SOC 47-2044 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Tile and Stone Setters wages by metro

National median annual wage

$55,690

10th percentile: $37,140
25th percentile: $45,200
Median: $55,690
75th percentile: $70,220
90th percentile: $86,110
Mean: $59,250

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 35,850.

That median is 9.2% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Tile and Stone Setters.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	30	$59,840	$88,730	$103,020
Urban Honolulu, HI	290	$43,590	$86,850	$170,040
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	Not available	$53,930	$82,230	$107,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	450	$57,920	$79,040	$104,410
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	550	$47,950	$74,670	$114,070
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	450	$59,340	$71,750	$81,490
Visalia, CA	110	$43,470	$71,280	$102,010
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	390	$40,280	$70,730	$97,590
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	30	$53,340	$69,990	$81,500
Springfield, MA	30	$53,390	$67,070	$104,080
Lancaster, PA	50	$44,880	$66,130	$98,480
Pittsburgh, PA	230	$43,910	$65,750	$80,950
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	60	$49,440	$65,580	$86,670
Madison, WI	50	$52,270	$64,930	$86,710
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,020	$46,030	$64,430	$116,490
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	80	$47,120	$64,330	$98,690
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	120	$52,270	$64,160	$85,630
St. Louis, MO-IL	280	$42,210	$63,640	$80,620
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	990	$44,030	$63,540	$121,900
New Haven, CT	50	$47,670	$62,750	$81,570

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Tile and Stone Setters jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	2,600	$39,730	$61,410	$101,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,170	$40,520	$58,600	$107,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,020	$46,030	$64,430	$116,490
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	990	$44,030	$63,540	$121,900
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	970	$36,850	$49,990	$70,720
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	950	$28,720	$48,290	$74,170
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	940	$38,110	$54,850	$104,750
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	910	$39,590	$58,240	$90,690
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	790	$38,010	$56,250	$90,570
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	780	$37,290	$53,500	$69,290
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	550	$47,950	$74,670	$114,070
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	480	$27,830	$46,280	$65,690
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	470	$31,660	$47,800	$74,630
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	450	$59,340	$71,750	$81,490
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	450	$27,730	$47,460	$71,590
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	450	$57,920	$79,040	$104,410
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	450	$33,280	$49,180	$74,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	430	$36,850	$47,920	$96,980
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	430	$46,430	$62,580	$103,750
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	390	$40,280	$70,730	$97,590

States and territories

State estimates for Tile and Stone Setters, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Massachusetts	410	$52,040	$81,150	$104,170
Hawaii	440	$43,980	$79,270	$114,300
Washington	660	$56,560	$77,920	$102,720
Maine	60	$59,280	$70,720	$131,890
Minnesota	610	$52,070	$70,560	$81,980
Pennsylvania	880	$44,300	$70,230	$96,980
Illinois	730	$46,680	$67,160	$112,780
Connecticut	230	$47,660	$63,150	$104,070
Wisconsin	410	$48,540	$62,680	$85,620
New Jersey	460	$38,420	$62,370	$113,930
New York	2,990	$39,520	$61,260	$96,700
Nevada	1,450	$44,030	$61,200	$117,690
Missouri	470	$39,250	$60,590	$79,470
Nebraska	Not available	$31,600	$59,350	$85,530
California	8,250	$39,990	$58,880	$99,830
Oregon	790	$35,760	$58,790	$81,950
Montana	240	$44,500	$58,670	$70,640
Colorado	870	$35,040	$57,690	$83,200
Vermont	140	$46,810	$55,890	$65,000
Kansas	310	$39,470	$54,920	$74,990
Iowa	240	$43,700	$54,350	$77,460
Arizona	1,060	$37,290	$52,000	$70,180
West Virginia	50	$37,830	$50,900	$68,880
South Dakota	30	$38,660	$50,640	$67,830
New Hampshire	40	$45,170	$49,900	$84,830
Utah	1,590	$35,830	$49,340	$69,640
Rhode Island	Not available	$39,520	$49,170	$74,880
Virginia	750	$28,990	$48,880	$72,870
Indiana	540	$37,700	$48,450	$77,170
Michigan	1,010	$31,660	$47,950	$68,210
Idaho	570	$36,510	$47,940	$59,220
Georgia	360	$39,680	$47,840	$66,410
Kentucky	180	$34,620	$47,380	$56,290
Florida	4,070	$28,050	$47,280	$72,380
Texas	1,260	$35,100	$47,030	$80,880
Ohio	670	$36,520	$46,140	$72,050
Maryland	240	$33,280	$45,670	$75,200
Alabama	260	$33,610	$44,800	$51,750
Louisiana	190	$28,770	$44,750	$56,650
North Carolina	680	$35,090	$44,650	$58,090
New Mexico	280	$33,480	$44,550	$59,740
Oklahoma	280	$33,280	$44,340	$105,570
Tennessee	350	$31,160	$43,570	$59,140
South Carolina	Not available	$28,230	$43,510	$106,270
North Dakota	70	$36,910	$42,620	$77,630
Mississippi	60	$32,080	$39,130	$60,330
Arkansas	160	$31,360	$38,980	$50,110

Other construction and extraction occupations

Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Tile and Stone Setters?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Tile and Stone Setters is $55,690. Employment is 35,850.

How does Tile and Stone Setters pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Tile and Stone Setters is 9.2% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Tile and Stone Setters?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is highest on this page's list at $88,730.