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Virginia tile setter prevailing wage, county or city by county or city

A tile setter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Virginia runs from $38.05 an hour in York County to $48.54 in Fairfax County. The median county or city is $38.05.

Main tile setter classification in each county or city (Tile setter), 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.

Waynesboro (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourEmporia (independent city): no rate for this tradeBuena Vista (independent city): no rate for this tradeDanville (independent city): no rate for this tradeGalax (independent city): no rate for this tradeHarrisonburg (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourMartinsville (independent city): no rate for this tradeCharlottesville (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourKing George County: no rate for this tradeRichmond County: no rate for this tradeScott County tile setter: $38.05 per hourBotetourt County tile setter: $38.05 per hourYork County tile setter: $38.05 per hourRappahannock County tile setter: $38.05 per hourGreene County tile setter: $38.05 per hourRadford (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourLouisa County: no rate for this tradeSalem (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourHopewell (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourFalls Church (independent city) tile setter: $48.54 per hourLexington (independent city): no rate for this tradeCumberland County: no rate for this tradePulaski County tile setter: $38.05 per hourLoudoun County tile setter: $38.05 per hourAppomattox County tile setter: $38.05 per hourNorton (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenrico County tile setter: $38.05 per hourFranklin (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenry County: no rate for this tradeHampton (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourHighland County: no rate for this tradeKing William County tile setter: $38.05 per hourMontgomery County tile setter: $38.05 per hourRichmond (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourAmherst County tile setter: $38.05 per hourMathews County tile setter: $38.05 per hourPetersburg (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourGoochland County tile setter: $38.05 per hourAlbemarle County tile setter: $38.05 per hourPrince Edward County: no rate for this tradeCaroline County tile setter: $38.05 per hourFluvanna County tile setter: $38.05 per hourNorthumberland County: no rate for this tradeIsle of Wight County tile setter: $38.05 per hourManassas Park (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourKing and Queen County: no rate for this tradeBristol (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourColonial Heights (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourTazewell County: no rate for this tradeClarke County tile setter: $38.05 per hourHalifax County: no rate for this tradeArlington County tile setter: $38.05 per hourSurry County: no rate for this tradeWarren County tile setter: $38.05 per hourWashington County tile setter: $38.05 per hourWise County: no rate for this tradeWinchester (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourCharles City County tile setter: $38.05 per hourPage County: no rate for this tradeBland County: no rate for this tradeSussex County tile setter: $38.05 per hourLunenburg County: no rate for this tradeBuchanan County: no rate for this tradeMecklenburg County: no rate for this tradeAmelia County tile setter: $38.05 per hourGloucester County tile setter: $38.05 per hourShenandoah County: no rate for this tradeDickenson County: no rate for this tradeStaunton (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourFloyd County tile setter: $38.05 per hourRoanoke (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourAlleghany County: no rate for this tradeGiles County tile setter: $38.05 per hourFranklin County tile setter: $38.05 per hourBath County: no rate for this tradePittsylvania County: no rate for this tradeNorthampton County: no rate for this tradeCulpeper County tile setter: $38.05 per hourJames City County tile setter: $38.05 per hourFauquier County tile setter: $38.05 per hourOrange County: no rate for this tradeLynchburg (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourCampbell County tile setter: $38.05 per hourNorfolk (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourPoquoson (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourPortsmouth (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourChesterfield County tile setter: $38.05 per hourSuffolk (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourCraig County tile setter: $38.05 per hourFrederick County tile setter: $38.05 per hourChesapeake (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourDinwiddie County tile setter: $38.05 per hourPowhatan County tile setter: $38.05 per hourGreensville County: no rate for this tradeHanover County tile setter: $38.05 per hourRockbridge County: no rate for this tradeSpotsylvania County tile setter: $38.05 per hourStafford County tile setter: $38.05 per hourCarroll County: no rate for this tradeNewport News (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourGrayson County: no rate for this tradeAccomack County: no rate for this tradePrince George County tile setter: $38.05 per hourNew Kent County tile setter: $38.05 per hourWythe County: no rate for this tradePatrick County: no rate for this tradeSouthampton County: no rate for this tradeCharlotte County: no rate for this tradeRockingham County tile setter: $38.05 per hourWilliamsburg (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourSmyth County: no rate for this tradeMiddlesex County: no rate for this tradeAlexandria (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourBrunswick County: no rate for this tradeFairfax (independent city) tile setter: $48.54 per hourManassas (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourNottoway County: no rate for this tradePrince William County tile setter: $38.05 per hourRussell County: no rate for this tradeBuckingham County tile setter: $38.05 per hourAugusta County tile setter: $38.05 per hourMadison County: no rate for this tradeFairfax County tile setter: $48.54 per hourWestmoreland County: no rate for this tradeLancaster County: no rate for this tradeEssex County: no rate for this tradeBedford County tile setter: $38.05 per hourRoanoke County tile setter: $38.05 per hourFredericksburg (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourVirginia Beach (independent city) tile setter: $38.05 per hourNelson County tile setter: $38.05 per hourCovington (independent city): no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this trade
$38$38$38$38$38$48Tile 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 Virginia?

