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Wisconsin tile setter prevailing wage, county by county

A tile setter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Wisconsin runs from $68.05 an hour in Waukesha County to $68.18 in Grant County. The median county is $68.09.

Main tile setter classification in each county, 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.

Marinette County: no rate for this tradeWaushara County: no rate for this tradeSawyer County: no rate for this tradeWaupaca County: no rate for this tradeManitowoc County: no rate for this tradeLincoln County: no rate for this tradeTaylor County: no rate for this tradeWaukesha County tile setter: $68.05 per hourMarathon County: no rate for this tradeClark County: no rate for this tradePortage County: no rate for this tradeWood County: no rate for this tradeMenominee County: no rate for this tradeGreen Lake County: no rate for this tradeRichland County tile setter: $68.18 per hourRock County: no rate for this tradeKenosha County tile setter: $68.09 per hourMarquette County: no rate for this tradePrice County: no rate for this tradeLanglade County: no rate for this tradeChippewa County: no rate for this tradeBayfield County: no rate for this tradeVernon County: no rate for this tradeFlorence County: no rate for this tradeOzaukee County tile setter: $68.05 per hourDodge County: no rate for this tradePierce County: no rate for this tradePolk County: no rate for this tradeSt. Croix County: no rate for this tradeColumbia County: no rate for this tradeWashburn County: no rate for this tradePepin County: no rate for this tradeCalumet County: no rate for this tradeOutagamie County: no rate for this tradeBuffalo County: no rate for this tradeBarron County: no rate for this tradeKewaunee County: no rate for this tradeIron County: no rate for this tradeCrawford County: no rate for this tradeBurnett County: no rate for this tradeDane County: no rate for this tradeDouglas County: no rate for this tradeGrant County tile setter: $68.18 per hourRacine County tile setter: $68.09 per hourLa Crosse County: no rate for this tradeEau Claire County: no rate for this tradeMilwaukee County tile setter: $68.05 per hourJackson County: no rate for this tradeDoor County: no rate for this tradeOconto County: no rate for this tradeLafayette County: no rate for this tradeGreen County: no rate for this tradeVilas County: no rate for this tradeShawano County: no rate for this tradeDunn County: no rate for this tradeTrempealeau County: no rate for this tradeFond du Lac County: no rate for this tradeAshland County: no rate for this tradeWashington County tile setter: $68.05 per hourWalworth County tile setter: $68.09 per hourAdams County: no rate for this tradeRusk County: no rate for this tradeSauk County: no rate for this tradeJefferson County: no rate for this tradeOneida County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County: no rate for this tradeForest County: no rate for this tradeJuneau County: no rate for this tradeWinnebago County: no rate for this tradeBrown County: no rate for this tradeIowa County tile setter: $68.18 per hourSheboygan County: no rate for this trade
$68$68$68$68$68$68Tile 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 Wisconsin?

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

  1. Grant County group3 counties · TILE LAYER (GRANT, IOWA, AND RICHLAND COUNTI$68.18
  2. Kenosha County1 county · TILE SETTER$68.09
  3. Racine County1 county · TILE SETTER$68.09
  4. Walworth County1 county · TILE SETTER (WALWORTH COUNTY)$68.09
  5. Milwaukee County group4 counties · TILE LAYER$68.05

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Grant County group, 3 localities: Grant, Iowa, RichlandTILE LAYER (GRANT, IOWA, AND RICHLAND COUNTIES)$68.18 $38.39 
Kenosha CountyTILE SETTER$68.09 $39.19 
Racine CountyTILE SETTER$68.09 $39.19 
Walworth CountyTILE SETTER (WALWORTH COUNTY)$68.09 $39.19 
Milwaukee County group, 4 localities: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, WaukeshaTILE LAYER$68.05 $41.27 

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

Questions about Wisconsin tile setter pay

What is the tile setter prevailing wage in Milwaukee County?

$68.05 an hour: a $41.27 base wage plus $26.78 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WI20260001, modification 1. Overtime and every tile setter classification in Milwaukee County.

Does tile setter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Milwaukee County the $68.05 total is a $41.27 base wage plus $26.78 in fringe benefits, about 39% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tile setter prevailing wage pay overtime in Wisconsin?

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 counties have the same tile setter rate?

DOL often publishes the same tile setter rates for several counties. Across Wisconsin, the 10 counties with a tile setter rate fall into 5 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 4 counties (the Milwaukee County group).