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Tile Setter prevailing wage in Chester County, South Carolina
$7.50an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$7.50 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUSC2017-001
Chester County uses the same tile setter rates as 2 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Chester County, a tile setter must be paid at least $7.50 an hour: a $7.50 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SC20260052 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.50 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination SC20260052, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUSC2017-001 (February 1, 1980). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). South Carolina has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
- This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $7.50 + $0.00
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits 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) | $7.50 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $7.50 |
When does this rate change?
- A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the South Carolina change log lists what each one changed.
How Chester County 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 South Carolina
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Chester Countybase $7.50$7.50
- Lancaster Countybase $7.50$7.50
- Union Countybase $7.25$7.25
- Cherokee Countybase $7.25$7.25
Tile Setter rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
DOL's tile setter rates for Chester County are the same as in 2 other counties: Chesterfield, Lancaster.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester County | TILE SETTER | $7.50 | $7.50 | |
| Lancaster County | TILE SETTER | $7.50 | $7.50 | same |
| Union County | TILE SETTER | $7.25 | $7.25 | −$0.25 |
| Cherokee County | TILE SETTER | $7.25 | $7.25 | −$0.25 |
| Newberry County | TILE SETTER | $7.25 | $7.25 | −$0.25 |
South Carolina tile setter prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination SC20260052 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/SC20260052/1
We read every active South Carolina Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Chester County as CSV · Report an error