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Tile Finisher prevailing wage, Whitman County group, Washington (9 counties)
L&I sets the same tile finisher rates, row for row, in 9 counties: Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens and Whitman. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$35.93an hour, base wage + fringe benefits
$22.06 base wage + $13.87 fringe benefits
On Washington public works in each of these 9 counties, a tile finisher must be paid at least $35.93 an hour in total: $22.06 in wages plus $13.87 in fringe benefits for health, pension, vacation, training and other plans. L&I's rate took effect March 3, 2021.
L&I published this rate on February 1, 2021 and it took effect March 3, 2021. L&I hasn't changed it since, so it is still current in period 2026-2. Checked against L&I's wage lookup on October 24, 2026.
L&I also sets a residential tile finisher rate in the Whitman County group: $17.92 an hour. It applies only to the residential projects L&I defines. Residential rates and when they apply.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $22.06 + $13.87
The wage is the taxable hourly rate. The other lines are what Washington law calls "usual benefits": contributions to health, pension, vacation and holiday, apprenticeship and similar plans. A contractor that doesn't provide a benefit pays its value as wages instead (RCW 39.12.010).
| Base wage (taxable) | $22.06 |
| Health and welfare | $7.73 |
| Pension | $5.68 |
| Training | $0.46 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $35.93 |
Set from: collective bargaining agreement, Agreement between International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Locals 1 and 3 of Washington and Washington State Conference of Mason Contractors. Where a county has a collective bargaining agreement, L&I adopts its wage and benefits; with more than one, the higher rate prevails. Otherwise L&I uses wage surveys (RCW 39.12.015).
When does this rate change?
- Rates lock at the bid date. A project uses “the rates that are in effect on the date when bids by prime contractors are due”, and they stay for the life of the contract. If the contract isn't awarded within six months of the bid date, the award-date rates apply. Contracts without bids use the date they're signed (WAC 296-127-011).
- L&I publishes on the first business day of February and August, and rates take effect 30 days later. Corrections can be published at any time and also take effect 30 days later (WAC 296-127-011(1); L&I publications and corrections). L&I's next set is due February 1, 2027, effective March 3, 2027.
- L&I doesn't republish every rate each period. A rate stays until L&I changes it, so each one has its own date. This one was published February 1, 2021 and took effect March 3, 2021.
Residential tile finisher rates in the Whitman County group
Residential rates apply only to construction, alteration, repair, improvement or maintenance of single-family homes, duplexes, apartments, condominiums and other residential buildings no more than four stories tall (basement included), and only for affordable housing (including permanent supportive and transitional housing), weatherization or rehabilitation of low-income homes, and homeless and domestic-violence shelters. Utilities, streets and structures unrelated to the housing use commercial rates. (WAC 296-127-010(9))
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Terrazzo/Tile Finishers: Journey Level | $17.92 | $0.00 | $17.92 | Jun 3, 2019 |
Davis-Bacon tile finisher rates in these counties
The counties share L&I's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs L&I |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | No federal row for this trade | |||
| Asotin County | TILE FINISHER | $39.25 | WA20260003 Mod 2 | DB +$3.32 |
| Columbia County | TILE FINISHER | $39.25 | WA20260104 Mod 2 | DB +$3.32 |
| Ferry County | No federal row for this trade | |||
| Garfield County | No federal row for this trade | |||
| Lincoln County | No federal row for this trade | |||
| Pend Oreille County | TILE FINISHER | $39.25 | WA20260110 Mod 2 | DB +$3.32 |
| Stevens County | TILE FINISHER | $39.25 | WA20260115 Mod 2 | DB +$3.32 |
| Whitman County | No federal row for this trade | |||
Holidays
L&I holiday code 5A:
Holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (7).
How the Whitman County group compares
The main tile finisher rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and in the nearest counties. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Washington
Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Whitman County groupbase $22.06$35.93
- Garfield Countybase $22.06$35.93
- Columbia Countybase $22.06$35.93
- King Countybase $42.40$62.54
Which county is in which tile finisher group
Every Washington county with a tile finisher rate. Counties L&I treats alike share one page; the rest have their own. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis County group, 6 counties: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Lewis, Mason, Pacific | Finisher | $42.40 | $62.54 |
| Pierce County group, 2 counties: Pierce, Thurston | Finisher | $42.40 | $62.54 |
| Skagit County group, 2 counties: San Juan, Skagit | Finisher | $42.40 | $62.54 |
| Island County | Finisher | $42.40 | $62.54 |
| King County | Finisher | $42.40 | $62.54 |
| Kitsap County | Finisher | $42.40 | $62.54 |
| Snohomish County | Finisher | $42.40 | $62.54 |
| Whatcom County | Finisher | $42.40 | $62.54 |
| Skamania County group, 2 counties: Skamania, Wahkiakum | Finishers | $32.92 | $51.00 |
| Clark County | Finishers | $32.92 | $51.00 |
| Cowlitz County | Finishers | $32.92 | $51.00 |
| Whitman County group, 9 counties: Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Whitman | Tile: Journey Level | $22.06 | $35.93 |
| Benton County group, 5 counties: Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Okanogan, Walla Walla | Tile: Journey Level | $22.06 | $35.93 |
| Yakima County group, 2 counties: Grant, Yakima | Tile: Journey Level | $22.06 | $35.93 |
| Chelan County | Tile: Journey Level | $22.06 | $35.93 |
| Douglas County | Tile: Journey Level | $22.06 | $35.93 |
| Kittitas County | Tile: Journey Level | $22.06 | $35.93 |
| Spokane County | Tile: Journey Level | $22.06 | $35.93 |
7 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 11 counties with rates of their own.
Washington tile finisher prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from L&I on this rate
- Scope of work, WAC 296-127-01382: which tasks this trade covers. L&I says the right classification “depends upon determinations published by L&I” (L&I).
- L&I's prevailing wage lookup, for any county, trade and bid date
- Apprentices: registered apprentices are paid L&I's apprentice rate for the trade. Anyone without a registered agreement counts as a journey-level worker (RCW 39.12.021).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Adams · Asotin · Columbia · Ferry · Garfield · Lincoln · Pend Oreille · Stevens · Whitman
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your wage to what your employer pays into health, pension and other plans for you, and compare it with $35.93. Each contractor files an L&I-approved Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages before it's paid, and an Affidavit of Wages Paid when the job is accepted (RCW 39.12.040). On contracts over $10,000 the approved intent and L&I's contact details are posted on the job site (RCW 39.12.020).
Source
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, prevailing wage lookup, Tile, Marble & Terrazzo Finishers (TILF), published February 1, 2021, effective March 3, 2021: secure.lni.wa.gov/wagelookup/. L&I keeps a wage record for each county; for the row this page leads with:
- Adams County: L&I wage record 144629
- Asotin County: L&I wage record 144629
- Columbia County: L&I wage record 144629
- Ferry County: L&I wage record 144629
- Garfield County: L&I wage record 144629
- Lincoln County: L&I wage record 144629
- Pend Oreille County: L&I wage record 144629
- Stevens County: L&I wage record 144629
- Whitman County: L&I wage record 144629
Each figure comes from L&I's lookup and is checked against L&I's CSV export and a second, separate query. How we check · Download every Washington rate as CSV · Report an error