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

A Floor Layer's salary grows with experience: a Floor Layer (0-0 years)earns $36,602, a Home Care Aide I (0-1 years)earns $33,032, a Home Care Aide II (1-3 years)earns $39,676, a Home Care Aide III (3-5 years)earns $44,269, a Home Care Aide Coordinator (5+ years)earns $44,339,

What are the highest paying states for a Floor Layer?

Floor Layer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Floor Layer roles are District of Columbia $39,887, California $39,736, Massachusetts $39,206. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Floor Layer roles make?

Salaries for Floor Layer level roles vary by specialization: Floor Trader: $180,890; Floor Broker: $180,844; Floor Manager: $158,930; Slots Floor Manager: $108,302; Pipe Layer: $75,313.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Floor Layer roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Floor Layer Salary in the United States

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

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Floor Layer in the United States is $36,025 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $40,727
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $33,256 to $38,486
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,734

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Floor Layer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,486	$3,207	$740	$19
Average	$36,025	$3,002	$693	$17
25th Percentile	$33,256	$2,771	$640	$16

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Key Factors That Influence Floor Layer Salaries

A Floor Layer'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Floor Layer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Floor Layer'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): $36,602
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,032
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $39,676
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $44,269
Expert (over 8 years): $44,339

Levels	Salary
Floor Lay... Level Floor Layer	$36,602
Home Care... Level Floor Layer	$33,032
Home Care... Level Floor Layer	$39,676
Home Care... Level Floor Layer	$44,269
Home Care... Level Floor Layer	$44,339

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How Do Floor Layer 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 Layers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $39,887.
California: $39,736.
Massachusetts: $39,206.

District of Columbia $39,887 California $39,736 Massachusetts $39,206 Washington $39,062 New Jersey $39,047 Alaska $38,997 Connecticut $38,500 New York $38,298

Hawaii $37,653 Rhode Island $37,351 Maryland $37,145 Minnesota $36,864 Colorado $36,756 Illinois $36,720 Oregon $36,583 Delaware $36,483

New Hampshire $36,419 Virginia $36,277 Pennsylvania $35,863 Nevada $35,654 North Dakota $35,585 Michigan $35,477 Wisconsin $35,438 Vermont $35,359

Texas $35,139 Maine $35,124 Arizona $35,103 Ohio $35,078 Georgia $34,746 Indiana $34,580 Wyoming $34,548 Utah $34,498

Iowa $34,476 Kansas $34,303 Louisiana $34,253 North Carolina $34,235 Missouri $34,227 Florida $34,087 Montana $34,011 Nebraska $33,939

Kentucky $33,900 South Carolina $33,755 Tennessee $33,665 Idaho $33,629 New Mexico $33,366 Oklahoma $33,309 Alabama $33,096 South Dakota $32,740

Arkansas $32,545 West Virginia $32,441 Mississippi $32,127

Top Paying Cities for Floor Layers

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: $45,438
San Francisco: $44,992
Oakland: $43,994

