How much do Tile and Stone Setters make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Percentile spread

For Tile and Stone Setters, the published 10th percentile is $27,830 and the 90th percentile is $65,690. The difference is $37,860, which is 81.8% 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 $38,290 to the 75th at $58,350, covers $20,060.

The mean annual wage is $48,390, which sits above the median of $46,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL median is 16.9% lower than the national median of $55,690 for Tile and Stone Setters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,872, which is 17.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% lower than the Florida median of $47,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tile and Stone Setters at $45,872 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tile and Stone Setters. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 11th of 15 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).).

• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $45,100 and employment of 80. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,427, against $45,872 here.
• North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 55 miles away, with a median of $45,630 and employment of 280. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,553, against $45,872 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 74 miles away, with a median of $47,460 and employment of 450. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,796, against $45,872 here.

Employment share

Tile and Stone Setters accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (480 of 1,447,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.44 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.