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Flooring Installer pay in Pennsylvania

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$60,050statewide median a year
$28.87median an hour
#7of 44 states
720flooring installers employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Flooring installers in Pennsylvania earn a statewide median of $60,050 a year, 7% above the typical U.S. metro, ranking #7 of 44 states. About 720 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$42,660Entry · 10th$48,88025th$60,050Median$82,51075th$89,960Top · 90th

States ranked near Pennsylvania

Illinois$69,880
New York$61,360
California$61,210
Pennsylvania$60,050
New Jersey$59,840
Ohio$59,470
Minnesota$59,380

See all states on the flooring installer overview.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes flooring installer pay for 2 Pennsylvania metros: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

PittsburghPENNSYLVANIA · PA$80,970
PhiladelphiaPENNSYLVANIA · PA$73,280
MetroMedian payReal payJobs
PittsburghPENNSYLVANIA · PA$80,970$85,528170
PhiladelphiaPENNSYLVANIA · PA$73,280$71,455350

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

Pay outside the cities Government data

BLS also reports pay for Pennsylvania's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.

Central Pennsylvania$46,170

BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.

The job (national)

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). The most common cause is nan.

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 Pennsylvania Official source

The main state licensing office in Pennsylvania is the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. Home improvement contractors register with the state; most trades are licensed locally. It can point you to the right license for flooring installers.

Official Pennsylvania licensing site ↗

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

Cities in Pennsylvania

PittsburghPENNSYLVANIA · PA-1.4%population since 2020 · 4.2% unemployment
PhiladelphiaPENNSYLVANIA · PA+1.4%population since 2020 · 4.5% unemployment

All trades in Pennsylvania.

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