SOC 47-2044 · Boise City, ID metro

Tile and Stone Setters Salary in Boise, ID

The average salary for tile and stone setters in Boise, Idaho is $50,710 a year ($24.38 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,070: half of the 300 people in this job in the Boise City, ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($60,505).

$50,710average per year

$24.38 / hourMedian $50,070Take-home ≈ $41,346

  • $34K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

300people in this job
-16%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3Idaho metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tile and Stone Setters pay range in Boise

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,740 or more. The middle half of tile and stone setters in Boise earn between $45,000 and $56,650.

  • $34K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,710$4,226$24.38
Median$50,070$4,172$24.07
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,000$3,750$21.63
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,650$4,721$27.24

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

Tile and Stone Setters salary after taxes in Boise

On the average salary of $50,710, a single filer in Boise takes home about $41,346 a year, or $3,446 a month and $1,590 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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

Prices in the Boise area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.4), so the average $50,710 buys what about $51,539 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Boise ($49,100). A typical home costs $496,288, or 9.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tile and Stone Setters salary in other Idaho cities

Boise ranks 1st of 3 Idaho 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 Boise: questions

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

$24.38 an hour on average, and $24.07 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,480 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,346 a year ($3,446 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,710. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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

The average here is 16% less 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 Boise City, ID (14260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • 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). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.36, this job is 3.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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