What are the main factors that influence a Floor Installer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Floor Installer's salary?

A Floor Installer's salary grows with experience: an Assembler I (0-1 years)earns $39,094, an Floor Installer (1-3 years)earns $43,779, an Assembler III (3-5 years)earns $48,707, an Assembler IV (5-7 years)earns $57,189, an Assembly Supervisor (7+ years)earns $60,323,

What are the highest paying states for a Floor Installer?

Floor Installer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Floor Installer roles are District of Columbia $47,602, California $47,422, Massachusetts $46,790. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Floor Installer roles make?

Salaries for Floor Installer level roles vary by specialization: Installer: $108,764; Slots Floor Manager: $108,474; Epoxy Floor Installer: $61,719; Floor Coating Installer: $59,629; Carpet Installer: $51,946.

How do different companies affect a Floor Installer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Floor Installer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Floor Installer Salary in the United States

How much does a Floor Installer make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Floor Installer in the United States is $42,993 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, a Floor Installer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $49,842
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,221 to $46,578
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,787

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Floor Installer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,578	$3,882	$896	$22
Average	$42,993	$3,583	$827	$21
25th Percentile	$39,221	$3,268	$754	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Floor Installer Salaries

A Floor Installer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Floor Installer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Floor Installer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $39,094
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,779
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $48,707
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,189
Expert (over 8 years): $60,323

Levels	Salary
Assembler... Level Floor Installer	$39,094
Floor Ins... Level Floor Installer	$43,779
Assembler... Level Floor Installer	$48,707
Assembler... Level Floor Installer	$57,189
Assembly ... Level Floor Installer	$60,323

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How Do Floor Installer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Floor Installers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $47,602.
California: $47,422.
Massachusetts: $46,790.

District of Columbia $47,602 California $47,422 Massachusetts $46,790 Washington $46,618 New Jersey $46,601 Alaska $46,540 Connecticut $45,947 New York $45,706

Hawaii $44,937 Rhode Island $44,576 Maryland $44,330 Minnesota $43,995 Colorado $43,866 Illinois $43,823 Oregon $43,660 Delaware $43,539

New Hampshire $43,464 Virginia $43,294 Pennsylvania $42,800 Nevada $42,551 North Dakota $42,469 Michigan $42,340 Wisconsin $42,293 Vermont $42,198

Texas $41,936 Maine $41,919 Arizona $41,893 Ohio $41,863 Georgia $41,467 Indiana $41,269 Wyoming $41,231 Utah $41,170

Iowa $41,145 Kansas $40,938 Louisiana $40,878 North Carolina $40,857 Missouri $40,848 Florida $40,680 Montana $40,590 Nebraska $40,504

Kentucky $40,457 South Carolina $40,285 Tennessee $40,177 Idaho $40,134 New Mexico $39,820 Oklahoma $39,752 Alabama $39,498 South Dakota $39,072

Arkansas $38,840 West Virginia $38,716 Mississippi $38,342

Top Paying Cities for Floor Installers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $54,228
San Francisco: $53,634
Oakland: $52,504

