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Illinois prevailing wage rates

# Tile setters and finishers: Davis-Bacon rates in Illinois

13 tile setter rates across 9 of Illinois’s 70 active wage determinations. Base rates run from $11.70 to $49.75 an hour (median $38.84), before fringe. The right rate depends on the county, the construction type and the work performed.

Classification

Determination

Counties

Type

Base

Fringe

TILE LAYER (BUREAU, HENRY, LA SALLE, LIVINGSTON, PUTNAM, AND STARK COUNTIES)

[IL20260001](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260001)

Bureau, Bond and 44 more counties

Building

$38.07

$20.21

TILE FINISHER (BUREAU, HENRY, LA SALLE, LIVINGSTON, PUTNAM, AND STARK COUNTIES)

[IL20260001](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260001)

Bureau, Bond and 44 more counties

Building

$35.25

$18.00

TILE FINISHER

[IL20260006](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260006)

Kankakee County

Building, Residential

$38.84

$21.79

TILE SETTER

[IL20260007](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260007)

Madison, St Clair Counties

Building, Residential

$11.70

$1.60

TILE SETTER

[IL20260007](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260007)

Madison, St Clair Counties

Building, Residential

$11.70

$1.60

TILE SETTER

[IL20260008](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260008)

Du Page, Kane and 5 more counties

Building, Residential

$49.75

$30.79

TILE FINISHER

[IL20260008](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260008)

Du Page, Kane and 5 more counties

Building, Residential

$42.80

$26.97

TILE SETTER

[IL20260009](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260009)

Cook County

Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential

$45.49

$25.72

TILE FINISHER

[IL20260009](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260009)

Cook County

Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential

$38.56

$22.10

TILE SETTER

[IL20260010](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260010)

Winnebago County

Residential

$38.52

$21.86

TILE SETTER

[IL20260053](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260053)

Boone County

Residential

$45.49

$25.72

TILE SETTER

[IL20260055](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260055)

Ogle County

Residential

$45.49

$25.72

TILE SETTER

[IL20260065](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260065)

De Kalb County

Residential

$45.49

$25.72

Classifications are shortened to their first line here; the determination page has the full text, including scope notes and zone conditions.

**About these rates**  
WagePilot mirrors Davis-Bacon general wage determinations from SAM.gov, the official source, and re-checks each one daily. The wage determination incorporated in your contract governs, including its modification number, footnotes and any conformed classifications. WagePilot reviews payroll; it does not file, certify or give legal advice.

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Source: https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/tile-setters (last updated 2026-10-22)