Best Cities for Tile and Stone Setterss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where tile and stone setterss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	MassachusettsState	1.34	$81,150	$74,793	33%
2	PennsylvaniaState	1.30	$70,230	$72,402	22%
3	WashingtonState	1.30	$77,920	$72,619	29%
4	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.30	$82,230	$72,449	37%
5	HawaiiState	1.29	$79,270	$72,064	36%
6	MinnesotaState	1.29	$70,560	$72,000	22%
7	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.29	$71,750	$72,111	25%
8	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.28	$65,750	$71,081	21%
9	MaineState	1.27	$70,720	$70,862	22%
10	IllinoisState	1.24	$67,160	$68,953	23%
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.24	$79,040	$69,151	33%
12	MissouriState	1.23	$60,590	$68,386	20%
13	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.23	$70,730	$68,338	27%
14	WisconsinState	1.22	$62,680	$67,909	21%
15	NebraskaState	1.16	$59,350	$64,863	21%
16	KansasState	1.10	$54,920	$61,022	23%
17	NevadaState	1.10	$61,200	$61,078	28%
18	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.10	$57,100	$61,530	27%
19	IowaState	1.09	$54,350	$60,930	21%
20	MontanaState	1.09	$58,670	$60,861	23%
21	West VirginiaState	1.09	$50,900	$60,451	20%
22	ConnecticutState	1.05	$63,150	$58,690	30%
23	New JerseyState	1.03	$62,370	$57,325	35%
24	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.03	$61,900	$57,421	35%
25	OregonState	1.02	$58,790	$57,078	33%
26	South DakotaState	1.00	$50,640	$55,771	23%
27	ColoradoState	0.98	$57,690	$54,734	38%
28	New YorkState	0.98	$61,260	$54,453	36%
29	VermontState	0.98	$55,890	$54,527	31%
30	CaliforniaState	0.96	$58,880	$53,189	46%
31	IndianaState	0.96	$48,450	$53,536	26%
32	KentuckyState	0.96	$47,380	$53,537	24%
33	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.94	$47,800	$52,412	31%
34	ArizonaState	0.93	$52,000	$51,536	35%
35	MichiganState	0.93	$47,950	$51,950	28%
36	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.93	$62,580	$52,063	60%
37	AlabamaState	0.92	$44,800	$51,435	26%
38	GeorgiaState	0.92	$47,840	$51,221	35%
39	OhioState	0.92	$46,140	$51,040	27%
40	OklahomaState	0.90	$44,340	$50,102	26%
41	Columbus, OHMetro	0.90	$47,050	$50,321	33%
42	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$58,600	$50,300	46%
43	IdahoState	0.89	$47,940	$49,679	30%
44	LouisianaState	0.89	$44,750	$49,667	28%
45	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.89	$47,920	$49,300	40%
46	Rhode IslandState	0.88	$49,170	$48,925	37%
47	TexasState	0.88	$47,030	$49,195	35%
48	UtahState	0.88	$49,340	$49,242	36%
49	New MexicoState	0.87	$44,550	$48,424	28%
50	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.87	$44,690	$48,576	35%
51	TennesseeState	0.86	$43,570	$47,617	35%
52	New HampshireState	0.85	$49,900	$47,075	38%
53	North CarolinaState	0.85	$44,650	$47,299	35%
54	South CarolinaState	0.85	$43,510	$47,293	35%
55	VirginiaState	0.85	$48,880	$47,227	39%
56	FloridaState	0.84	$47,280	$46,581	44%
57	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.84	$44,930	$46,705	42%
58	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.84	$46,280	$46,985	45%
59	MississippiState	0.83	$39,130	$46,144	27%
60	North DakotaState	0.83	$42,620	$46,026	28%
61	ArkansasState	0.81	$38,980	$45,168	27%
62	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.80	$48,290	$44,507	51%
63	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.78	$49,180	$43,599	49%
64	MarylandState	0.75	$45,670	$41,822	44%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).