Tile Setter: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 47-2044 Tile and Stone 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 Tile and Stone 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
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$88,730	30	1.58	1.40
Urban Honolulu, HI	$86,850	290	2.82	1.52
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$82,230	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.23
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$79,040	450	0.93	1.09
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$74,670	550	0.53	1.36
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$71,750	450	1.01	1.21
Visalia, CA	$71,280	110	2.84	1.58
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$70,730	390	0.59	1.30
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$69,990	30	0.53	1.28
Springfield, MA	$67,070	30	0.69	1.29
Lancaster, PA	$66,130	50	0.94	1.37
Pittsburgh, PA	$65,750	230	0.89	1.32
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$65,580	60	0.65	1.07
Madison, WI	$64,930	50	0.49	1.12
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$64,430	1,020	1.87	0.87
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$64,330	80	4.62	1.12
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$64,160	120	0.62	1.25
St. Louis, MO-IL	$63,640	280	0.89	1.27
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$63,540	990	3.79	1.36
New Haven, CT	$62,750	50	0.73	1.04
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$62,580	430	1.64	0.74
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$61,900	390	1.39	1.02
Green Bay, WI	$61,790	40	1.1	1.24
Rochester, NY	$61,710	110	1	1.21
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$61,410	2,600	1.19	1.00
Omaha, NE-IA	$61,040	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.23
Evansville, IN	$60,590	40	1.42	1.30
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$60,490	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.22
Syracuse, NY	$60,290	100	1.39	1.14
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$60,010	30	1.24	1.24
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$59,770	50	2.08	1.09
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$59,700	80	1.32	1.17
Bozeman, MT	$59,230	80	4.67	1.08
Salem, OR	$58,970	100	2.32	1.07
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$58,970	180	2.65	1.20
Worcester, MA	$58,930	50	0.59	1.02
Grand Junction, CO	$58,680	40	2.53	1.21
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$58,680	160	3.55	1.14
Reno, NV	$58,650	360	5.73	1.18
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$58,600	2,170	1.5	1.05
Salinas, CA	$58,430	140	3.25	1.23
Carson City, NV	$58,380	40	4.97	1.03
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$58,250	110	0.89	1.15
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$58,240	910	2.56	0.99
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$58,070	280	6.01	1.02
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$57,670	110	1.05	0.99
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$57,290	60	0.35	1.07
Kansas City, MO-KS	$57,100	290	1.14	1.12
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$56,250	790	3.16	0.94
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$55,890	40	1.55	0.93
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$55,550	210	2.87	1.06
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$54,850	940	2.37	1.13
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$54,430	210	3.02	1.13
Fresno, CA	$54,310	190	1.73	1.16
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$53,500	780	1.43	1.04
Fargo, ND-MN	$53,460	50	1.44	1.05
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$52,760	360	9	1.10
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$52,640	90	3.24	1.04
Colorado Springs, CO	$52,210	90	1.25	0.99
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$51,400	80	0.97	1.05
Modesto, CA	$50,970	120	2.57	1.01
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$50,570	240	0.94	1.02
Tucson, AZ	$50,550	100	1.09	1.06
Medford, OR	$50,440	50	2.26	1.01
Richmond, VA	$50,130	120	0.77	0.97
Boise City, ID	$50,070	300	3.36	1.02
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$49,990	970	5.11	0.90
Cleveland, OH	$49,910	150	0.64	1.00
Bend, OR	$49,580	60	2.49	0.91
Redding, CA	$49,350	40	2.27	1.01
Asheville, NC	$49,190	50	1.27	1.05
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$49,180	450	0.63	0.69
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$49,160	60	0.68	1.06
Wichita, KS	$48,520	50	0.64	1.02
Port St. Lucie, FL	$48,460	160	4	1.04
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$48,290	950	1.47	0.99
Chico, CA	$47,940	30	1.68	1.00
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$47,920	430	0.46	0.93
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$47,840	50	0.76	0.98
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$47,800	470	1.08	0.92
