SOC 47-2044 · Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro

Tile and Stone Setters Salary in Kahului, HI

The average salary for tile and stone setters in Kahului, Hawaii is $69,000 a year ($33.17 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,330: half of the 80 people in this job in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($60,505).

$69,000average per year

$33.17 / hourMedian $64,330Take-home ≈ $53,931

  • $47K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $99K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
+14%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 2Hawaii metros
109cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tile and Stone Setters pay range in Kahului

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,690 or more. The middle half of tile and stone setters in Kahului earn between $47,840 and $80,840.

  • $47K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $99K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$69,000$5,750$33.17
Median$64,330$5,361$30.93
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,840$3,987$23.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$80,840$6,737$38.87

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

Tile and Stone Setters salary after taxes in Kahului

On the average salary of $69,000, a single filer in Kahului takes home about $53,931 a year, or $4,494 a month and $2,074 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

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

Prices in the Kahului area are 9% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 109.4), so the average $69,000 buys what about $63,075 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Kahului ($57,640). A typical home costs $997,307, or 14.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tile and Stone Setters salary in other Hawaii cities

Kahului ranks 2nd of 2 Hawaii metro areas for this job; Honolulu pays the most ($94,920).

All Tile and Stone Setters salaries in Hawaii

Highest-paying cities for tile and stone setters

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

Tile and Stone Setters salary by city

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Tile and Stone Setters salary in Kahului: questions

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

$33.17 an hour on average, and $30.93 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,120 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,840, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $53,931 a year ($4,494 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $69,000. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

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

The average here is 14% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($60,505).

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 Kahului-Wailuku, HI (27980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.8%.
  • 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). Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 4.62, this job is 4.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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