SOC 47-2044 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Tile and Stone Setters make in Tucson, AZ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tile and Stone Setters in Tucson, AZ is $50,550. The 10th percentile is $36,660 and the 90th percentile is $79,250. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$50,550

10th percentile
$36,660
25th percentile
$42,980
Median
$50,550
75th percentile
$60,300
90th percentile
$79,250
Mean
$54,100

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A welder in a green hard hat working on a metal structure
A welder in a hard hat on a metal structure. Photograph by FBenjr123. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Tile and Stone Setters, the published 10th percentile is $36,660 and the 90th percentile is $79,250. The difference is $42,590, which is 84.3% 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 $42,980 to the 75th at $60,300, covers $17,320.

The mean annual wage is $54,100, which sits above the median of $50,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tucson, AZ median is 9.2% lower than the national median of $55,690 for Tile and Stone Setters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,169, which is 6.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% lower than the Arizona median of $52,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tucson, AZ is 96.896, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tile and Stone Setters at $52,169 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Tile and Stone Setters. Tucson, AZ ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 75 miles away, with a median of $53,500 and employment of 780. That median is 5.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,783, against $52,169 here.

Employment share

Tile and Stone Setters accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Tucson, AZ (100 of 389,630). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.11 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Tile and Stone Setters make in Tucson, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tile and Stone Setters in Tucson, AZ is $50,550. The 10th percentile is $36,660 and the 90th percentile is $79,250. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Tile and Stone Setters?

The local median is 9.2% lower than the national median of $55,690.

What is Tile and Stone Setters pay in Tucson, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tucson, AZ is 96.896, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,550 is $52,169. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tucson, AZ compare with nearby metros for Tile and Stone Setters?

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $53,500. Tucson, AZ ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.