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$47,520	50	0.34	0.98
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,460	450	1.39	1.02
Ogden, UT	$47,330	170	2.64	0.97
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$47,320	140	2.53	0.97
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$47,170	40	3.24	1.04
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$47,120	60	2.21	0.99
Columbus, OH	$47,050	130	0.52	0.92
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$46,940	60	4.24	1.06
Akron, OH	$46,760	50	0.64	0.96
Huntsville, AL	$46,680	30	0.49	0.90
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$46,660	240	3.45	1.00
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$46,630	110	0.42	0.93
Punta Gorda, FL	$46,560	50	3.7	1.02
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$46,500	180	1.29	0.98
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$46,480	140	2.75	1.03
Gainesville, FL	$46,330	40	1.18	0.99
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$46,280	480	1.44	0.95
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$46,190	50	0.61	0.92
Albuquerque, NM	$46,020	160	1.71	0.96
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$45,760	50	0.36	0.98
Winston-Salem, NC	$45,760	50	0.76	0.99
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$45,630	280	3.52	0.96
Jacksonville, FL	$45,440	250	1.4	0.93
Birmingham, AL	$45,390	70	0.58	0.95
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$45,260	160	0.91	0.92
St. George, UT	$45,120	130	6.42	1.00
Ocala, FL	$45,110	70	2.38	1.03
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$45,100	80	1.33	0.98
Toledo, OH	$45,090	50	0.77	0.94
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$44,930	140	0.56	0.89
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$44,860	130	0.77	0.86
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$44,690	90	0.35	0.95
Oklahoma City, OK	$44,530	130	0.81	0.94
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$44,510	60	1.3	0.96
Twin Falls, ID	$44,320	40	3.77	0.98
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$44,130	50	0.44	0.93
Tulsa, OK	$44,130	90	0.87	0.95
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$42,700	40	1.04	0.97
Springfield, MO	$42,210	50	0.89	0.92
Lafayette, LA	$40,580	30	0.76	0.97
Idaho Falls, ID	$38,250	60	3.02	0.82
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$37,010	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.81
Santa Fe, NM	$36,930	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.76
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$36,740	40	0.59	0.79
Las Cruces, NM	$34,970	30	1.7	0.83

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
Visalia, CA	1.58	$71,280	2.84
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.52	$86,850	2.82
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1.40	$88,730	1.58
Lancaster, PA	1.37	$66,130	0.94
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.36	$74,670	0.53
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.36	$63,540	3.79
Pittsburgh, PA	1.32	$65,750	0.89
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.30	$70,730	0.59
Evansville, IN	1.30	$60,590	1.42
Springfield, MA	1.29	$67,070	0.69
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.28	$69,990	0.53
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.27	$63,640	0.89
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.25	$64,160	0.62
Green Bay, WI	1.24	$61,790	1.1
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	1.24	$60,010	1.24
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.23	$82,230	Not published by BLS
Salinas, CA	1.23	$58,430	3.25
Omaha, NE-IA	1.23	$61,040	Not published by BLS
Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.22	$60,490	Not published by BLS
Grand Junction, CO	1.21	$58,680	2.53
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.21	$71,750	1.01
Rochester, NY	1.21	$61,710	1
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.20	$58,970	2.65
Reno, NV	1.18	$58,650	5.73
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	1.17	$59,700	1.32
Fresno, CA	1.16	$54,310	1.73
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.15	$58,250	0.89
Syracuse, NY	1.14	$60,290	1.39
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1.14	$58,680	3.55
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.13	$54,430	3.02
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.13	$54,850	2.37
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.12	$57,100	1.14
Madison, WI	1.12	$64,930	0.49
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	1.12	$64,330	4.62
Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.10	$52,760	9
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	1.09	$59,770	2.08
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.09	$79,040	0.93
Bozeman, MT	1.08	$59,230	4.67
