How much does a Tile Installer make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tile Installer in the United States is $45,019 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.
However, a Tile Installer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $50,250
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,036 to $47,757
Key Factors That Influence Tile Installer Salaries
A Tile Installer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Tile Installer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Tile Installer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
How Do Tile Installer Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Tile Installers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $56,783
San Francisco: $56,161
Oakland: $54,978
San Jose, CA$56,783
San Francisco, CA$56,161
Oakland, CA$54,978
New York, NY$51,835
Paramus, NJ$51,205
Queens Village, NY$51,202
Passaic, NJ$51,160
Bergenfield, NJ$51,156
Stamford, CT$51,057
Huntington, NY$51,038
Newark, NJ$50,705
Bridgeport, CT$50,610
Vallejo, CA$50,521
New Brunswick, NJ$50,503
Petaluma, CA$50,476
Middlesex, NJ$50,390
Somerset, NJ$50,359
Santa Cruz, CA$50,300
Boston, MA$50,026
Monterey, CA$49,868
Seattle, WA$49,764
Santa Rosa, CA$49,755
Los Angeles, CA$49,742
Juneau, AK$49,625
Washington, DC$49,575
Orange, CA$49,415
Santa Ana, CA$49,296
Long Beach, CA$49,251
Anaheim, CA$49,242
Anchorage, AK$49,220
Santa Maria, CA$49,085
Everett, WA$49,076
Danbury, CT$48,917
Bremerton, WA$48,855
Tacoma, WA$48,693
New Suffolk, NY$48,692
Sacramento, CA$48,679
Santa Barbara, CA$48,630
Trenton, NJ$48,580
San Diego, CA$48,580
Brockton, MA$48,531
Fairbanks, AK$48,421
Lompoc, CA$48,306
Lowell, MA$48,269
Ventura, CA$48,261
Nashua, NH$48,252
Stockton, CA$48,247
Modesto, CA$47,919
Poughkeepsie, NY$47,820
Olympia, WA$47,734
Kennewick, WA$47,734
New Haven, CT$47,716
Lawrence, MA$47,554
Hartford, CT$47,509
Riverside, CA$47,500
New Bedford, MA$47,455
Richland, WA$47,455
Bakersfield, CA$47,392
San Bernardino, CA$47,374
New Britain, CT$47,369
Atlantic City, NJ$47,369
New London, CT$47,351
Norwich, CT$47,338
Portsmouth, NH$47,329
Boulder, CO$47,233
Portland, OR$47,171
Worcester, MA$47,167
Minneapolis, MN$47,027
Philadelphia, PA$46,964
Honolulu, HI$46,816
Saint Paul, MN$46,794
Vineland, NJ$46,784
Providence, RI$46,654
Chicago, IL$46,523
Bellingham, WA$46,469
Springfield, MA$46,433
Baltimore, MD$46,420
Chico, CA$46,307
Pittsfield, MA$46,185
Manchester, NH$46,100
Spokane, WA$45,902
Denver, CO$45,897
Albany, NY$45,686
Troy, NY$45,668
Nassau, NY$45,620
Schenectady, NY$45,573
Wilmington, DE$45,537
Burlington, VT$45,474
Salem, OR$45,456
Portland, ME$45,317
Yakima, WA$45,272
Rochester, MN$45,132
Reno, NV$45,109
Fresno, CA$45,109
Milwaukee, WI$45,069
Detroit, MI$45,024
Ann Arbor, MI$45,016
Allentown, PA$45,010
Colorado Springs, CO$44,934
Syracuse, NY$44,911
Carson City, NV$44,911
Houston, TX$44,848
Eugene, OR$44,826
Gary, IN$44,772
Springfield, OR$44,736
Bismarck, ND$44,727
Galveston, TX$44,695
Medford, OR$44,628
Fort Collins, CO$44,610
Concord, NH$44,587
Austin, TX$44,574
Mesa, AZ$44,479
Reading, PA$44,475
Phoenix, AZ$44,470
Dallas, TX$44,457
Saint Cloud, MN$44,413
Madison, WI$44,353
Utica, NY$44,232
Rochester, NY$44,160
Des Moines, IA$44,155
Raleigh, NC$44,151
Atlanta, GA$44,083
Battle Creek, MI$44,069
Salt Lake City, UT$44,056
Lancaster, PA$43,988
Harrisburg, PA$43,925
Kansas City, MO$43,880
Champaign, IL$43,871
Kansas City, KS$43,871
Fort Worth, TX$43,867
Columbus, OH$43,859
Boca Raton, FL$43,849
Pittsburgh, PA$43,831
Richmond, VA$43,813
Indianapolis, IN$43,804
Cleveland, OH$43,799
Las Vegas, NV$43,745
Cincinnati, OH$43,745
Petersburg, VA$43,678
Huntsville, AL$43,610
Lansing, MI$43,580
Lebanon, PA$43,574
Pueblo, CO$43,570
Appleton, WI$43,556
Buffalo, NY$43,538
Dayton, OH$43,525
Racine, WI$43,516
