Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher Salary: United States
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The median annual wage for Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in the United States was $50,440 in May 2025 (BLS). The middle half of workers earned between $41,600 and $59,620.
Closest proxy Our title "Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher" is reported by BLS as SOC 47-2043 Floor Sanders and Finishers. Closest proxy: Floor Sanders and Finishers. This published occupation covers only part of Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher; do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role.
Annual wages
Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher, the United States, annual wages: 10% earned less than $37,070, half earned less than the median of $50,440, 90% earned less than $70,340 (BLS, May 2025).
| Measure | Annual wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,070 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $41,600 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $50,440 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $59,620 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $70,340 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $52,460 | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
Hourly wages
Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher, the United States, hourly wages: 10% earned less than $17.82, half earned less than the median of $24.25, 90% earned less than $33.82 (BLS, May 2025).
| Measure | Hourly wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17.82 per hour | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $20.00 per hour | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $24.25 per hour | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $28.66 per hour | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $33.82 per hour | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $25.22 per hour | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
Employment: BLS estimates 3,720 workers in this occupation nationally.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 47-2043 Floor Sanders and Finishers, National.
What BLS wages include. Base pay plus any guaranteed or production-based incentive pay. They leave out overtime, discretionary bonus, benefits, per diem and relocation.
BLS definitions, verbatim
wages
Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
hours
Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly wages by 2,080 hours; for occupations where hourly wages are not published, annual wages were taken directly from the reported survey data.
Target metros
| Metro | Median | 25th to 75th percentile | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Not published by BLS for this area. Florida median: $52,060. | |||
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Not published by BLS for this area. Florida median: $52,060. | |||
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Not published by BLS for this area. Florida median: $52,060. | |||
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $39,920 | $37,990 to $47,320 | 30 | 1.81 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Not published by BLS for this area. New York median: $60,470. | |||
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Not published by BLS for this area. National median: $50,440. | |||
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not published by BLS for this area. Texas median: $40,120. | |||
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Not published by BLS for this area. Texas median: $40,120. | |||
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Not published by BLS for this area. National median: $50,440. | |||
How does Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher pay differ by industry?
These are national industry estimates for SOC 47-2043, not local offers or separate estimates for the niche title. Industry names are exactly as BLS publishes them.
| Industry | NAICS | Median | Basis | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 23 | $51,980 | Annual | 3,430 |
| Construction of Buildings | 236000 | $48,110 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
| Residential Building Construction | 236100 | $47,800 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | 236200 | $70,890 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 238000 | $51,980 | Annual | 3,190 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | 238100 | $60,160 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
| Building Finishing Contractors | 238300 | $51,980 | Annual | 3,070 |
| Manufacturing | 31-33 | $38,590 | Annual | 60 |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 321000 | $38,080 | Annual | 60 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing | 321900 | $38,080 | Annual | 60 |
Industry estimates are national. Do not combine an industry median with a local percentile to invent an industry-specific local rate.
Which related roles have a different BLS occupation?
A supervisory occupation is not an experience percentile for the craft. Compare the actual responsibilities and the published SOC.
Flooring Foreman (47-1011)Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?
This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Floor Sanders and Finishers. 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.
| Metro | Median | Employment | Location quotient | Trade median / all-occupations median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $63,290 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 0.95 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $62,940 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 1.06 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $56,800 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 1.13 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $54,580 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 0.77 |
| Cleveland, OH | $47,800 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 0.95 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $40,530 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 0.79 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $39,920 | 30 | 1.81 | 0.77 |
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.
What do these published wages mean for an offer?
Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National, the published median for SOC 47-2043, Floor Sanders and Finishers, is $50,440 per year. The middle half of the Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National wage distribution runs from $41,600 to $59,620, a width of $18,020 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.
For the national Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher comparison, Raleigh-Cary, NC reports $39,920 per year while Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA reports $40,530 per year; these are the largest-employment metros with published medians for the occupation, rather than neighboring places to a national estimate. The United States Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher figure pools markets with different work scopes and schedules, so use the area table before setting a local offer.
The highest published medians among the selected national industry rows for Floor Sanders and Finishers, read alongside Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National, are Nonresidential Building Construction at $70,890 per year (NAICS 236200); Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors at $60,160 per year (NAICS 238100); Construction at $51,980 per year (NAICS 23). Those Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National industry comparisons are national cross-sections, not local industry estimates; BLS does not give us a metro-by-industry wage cut here, and overlapping industry groups should not be added together.
The Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National median was $49,150 per year in May 2024, compared with $50,440 in May 2025, a published difference of $1,290. That Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National comparison is between separate BLS releases, not the raise paid to the same workers or a projection of next year's offer. Read the $49,150 and $50,440 Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.
Before offering $50,440 per year for Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National, separate on-call duties, overtime, travel reimbursement, tool replacement and any truck allowance separately; prevailing wage and union requirements must be checked against the actual assignment. The Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National BLS comparison includes ordinary wages and qualifying incentive pay, but leaves overtime, discretionary bonuses, benefits and relocation outside this wage figure. A candidate's take-home pay and the employer's total cost for Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.
The mapping for Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National is proxy: Closest proxy: Floor Sanders and Finishers; This published occupation covers only part of Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher; do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role. When calibrating a Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National opening, the work checks include NWFA certification (installer or sand and finish); dust-containment sanding; ask for evidence of that scope instead of using a percentile as a substitute for qualification. A broader occupation can combine jobs that a Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.
Questions about this occupation and area
What does the middle-half band tell a Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National buyer?
Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National has a published middle-half band of $41,600 to $59,620, a width of $18,020 per year, with median $50,440. An offer inside that Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National band is not automatically competitive for every scope; match the required work and the separate pay terms first.
Which areas should I compare before hiring Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National?
Raleigh-Cary, NC and Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA are the largest-employment comparison markets used for Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National. Comparing those Floor Sanders and Finishers tables with the $50,440 Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National median does not measure commuting costs or predict what a particular applicant will accept.
Are the industry figures local to Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National?
Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National uses national industry rows for SOC 47-2043, not local sector-specific wages. Nonresidential Building Construction leads the selected sortable rows at $70,890 per year, but that national industry figure is not a quoted offer for Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National.
What changed between the releases for Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National?
Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National moved from $49,150 in May 2024 to $50,440 in May 2025. These Hardwood Flooring Installer & Refinisher in National published medians do not describe an individual raise or establish a future wage trend.
What changed since May 2024
SOC 47-2043. Published annual median: $49,150 (May 2024) and $50,440 (May 2025). These are two BLS releases, not a projection.