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Utah tile finisher prevailing wage, county by county

A tile finisher's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Utah runs from $13.54 an hour in Weber County to $17.00 in Beaver County. The median county is $17.00.

Main tile finisher classification in each county (Tile finisher), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Summit County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourSan Juan County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourDaggett County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourMorgan County tile finisher: $13.54 per hourCache County tile finisher: $13.54 per hourDavis County tile finisher: $13.54 per hourPiute County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourUtah County tile finisher: $13.54 per hourSanpete County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourWayne County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourEmery County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourGarfield County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourBeaver County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourIron County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourBox Elder County tile finisher: $13.54 per hourUintah County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourWashington County tile finisher: $13.54 per hourDuchesne County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourJuab County tile finisher: $13.54 per hourMillard County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourSevier County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourTooele County tile finisher: $13.54 per hourCarbon County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourGrand County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourRich County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourWasatch County tile finisher: $17.00 per hourSalt Lake County tile finisher: $13.54 per hourWeber County tile finisher: $13.54 per hourKane County tile finisher: $17.00 per hour
$13.54$13.54$17.00$17.00$17.00$17.00Tile 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 Utah?

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 18 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Sevier County group5 counties$17.00
  2. Summit County group4 counties$17.00
  3. Beaver County1 county$17.00
  4. Carbon County1 county$17.00
  5. Garfield County1 county$17.00
  6. Grand County1 county$17.00
  7. Iron County1 county$17.00
  8. Piute County1 county$17.00
  9. San Juan County1 county$17.00
  10. Sanpete County1 county$17.00
  11. Uintah County1 county$17.00
  12. Wasatch County1 county$17.00
  13. Weber County group2 counties$13.54
  14. Box Elder County1 county$13.54
  15. Cache County1 county$13.54
  16. Davis County1 county$13.54
  17. Juab County1 county$13.54
  18. Salt Lake County1 county$13.54
  19. Tooele County1 county$13.54
  20. Utah County1 county$13.54
  21. Washington County1 county$13.54

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Sevier County group, 5 localities: Emery, Kane, Millard, Sevier, WayneTILE FINISHER$17.00 $17.00 
Summit County group, 4 localities: Daggett, Duchesne, Rich, SummitTILE FINISHER$17.00 $17.00 
Beaver CountyTILE FINISHER$17.00 $17.00 
Carbon CountyTILE FINISHER$17.00 $17.00 
Garfield CountyTILE FINISHER$17.00 $17.00 
Grand CountyTILE FINISHER$17.00 $17.00 
Iron CountyTILE FINISHER$17.00 $17.00 
Piute CountyTILE FINISHER$17.00 $17.00 
San Juan CountyTILE FINISHER$17.00 $17.00 
Sanpete CountyTILE FINISHER$17.00 $17.00 
Uintah CountyTILE FINISHER$17.00 $17.00 
Wasatch CountyTILE FINISHER$17.00 $17.00 
Weber County group, 2 localities: Morgan, WeberTILE FINISHER$13.54 $13.54 
Box Elder CountyTILE FINISHER$13.54 $13.54 
Cache CountyTILE FINISHER$13.54 $13.54 
Davis CountyTILE FINISHER$13.54 $13.54 
Juab CountyTILE FINISHER$13.54 $13.54 
Salt Lake CountyTILE FINISHER$13.54 $13.54 
Tooele CountyTILE FINISHER$13.54 $13.54 
Utah CountyTILE FINISHER$13.54 $13.54 
Washington CountyTILE FINISHER$13.54 $13.54 

3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 18 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Utah tile finisher pay

What is the tile finisher prevailing wage in Salt Lake County?

$13.54 an hour: a $13.54 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination UT20260085, modification 1. Overtime and every tile finisher classification in Salt Lake County.

Does tile finisher prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Salt Lake County the $13.54 total is a $13.54 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tile finisher prevailing wage pay overtime in Utah?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice tile finishers get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same tile finisher rate?

DOL often publishes the same tile finisher rates for several counties. Across Utah, the 29 counties with a tile finisher rate fall into 21 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 5 counties (the Sevier County group).