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Pennsylvania tile setter prevailing wage, county by county

A tile setter's prevailing wage on Pennsylvania public works runs from $58.39 an hour in York County to $85.97 in Bucks County. The median county is $65.15.

Tile Setter rate in each Pennsylvania county, A to Z

67 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Adams CountyTile Setter · Cumberland County group
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09288
Allegheny CountyTile Setter · Allegheny County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09341
Armstrong CountyTile Setter
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09026
Beaver CountyTile Setter
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09163
Bedford CountyTile Setter · Cambria County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09306
Berks CountyTile Setter
$37.72 $20.67 $58.39 May 3, 202626-09338
Blair CountyTile Setter · Blair County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09212
Bradford CountyTile Setter · Schuylkill County group
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09331
Bucks CountyTile Setter · Philadelphia County group
$53.36 $32.61 $85.97 May 1, 202626-09339
Butler CountyTile Setter · Allegheny County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09347
Cambria CountyTile Setter · Cambria County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09315
Cameron CountyTile Setter
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-08316
Carbon CountyTile Setter
$37.42 $22.79 $60.21 May 1, 202626-09067
Centre CountyTile Setter · Schuylkill County group
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09327
Chester CountyTile Setter
$53.36 $32.61 $85.97 May 1, 202626-09266
Clarion CountyTile Setter
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09104
Clearfield CountyTile Setter · Washington County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09257
Clinton CountyTile Setter
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09136
Columbia CountyTile Setter · Schuylkill County group
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09335
Crawford CountyTile Setter
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-08781
Cumberland CountyTile Setter · Cumberland County group
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09287
Dauphin CountyTile Setter
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09346
Delaware CountyTile Setter
$53.36 $32.61 $85.97 May 1, 202626-09317
Elk CountyTile Setter
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-08059
Erie CountyTile Setter · Cambria County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09304
Fayette CountyTile Setter
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-08555
Forest CountyTile Setter · Mercer County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09071
Franklin CountyTile Setter · Cumberland County group
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09303
Fulton CountyTile Setter
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-08846
Greene CountyTile Setter · Cambria County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09313
Huntingdon CountyTile Setter · Allegheny County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09325
Indiana CountyTile Setter · Cambria County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09299
Jefferson CountyTile Setter
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09105
Juniata CountyTile Setter
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-07747
Lackawanna CountyTile Setter
$40.50 $19.13 $59.63 May 1, 202626-09227
Lancaster CountyTile Setter · Lancaster County group
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09261
Lawrence CountyTile Setter · Washington County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09267
Lebanon CountyTile Setter
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09214
Lehigh CountyTile Setter
$35.48 $24.73 $60.21 May 3, 202626-09343
Luzerne CountyTile Setter
$40.50 $19.13 $59.63 May 1, 202626-09337
Lycoming CountyTile Setter · Schuylkill County group
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09344
McKean CountyTile Setter
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-08597
Mercer CountyTile Setter · Mercer County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09069
Mifflin CountyTile Setter
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-08685
Monroe CountyTile Setter
$36.18 $24.03 $60.21 May 3, 202626-09348
Montgomery CountyTile Setter · Philadelphia County group
$53.36 $32.61 $85.97 May 1, 202626-09328
Montour CountyTile Setter
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09166
Northampton CountyTile Setter
$36.18 $24.03 $60.21 May 3, 202626-09320
Northumberland CountyTile Setter · Cumberland County group
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09280
Perry CountyTile Setter
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-08914
Philadelphia CountyTile Setter · Philadelphia County group
$53.36 $32.61 $85.97 May 1, 202626-09340
Pike CountyTile Setter
$40.50 $19.13 $59.63 May 1, 202626-09059
Potter CountyTile Setter · Blair County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09244
Schuylkill CountyTile Setter · Schuylkill County group
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09349
Snyder CountyTile Setter
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-08603
Somerset CountyTile Setter · Cambria County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09298
Sullivan CountyTile Setter · Cumberland County group
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09301
Susquehanna CountyTile Setter
$40.50 $19.13 $59.63 May 1, 202626-08636
Tioga CountyTile Setter · Lancaster County group
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09250
Union CountyTile Setter
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-08515
Venango CountyTile Setter · Cambria County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09281
Warren CountyTile Setter
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-08859
Washington CountyTile Setter · Washington County group
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09254
Wayne CountyTile Setter
$40.50 $19.13 $59.63 May 1, 202626-09140
Westmoreland CountyTile Setter
$41.66 $23.49 $65.15 Jun 1, 202626-09316
Wyoming CountyTile Setter
$40.50 $19.13 $59.63 May 1, 202626-09168
York CountyTile Setter
$39.15 $19.24 $58.39 May 1, 202626-09264

