Tile and Stone Setters · SOC 47-2044
Tile and Stone Setters Salary in the Las Cruces Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Las Cruces, NM metro area
Figures describe the Las Cruces, NM metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Las Cruces city limits.
Tile and Stone Setters in the Las Cruces, NM metro area earned a median of $34,970 per year ($16.81 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $29,920 at the 10th percentile to $49,130 at the 90th. BLS estimates 30 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Tile and Stone Setters in the Las Cruces metro area earn more than $34,970 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $32,670 and $44,810.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $29,920 | $32,670 | $34,970 | $44,810 | $49,130 |
| Hourly | $14.39 | $15.71 | $16.81 | $21.55 | $23.62 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Las Cruces metro areathis metro area$34,970 median for Las Cruces metro area; middle half earns $32,670 to $44,810
- New Mexicostate (NM)$44,550 median for New Mexico; middle half earns $35,060 to $48,540
- United Statesnational$55,690 median for United States; middle half earns $45,200 to $70,220
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −22% vs New Mexico overall and −37% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Las Cruces metro area has the 125th-highest published median for this occupation among the 125 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in New Mexico
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for tile and stone setters, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Las Cruces metro areathis page$34,970 median for Las Cruces metro area; middle half earns $32,670 to $44,810
- $46,020 median for Albuquerque metro area; middle half earns $35,060 to $48,430
- $36,930 median for Santa Fe metro area; middle half earns $36,930 to $50,120
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for tile and stone setterss · Highest-paying occupations in Las Cruces Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.