SOC 47-2044 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Tile and Stone Setters make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tile and Stone Setters in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $82,230. The 10th percentile is $53,930 and the 90th percentile is $107,110. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$82,230
- 10th percentile
- $53,930
- 25th percentile
- $78,260
- Median
- $82,230
- 75th percentile
- $95,940
- 90th percentile
- $107,110
- Mean
- $83,720
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Tile and Stone Setters, the published 10th percentile is $53,930 and the 90th percentile is $107,110. The difference is $53,180, which is 64.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $78,260 to the 75th at $95,940, covers $17,680.
The mean annual wage is $83,720, which sits above the median of $82,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 47.7% higher than the national median of $55,690 for Tile and Stone Setters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,952, which is 36.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.3% higher than the Massachusetts median of $81,150.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tile and Stone Setters at $75,952 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tile and Stone Setters. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 1st of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Worcester, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $58,930 and employment of 50. That median is 28.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,480, against $75,952 here.
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $57,290 and employment of 60. That median is 30.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,292, against $75,952 here.
- Springfield, MA is 87 miles away, with a median of $67,070 and employment of 30. That median is 18.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,820, against $75,952 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Tile and Stone Setters by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Tile and Stone Setters make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tile and Stone Setters in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $82,230. The 10th percentile is $53,930 and the 90th percentile is $107,110.
How does that compare with the national median for Tile and Stone Setters?
The local median is 47.7% higher than the national median of $55,690.
What is Tile and Stone Setters pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $82,230 is $75,952. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH compare with nearby metros for Tile and Stone Setters?
Worcester, MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 49 miles away, at $58,930. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 1st of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.