San Jose, CA $45,438

San Francisco, CA $44,992

Oakland, CA $43,994

New York, NY $41,749

Queens Village, NY $41,479

Paramus, NJ $41,191

Passaic, NJ $41,155

Bergenfield, NJ $41,119

Stamford, CT $41,065

Huntington, NY $41,029

Newark, NJ $40,795

Bridgeport, CT $40,723

New Brunswick, NJ $40,604

Vallejo, CA $40,528

Middlesex, NJ $40,507

Somerset, NJ $40,474

Petaluma, CA $40,391

Santa Cruz, CA $40,251

Boston, MA $40,179

Monterey, CA $39,999

Fairbanks, AK $39,973

Los Angeles, CA $39,905

Washington, DC $39,887

Seattle, WA $39,822

Santa Rosa, CA $39,815

Juneau, AK $39,710

Orange, CA $39,591

Anchorage, AK $39,527

Anaheim, CA $39,501

Santa Ana, CA $39,447

Nassau, NY $39,426

Long Beach, CA $39,411

Danbury, CT $39,401

Santa Maria, CA $39,278

Everett, WA $39,271

Bremerton, WA $39,094

Trenton, NJ $39,026

Sacramento, CA $39,011

San Diego, CA $38,993

Brockton, MA $38,979

Tacoma, WA $38,965

Santa Barbara, CA $38,914

Lowell, MA $38,770

New Suffolk, NY $38,756

Nashua, NH $38,712

Lompoc, CA $38,655

Ventura, CA $38,619

Stockton, CA $38,608

New Haven, CT $38,536

Atlantic City, NJ $38,442

Hartford, CT $38,363

Modesto, CA $38,345

Poughkeepsie, NY $38,266

New Britain, CT $38,248

Olympia, WA $38,197

Kennewick, WA $38,197

New London, CT $38,190

Norwich, CT $38,179

Lawrence, MA $38,161

Bakersfield, CA $38,060

Riverside, CA $38,010

New Bedford, MA $38,010

Richland, WA $37,974

Portsmouth, NH $37,945

Vineland, NJ $37,938

San Bernardino, CA $37,909

Boulder, CO $37,808

Worcester, MA $37,779

Portland, OR $37,747

Saint Paul, MN $37,704

Minneapolis, MN $37,704

Philadelphia, PA $37,653

Honolulu, HI $37,462

Springfield, MA $37,336

Providence, RI $37,333

Chicago, IL $37,228

Bellingham, WA $37,185

Baltimore, MD $37,145

Chico, CA $37,055

Wilmington, DE $36,994

Pittsfield, MA $36,958

Manchester, NH $36,890

Spokane, WA $36,731

Denver, CO $36,727

Albany, NY $36,558

Troy, NY $36,544

Schenectady, NY $36,468

Burlington, VT $36,389

Portland, ME $36,263

Salem, OR $36,234

Yakima, WA $36,227

Ann Arbor, MI $36,216

Rochester, MN $36,115

Fresno, CA $36,097

Reno, NV $36,097

Milwaukee, WI $36,065

Detroit, MI $36,029

Allentown, PA $36,018

Carson City, NV $36,014

Houston, TX $35,960

Colorado Springs, CO $35,957

Syracuse, NY $35,939

Eugene, OR $35,870

Bismarck, ND $35,827

Gary, IN $35,827

Galveston, TX $35,827

Springfield, OR $35,798

Medford, OR $35,712

Fort Collins, CO $35,697

Austin, TX $35,668

Mesa, AZ $35,593

Phoenix, AZ $35,585

Dallas, TX $35,575

Reading, PA $35,553

Saint Cloud, MN $35,539

Concord, NH $35,506

Madison, WI $35,492

Utica, NY $35,395

Raleigh, NC $35,366

Las Vegas, NV $35,362

Rochester, NY $35,337

Des Moines, IA $35,333

Atlanta, GA $35,276

Battle Creek, MI $35,265

Salt Lake City, UT $35,254

Lancaster, PA $35,200

Champaign, IL $35,193

Harrisburg, PA $35,150

Durham, NC $35,117

Kansas City, MO $35,114

Kansas City, KS $35,106

Fort Worth, TX $35,103

Boca Raton, FL $35,088

Cleveland, OH $35,085

Columbus, OH $35,078

Pittsburgh, PA $35,074

Richmond, VA $35,060

Indianapolis, IN $35,052

Cincinnati, OH $35,005

Petersburg, VA $34,951

Billings, MT $34,872

Lansing, MI $34,872

Huntsville, AL $34,872

Lebanon, PA $34,869

Dayton, OH $34,865

Pueblo, CO $34,865

Appleton, WI $34,854

Buffalo, NY $34,840

Racine, WI $34,822

Charlotte, NC $34,818

Saint Louis, MO $34,807

Springfield, IL $34,793

Elkhart, IN $34,786

York, PA $34,786

Gastonia, NC $34,782

Benton Harbor, MI $34,782

Beaumont, TX $34,761

Lorain, OH $34,753

Toledo, OH $34,739

Binghamton, NY $34,721

Rock Hill, SC $34,717

Rockford, IL $34,699

Fargo, ND $34,681

Elyria, OH $34,681

Flagstaff, AZ $34,656

Fort Lauderdale, FL $34,634

Miami, FL $34,613

Duluth, MN $34,555

Bangor, ME $34,508

Cedar Rapids, IA $34,469

Louisville, KY $34,451

Grand Rapids, MI $34,444

Hialeah, FL $34,440

Casper, WY $34,389

Scranton, PA $34,346

New Orleans, LA $34,335

Virginia Beach, VA $34,332

Akron, OH $34,314

Peoria, IL $34,267

Sarasota, FL $34,260

Green Bay, WI $34,235

Baton Rouge, LA $34,217

Charleston, SC $34,209

Nashville, TN $34,199

Jamestown, NY $34,191

Davenport, IA $34,191

Tucson, AZ $34,173

Cheyenne, WY $34,163

Saint Petersburg, FL $34,152

Tampa, FL $34,144

Omaha, NE $34,137

Port Arthur, TX $34,123

Evansville, IN $34,123

Bradenton, FL $34,108

Santa Fe, NM $34,044

Orlando, FL $34,008

Clearwater, FL $33,968

Canton, OH $33,892

La Crosse, WI $33,892

Grand Forks, ND $33,882