Charlotte, NC$43,511
Saint Louis, MO$43,498
York, PA$43,471
Elkhart, IN$43,471
Gastonia, NC$43,462
Billings, MT$43,451
Beaumont, TX$43,439
Lorain, OH$43,430
Benton Harbor, MI$43,421
Toledo, OH$43,412
Binghamton, NY$43,390
Rock Hill, SC$43,385
Rockford, IL$43,363
Springfield, IL$43,345
Elyria, OH$43,340
Fargo, ND$43,340
Flagstaff, AZ$43,309
Fort Lauderdale, FL$43,282
Duluth, MN$43,255
Miami, FL$43,255
Cheyenne, WY$43,223
Grand Forks, ND$43,223
Bangor, ME$43,124
Cedar Rapids, IA$43,075
Durham, NC$43,056
Louisville, KY$43,052
Grand Rapids, MI$43,043
Hialeah, FL$43,039
Casper, WY$42,976
Scranton, PA$42,921
New Orleans, LA$42,908
Virginia Beach, VA$42,903
Akron, OH$42,881
Peoria, IL$42,822
Sarasota, FL$42,813
Nashville, TN$42,782
Omaha, NE$42,782
Green Bay, WI$42,782
Baton Rouge, LA$42,759
Charleston, SC$42,750
Jamestown, NY$42,728
Davenport, IA$42,728
Tucson, AZ$42,705
Saint Petersburg, FL$42,678
Tampa, FL$42,669
Evansville, IN$42,642
Port Arthur, TX$42,642
Bradenton, FL$42,624
Santa Fe, NM$42,543
Orlando, FL$42,462
Clearwater, FL$42,449
Canton, OH$42,354
La Crosse, WI$42,354
Albuquerque, NM$42,327
Newport News, VA$42,323
High Point, NC$42,309
Ogden, UT$42,291
Corpus Christi, TX$42,255
Norfolk, VA$42,228
Laramie, WY$42,228
Rock Island, IL$42,201
Saginaw, MI$42,192
Jacksonville, FL$42,188
Salisbury, NC$42,179
Boise, ID$42,170
Moline, IL$42,147
Fort Myers, FL$42,134
Memphis, TN$42,125
Tulsa, OK$42,102
Waterloo, IA$42,075
Spartanburg, SC$42,030
Lincoln, NE$42,008
Fort Wayne, IN$41,999
Provo, UT$41,994
Cedar Falls, IA$41,940
San Antonio, TX$41,922
Greensboro, NC$41,904
South Bend, IN$41,900
Savannah, GA$41,850
Muskegon, MI$41,832
Birmingham, AL$41,828
Winston Salem, NC$41,805
Lake Charles, LA$41,697
Anderson, IN$41,688
Lexington, KY$41,674
Augusta, GA$41,661
Greenville, SC$41,661
Lima, OH$41,625
Wichita, KS$41,620
Tuscaloosa, AL$41,620
Columbia, SC$41,580
Springfield, OH$41,571
Asheville, NC$41,499
Bloomington, IN$41,467
Knoxville, TN$41,305
Shreveport, LA$41,301
Wilmington, NC$41,242
Roanoke, VA$41,242
Topeka, KS$41,161
Frankfort, KY$41,156
Oklahoma City, OK$41,125
Chillicothe, OH$41,107
Longview, TX$41,103
Melbourne, FL$41,098
Sioux Falls, SD$41,026
Mobile, AL$41,022
Terre Haute, IN$41,004
Altoona, PA$40,977
Amarillo, TX$40,945
Killeen, TX$40,932
Fayetteville, AR$40,896
Chattanooga, TN$40,882
Sioux City, IA$40,842
Idaho Falls, ID$40,833
Lynchburg, VA$40,797
Gainesville, FL$40,738
Portsmouth, OH$40,716
Little Rock, AR$40,707
Lafayette, LA$40,689
Youngstown, OH$40,689
Daytona Beach, FL$40,662
Clarksville, TN$40,657
Pensacola, FL$40,653
Temple, TX$40,649
Hopkinsville, KY$40,517
Erie, PA$40,508
Florence, SC$40,490
Charleston, WV$40,418
Great Falls, MT$40,396
Macon, GA$40,333
Tallahassee, FL$40,328
Fayetteville, NC$40,319
Waco, TX$40,310
Helena, MT$40,279
Pine Bluff, AR$40,262
Vincennes, IN$40,207
Lubbock, TX$40,189
Alamogordo, NM$40,162
Twin Falls, ID$40,121
Rapid City, SD$40,108
Jackson, MS$40,027
Huntington, WV$40,024
Greenville, MS$40,022
Parkersburg, WV$39,976
Montgomery, AL$39,968
Wichita Falls, TX$39,923
Springfield, MO$39,923
Biloxi, MS$39,901
Monroe, LA$39,856
Johnstown, PA$39,824
Sumter, SC$39,806
Columbus, GA$39,802
Pascagoula, MS$39,716
Abilene, TX$39,716
Kingsport, TN$39,599
Albany, GA$39,599
Gulfport, MS$39,586
Alexandria, LA$39,437
Fort Smith, AR$39,324
El Paso, TX$39,203
Las Cruces, NM$39,000
Harlingen, TX$38,886
Pocatello, ID$38,879
Florence, AL$38,820
Brownsville, TX$38,811
Mcallen, TX$38,717
Dothan, AL$38,654
Columbus, MS$38,386
Altus, OK$38,176
Lawton, OK$38,091
Pierre, SD$37,929
What Skills Can Increase a Tile Installer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Innovation (Mentioned in 2.92% Job Postings): The ability and process of implementing new ideas and initiatives to improve organizational performance.
