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Washington tile setter prevailing wage, county by county

A tile setter's prevailing wage on Washington public works runs from $43.81 an hour in Yakima County to $71.71 in Clallam County, wages and fringe benefits together. The median county is $43.81.

Main tile setter classification in each county (Journey level), L&I period 2026-2, commercial rates. Checked October 24, 2026.

Pierce County tile setter: $71.71 per hourAdams County tile setter: $43.81 per hourPend Oreille County tile setter: $43.81 per hourKing County tile setter: $71.71 per hourChelan County tile setter: $43.81 per hourKittitas County tile setter: $43.81 per hourGarfield County tile setter: $43.81 per hourGrant County tile setter: $43.81 per hourOkanogan County tile setter: $43.81 per hourFranklin County tile setter: $43.81 per hourKlickitat County tile setter: $43.81 per hourClark County tile setter: $68.27 per hourSkagit County tile setter: $71.71 per hourWalla Walla County tile setter: $43.81 per hourPacific County tile setter: $71.71 per hourCowlitz County tile setter: $68.27 per hourWahkiakum County tile setter: $68.27 per hourLewis County tile setter: $71.71 per hourClallam County tile setter: $71.71 per hourGrays Harbor County tile setter: $71.71 per hourJefferson County tile setter: $71.71 per hourLincoln County tile setter: $43.81 per hourMason County tile setter: $71.71 per hourSan Juan County tile setter: $71.71 per hourStevens County tile setter: $43.81 per hourWhatcom County tile setter: $71.71 per hourDouglas County tile setter: $43.81 per hourSnohomish County tile setter: $71.71 per hourThurston County tile setter: $71.71 per hourColumbia County tile setter: $43.81 per hourYakima County tile setter: $43.81 per hourBenton County tile setter: $43.81 per hourIsland County tile setter: $71.71 per hourSpokane County tile setter: $43.81 per hourWhitman County tile setter: $43.81 per hourFerry County tile setter: $43.81 per hourSkamania County tile setter: $68.27 per hourAsotin County tile setter: $43.81 per hourKitsap County tile setter: $71.71 per hour
$43$43$43$68$71$71Tile Setter, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

4 groups of counties with identical rates and 14 counties with rates of their own, highest main rate first, each split into wage and fringe benefits on one scale. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Thurston County group6 counties$71.71
  2. Clallam County1 county$71.71
  3. Island County1 county$71.71
  4. King County1 county$71.71
  5. Kitsap County1 county$71.71
  6. Mason County1 county$71.71
  7. Pierce County1 county$71.71
  8. Skagit County1 county$71.71
  9. Snohomish County1 county$71.71
  10. Whatcom County1 county$71.71
  11. Cowlitz County group3 counties$68.27
  12. Clark County1 county$68.27
  13. Spokane County group10 counties$43.81
  14. Grant County group6 counties$43.81
  15. Benton County1 county$43.81
  16. Franklin County1 county$43.81
  17. Kittitas County1 county$43.81
  18. Yakima County1 county$43.81

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
Thurston County group, 6 counties: Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Lewis, Pacific, San Juan, ThurstonJourney Level$71.71 $51.12 
Clallam CountyJourney Level$71.71 $51.12 
Island CountyJourney Level$71.71 $51.12 
King CountyJourney Level$71.71 $51.12 
Kitsap CountyJourney Level$71.71 $51.12 
Mason CountyJourney Level$71.71 $51.12 
Pierce CountyJourney Level$71.71 $51.12 
Skagit CountyJourney Level$71.71 $51.12 
Snohomish CountyJourney Level$71.71 $51.12 
Whatcom CountyJourney Level$71.71 $51.12 
Cowlitz County group, 3 counties: Cowlitz, Skamania, WahkiakumJourney Level$68.27 $44.42 
Clark CountyJourney Level$68.27 $44.42 
Spokane County group, 10 counties: Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, WhitmanJourney Level$43.81 $29.86 
Grant County group, 6 counties: Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Klickitat, Okanogan, Walla WallaJourney Level$43.81 $29.86 
Benton CountyJourney Level$43.81 $29.86 
Franklin CountyJourney Level$43.81 $29.86 
Kittitas CountyJourney Level$43.81 $29.86 
Yakima CountyJourney Level$43.81 $29.86 

4 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 14 counties with rates of their own.

These are journey-level rates. Registered apprentices are paid L&I's apprentice rate for the trade (RCW 39.12.021), which L&I publishes in its wage lookup.

L&I also sets residential tile setter rates for 39 county listings. They apply only to the residential projects defined in WAC 296-127-010(9), and each county page shows them separately.

Questions about Washington tile setter pay

What is the tile setter prevailing wage in King County?

$71.71 an hour: a $51.12 base wage plus $20.59 in fringe benefits, under L&I period 2026-2. Overtime and every tile setter classification in King County.

Does tile setter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In King County the $71.71 total is a $51.12 base wage plus $20.59 in fringe benefits, about 29% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice tile setters get this rate?

Registered apprentices get L&I's apprentice rate for the trade (RCW 39.12.021), which L&I publishes in its wage lookup. Anyone else on the job is paid as a journey-level worker.

Why do some counties have the same tile setter rate?

L&I often publishes the same tile setter rates for several counties. Across Washington, the 39 counties with a tile setter rate fall into 18 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 10 counties (the Spokane County group).

Which county pays tile setters the most in Washington?

Clallam County, at $71.71 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Yakima County at $43.81, and the median county is $43.81.