Pay by state · 47 states
Tile and Stone Setter Salary by State (2026)
Tile and Stone Setters earn the most in Massachusetts at $81,150 a year and the least in Arkansas at $38,980 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $55,690. All 47 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $81,150Massachusetts
- National median
- $55,690BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $38,980Arkansas
- States reporting
- 47of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Tile and Stone Setter salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of tile and stone setters OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMassachusetts | $81,150 | $59,190 | $95,940 | 410 | $76,733 |
| 2 | HIHawaii | $79,270 | $61,360 | $101,980 | 440 | $72,096 |
| 3 | WAWashington | $77,920 | $63,090 | $97,350 | 660 | $72,814 |
| 4 | MEMaine | $70,720 | $65,160 | $91,690 | 60 | $72,870 |
| 5 | MNMinnesota | $70,560 | $61,750 | $71,750 | 610 | $71,547 |
| 6 | PAPennsylvania | $70,230 | $50,250 | $78,670 | 880 | $71,978 |
| 7 | ILIllinois | $67,160 | $48,250 | $93,240 | 730 | $67,188 |
| 8 | CTConnecticut | $63,150 | $49,830 | $70,510 | 230 | $60,950 |
| 9 | WIWisconsin | $62,680 | $57,070 | $75,760 | 410 | $66,614 |
| 10 | NJNew Jersey | $62,370 | $46,410 | $97,190 | 460 | $57,323 |
| 11 | NYNew York | $61,260 | $50,130 | $74,690 | 2,990 | $56,764 |
| 12 | NVNevada | $61,200 | $49,970 | $85,430 | 1,450 | $61,213 |
| 13 | MOMissouri | $60,590 | $43,390 | $74,060 | 470 | $66,717 |
| 14 | NENebraska | $59,350 | $48,150 | $61,230 | N/A | $65,869 |
| 15 | CACalifornia | $58,880 | $47,550 | $74,070 | 8,250 | $53,179 |
| 16 | OROregon | $58,790 | $46,960 | $72,000 | 790 | $56,878 |
| 17 | MTMontana | $58,670 | $48,320 | $62,030 | 240 | $61,990 |
| 18 | COColorado | $57,690 | $36,190 | $71,960 | 870 | $55,981 |
| 19 | VTVermont | $55,890 | $47,870 | $61,870 | 140 | $57,055 |
| 20 | KSKansas | $54,920 | $48,880 | $61,860 | 310 | $60,976 |
| 21 | IAIowa | $54,350 | $48,070 | $70,950 | 240 | $61,929 |
| 22 | AZArizona | $52,000 | $42,980 | $63,200 | 1,060 | $51,650 |
| 23 | WVWest Virginia | $50,900 | $42,500 | $55,980 | 50 | $56,873 |
| 24 | SDSouth Dakota | $50,640 | $48,540 | $67,830 | 30 | $57,165 |
| 25 | NHNew Hampshire | $49,900 | $47,700 | $59,600 | 40 | $47,905 |
| 26 | UTUtah | $49,340 | $43,850 | $59,170 | 1,590 | $49,907 |
| 27 | RIRhode Island | $49,170 | $39,660 | $59,220 | N/A | $48,074 |
| 28 | VAVirginia | $48,880 | $38,170 | $61,910 | 750 | $48,346 |
| 29 | INIndiana | $48,450 | $42,940 | $57,540 | 540 | $51,913 |
| 30 | MIMichigan | $47,950 | $41,950 | $62,570 | 1,010 | $49,835 |
| 31 | IDIdaho | $47,940 | $40,970 | $56,490 | 570 | $50,202 |
| 32 | GAGeorgia | $47,840 | $43,560 | $57,340 | 360 | $49,682 |
| 33 | KYKentucky | $47,380 | $42,320 | $51,500 | 180 | $52,552 |
| 34 | FLFlorida | $47,280 | $38,010 | $60,610 | 4,070 | $45,719 |
| 35 | TXTexas | $47,030 | $40,100 | $55,010 | 1,260 | $48,456 |
| 36 | OHOhio | $46,140 | $41,660 | $58,560 | 670 | $49,734 |
| 37 | MDMaryland | $45,670 | $38,630 | $51,990 | 240 | $43,512 |
| 38 | ALAlabama | $44,800 | $37,250 | $47,560 | 260 | $50,437 |
| 39 | LALouisiana | $44,750 | $39,450 | $47,830 | 190 | $50,733 |
| 40 | NCNorth Carolina | $44,650 | $39,560 | $50,660 | 680 | $47,336 |
| 41 | NMNew Mexico | $44,550 | $35,060 | $48,540 | 280 | $48,313 |
| 42 | OKOklahoma | $44,340 | $36,190 | $53,180 | 280 | $50,476 |
| 43 | TNTennessee | $43,570 | $36,550 | $47,440 | 350 | $47,426 |
| 44 | SCSouth Carolina | $43,510 | $38,860 | $55,060 | N/A | $46,411 |
| 45 | NDNorth Dakota | $42,620 | $37,440 | $61,730 | 70 | $47,910 |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $39,130 | $37,370 | $50,170 | 60 | $45,001 |
| 47 | ARArkansas | $38,980 | $36,640 | $44,980 | 160 | $44,837 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Tile and Stone Setters, that changes the ranking: Massachusetts leads on raw pay at $81,150, while Massachusetts leads once prices are taken into account at $76,733.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Tile and Stone Setter pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Tile and Stone Setters the most?
Massachusetts reports the highest median wage for Tile and Stone Setters at $81,150 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Hawaii ($79,270) and Washington ($77,920).
Which state pays Tile and Stone Setters the least?
Arkansas reports the lowest median for Tile and Stone Setters at $38,980 a year, $42,170 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Tile and Stone Setters earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Massachusetts first at $76,733 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $81,150. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.