San Jose, CA $54,228

San Francisco, CA $53,634

Oakland, CA $52,504

New York, NY $49,502

Paramus, NJ $48,900

Queens Village, NY $48,898

Passaic, NJ $48,857

Bergenfield, NJ $48,853

Stamford, CT $48,759

Huntington, NY $48,741

Newark, NJ $48,423

Bridgeport, CT $48,333

Vallejo, CA $48,247

New Brunswick, NJ $48,230

Petaluma, CA $48,204

Middlesex, NJ $48,123

Somerset, NJ $48,092

Santa Cruz, CA $48,037

Boston, MA $47,774

Monterey, CA $47,623

Seattle, WA $47,525

Santa Rosa, CA $47,516

Los Angeles, CA $47,503

Juneau, AK $47,392

Washington, DC $47,344

Orange, CA $47,191

Santa Ana, CA $47,078

Long Beach, CA $47,035

Anaheim, CA $47,026

Anchorage, AK $47,005

Santa Maria, CA $46,876

Everett, WA $46,867

Danbury, CT $46,716

Bremerton, WA $46,656

Tacoma, WA $46,502

New Suffolk, NY $46,501

Sacramento, CA $46,489

Santa Barbara, CA $46,441

Trenton, NJ $46,394

San Diego, CA $46,394

Brockton, MA $46,347

Fairbanks, AK $46,242

Lompoc, CA $46,132

Lowell, MA $46,097

Ventura, CA $46,089

Nashua, NH $46,080

Stockton, CA $46,076

Modesto, CA $45,762

Poughkeepsie, NY $45,668

Olympia, WA $45,586

Kennewick, WA $45,586

New Haven, CT $45,569

Lawrence, MA $45,414

Hartford, CT $45,371

Riverside, CA $45,362

New Bedford, MA $45,319

Richland, WA $45,319

Bakersfield, CA $45,259

San Bernardino, CA $45,242

New Britain, CT $45,238

Atlantic City, NJ $45,238

New London, CT $45,220

Norwich, CT $45,208

Portsmouth, NH $45,199

Boulder, CO $45,108

Portland, OR $45,048

Worcester, MA $45,044

Minneapolis, MN $44,911

Philadelphia, PA $44,851

Honolulu, HI $44,709

Saint Paul, MN $44,688

Vineland, NJ $44,679

Providence, RI $44,554

Chicago, IL $44,429

Bellingham, WA $44,378

Springfield, MA $44,343

Baltimore, MD $44,330

Chico, CA $44,223

Pittsfield, MA $44,107

Manchester, NH $44,025

Spokane, WA $43,836

Denver, CO $43,832

Albany, NY $43,630

Troy, NY $43,613

Nassau, NY $43,567

Schenectady, NY $43,522

Wilmington, DE $43,488

Burlington, VT $43,428

Salem, OR $43,410

Portland, ME $43,277

Yakima, WA $43,234

Rochester, MN $43,101

Reno, NV $43,079

Fresno, CA $43,079

Milwaukee, WI $43,041

Detroit, MI $42,998

Ann Arbor, MI $42,990

Allentown, PA $42,985

Colorado Springs, CO $42,912

Syracuse, NY $42,890

Carson City, NV $42,890

Houston, TX $42,830

Eugene, OR $42,809

Gary, IN $42,757

Springfield, OR $42,723

Bismarck, ND $42,714

Galveston, TX $42,684

Medford, OR $42,619

Fort Collins, CO $42,602

Concord, NH $42,581

Austin, TX $42,568

Mesa, AZ $42,477

Reading, PA $42,473

Phoenix, AZ $42,469

Dallas, TX $42,456

Saint Cloud, MN $42,415

Madison, WI $42,357

Utica, NY $42,241

Rochester, NY $42,172

Des Moines, IA $42,168

Raleigh, NC $42,164

Atlanta, GA $42,099

Battle Creek, MI $42,086

Salt Lake City, UT $42,073

Lancaster, PA $42,009

Harrisburg, PA $41,949

Kansas City, MO $41,906

Champaign, IL $41,897

Kansas City, KS $41,897

Fort Worth, TX $41,893

Columbus, OH $41,885

Boca Raton, FL $41,876

Pittsburgh, PA $41,858

Richmond, VA $41,841

Indianapolis, IN $41,833

Cleveland, OH $41,828

Las Vegas, NV $41,777

Cincinnati, OH $41,777

Petersburg, VA $41,712

Huntsville, AL $41,648

Lansing, MI $41,619

Lebanon, PA $41,613

Pueblo, CO $41,609

Appleton, WI $41,596

Buffalo, NY $41,579

Dayton, OH $41,566

Racine, WI $41,557

Charlotte, NC $41,553

Saint Louis, MO $41,540

York, PA $41,514

Elkhart, IN $41,514

Gastonia, NC $41,506

Billings, MT $41,496

Beaumont, TX $41,484

Lorain, OH $41,476

Benton Harbor, MI $41,467

Toledo, OH $41,459

Binghamton, NY $41,437

Rock Hill, SC $41,433

Rockford, IL $41,411

Springfield, IL $41,394

Elyria, OH $41,390

Fargo, ND $41,390

Flagstaff, AZ $41,360

Fort Lauderdale, FL $41,334

Duluth, MN $41,308

Miami, FL $41,308

Cheyenne, WY $41,278

Grand Forks, ND $41,278

Bangor, ME $41,183

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,136

Durham, NC $41,118

Louisville, KY $41,115

Grand Rapids, MI $41,106

Hialeah, FL $41,102

Casper, WY $41,041

Scranton, PA $40,990

New Orleans, LA $40,977

Virginia Beach, VA $40,973

Akron, OH $40,951

Peoria, IL $40,895

Sarasota, FL $40,887

Nashville, TN $40,857

Omaha, NE $40,857

Green Bay, WI $40,857

Baton Rouge, LA $40,835

Charleston, SC $40,827

Jamestown, NY $40,805

Davenport, IA $40,805

Tucson, AZ $40,784

Saint Petersburg, FL $40,758

Tampa, FL $40,749

Evansville, IN $40,723

Port Arthur, TX $40,723

Bradenton, FL $40,706

Santa Fe, NM $40,629

Orlando, FL $40,551

Clearwater, FL $40,538

Canton, OH $40,448

La Crosse, WI $40,448

Albuquerque, NM $40,422

Newport News, VA $40,418

High Point, NC $40,405

Ogden, UT $40,388

Corpus Christi, TX $40,354

Norfolk, VA $40,328

Laramie, WY $40,328

Rock Island, IL $40,302

Saginaw, MI $40,293

Jacksonville, FL $40,289

Salisbury, NC $40,281

Boise, ID $40,272

