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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Illinois publish 20 tile setter classification rates ranging from $11.70 to $49.75 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 setter rate?

98 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one tile setter 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 Setter prevailing wage rates in Illinois

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 10 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Illinois publish 20 tile setter classification rates, across 10 determinations covering 98 counties.
Those published base rates run from $11.70 to $49.75 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 setter 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 setter work (ceramic tile, marble and terrazzo setting) 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
MARBLE SETTER, TERRAZZO WORKER & TILE SETTER (LOGAN, MASON, AND MENARD COUNTIES)	$31.74	17.87	BRIL0008-028 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260001 on SAM.gov.

IL20260002 rev 4 · Building · Alexander, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 35 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
MARBLE SETTER (FORD (NORTH OF ROBERTS) & IROQUOIS COUNTIES)	$42.98	21.79	BRIL0006-021 collectively bargained (union) rate
MARBLE SETTER, TERRAZZO WORKER & TILE SETTER (CHAMPAIGN, CLARK, COLES, CRAWFORD, CUMBERLAND, DOUGLAS, EDGAR, EFFINGHAM, FORD, JASPER, PIATT, AND VERMILION COUNTIES)	$32.53	19.38	BRIL0008-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260002 on SAM.gov.

IL20260006 rev 1 · Building, Residential · Kankakee

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
MARBLE SETTER	$44.63	26.83	BRIL0021-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260006 on SAM.gov.

IL20260007 rev 2 · Building, Residential · Madison, St Clair

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TILE SETTER	$11.70	1.60	PLAS0090-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
TERRAZZO WORKER/SETTER	$17.55	0.00	PLAS0090-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
TILE SETTER	$11.70	1.60	PLAS0090-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
TERRAZZO WORKER/SETTER	$17.55	0.00	PLAS0090-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260007 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
MARBLE SETTER	$47.71	33.20	BRIL0021-002 collectively bargained (union) rate
TILE SETTER	$49.75	30.79	BRIL0021-008 collectively bargained (union) rate
TERRAZZO WORKER/SETTER	$48.38	30.79	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 SETTER	$45.49	25.72	BRIL0021-006 collectively bargained (union) rate
TERRAZZO WORKER/SETTER	$44.38	25.84	BRIL0021-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260009 on SAM.gov.

IL20260010 rev 1 · Residential · Winnebago

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TILE SETTER	$38.52	21.86	BRIL0006-025 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260010 on SAM.gov.

IL20260053 rev 1 · Residential · Boone

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TILE SETTER	$45.49	25.72	BRIL0021-013 collectively bargained (union) rate
TERRAZZO WORKER/SETTER	$44.38	25.84	BRIL0021-013 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260053 on SAM.gov.

IL20260055 rev 1 · Residential · Ogle

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TILE SETTER	$45.49	25.72	BRIL0021-013 collectively bargained (union) rate
TERRAZZO WORKER/SETTER	$44.38	25.84	BRIL0021-013 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260055 on SAM.gov.

IL20260065 rev 1 · Residential · De Kalb

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TILE SETTER	$45.49	25.72	BRIL0021-013 collectively bargained (union) rate
TERRAZZO WORKER/SETTER	$44.38	25.84	BRIL0021-013 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260065 on SAM.gov.

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