Floor Covering Installer: metro pay ranking
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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 47-2042 Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles, not estimated offers for this particular title.
Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?
This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.
The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.
Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?
| Area | Wage ratio | Median | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1.63 | $80,970 | 1.03 |
| Anchorage, AK | 1.54 | $92,860 | 2.14 |
| Toledo, OH | 1.51 | $72,850 | 3.62 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1.48 | $98,290 | 1.8 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1.43 | $71,730 | 1.99 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1.42 | $69,610 | 2.78 |
| Springfield, MA | 1.40 | $72,850 | 1.45 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 1.35 | $77,280 | 2.26 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1.35 | $73,280 | 0.8 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 1.31 | $62,570 | 2.48 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 1.29 | $70,370 | 1.47 |
| Columbus, OH | 1.28 | $65,560 | 1.03 |
| Reno, NV | 1.26 | $62,800 | 3.6 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1.25 | $105,280 | 2 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1.24 | $59,500 | 3.35 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1.22 | $63,200 | 0.81 |
| Worcester, MA | 1.22 | $70,340 | 2.39 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1.22 | $59,990 | 1.44 |
| Green Bay, WI | 1.21 | $60,470 | 3.78 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1.20 | $59,410 | 1.45 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1.18 | $58,950 | 1.35 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1.17 | $55,690 | 0.96 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1.17 | $56,950 | 1.71 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1.17 | $57,020 | Not published by BLS |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1.16 | $56,130 | 1.67 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1.15 | $57,800 | 1.08 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1.14 | $54,720 | 2.26 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 1.12 | $56,040 | Not published by BLS |
| Fresno, CA | 1.11 | $51,980 | 1.59 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1.11 | $51,640 | 2.33 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 1.11 | $55,720 | 0.45 |
| Knoxville, TN | 1.09 | $51,480 | 0.51 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 1.07 | $63,970 | 1.91 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1.06 | $63,170 | 1.4 |
| Rockford, IL | 1.06 | $49,980 | 1.71 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 1.06 | $59,090 | 1.41 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1.06 | $52,000 | 0.83 |
| Waco, TX | 1.06 | $48,630 | 3.41 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1.05 | $50,960 | 1.75 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1.05 | $51,050 | 1.51 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1.05 | $49,930 | 1 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 1.05 | $48,830 | 2.98 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 1.04 | $49,500 | 2.44 |
| Salem, OR | 1.03 | $57,140 | 1.6 |
| Ogden, UT | 1.02 | $49,860 | 2.08 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1.01 | $74,970 | 1.66 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 1.00 | $61,360 | 0.82 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 0.99 | $44,800 | 2.51 |
| Flint, MI | 0.99 | $45,630 | 1.81 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 0.99 | $57,720 | 0.82 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 0.99 | $50,140 | 0.99 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 0.98 | $48,520 | 0.41 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 0.98 | $59,220 | 0.98 |
| commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 0.97 | $50,730 | 0.79 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 0.96 | $56,150 | 1.91 |
| Vallejo, CA | 0.96 | $56,020 | 1.98 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 0.94 | $53,670 | 1.6 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 0.94 | $48,050 | 2.2 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 0.94 | $45,960 | 2.73 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 0.94 | $47,540 | 0.46 |
| Modesto, CA | 0.93 | $47,170 | 2.04 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 0.91 | $48,030 | 1.36 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 0.90 | $46,030 | 0.43 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 0.88 | $46,370 | Not published by BLS |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 0.87 | $44,740 | Not published by BLS |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 0.87 | $43,020 | 0.77 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 0.85 | $43,950 | 0.62 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 0.85 | $47,030 | 2.52 |
| Madison, WI | 0.85 | $49,310 | 1.83 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 0.83 | $38,870 | 0.51 |
| Tulsa, OK | 0.82 | $38,240 | 0.83 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 0.81 | $47,810 | 1.2 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 0.80 | $37,740 | Not published by BLS |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 0.79 | $57,590 | 0.67 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 0.76 | $47,230 | Not published by BLS |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 0.70 | $49,970 | 0.53 |
Closest proxy Our title "Floor Covering Installer" is reported by BLS as SOC 47-2042 Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles. Closest proxy: Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles. This published occupation covers only part of Floor Covering Installer; do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role.
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