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Map of Georgia showing 14 metro areas with skilled trade pay data
Georgia: 14 metros with trade pay data

Flooring Installer pay in Georgia

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$46,030statewide median a year
$22.13median an hour
#34of 44 states
330flooring installers employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Flooring installers in Georgia earn a statewide median of $46,030 a year, 18% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #34 of 44 states. About 330 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$35,370Entry · 10th$41,13025th$46,030Median$59,45075th$73,110Top · 90th

States ranked near Georgia

Maryland$47,880
Connecticut$47,210
Michigan$46,800
Georgia$46,030
Colorado$46,020
Kansas$45,970
West Virginia$45,390

See all states on the flooring installer overview.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes flooring installer pay for 1 Georgia metro: Atlanta.

MetroMedian payReal payJobs
AtlantaGEORGIA · GA$46,030$46,003190

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of a framed wall and roof with dimensions, illustrating flooring installer work in Georgia
Flooring Installer pay in Georgia: $46,030 statewide median, BLS May 2025.

Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.

Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9.0% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,200 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, flooring installers have 73 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 16% below the rate for all jobs (87).

What the work is like Government data

How often flooring installers deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherOccasionally
Indoors with heating and air conditioningOften
Very hot or cold conditionsRarely
Working at heightsRarely
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesRarely
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsOften
Loud noiseSometimes
Hazardous conditionsOccasionally
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingSometimes
SittingRarely

Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Licensing in Georgia Official source

The main state licensing office in Georgia is the Georgia Secretary of State (Professional Licensing). Construction Industry Licensing Board and Residential/General Contractors Board. It can point you to the right license for flooring installers.

Official Georgia licensing site ↗

Requirements for flooring installers vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Union membership

In 2025, 5.1% of wage and salary workers in Georgia were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#40 of 51 states and D.C.), and 6.1% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only flooring installers.

BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.

Cities in Georgia

AtlantaGEORGIA · GA+5.9%population since 2020 · 3.4% unemployment

All trades in Georgia.

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