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Floor Layer, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles Salary in the U.S.

Median annual pay in the U.S.

$56,460

$27.15/hour

BLS OEWS, May 2025

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025.

Pay

Annual and hourly pay in the U.S.
AnnualHourly
10th percentile$37,600$18.08
25th percentile$45,660$21.95
Median$56,460$27.15
75th percentile$73,840$35.50
90th percentile$96,700$46.49

Employment

Employment in the U.S.
23,640

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Comparison

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Floor Layer, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles median pay by state
RankMedian annual payAdjusted for cost of living (annual)
Alaska
1st $92,860 $90,720
1st
Massachusetts
2nd $79,280 $74,964
2nd
Hawaii
3rd $77,280 $70,286
3rd
Illinois
4th $69,880 $69,909
4th
New York
5th $61,360 $56,856
12th
California
6th $61,210 $55,284
16th
Pennsylvania
7th $60,050 $61,544
8th
New Jersey
8th $59,840 $54,997
19th
Ohio
9th $59,470 $64,102
6th
Minnesota
10th $59,380 $60,210
10th
South Dakota
11th $58,930 $66,523
5th
Nevada
12th $58,540 $58,552
11th
Florida
13th $57,020 $55,138
17th
Washington
14th $56,800 $53,078
27th
Oregon
15th $56,460 $54,624
21st
Iowa
16th $54,960 $62,624
7th
Missouri
17th $54,710 $60,242
9th
Maine
18th $53,390 $55,013
18th
Wisconsin
19th $52,860 $56,177
14th
North Carolina
20th $51,700 $54,810
20th
Vermont
21st $51,200 $52,267
28th
Indiana
22nd $50,720 $54,345
22nd
Virginia
23rd $50,440 $49,889
31st
Kentucky
24th $50,380 $55,879
15th
Tennessee
25th $49,900 $54,316
23rd
South Carolina
26th $49,860 $53,185
26th
New Mexico
27th $49,790 $53,995
25th
Mississippi
28th $49,240 $56,628
13th
North Dakota
29th $48,050 $54,014
24th
Utah
30th $47,900 $48,450
33rd
Maryland
31st $47,880 $45,618
37th
Connecticut
32nd $47,210 $45,565
38th
Michigan
33rd $46,800 $48,640
32nd
Georgia
34th $46,030 $47,802
35th
Colorado
35th $46,020 $44,657
39th
Kansas
36th $45,970 $51,039
29th
West Virginia
37th $45,390 $50,717
30th
Arizona
38th $44,740 $44,439
40th
Texas
39th $43,070 $44,376
41st
Louisiana
40th $42,260 $47,910
34th
Arkansas
41st $40,750 $46,873
36th
Alabama
42nd $38,730 $43,604
42nd
Oklahoma
43rd $38,030 $43,293
43rd
Montana
44th $37,710 $39,844
44th

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Outlook

Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
+9.0%
Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
No formal educational credential

BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

Sources and update

Last updated

How these figures are calculated