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Average Tilesetter’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Tilesetters. The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 7283.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: tilesetter, marble setter, ceramic tile installer, terrazzo worker and granite setter.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Toronto, Ontario at $34.24 per hour and the average (median) wages earned in Canada are $28.00 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $50,000 – $70,000.
Government data indicates that the labour market for this profession will be balanced for the near future.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Tilesetters in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta*(1) | – | 30.80 | – | 2019 |
| Edmonton – Alberta*(1) | – | 30.80 | – | 2019 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia | 17.00 | 25.00 | 35.28 | 2018 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba(3) | 15.00 | 28.00 | 38.27 | 2018 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick(3) | 15.00 | 28.00 | 38.27 | 2018 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia(3) | 15.00 | 28.00 | 38.27 | 2018 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 20.00 | 34.25 | 38.50 | 2018 |
| Ottawa – Ontario | 18.00 | 31.43 | 38.50 | 2018 |
| London – Ontario(1) | 18.00 | 31.43 | 38.50 | 2018 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario(1) | 18.00 | 31.43 | 38.50 | 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island(3) | 15.00 | 28.00 | 38.27 | 2018 |
| Montreal – Quebec | 21.68 | 32.00 | 38.27 | 2018 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan(3) | 15.00 | 28.00 | 38.27 | 2018 |
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The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for industrial, electrical and construction trades, which includes tilesetters, is $31.74. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1,240, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $64,000.
There are over 22,000 tilesetters and concrete finishers working in Canada.
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