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Map of North Dakota showing 4 metro areas with skilled trade pay data
North Dakota: 4 metros with trade pay data

Tile Setter pay in North Dakota

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$42,620statewide median a year
$20.49median an hour
#45of 47 states
70tile setters employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Tile setters in North Dakota earn a statewide median of $42,620 a year, 16% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #45 of 47 states. About 70 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$36,910Entry · 10th$37,44025th$42,620Median$61,73075th$77,630Top · 90th

States ranked near North Dakota

Oklahoma$44,340
Tennessee$43,570
South Carolina$43,510
North Dakota$42,620
Mississippi$39,130
Arkansas$38,980

See all states on the tile setter overview.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes tile setter pay for 1 North Dakota metro: Fargo.

MetroMedian payReal payJobs
FargoNORTH DAKOTA · ND$53,460$58,83150

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of a framed wall and roof with dimensions, illustrating tile setter work in North Dakota
Tile Setter pay in North Dakota: $42,620 statewide median, BLS May 2025.

Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.

Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9.8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,300 openings a year. Typical training: long-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, tile setters have 138 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 1.6× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is overexertion and repetitive strain.

What the work is like Government data

How often tile setters deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherSometimes
Indoors with heating and air conditioningSometimes
Very hot or cold conditionsSometimes
Working at heightsOccasionally
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesOccasionally
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsSometimes
Loud noiseVery often
Hazardous conditionsRarely
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingOften
SittingRarely

Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Licensing in North Dakota Official source

The main state licensing office in North Dakota is the North Dakota Secretary of State. Contractor licensing; electricians and plumbers have their own state boards. It can point you to the right license for tile setters.

Official North Dakota licensing site ↗

Requirements for tile setters vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Union membership

In 2025, 6.0% of wage and salary workers in North Dakota were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#35 of 51 states and D.C.), and 7.4% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only tile setters.

BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.

Cities in North Dakota

FargoNORTH DAKOTA · ND+7.7%population since 2020 · 2.7% unemployment

All trades in North Dakota.

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