FLOOR LAYER: CARPET — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for FLOOR LAYER: CARPETs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 533 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for FLOOR LAYER: CARPET is $27.16/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $8.00 and $55.73/hr. The highest state average is Massachusetts at $58.31/hr; the lowest is Oklahoma at $7.66/hr.
Bottom 10%
$8.00
Median
$27.16
Average
$31.53
Top 10%
$55.73
Range: $7.25 – $88.90/hr across 23 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2042 — Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles.
Davis-Bacon median
$27.16/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$26.13/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+3.9%
D-B rate exceeds market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
Alaska AK
Avg base: $34.77/hr
Avg total: $46.96/hr
72 rates
Alabama AL
Avg base: $10.30/hr
Avg total: $10.30/hr
7 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $11.00/hr
Avg total: $11.00/hr
3 rates
California CA
Avg base: $11.82/hr
Avg total: $13.01/hr
4 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $10.00/hr
Avg total: $10.00/hr
6 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $10.50/hr
Avg total: $10.50/hr
8 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $18.05/hr
Avg total: $20.69/hr
13 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $20.38/hr
Avg total: $27.72/hr
4 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $40.75/hr
Avg total: $58.31/hr
26 rates
Maryland MD
Avg base: $34.12/hr
Avg total: $48.76/hr
6 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $19.57/hr
Avg total: $27.14/hr
16 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $9.88/hr
Avg total: $9.98/hr
14 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $12.50/hr
Avg total: $12.50/hr
3 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $12.53/hr
Avg total: $12.53/hr
1 rate
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $9.39/hr
Avg total: $9.39/hr
39 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $16.90/hr
Avg total: $18.39/hr
39 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $15.22/hr
Avg total: $17.31/hr
2 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $7.66/hr
Avg total: $7.66/hr
37 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $29.61/hr
Avg total: $46.01/hr
175 rates
Rhode Island RI
Avg base: $15.62/hr
Avg total: $25.27/hr
4 rates
South Dakota SD
Avg base: $11.04/hr
Avg total: $11.04/hr
3 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $12.95/hr
Avg total: $12.95/hr
37 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $17.49/hr
Avg total: $17.49/hr
14 rates
All Rates
533 county-level rates for FLOOR LAYER: CARPET, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians West | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Aleutians West | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Aleutians West | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | residential | $20.64 | $0.00 | $20.64 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | heavy | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | building | $39.48 | $16.25 | $55.73 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | residential | $12.03 | $0.00 | $12.03 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | AL | residential | $12.03 | $0.00 | $12.03 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Apache | AZ | residential | $11.00 | $0.00 | $11.00 | WD → |
| Coconino | AZ | residential | $11.00 | $0.00 | $11.00 | WD → |
| Navajo | AZ | residential | $11.00 | $0.00 | $11.00 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | building | $16.06 | $3.00 | $19.06 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Tulare | CA | building | $10.72 | $1.76 | $12.48 | WD → |
| Baker | FL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Clay | FL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Duval | FL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Nassau | FL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| St Johns | FL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| St Johns | FL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Bingham | ID | residential | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Bonneville | ID | residential | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Butte | ID | residential | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Clark | ID | residential | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Fremont | ID | residential | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Jefferson | ID | residential | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Madison | ID | residential | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Teton | ID | residential | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |