Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles pay in California

$70,700avg. a year
$33.99 an hour · 4,330 employed

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles in California earn an average of $70,700 a year. That is $8,940 (14%) more than the U.S. average of $61,760. The best-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $95,980.

$61,210Median pay
$33.99Average hourly
+25%Avg. pay since 2020
#6Of 44 states

Top-paying California metro areas

Average pay for floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles by metro area. Swipe to see all 12.

1340 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$95,980
$46.14 an hour
2600 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$78,280
$37.64 an hour
3120 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$74,860
$35.99 an hour
4310 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$71,710
$34.47 an hour
51,350 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$69,630
$33.48 an hour
640 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$67,390
$32.40 an hour
7440 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$64,270
$30.90 an hour
8450 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$62,740
$30.16 an hour
950 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$61,670
$29.65 an hour
10120 jobs
Fresno, CA
$60,200
$28.94 an hour
1170 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$55,660
$26.76 an hour
1260 jobs
Modesto, CA
$52,300
$25.14 an hour

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Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
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Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles pay in California, charted

Pay over time

California, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where California floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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California vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$61,760$29.69
California$70,700$33.99
Oregon$59,630$28.67
Nevada$59,500$28.61
Arizona$46,750$22.48

Questions and answers

How much do floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles make in California?

The average is $70,700 a year, and the median is $61,210. That is $8,940 (14%) more than the U.S. average of $61,760.

What is the hourly wage in California?

$33.99 an hour on average; the median is $29.43.

Where in California do they earn the most?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($95,980), followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($78,280). The lowest average among 12 metro areas with data is Modesto, CA ($52,300).

How does California rank?

California ranks #6 of 44 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 47-2042. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.