Tile and Stone Setters in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,012
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$8,928
18.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,671
Idaho costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Idaho — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$47,940
Kept after tax
$39,012
Worth in national money
$42,671
State rank
31
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho sits in the middle of the pack for tile and stone setters. The median is $47,940, ranking 31 of 47 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Tile and stone setters ranks 304 among 476 occupations Idaho publishes pay for.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $47,940 the take-home is $39,012; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $42,671 would nationally. The average comes to $49,150, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho occupies the middle band for tile and stone setters: a median of $47,940, ranking 31 of 47. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Position 304 of 476 in Idaho places tile and stone setters in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for tile and stone setters in Idaho, on $47,940, is $39,012 — equivalent to $42,671 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $49,150 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Tile and Stone Setters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,220 |
| This salary | $47,940 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Idaho | $39,012 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,700 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$788 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $45,840 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$953 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of tile and stone setters in Idaho earn under $47,940 and half over. The published range runs $36,510 at the tenth percentile to $59,220 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Idaho the take-home figure of $39,012, from $47,940, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 304 of 476 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,671, the adjusted value of that $47,940 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 304 of 476 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for tile and stone setters in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,510 to $59,220; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Idaho is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,012 from $47,940. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 304 of 476 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $42,671 — the adjusted value of that $47,940 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 304 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $36,510 at the tenth percentile, $59,220 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Idaho is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $42,671 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Idaho then takes its own share, leaving $39,012.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 47 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,510 to $59,220) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Idaho rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Idaho's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $42,671 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $39,012 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Idaho income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.