Albuquerque, NM $33,871

Tulsa, OK $33,871

Newport News, VA $33,867

High Point, NC $33,856

Ogden, UT $33,842

Corpus Christi, TX $33,813

Laramie, WY $33,791

Norfolk, VA $33,791

Rock Island, IL $33,770

Saginaw, MI $33,763

Jacksonville, FL $33,759

Salisbury, NC $33,752

Memphis, TN $33,745

Moline, IL $33,727

Fort Myers, FL $33,716

Waterloo, IA $33,669

Spartanburg, SC $33,633

Lincoln, NE $33,615

Fort Wayne, IN $33,608

Birmingham, AL $33,568

Cedar Falls, IA $33,561

Provo, UT $33,557

Springfield, OH $33,554

San Antonio, TX $33,546

Greensboro, NC $33,532

South Bend, IN $33,528

Winston Salem, NC $33,525

Boise, ID $33,514

Savannah, GA $33,489

Muskegon, MI $33,424

Lima, OH $33,381

Lake Charles, LA $33,366

Anderson, IN $33,359

Lexington, KY $33,348

Augusta, GA $33,338

Greenville, SC $33,338

Wichita, KS $33,305

Tuscaloosa, AL $33,305

Columbia, SC $33,273

Bloomington, IN $33,183

Roanoke, VA $33,161

Asheville, NC $33,114

Knoxville, TN $33,053

Shreveport, LA $33,049

Wilmington, NC $33,003

Frankfort, KY $32,934

Oklahoma City, OK $32,909

Chillicothe, OH $32,894

Longview, TX $32,891

Topeka, KS $32,880

Mobile, AL $32,826

Terre Haute, IN $32,812

Erie, PA $32,808

Altoona, PA $32,790

Melbourne, FL $32,779

Amarillo, TX $32,765

Killeen, TX $32,754

Fayetteville, AR $32,725

Sioux Falls, SD $32,700

Chattanooga, TN $32,678

Idaho Falls, ID $32,675

Gainesville, FL $32,599

Portsmouth, OH $32,581

Little Rock, AR $32,574

Lynchburg, VA $32,574

Lafayette, LA $32,559

Youngstown, OH $32,559

Temple, TX $32,545

Daytona Beach, FL $32,538

Clarksville, TN $32,534

Pensacola, FL $32,531

Hopkinsville, KY $32,423

Charleston, WV $32,419

Florence, SC $32,401

Sioux City, IA $32,379

Macon, GA $32,275

Tallahassee, FL $32,271

Fayetteville, NC $32,264

Waco, TX $32,257

Wichita Falls, TX $32,257

Pine Bluff, AR $32,242

Vincennes, IN $32,174

Lubbock, TX $32,160

Great Falls, MT $32,138

Alamogordo, NM $32,134

Abilene, TX $32,105

Rapid City, SD $32,059

Monroe, LA $32,059

Albany, GA $32,037

Huntington, WV $32,033

Jackson, MS $32,030

Greenville, MS $32,026

Parkersburg, WV $31,990

Montgomery, AL $31,983

Johnstown, PA $31,976

Springfield, MO $31,947

Biloxi, MS $31,929

Sumter, SC $31,853

Columbus, GA $31,850

Twin Falls, ID $31,828

Pascagoula, MS $31,781

Kingsport, TN $31,688

Gulfport, MS $31,677

Alexandria, LA $31,558

Fort Smith, AR $31,468

El Paso, TX $31,371

Helena, MT $31,324

Las Cruces, NM $31,208

Harlingen, TX $31,108

Pocatello, ID $31,075

Florence, AL $31,064

Brownsville, TX $31,057

Dothan, AL $31,000

Mcallen, TX $30,982

Columbus, MS $30,715

Altus, OK $30,549

Lawton, OK $30,481

Pierre, SD $30,351

What Skills Can Increase a Floor Layer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 5.83% 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.
Medication Administration (Mentioned in 5.59% Job Postings): Medication administration is the direct application of a prescribed medication whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or other means to the body of the individual by an individual legally authorized to do so.
Service Quality (Mentioned in 3.86% Job Postings): Service quality is a measure of how an organization delivers its services compared to the expectations of its customers.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	5.83%
Medication Administration	5.59%
Service Quality	3.86%

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 Layer's salary.

Social Work: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Social Work	$40,348	12%
Leadership	$39,267	9%
Analysis	$39,267	9%
Patient Care	$37,826	5%
Initiative	$37,466	4%
Written Communication	$37,466	4%

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

Understanding how a Floor Layer'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 February 01, 2026

$33,256

Average $36,025/year

$38,486

$2,771

Average $3,002/month

$3,207

$640

Average $693/week

$740

$16

Average $17/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,486	$3,207	$740	$19
Average	$36,025	$3,002	$693	$17
25th Percentile	$33,256	$2,771	$640	$16

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Salary Trends for Floor Layer

Salaries for a Floor Layer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $41,475 in 2023 to around $41,315 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Floor Layer salary trends, .

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2024

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