Skilled Wages

Tile setter salary in Kansas

Median $26.40 an hour for 310 tile and stone setters, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$26.40/hrMedian hourly wageKansas, May data
$54,920/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.98 – $36.0610th to 90th percentilehourly range
310Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Tile setter pay in Kansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, KansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrKansas: 10th $18.98 · 25th $23.50 · median $26.40 · 75th $29.74 · 90th $36.06Kansas$26.40$18.98$36.06United States: 10th $17.86 · 25th $21.73 · median $26.77 · 75th $33.76 · 90th $41.40United States$26.77
Hourly wage percentiles for tile and stone setters: Kansas vs United States, May 2025.

Kansas ranks 20th of 47 states for median tile setter pay, and 15th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $29.30). 310 tile and stone setters work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$18.98 – $23.50$39,470 – $48,880roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$23.50 – $29.74$48,880 – $61,860the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$29.74 – $36.06$61,860 – $74,990the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Tile setter pay by metro in Kansas

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrKansas City: $27.45Kansas City$27.45Wichita: $23.33Wichita$23.33
Median hourly wage for tile and stone setters by metro area in Kansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Kansas City$20.25$27.45$38.792904% above
Wichita$19.96$23.33$30.445012% below

Tile setter wages in Kansas over time

Kansas, 1999-2025KansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$26.77United States$26.40Kansas
Median hourly wage for tile and stone setters, Kansas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearKansas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$15.83$30.59$17.08—
2000$16.70$31.22$16.49280
2001$13.62$24.76$17.02250
2002$14.59$26.11$17.20350
2003$18.32$32.05$17.12390
2004$18.73$31.92$17.02520
2005$19.70$32.47$17.56520
2006$17.05$27.23$17.59250
2007$21.39$33.21$18.61280
2008$22.09$33.03$18.85150
2009$19.79$29.70$18.83170
2010$19.49$28.78$18.32160
2011$20.98$30.03$17.83150
2012$20.75$29.10$17.81190
2013$21.51$29.73$18.06190
2014$21.49$29.22$18.74240
2015$26.78$36.38$18.94230
2016$24.01$32.21$19.45170
2017$22.83$29.99$20.04290
2018$23.96$30.72$20.12340
2019$23.15$29.15$20.70340
2020$23.29$28.97$21.26300
2021$24.02$28.54$22.99260
2022$24.45$26.90$23.24230
2023$24.99$26.40$23.52310
2024$26.84$27.55$25.11390
2025$26.40$26.40$26.77310

In today's dollars, the median tile setter wage in Kansas changed by -27.4% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for tile setters in Kansas

On federally funded construction in Kansas, contractors must pay tile setters at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 20 of the 20 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $43.70 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $26.40.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, KSAllen: —Anderson: —Atchison: —Barber: —Barton: —Bourbon: —Brown: —Butler: $43.70 (union)Chase: —Chautauqua: —Cherokee: —Cheyenne: —Clark: —Clay: —Cloud: —Coffey: —Comanche: —Cowley: —Crawford: —Decatur: —Dickinson: —Doniphan: $61.12 (union)Douglas: $43.70 (union)Edwards: —Elk: —Ellis: —Ellsworth: —Finney: —Ford: —Franklin: $61.12 (union)Geary: $61.12 (union)Gove: —Graham: —Grant: —Gray: —Greeley: —Greenwood: —Hamilton: —Harper: —Harvey: $43.70 (union)Haskell: —Hodgeman: —Jackson: $43.70 (union)Jefferson: $43.70 (union)Jewell: —Johnson: $61.12 (union)Kearny: —Kingman: —Kiowa: —Labette: —Lane: —Leavenworth: $61.12 (union)Lincoln: —Linn: $43.70 (union)Logan: —Lyon: —McPherson: —Marion: —Marshall: —Meade: —Miami: $61.12 (union)Mitchell: —Montgomery: —Morris: —Morton: —Nemaha: —Neosho: —Ness: —Norton: —Osage: $43.70 (union)Osborne: —Ottawa: —Pawnee: —Phillips: —Pottawatomie: $61.12 (union)Pratt: —Rawlins: —Reno: —Republic: —Rice: —Riley: $61.12 (union)Rooks: —Rush: —Russell: —Saline: —Scott: —Sedgwick: $43.70 (union)Seward: —Shawnee: $43.70 (union)Sheridan: —Sherman: —Smith: —Stafford: —Stanton: —Stevens: —Sumner: $43.70 (union)Thomas: —Trego: —Wabaunsee: $43.70 (union)Wallace: —Washington: —Wichita: —Wilson: —Woodson: —Wyandotte: $61.12 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hrn/a
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for tile setters by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)$20$40$60$80/hrDoniphan (Kansas): market median $26.40, prevailing (union) $61.12, gap +$34.72Doniphan (Kansas)+$34.72Johnson (Kansas City): market median $27.45, prevailing (union) $61.12, gap +$33.67Johnson (Kansas City)+$33.67Butler (Wichita): market median $23.33, prevailing (union) $43.70, gap +$20.37Butler (Wichita)+$20.37
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for tile setters, metro counties in Kansas.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
DoniphanUnion BRKS0015-011 2025-06-01$42.73$18.39$61.12KS20260047
FranklinUnion BRKS0015-011 2025-06-01$42.73$18.39$61.12KS20260060
GearyUnion BRKS0015-011 2025-06-01$42.73$18.39$61.12KS20260049
JohnsonUnion BRKS0015-011 2025-06-01$42.73$18.39$61.12KS20260052
LeavenworthUnion BRKS0015-011 2025-06-01$42.73$18.39$61.12KS20260053
MiamiUnion BRKS0015-011 2025-06-01$42.73$18.39$61.12KS20260060
PottawatomieUnion BRKS0015-011 2025-06-01$42.73$18.39$61.12KS20260055
RileyUnion BRKS0015-011 2025-06-01$42.73$18.39$61.12KS20260056
WyandotteUnion BRKS0015-011 2025-06-01$42.73$18.39$61.12KS20260060
ButlerUnion BRKS0015-016 2025-06-01$30.18$13.52$43.70KS20260046
DouglasUnion BRKS0015-016 2025-06-01$30.18$13.52$43.70KS20260048
HarveyUnion BRKS0015-016 2025-06-01$30.18$13.52$43.70KS20260050
JacksonUnion BRKS0015-016 2025-06-01$30.18$13.52$43.70KS20260061
JeffersonUnion BRKS0015-016 2025-06-01$30.18$13.52$43.70KS20260051
LinnUnion BRKS0015-016 2025-06-01$30.18$13.52$43.70KS20260054

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Kansas prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Kansas?

79.3kConstruction jobsKansas, 2026-08
+4.9%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202579kAug 2026
Construction employment in Kansas (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do tile setters make in Kansas?

The median tile setter in Kansas earned $26.40 an hour ($54,920 a year) in May 2025, 1% below the national median of $26.77. The middle half earn $23.50–$29.74; the top 10% earn more than $36.06.

Where does Kansas rank for tile setter pay?

Kansas ranks 20th of 47 states for tile setter pay, with a median of $26.40 an hour, and 15th after adjusting for Kansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union tile setter rate in Kansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for tile setters in 20 counties, with a typical package of $43.70 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many tile setters work in Kansas?

BLS counted 310 tile and stone setters in Kansas in May 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.94; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Kansas and metro areas, SOC 47-2044.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.