Pay by state · 44 states
Floor Layer, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles Salary by State (2026)
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles earn the most in Alaska at $92,860 a year and the least in Montana at $37,710 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $56,460. All 44 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $92,860Alaska
- National median
- $56,460BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $37,710Montana
- States reporting
- 44of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Floor Layer, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $92,860 | $85,110 | $93,270 | 70 | $90,720 |
| 2 | MAMassachusetts | $79,280 | $65,610 | $109,460 | 1,060 | $74,964 |
| 3 | HIHawaii | $77,280 | $58,880 | $86,520 | 210 | $70,286 |
| 4 | ILIllinois | $69,880 | $51,960 | $91,090 | 1,330 | $69,909 |
| 5 | NYNew York | $61,360 | $52,000 | $73,840 | 880 | $56,856 |
| 6 | CACalifornia | $61,210 | $48,080 | $88,690 | 4,330 | $55,284 |
| 7 | PAPennsylvania | $60,050 | $48,880 | $82,510 | 720 | $61,544 |
| 8 | NJNew Jersey | $59,840 | $57,660 | $118,840 | 700 | $54,997 |
| 9 | OHOhio | $59,470 | $49,500 | $72,850 | 850 | $64,102 |
| 10 | MNMinnesota | $59,380 | $44,690 | $99,160 | 490 | $60,210 |
| 11 | SDSouth Dakota | $58,930 | $46,250 | $69,220 | 180 | $66,523 |
| 12 | NVNevada | $58,540 | $40,730 | $72,760 | 560 | $58,552 |
| 13 | FLFlorida | $57,020 | $49,530 | $77,420 | 1,660 | $55,138 |
| 14 | WAWashington | $56,800 | $50,160 | $74,670 | 370 | $53,078 |
| 15 | OROregon | $56,460 | $48,060 | $64,860 | 300 | $54,624 |
| 16 | IAIowa | $54,960 | $31,870 | $66,000 | 160 | $62,624 |
| 17 | MOMissouri | $54,710 | $42,270 | $74,470 | 590 | $60,242 |
| 18 | MEMaine | $53,390 | $48,710 | $56,980 | 120 | $55,013 |
| 19 | WIWisconsin | $52,860 | $46,780 | $71,280 | 700 | $56,177 |
| 20 | NCNorth Carolina | $51,700 | $44,650 | $62,360 | 490 | $54,810 |
| 21 | VTVermont | $51,200 | $49,400 | $62,260 | 60 | $52,267 |
| 22 | INIndiana | $50,720 | $40,230 | $61,420 | 730 | $54,345 |
| 23 | VAVirginia | $50,440 | $45,120 | $63,710 | 270 | $49,889 |
| 24 | KYKentucky | $50,380 | $46,800 | $60,370 | 390 | $55,879 |
| 25 | TNTennessee | $49,900 | $40,730 | $58,670 | 200 | $54,316 |
| 26 | SCSouth Carolina | $49,860 | $42,630 | $54,550 | 170 | $53,185 |
| 27 | NMNew Mexico | $49,790 | $39,100 | $69,870 | 200 | $53,995 |
| 28 | MSMississippi | $49,240 | $37,650 | $59,330 | 100 | $56,628 |
| 29 | NDNorth Dakota | $48,050 | $43,800 | $65,020 | 90 | $54,014 |
| 30 | UTUtah | $47,900 | $43,810 | $84,650 | 550 | $48,450 |
| 31 | MDMaryland | $47,880 | $40,680 | $55,600 | 450 | $45,618 |
| 32 | CTConnecticut | $47,210 | $45,940 | $54,860 | 110 | $45,565 |
| 33 | MIMichigan | $46,800 | $42,300 | $57,030 | 670 | $48,640 |
| 34 | GAGeorgia | $46,030 | $41,130 | $59,450 | 330 | $47,802 |
| 35 | COColorado | $46,020 | $44,320 | $58,610 | 240 | $44,657 |
| 36 | KSKansas | $45,970 | $42,030 | $54,180 | 180 | $51,039 |
| 37 | WVWest Virginia | $45,390 | $27,810 | $62,750 | 30 | $50,717 |
| 38 | AZArizona | $44,740 | $34,460 | $56,980 | 610 | $44,439 |
| 39 | TXTexas | $43,070 | $37,900 | $47,570 | 1,480 | $44,376 |
| 40 | LALouisiana | $42,260 | $40,270 | $44,790 | 70 | $47,910 |
| 41 | ARArkansas | $40,750 | $33,010 | $48,830 | 210 | $46,873 |
| 42 | ALAlabama | $38,730 | $34,340 | $49,460 | 150 | $43,604 |
| 43 | OKOklahoma | $38,030 | $35,160 | $52,620 | 140 | $43,293 |
| 44 | MTMontana | $37,710 | $30,150 | $48,540 | 50 | $39,844 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $92,860, while Alaska leads once prices are taken into account at $90,720.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Floor Layer, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles at $92,860 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Massachusetts ($79,280) and Hawaii ($77,280).
Which state pays Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles the least?
Montana reports the lowest median for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles at $37,710 a year, $55,150 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alaska first at $90,720 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $92,860. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.