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.07	$57,290	0.35
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.07	$65,580	0.65
Salem, OR	1.07	$58,970	2.32
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	1.06	$46,940	4.24
Tucson, AZ	1.06	$50,550	1.09
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.06	$55,550	2.87
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.06	$49,160	0.68
Asheville, NC	1.05	$49,190	1.27
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.05	$58,600	1.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.05	$51,400	0.97
Fargo, ND-MN	1.05	$53,460	1.44
New Haven, CT	1.04	$62,750	0.73
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.04	$48,460	4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.04	$53,500	1.43
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	1.04	$47,170	3.24
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.04	$52,640	3.24
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.03	$46,480	2.75
Carson City, NV	1.03	$58,380	4.97
Ocala, FL	1.03	$45,110	2.38
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.02	$50,570	0.94
Punta Gorda, FL	1.02	$46,560	3.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.02	$58,070	6.01
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.02	$61,900	1.39
Boise City, ID	1.02	$50,070	3.36
Worcester, MA	1.02	$58,930	0.59
Wichita, KS	1.02	$48,520	0.64
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.02	$47,460	1.39
Medford, OR	1.01	$50,440	2.26
Redding, CA	1.01	$49,350	2.27
Modesto, CA	1.01	$50,970	2.57
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.00	$61,410	1.19
St. George, UT	1.00	$45,120	6.42
Chico, CA	1.00	$47,940	1.68
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.00	$46,660	3.45
Cleveland, OH	1.00	$49,910	0.64
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.99	$48,290	1.47
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.99	$58,240	2.56
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	0.99	$47,120	2.21
Colorado Springs, CO	0.99	$52,210	1.25
Winston-Salem, NC	0.99	$45,760	0.76
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.99	$57,670	1.05
Gainesville, FL	0.99	$46,330	1.18
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.98	$47,840	0.76
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	0.98	$47,520	0.34
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	0.98	$46,500	1.29
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	0.98	$45,100	1.33
Twin Falls, ID	0.98	$44,320	3.77
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	0.98	$45,760	0.36
Youngstown-Warren, OH	0.97	$42,700	1.04
Richmond, VA	0.97	$50,130	0.77
Lafayette, LA	0.97	$40,580	0.76
Ogden, UT	0.97	$47,330	2.64
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	0.97	$47,320	2.53
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	0.96	$44,510	1.3
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	0.96	$45,630	3.52
Albuquerque, NM	0.96	$46,020	1.71
Akron, OH	0.96	$46,760	0.64
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	0.95	$44,690	0.35
Birmingham, AL	0.95	$45,390	0.58
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.95	$46,280	1.44
Tulsa, OK	0.95	$44,130	0.87
Oklahoma City, OK	0.94	$44,530	0.81
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.94	$56,250	3.16
Toledo, OH	0.94	$45,090	0.77
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	0.93	$44,130	0.44
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.93	$47,920	0.46
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	0.93	$55,890	1.55
Jacksonville, FL	0.93	$45,440	1.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.93	$46,630	0.42
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	0.92	$46,190	0.61
Springfield, MO	0.92	$42,210	0.89
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.92	$47,800	1.08
Columbus, OH	0.92	$47,050	0.52
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	0.92	$45,260	0.91
Bend, OR	0.91	$49,580	2.49
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.90	$49,990	5.11
Huntsville, AL	0.90	$46,680	0.49
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.89	$44,930	0.56
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.87	$64,430	1.87
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.86	$44,860	0.77
Las Cruces, NM	0.83	$34,970	1.7
Idaho Falls, ID	0.82	$38,250	3.02
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	0.81	$37,010	Not published by BLS
Chattanooga, TN-GA	0.79	$36,740	0.59
Santa Fe, NM	0.76	$36,930	Not published by BLS
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.74	$62,580	1.64
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.69	$49,180	0.63

Broader occupation Our title "Tile Setter" is reported by BLS as SOC 47-2044 Tile and Stone Setters. BLS groups Tile Setter within Tile and Stone Setters; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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