Main tile setter classification in each county (Tile setter), 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 setter: $58.39 per hourBeaver County tile setter: $65.15 per hourVenango County tile setter: $65.15 per hourGreene County tile setter: $65.15 per hourJefferson County tile setter: $65.15 per hourCambria County tile setter: $65.15 per hourLancaster County tile setter: $58.39 per hourAllegheny County tile setter: $65.15 per hourErie County tile setter: $65.15 per hourBucks County tile setter: $85.97 per hourArmstrong County tile setter: $65.15 per hourCameron County tile setter: $65.15 per hourCarbon County tile setter: $60.21 per hourElk County tile setter: $65.15 per hourBedford County tile setter: $65.15 per hourChester County tile setter: $85.97 per hourClarion County tile setter: $65.15 per hourForest County tile setter: $65.15 per hourNorthumberland County tile setter: $58.39 per hourFulton County tile setter: $65.15 per hourNorthampton County tile setter: $60.21 per hourJuniata County tile setter: $58.39 per hourWyoming County tile setter: $59.63 per hourLawrence County tile setter: $65.15 per hourMercer County tile setter: $65.15 per hourLuzerne County tile setter: $59.63 per hourBlair County tile setter: $65.15 per hourSomerset County tile setter: $65.15 per hourDelaware County tile setter: $85.97 per hourIndiana County tile setter: $65.15 per hourLehigh County tile setter: $60.21 per hourTioga County tile setter: $58.39 per hourPike County tile setter: $59.63 per hourMifflin County tile setter: $58.39 per hourSchuylkill County tile setter: $58.39 per hourLycoming County tile setter: $58.39 per hourColumbia County tile setter: $58.39 per hourMonroe County tile setter: $60.21 per hourUnion County tile setter: $58.39 per hourCrawford County tile setter: $65.15 per hourWayne County tile setter: $59.63 per hourSusquehanna County tile setter: $59.63 per hourPotter County tile setter: $65.15 per hourMontour County tile setter: $58.39 per hourCumberland County tile setter: $58.39 per hourCentre County tile setter: $58.39 per hourPerry County tile setter: $58.39 per hourSnyder County tile setter: $58.39 per hourClearfield County tile setter: $65.15 per hourPhiladelphia County tile setter: $85.97 per hourWarren County tile setter: $65.15 per hourClinton County tile setter: $58.39 per hourButler County tile setter: $65.15 per hourFayette County tile setter: $65.15 per hourLackawanna County tile setter: $59.63 per hourSullivan County tile setter: $58.39 per hourWashington County tile setter: $65.15 per hourMcKean County tile setter: $65.15 per hourBerks County tile setter: $58.39 per hourAdams County tile setter: $58.39 per hourYork County tile setter: $58.39 per hourMontgomery County tile setter: $85.97 per hourHuntingdon County tile setter: $65.15 per hourWestmoreland County tile setter: $65.15 per hourDauphin County tile setter: $58.39 per hourBradford County tile setter: $58.39 per hourFranklin County tile setter: $58.39 per hour
$58$58$59$65$65$85Tile Setter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

$58.39 to $85.97 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $65.15. 9 groups of counties with identical rates and 35 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn.

