Hospital Tile Setter Salary: United States

What do these published wages mean for an offer?

Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for Hospital Tile Setter in National as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For Hospital Tile Setter in National, the published median for SOC 47-2044, Tile and Stone Setters, is $55,690 per year. The middle half of the Hospital Tile Setter in National wage distribution runs from $45,200 to $70,220, a width of $25,020 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.

For the national Hospital Tile Setter comparison, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ reports $61,410 per year while Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA reports $58,600 per year; these are the largest-employment metros with published medians for the occupation, rather than neighboring places to a national estimate. The United States Hospital Tile Setter figure pools markets with different work scopes and schedules, so use the area table before setting a local offer.

The highest published medians among the selected national industry rows for Tile and Stone Setters, read alongside Hospital Tile Setter in National, are Nonresidential Building Construction at $64,600 per year (NAICS 236200); Construction of Buildings at $63,790 per year (NAICS 236000); Residential Building Construction at $63,050 per year (NAICS 236100). Those Hospital Tile Setter in National industry comparisons are national cross-sections, not local industry estimates; BLS does not give us a metro-by-industry wage cut here, and overlapping industry groups should not be added together.

The Hospital Tile Setter in National median was $52,240 per year in May 2024, compared with $55,690 in May 2025, a published difference of $3,450. That Hospital Tile Setter in National comparison is between separate BLS releases, not the raise paid to the same workers or a projection of next year's offer. Read the $52,240 and $55,690 Hospital Tile Setter in National estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.

Before offering $55,690 per year for Hospital Tile Setter in National, separate on-call duties, overtime, travel reimbursement, tool replacement and any truck allowance separately; prevailing wage and union requirements must be checked against the actual assignment. The Hospital Tile Setter in National BLS comparison includes ordinary wages and qualifying incentive pay, but leaves overtime, discretionary bonuses, benefits and relocation outside this wage figure. A candidate's take-home pay and the employer's total cost for Hospital Tile Setter in National can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.

The mapping for Hospital Tile Setter in National is broader: BLS groups Hospital Tile Setter within Tile and Stone Setters; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately. For a Hospital Tile Setter in National opening, establish the equipment, license requirements and responsibility before deciding which people the pay range should attract. A broader occupation can combine jobs that a Hospital Tile Setter in National buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.

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