Tile Helper: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 47-3011 Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$77,990	70	0.35	1.07
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$70,080	690	0.79	1.14
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$65,870	190	0.76	0.99
St. Louis, MO-IL	$64,400	150	1.21	1.29
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$61,420	150	1.4	1.01
Urban Honolulu, HI	$61,020	30	0.74	1.07
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$59,000	340	1.59	0.79
New Haven, CT	$58,580	30	1.27	0.98
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$57,980	110	0.42	1.07
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$57,410	100	1	1.14
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$57,400	340	3.42	0.96
Salem, OR	$55,370	90	5.31	1.00
Salinas, CA	$54,570	50	3.09	1.15
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$54,000	190	7.07	1.10
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$52,630	70	3.99	0.93
Worcester, MA	$52,500	60	1.86	0.91
Bend, OR	$52,360	40	3.74	0.96
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$52,070	100	1	0.62
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$51,700	40	2.57	0.93
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$49,940	40	2.24	0.97
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$49,560	40	2.67	1.03
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$48,670	280	2.03	0.83
Colorado Springs, CO	$48,530	40	1.34	0.92
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$48,220	940	1.65	0.86
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$47,610	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.89
Omaha, NE-IA	$47,320	100	2.2	0.95
Fresno, CA	$47,100	140	3.25	1.00
Boise City, ID	$46,960	110	3.06	0.96
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$46,750	610	3.91	0.97
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$45,540	120	0.69	0.87
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$45,070	100	1.28	0.82
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$45,030	420	1.47	0.63
Bozeman, MT	$44,430	50	7.8	0.81
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$44,170	350	3.37	0.95
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$43,660	80	5.35	0.91
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$43,470	100	0.77	0.89
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$43,180	40	1.13	0.94
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$41,530	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.76
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$41,180	80	1.2	0.83
Tulsa, OK	$39,970	40	0.93	0.86
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$39,700	460	1.26	0.77
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$39,550	230	1.87	0.79
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$39,470	140	0.55	0.81
Richmond, VA	$38,890	90	1.48	0.76
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$38,670	60	2	0.82
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$34,230	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.67

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.29	$64,400	1.21
Salinas, CA	1.15	$54,570	3.09
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.14	$57,410	1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.14	$70,080	0.79
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.10	$54,000	7.07
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.07	$77,990	0.35
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.07	$57,980	0.42
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.07	$61,020	0.74
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.03	$49,560	2.67
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.01	$61,420	1.4
Fresno, CA	1.00	$47,100	3.25
Salem, OR	1.00	$55,370	5.31
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.99	$65,870	0.76
New Haven, CT	0.98	$58,580	1.27
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	0.97	$49,940	2.24
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.97	$46,750	3.91
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.96	$57,400	3.42
Bend, OR	0.96	$52,360	3.74
Boise City, ID	0.96	$46,960	3.06
Omaha, NE-IA	0.95	$47,320	2.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	0.95	$44,170	3.37
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	0.94	$43,180	1.13
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	0.93	$51,700	2.57
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	0.93	$52,630	3.99
Colorado Springs, CO	0.92	$48,530	1.34
Naples-Marco Island, FL	0.91	$43,660	5.35
Worcester, MA	0.91	$52,500	1.86
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.89	$43,470	0.77
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	0.89	$47,610	Not published by BLS
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.87	$45,540	0.69
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.86	$48,220	1.65
Tulsa, OK	0.86	$39,970	0.93
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	0.83	$41,180	1.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.83	$48,670	2.03
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.82	$45,070	1.28
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	0.82	$38,670	2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.81	$39,470	0.55
Bozeman, MT	0.81	$44,430	7.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.79	$59,000	1.59
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.79	$39,550	1.87
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.77	$39,700	1.26
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.76	$41,530	Not published by BLS
Richmond, VA	0.76	$38,890	1.48
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.67	$34,230	Not published by BLS
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.63	$45,030	1.47
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.62	$52,070	1

Closest proxy Our title "Tile Helper" is reported by BLS as SOC 47-3011 Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters. Closest proxy: Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters. This published occupation covers only part of Tile Helper; do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role.

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