  1. Philadelphia County group3 counties$85.97
  2. Chester County1 county$85.97
  3. Delaware County1 county$85.97
  4. Cambria County group7 counties$65.15
  5. Allegheny County group3 counties$65.15
  6. Washington County group3 counties$65.15
  7. Blair County group2 counties$65.15
  8. Mercer County group2 counties$65.15
  9. Armstrong County1 county$65.15
  10. Beaver County1 county$65.15
  11. Cameron County1 county$65.15
  12. Clarion County1 county$65.15
  13. Crawford County1 county$65.15
  14. Elk County1 county$65.15
  15. Fayette County1 county$65.15
  16. Fulton County1 county$65.15
  17. Jefferson County1 county$65.15
  18. McKean County1 county$65.15
  19. Warren County1 county$65.15
  20. Westmoreland County1 county$65.15
  21. Carbon County1 county$60.21
  22. Lehigh County1 county$60.21
  23. Monroe County1 county$60.21
  24. Northampton County1 county$60.21
  25. Lackawanna County1 county$59.63
  26. Luzerne County1 county$59.63
  27. Pike County1 county$59.63
  28. Susquehanna County1 county$59.63
  29. Wayne County1 county$59.63
  30. Wyoming County1 county$59.63
  31. Cumberland County group5 counties$58.39
  32. Schuylkill County group5 counties$58.39
  33. Lancaster County group2 counties$58.39
  34. Berks County1 county$58.39
  35. Clinton County1 county$58.39
  36. Dauphin County1 county$58.39
  37. Juniata County1 county$58.39
  38. Lebanon County1 county$58.39
  39. Mifflin County1 county$58.39
  40. Montour County1 county$58.39
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Philadelphia County group, 3 localities: Bucks, Montgomery, PhiladelphiaTile Setter$53.36 $85.97 
Chester CountyTile Setter$53.36 $85.97 
Delaware CountyTile Setter$53.36 $85.97 
Cambria County group, 7 localities: Bedford, Cambria, Erie, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, VenangoTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Allegheny County group, 3 localities: Allegheny, Butler, HuntingdonTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Washington County group, 3 localities: Clearfield, Lawrence, WashingtonTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Blair County group, 2 localities: Blair, PotterTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Mercer County group, 2 localities: Forest, MercerTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Armstrong CountyTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Beaver CountyTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Cameron CountyTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Clarion CountyTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Crawford CountyTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Elk CountyTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Fayette CountyTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Fulton CountyTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Jefferson CountyTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
McKean CountyTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Warren CountyTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Westmoreland CountyTile Setter$41.66 $65.15 
Carbon CountyTile Setter$37.42 $60.21 
Lehigh CountyTile Setter$35.48 $60.21 
Monroe CountyTile Setter$36.18 $60.21 
Northampton CountyTile Setter$36.18 $60.21 
Lackawanna CountyTile Setter$40.50 $59.63 
Luzerne CountyTile Setter$40.50 $59.63 
Pike CountyTile Setter$40.50 $59.63 
Susquehanna CountyTile Setter$40.50 $59.63 
Wayne CountyTile Setter$40.50 $59.63 
Wyoming CountyTile Setter$40.50 $59.63 
Cumberland County group, 5 localities: Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Northumberland, SullivanTile Setter$39.15 $58.39 
Schuylkill County group, 5 localities: Bradford, Centre, Columbia, Lycoming, SchuylkillTile Setter$39.15 $58.39 
Lancaster County group, 2 localities: Lancaster, TiogaTile Setter$39.15 $58.39 
Berks CountyTile Setter$37.72 $58.39 
Clinton CountyTile Setter$39.15 $58.39 
Dauphin CountyTile Setter$39.15 $58.39 
Juniata CountyTile Setter$39.15 $58.39 
Lebanon CountyTile Setter$39.15 $58.39 
Mifflin CountyTile Setter$39.15 $58.39 
Montour CountyTile Setter$39.15 $58.39 
Perry CountyTile Setter$39.15 $58.39 
Snyder CountyTile Setter$39.15 $58.39 
Union CountyTile Setter$39.15 $58.39 
York CountyTile Setter$39.15 $58.39 

9 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 35 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 setter pay

What is the tile setter prevailing wage in Philadelphia County?

$85.97 an hour: a $53.36 base wage plus $32.61 in fringe benefits, under PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026). Overtime and every tile setter classification in Philadelphia County.

Does tile setter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Philadelphia County the $85.97 total is a $53.36 base wage plus $32.61 in fringe benefits, about 38% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tile setter 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 setters 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 setter rate?

L&I often publishes the same tile setter rates for several counties. Across Pennsylvania, the 67 counties with a tile setter rate fall into 44 distinct sets of rates, and 9 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 7 counties (the Cambria County group).