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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield | NE | residential | $9.38 | $0.00 | $9.38 | WD → |
| Greeley | NE | residential | $7.75 | $0.00 | $7.75 | WD → |
| Hall | NE | residential | $9.38 | $0.00 | $9.38 | WD → |
| Hamilton | NE | residential | $9.38 | $0.00 | $9.38 | WD → |
| Howard | NE | residential | $9.38 | $0.00 | $9.38 | WD → |
| Jefferson | NE | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Kimball | NE | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NE | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Madison | NE | residential | $9.50 | $0.00 | $9.50 | WD → |
| Merrick | NE | residential | $9.38 | $0.00 | $9.38 | WD → |
| Morrill | NE | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Nance | NE | residential | $7.75 | $0.00 | $7.75 | WD → |
| Platte | NE | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Polk | NE | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Scotts Bluff | NE | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Sheridan | NE | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Sherman | NE | residential | $9.38 | $0.00 | $9.38 | WD → |
| Sioux | NE | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Thurston | NE | residential | $9.75 | $0.00 | $9.75 | WD → |
| Valley | NE | residential | $7.75 | $0.00 | $7.75 | WD → |
| Washington | NE | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Wheeler | NE | residential | $9.38 | $0.00 | $9.38 | WD → |
| Catron | NM | building | $22.31 | $0.30 | $22.61 | WD → |
| Chaves | NM | building | $22.31 | $0.30 | $22.61 | WD → |
| Cibola | NM | building | $18.05 | $4.49 | $22.54 | WD → |
| Cibola | NM | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Colfax | NM | building | $18.05 | $4.49 | $22.54 | WD → |
| Colfax | NM | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Curry | NM | building | $22.31 | $0.30 | $22.61 | WD → |
| De Baca | NM | building | $22.31 | $0.30 | $22.61 | WD → |
| Eddy | NM | building | $22.31 | $0.30 | $22.61 | WD → |
| Grant | NM | building | $22.31 | $0.30 | $22.61 | WD → |
| Guadalupe | NM | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Guadalupe | NM | building | $18.05 | $4.49 | $22.54 | WD → |
| Harding | NM | building | $18.05 | $4.49 | $22.54 | WD → |
| Harding | NM | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Hidalgo | NM | building | $22.31 | $0.30 | $22.61 | WD → |
| Lea | NM | building | $22.31 | $0.30 | $22.61 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NM | building | $22.31 | $0.30 | $22.61 | WD → |
| Los Alamos | NM | building | $18.05 | $4.49 | $22.54 | WD → |
| Luna | NM | building | $22.31 | $0.30 | $22.61 | WD → |
| McKinley | NM | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| McKinley | NM | building | $18.05 | $4.49 | $22.54 | WD → |
| Mora | NM | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Mora | NM | building | $18.05 | $4.49 | $22.54 | WD → |
| Otero | NM | building | $22.31 | $0.30 | $22.61 | WD → |
| Quay | NM | building | $18.05 | $4.49 | $22.54 | WD → |
| Quay | NM | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Rio Arriba | NM | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Rio Arriba | NM | building | $18.05 | $4.49 | $22.54 | WD → |
| Roosevelt | NM | building | $22.31 | $0.30 | $22.61 | WD → |
| San Juan | NM | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| San Miguel | NM | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| San Miguel | NM | building | $18.05 | $4.49 | $22.54 | WD → |
| Sierra | NM | building | $22.31 | $0.30 | $22.61 | WD → |
| Socorro | NM | building | $22.31 | $0.30 | $22.61 | WD → |
| Taos | NM | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Taos | NM | building | $18.05 | $4.49 | $22.54 | WD → |
| Torrance | NM | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Union | NM | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Union | NM | building | $18.05 | $4.49 | $22.54 | WD → |
| Oswego | NY | heavy | $15.22 | $2.09 | $17.31 | WD → |
| Oswego | NY | highway | $15.22 | $2.09 | $17.31 | WD → |
| Adair | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Atoka | OK | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Bryan | OK | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Carter | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Cherokee | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Choctaw | OK | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Coal | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Craig | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Delaware | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Garvin | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Greer | OK | residential | $7.50 | $0.00 | $7.50 | WD → |
| Harmon | OK | residential | $7.50 | $0.00 | $7.50 | WD → |
| Haskell | OK | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Hughes | OK | residential | $9.26 | $0.00 | $9.26 | WD → |
| Jackson | OK | residential | $7.50 | $0.00 | $7.50 | WD → |
| Jefferson | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Johnston | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Kiowa | OK | residential | $7.50 | $0.00 | $7.50 | WD → |
| Latimer | OK | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Love | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Marshall | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Mayes | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| McCurtain | OK | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| McIntosh | OK | residential | $9.26 | $0.00 | $9.26 | WD → |
| Murray | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Nowata | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Okfuskee | OK | residential | $9.26 | $0.00 | $9.26 | WD → |
| Ottawa | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Payne | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Pittsburg | OK | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Pontotoc | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Pushmataha | OK | residential | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | WD → |
| Seminole | OK | residential | $9.26 | $0.00 | $9.26 | WD → |
| Stephens | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Tillman | OK | residential | $7.50 | $0.00 | $7.50 | WD → |
| Washington | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |