Skilled Wages

Tile setter salary in Louisiana

Median $21.52 an hour for 190 tile and stone setters, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$21.52/hrMedian hourly wageLouisiana, May data
$44,750/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$13.83 – $27.2410th to 90th percentilehourly range
190Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Tile setter pay in Louisiana: the full range

Wage percentiles, LouisianaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrLouisiana: 10th $13.83 · 25th $18.96 · median $21.52 · 75th $22.99 · 90th $27.24Louisiana$21.52$13.83$27.24United 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: Louisiana vs United States, May 2025.

Louisiana ranks 39th of 47 states for median tile setter pay, and 27th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $24.40). 190 tile and stone setters work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$13.83 – $18.96$28,770 – $39,450roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$18.96 – $22.99$39,450 – $47,830the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$22.99 – $27.24$47,830 – $56,650the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Tile setter pay by metro in Louisiana

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrNew Orleans: $21.22New Orleans$21.22Lafayette: $19.51Lafayette$19.51
Median hourly wage for tile and stone setters by metro area in Louisiana, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
New Orleans$16.18$21.22$27.73501% below
Lafayette$12.65$19.51$24.88309% below

Tile setter wages in Louisiana over time

Louisiana, 1999-2025LouisianaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$26.77United States$21.52Louisiana
Median hourly wage for tile and stone setters, Louisiana vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearLouisiana $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$14.86$28.72$17.08—
2000$13.27$24.81$16.49310
2001$13.24$24.07$17.02270
2002$14.67$26.25$17.20370
2003$14.70$25.72$17.12320
2004$14.93$25.45$17.02230
2005$15.13$24.94$17.56250
2006$14.68$23.44$17.59340
2007$15.42$23.94$18.61350
2008$15.03$22.47$18.85360
2009$14.64$21.97$18.83300
2010$14.45$21.33$18.32300
2011$15.48$22.16$17.83260
2012$15.65$21.94$17.81280
2013$16.25$22.46$18.06340
2014$16.23$22.07$18.74420
2015$16.46$22.36$18.94440
2016$16.75$22.47$19.45380
2017$15.46$20.31$20.04220
2018$16.40$21.03$20.12260
2019$17.82$22.44$20.70250
2020$18.31$22.78$21.26260
2021$19.05$22.63$22.99280
2022$19.56$21.52$23.24180
2023$23.81$25.16$23.52120
2024$21.93$22.51$25.11260
2025$21.52$21.52$26.77190

In today's dollars, the median tile setter wage in Louisiana changed by -3.7% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for tile setters in Louisiana

On federally funded construction in Louisiana, contractors must pay tile setters at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 35 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $20.00). 35 of the 35 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Acadia County at $20.00). The market median for the state is $21.52.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, LAAcadia: $20.00 (survey)Allen: —Ascension: $20.00 (survey)Assumption: —Avoyelles: —Beauregard: —Bienville: —Bossier: $20.00 (survey)Caddo: $20.00 (survey)Calcasieu: $20.00 (survey)Caldwell: —Cameron: $20.00 (survey)Catahoula: —Claiborne: —Concordia: —De Soto: $20.00 (survey)East Baton Rouge: $20.00 (survey)East Carroll: —East Feliciana: $20.00 (survey)Evangeline: —Franklin: —Grant: $20.00 (survey)Iberia: $20.00 (survey)Iberville: $20.00 (survey)Jackson: —Jefferson: $20.00 (survey)Jefferson Davis: —Lafayette: $20.00 (survey)Lafourche: $20.00 (survey)LaSalle: —Lincoln: —Livingston: $20.00 (survey)Madison: —Morehouse: —Natchitoches: —Orleans: $20.00 (survey)Ouachita: $20.00 (survey)Plaquemines: $20.00 (survey)Pointe Coupee: $20.00 (survey)Rapides: $20.00 (survey)Red River: —Richland: —Sabine: —St. Bernard: $20.00 (survey)St. Charles: $20.00 (survey)St. Helena: $20.00 (survey)St. James: $20.00 (survey)St. John the Baptist: $20.00 (survey)St. Landry: —St. Martin: $20.00 (survey)St. Mary: —St. Tammany: $20.00 (survey)Tangipahoa: $20.00 (survey)Tensas: —Terrebonne: $20.00 (survey)Union: $20.00 (survey)Vermilion: $20.00 (survey)Vernon: —Washington: —Webster: $20.00 (survey)West Baton Rouge: $20.00 (survey)West Carroll: —West Feliciana: $20.00 (survey)Winn: —Union / prevailing package, $/hrn/asurvey rate
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 (survey)$19$20$21$22/hrAcadia (Lafayette): market median $19.51, prevailing (survey) $20.00, gap +$0.49Acadia (Lafayette)+$0.49Jefferson (New Orleans): market median $21.22, prevailing (survey) $20.00, gap −$1.22Jefferson (New Orleans)−$1.22Ascension (Louisiana): market median $21.52, prevailing (survey) $20.00, gap −$1.52Ascension (Louisiana)−$1.52
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for tile setters, metro counties in Louisiana.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AcadiaSurvey SULA2012-014 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260029
AscensionSurvey SULA2012-034 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260049
BossierSurvey SULA2012-015 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260030
CaddoSurvey SULA2012-016 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260031
CalcasieuSurvey SULA2012-017 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260032
CameronSurvey SULA2012-018 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260033
De SotoSurvey SULA2012-019 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260034
East Baton RougeSurvey SULA2012-020 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260035
East FelicianaSurvey SULA2012-035 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260050
GrantSurvey SULA2012-036 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260051
IberiaSurvey SULA2012-021 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260036
IbervilleSurvey SULA2012-022 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260037
JeffersonSurvey SULA2012-023 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260038
LafayetteSurvey SULA2012-024 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260039
LafourcheSurvey SULA2012-025 2014-09-22$20.00$0.00$20.00LA20260040

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

Is construction work growing in Louisiana?

152.6kConstruction jobsLouisiana, 2026-08
+12.6%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202680k100k120k140k160k180k19901995200020052010201520202025153kAug 2026
Construction employment in Louisiana (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 Louisiana?

The median tile setter in Louisiana earned $21.52 an hour ($44,750 a year) in May 2025, 20% below the national median of $26.77. The middle half earn $18.96–$22.99; the top 10% earn more than $27.24.

Where does Louisiana rank for tile setter pay?

Louisiana ranks 39th of 47 states for tile setter pay, with a median of $21.52 an hour, and 27th after adjusting for Louisiana's cost of living (BEA price parity 88.2, US = 100).

What is the union tile setter rate in Louisiana?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a tile setter classification for most Louisiana counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many tile setters work in Louisiana?

BLS counted 190 tile and stone setters in Louisiana in May 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.43; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Louisiana 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.