What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a tile finisher in Illinois?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Illinois publish 4 tile finisher classification rates ranging from $35.25 to $42.80 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in Illinois have a published tile finisher rate?

55 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one tile finisher classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. Illinois may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Illinois prevailing wage page.

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Tile Finisher prevailing wage rates in Illinois

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 4 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Illinois publish 4 tile finisher classification rates, across 4 determinations covering 55 counties.
Those published base rates run from $35.25 to $42.80 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting tile finisher rates in Illinois: 2026-05-21.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

This page collects every classification in Illinois's active federal determinations that is a form of tile finisher work (grouting and finishing behind the tile setter) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

IL20260001 rev 5 · Building · Adams, Bond, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun and 40 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TILE FINISHER (BUREAU, HENRY, LA SALLE, LIVINGSTON, PUTNAM, AND STARK COUNTIES)	$35.25	18.00	BRIL0006-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260001 on SAM.gov.

IL20260006 rev 1 · Building, Residential · Kankakee

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TILE FINISHER	$38.84	21.79	BRIL0021-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260006 on SAM.gov.

IL20260008 rev 2 · Building, Residential · Du Page, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and 1 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TILE FINISHER	$42.80	26.97	BRIL0021-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260008 on SAM.gov.

IL20260009 rev 2 · Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential · Cook

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TILE FINISHER	$38.56	22.10	BRIL0021-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260009 on SAM.gov.

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