SOC 47-2044 · Huntsville, AL metro

Tile and Stone Setters Salary in Huntsville, AL

The average salary for tile and stone setters in Huntsville, Alabama is $46,580 a year ($22.39 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,680: half of the 30 people in this job in the Huntsville, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,250).

$46,580average per year

$22.39 / hourMedian $46,680Take-home ≈ $37,689

  • $37K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
-21%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Alabama metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tile and Stone Setters pay range in Huntsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $55,580 or more. The middle half of tile and stone setters in Huntsville earn between $39,130 and $55,580.

  • $37K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,580$3,882$22.39
Median$46,680$3,890$22.44
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,130$3,261$18.81
Experienced (75th percentile)$55,580$4,632$26.72

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Tile and Stone Setters pay in Huntsville vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Tile and stone setters in Huntsville earn 8% more than the Alabama average ($42,960) and 21% less than the U.S. average ($59,250). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $55,690.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Huntsville$46,580$46,680$37,460$55,58030
Alabama$42,960$44,800$33,610$51,750260
United States$59,250$55,690$37,140$86,11035,850

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Tile and Stone Setters salary after taxes in Huntsville

On the average salary of $46,580, a single filer in Huntsville takes home about $37,689 a year, or $3,141 a month and $1,450 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Huntsville a good place for tile and stone setters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Huntsville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $46,580 buys what about $50,047 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Huntsville ($51,740). A typical home costs $316,645, or 6.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tile and Stone Setters salary in other Alabama cities

Huntsville ranks 1st of 2 Alabama metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for tile and stone setters

Honolulu, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($94,920).

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Tile and Stone Setters salary in Huntsville: questions

How much do tile and stone setters make an hour in Huntsville?

$22.39 an hour on average, and $22.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level tile and stone setters salary in Huntsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,460 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the tile and stone setters take-home pay in Huntsville?

About $37,689 a year ($3,141 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,580. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do tile and stone setters earn more in Huntsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,250).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 47-2044; area Huntsville, AL (26620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.49, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.49).

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