 distinct sets of rates, and 10 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 7 counties (the Berks County group).