Moline, IL $40,250

Fort Myers, FL $40,238

Memphis, TN $40,229

Tulsa, OK $40,207

Waterloo, IA $40,182

Spartanburg, SC $40,139

Lincoln, NE $40,117

Fort Wayne, IN $40,109

Provo, UT $40,104

Cedar Falls, IA $40,053

San Antonio, TX $40,035

Greensboro, NC $40,018

South Bend, IN $40,014

Savannah, GA $39,967

Muskegon, MI $39,949

Birmingham, AL $39,945

Winston Salem, NC $39,924

Lake Charles, LA $39,820

Anderson, IN $39,812

Lexington, KY $39,799

Augusta, GA $39,786

Greenville, SC $39,786

Lima, OH $39,752

Wichita, KS $39,747

Tuscaloosa, AL $39,747

Columbia, SC $39,709

Springfield, OH $39,700

Asheville, NC $39,631

Bloomington, IN $39,601

Knoxville, TN $39,446

Shreveport, LA $39,442

Wilmington, NC $39,386

Roanoke, VA $39,386

Topeka, KS $39,309

Frankfort, KY $39,304

Oklahoma City, OK $39,274

Chillicothe, OH $39,257

Longview, TX $39,253

Melbourne, FL $39,249

Sioux Falls, SD $39,180

Mobile, AL $39,176

Terre Haute, IN $39,158

Altoona, PA $39,133

Amarillo, TX $39,102

Killeen, TX $39,090

Fayetteville, AR $39,055

Chattanooga, TN $39,042

Sioux City, IA $39,004

Idaho Falls, ID $38,995

Lynchburg, VA $38,961

Gainesville, FL $38,905

Portsmouth, OH $38,883

Little Rock, AR $38,875

Lafayette, LA $38,857

Youngstown, OH $38,857

Daytona Beach, FL $38,832

Clarksville, TN $38,827

Pensacola, FL $38,823

Temple, TX $38,820

Hopkinsville, KY $38,694

Erie, PA $38,685

Florence, SC $38,668

Charleston, WV $38,599

Great Falls, MT $38,578

Macon, GA $38,518

Tallahassee, FL $38,513

Fayetteville, NC $38,505

Waco, TX $38,496

Helena, MT $38,466

Pine Bluff, AR $38,450

Vincennes, IN $38,397

Lubbock, TX $38,380

Alamogordo, NM $38,354

Twin Falls, ID $38,316

Rapid City, SD $38,303

Jackson, MS $38,225

Huntington, WV $38,222

Greenville, MS $38,221

Parkersburg, WV $38,177

Montgomery, AL $38,170

Wichita Falls, TX $38,127

Springfield, MO $38,127

Biloxi, MS $38,105

Monroe, LA $38,062

Johnstown, PA $38,032

Sumter, SC $38,015

Columbus, GA $38,010

Pascagoula, MS $37,929

Abilene, TX $37,929

Kingsport, TN $37,817

Albany, GA $37,817

Gulfport, MS $37,804

Alexandria, LA $37,662

Fort Smith, AR $37,555

El Paso, TX $37,439

Las Cruces, NM $37,245

Harlingen, TX $37,136

Pocatello, ID $37,129

Florence, AL $37,073

Brownsville, TX $37,065

Mcallen, TX $36,974

Dothan, AL $36,914

Columbus, MS $36,659

Altus, OK $36,458

Lawton, OK $36,377

Pierre, SD $36,222

What Skills Can Increase a Floor Installer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.19% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Pneumatics (Mentioned in 2.86% Job Postings): Pneumatics (pronounced new-MATT-ix) is an aspect of physics and engineering that is concerned with using the energy in compressed gas to make something move or work.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 1.77% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.19%
Pneumatics	2.86%
Housekeeping	1.77%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Floor Installer's salary.

Alignment: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Electro-Mechanical Assembly: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Alignment	$46,003	7%
Leadership	$45,143	5%
Electro-Mechanical Assembly	$45,143	5%
Flexibility	$44,713	4%
Soldering	$44,713	4%
Initiative	$44,713	4%

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How Education impacts a Floor Installer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Floor Installers enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Floor Installer with a Associate's Degree is between $41,998 and $44,966).

Floor Installer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Floor Installer

No Diploma 2.5%

High School 55.0%

Associates 17.5%

Bachelors 20.0%

Masters 5.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.5%
High School	55.0%
Associates	17.5%
Bachelors	20.0%
Masters	5.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Floor Installer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Floor Installer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$39,221

Average $42,993/year

$46,578

$3,268

Average $3,583/month

$3,882

$754

Average $827/week

$896

$19

Average $21/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,578	$3,882	$896	$22
Average	$42,993	$3,583	$827	$21
25th Percentile	$39,221	$3,268	$754	$19

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Salary Trends for Floor Installer

Salaries for a Floor Installer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $45,378 in 2023 to around $43,282 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Floor Installer salary trends, .

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2024

$44,245

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$43,282

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