Tile and Stone Setters in Tennessee
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,188
after federal, FICA and Tennessee tax
Tax takes
$6,382
14.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,197
Tennessee costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Tennessee — 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
$43,570
Kept after tax
$37,188
Worth in national money
$40,197
State rank
43
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Tennessee is among the lower-paying states for tile and stone setters. The middle earner takes $43,570, ranking 43 of 47 states — about 21.76% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Tile and stone setters ranks 361 among 491 occupations Tennessee publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $43,570 you keep $37,188 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $40,197 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $43,600, since top earners drag the number up.
- Tennessee ranks 43 of 47 for tile and stone setters, with a median of $43,570 — about 21.76% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 361 of 491 in Tennessee 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.
- Retained pay in Tennessee is $37,188 after the full tax stack, from $43,570. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $40,197 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $43,600 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Tile and Stone Setters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,160 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,570 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,140 |
| This salary | $43,570 |
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 Tennessee | $37,188 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,188 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,928 |
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 | $43,570 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,331 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
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 Tennessee earn under $43,570 and half over. The published range runs $31,160 at the tenth percentile to $59,140 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Tennessee the take-home figure of $37,188, from $43,570, 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 361 of 491 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Tennessee, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $40,197, the adjusted value of that $43,570 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 361 of 491 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for tile and stone setters in Tennessee, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,160 to $59,140; 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 Tennessee is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $37,188 from $43,570. 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 361 of 491 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Tennessee, so $40,197 — the adjusted value of that $43,570 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 361 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $31,160 at the bottom tenth to $59,140 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Tennessee is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $40,197 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $37,188 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,160 to $59,140) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Tennessee rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Tennessee'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 $40,197 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Tennessee levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $37,188 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
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.