21 groups of localities with identical rates and 15 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which localities are in each group.

  1. Fairfax County group3 localities$48.54
  2. Hanover County group9 localities$38.05
  3. Roanoke (independent city) group6 localities$38.05
  4. Bedford County group4 localities$38.05
  5. Fluvanna County group4 localities$38.05
  6. Montgomery County group4 localities$38.05
  7. Augusta County group3 localities$38.05
  8. Prince William County group3 localities$38.05
  9. Stafford County group3 localities$38.05
  10. Suffolk (independent city) group3 localities$38.05
  11. Washington County group3 localities$38.05
  12. Albemarle County group2 localities$38.05
  13. Arlington County group2 localities$38.05
  14. Chesterfield County group2 localities$38.05
  15. Frederick County group2 localities$38.05
  16. Henrico County group2 localities$38.05
  17. James City County group2 localities$38.05
  18. Petersburg (independent city) group2 localities$38.05
  19. Rockingham County group2 localities$38.05
  20. Spotsylvania County group2 localities$38.05
  21. York County group2 localities$38.05
  22. Appomattox County1 county or city$38.05
  23. Caroline County1 county or city$38.05
  24. Chesapeake (independent city)1 county or city$38.05
  25. Clarke County1 county or city$38.05
  26. Fauquier County1 county or city$38.05
  27. Hampton (independent city)1 county or city$38.05
  28. Isle of Wight County1 county or city$38.05
  29. Loudoun County1 county or city$38.05
  30. Newport News (independent city)1 county or city$38.05
  31. Norfolk (independent city)1 county or city$38.05
  32. Portsmouth (independent city)1 county or city$38.05
  33. Pulaski County1 county or city$38.05
  34. Sussex County1 county or city$38.05
  35. Virginia Beach (independent city)1 county or city$38.05
  36. Warren County1 county or city$38.05

Which localities pay which rate

Counties and citiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Fairfax County group, 3 localities: Fairfax, Fairfax (city), Falls Church (city)TILE SETTER$48.54 $34.34 
Hanover County group, 9 localities: Amelia, Charles City, Goochland, Hanover, Hopewell (city), King William, New Kent, Powhatan, Prince GeorgeTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Roanoke (independent city) group, 6 localities: Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Salem (city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Bedford County group, 4 localities: Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Lynchburg (city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Fluvanna County group, 4 localities: Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, NelsonTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Montgomery County group, 4 localities: Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Radford (city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Augusta County group, 3 localities: Augusta, Staunton (city), Waynesboro (city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Prince William County group, 3 localities: Manassas (city), Manassas Park (city), Prince WilliamTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Stafford County group, 3 localities: Culpeper, Rappahannock, StaffordTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Suffolk (independent city) group, 3 localities: Gloucester, Mathews, Suffolk (city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Washington County group, 3 localities: Bristol (city), Scott, WashingtonTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Albemarle County group, 2 localities: Albemarle, Charlottesville (city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Arlington County group, 2 localities: Alexandria (city), ArlingtonTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Chesterfield County group, 2 localities: Chesterfield, Colonial Heights (city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Frederick County group, 2 localities: Frederick, Winchester (city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Henrico County group, 2 localities: Henrico, Richmond (city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
James City County group, 2 localities: James City, Williamsburg (city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Petersburg (independent city) group, 2 localities: Dinwiddie, Petersburg (city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Rockingham County group, 2 localities: Harrisonburg (city), RockinghamTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Spotsylvania County group, 2 localities: Fredericksburg (city), SpotsylvaniaTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
York County group, 2 localities: Poquoson (city), YorkTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Appomattox CountyTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Caroline CountyTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Chesapeake (independent city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Clarke CountyTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Fauquier CountyTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Hampton (independent city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Isle of Wight CountyTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Loudoun CountyTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Newport News (independent city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Norfolk (independent city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Portsmouth (independent city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Pulaski CountyTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Sussex CountyTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Virginia Beach (independent city)TILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 
Warren CountyTILE SETTER$38.05 $27.80 

21 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 15 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Virginia tile setter pay

What is the tile setter prevailing wage in Fairfax County?

$48.54 an hour: a $34.34 base wage plus $14.20 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260178, modification 4. Overtime and every tile setter classification in Fairfax County.

Does tile setter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fairfax County the $48.54 total is a $34.34 base wage plus $14.20 in fringe benefits, about 29% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tile setter prevailing wage pay overtime in Virginia?

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 setters 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 localities have the same tile setter rate?

DOL often publishes the same tile setter rates for several localities. Across Virginia, the 80 localities with a tile setter rate fall into 36 distinct sets of rates, and 21 of those sets are shared by more than one county or city; the largest covers 9 localities (the Hanover County group).