Container (Mentioned in 2.36% Job Postings): Container is an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc.
Product Specifications (Mentioned in 1.94% Job Postings): Ability to create, read, and follow product specifications for the design and development of the product.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Tile Installer's salary.
Active Learning: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Information Capture: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
Quality Management System: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Tile Installer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Tile Installer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and MFG Durable
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Tile Installer positions in Construction or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Tile Installer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Tile Installer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense
$58,525
$28.0
30%
MFG Durable
$47,270
$23.0
5%
How Education impacts a Tile Installer's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Tile Installers enter the field with a No Diploma degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Tile Installer with a No Diploma is between
$36,906
and $39,877).
Tile Installer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Tile Installer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Tile Installer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $47,962 in 2023
to around $47,235 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Tile Installer salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Tile Installer
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Tile Installer
Here are companies hiring for Tile Installer and their salaries, click below for more details.
M$78,348/per year
McDermottConstructionthe United States
D$77,426/per year
DR HortonConstructionthe United States
P$75,049/per year
Puerto Rico Council on EducationConstructionthe United States
H$71,917/per year
HW Power IncConstructionthe United States
H$70,761/per year
Heritage MechanicalConstructionthe United States
C$70,334/per year
CapStone Solar IncConstructionthe United States
A$70,304/per year
Ars Aleut Construction LLCConstructionthe United States
L$70,208/per year
LG Development GroupConstructionthe United States
O$69,653/per year
Omega Electrical IncConstructionthe United States
G$64,330/per year
GreenHalo Builds LLCConstructionthe United States
P$64,263/per year
Pars Garma CoConstructionthe United States
C$63,929/per year
CED Miller Electric CoConstructionthe United States
C$63,801/per year
Cheney Custom Homes LLCConstructionthe United States
A$63,530/per year
Arizona 811Constructionthe United States
B$63,120/per year
Bilrey ConstructionConstructionthe United States
K$62,804/per year
KA Wolfe LLCConstructionthe United States
M$61,565/per year
Motivado GroupConstructionthe United States
D$60,095/per year
DW Tile & StoneConstructionthe United States
M$59,885/per year
Mario's PaintingConstructionthe United States
K$59,870/per year
Kings ConstructionConstructionthe United States
P$59,556/per year
Payne & Payne RenovationsConstructionthe United States
W$58,117/per year
Werthan LLCConstructionthe United States
F$57,992/per year
Foundation Mechanical LLCConstructionthe United States
H$57,612/per year
Home Builders Financial Partners LLCConstructionthe United States
Z$54,905/per year
Zone Heating and CoolingConstructionthe United States
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FAQ about Tile Installer
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Tile Installer?
The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Tile Installer roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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