47-2044 - BLS OEWS 2025
Tile & stone setters wages in California
The BLS reported a $28.31 median hourly wage for tile & stone setters in California in 2025. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin.
Median hourly wage
$28.31
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$19.23-$48.00
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
8,250
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#15
of 47 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
California's median is +$3.97 per hour above the median state record for tile & stone setters ($24.34).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #1 by BLS employment among generated tile & stone setters records, with 8,250 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $24.60 in 2019 to $28.31 in 2025, a +15% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $24.60 |
| 2020 | $25.05 |
| 2021 | $27.76 |
| 2022 | $28.34 |
| 2023 | $27.99 |
| 2024 | $27.65 |
| 2025 | $28.31 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Tile & stone setters in California. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.