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Map of Wisconsin showing 13 metro areas with skilled trade pay data
Wisconsin: 13 metros with trade pay data

Flooring Installer pay in Wisconsin

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$52,860statewide median a year
$25.42median an hour
#19of 44 states
700flooring installers employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Flooring installers in Wisconsin earn a statewide median of $52,860 a year, 5% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #19 of 44 states. About 700 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$44,540Entry · 10th$46,78025th$52,860Median$71,28075th$85,650Top · 90th

States ranked near Wisconsin

Iowa$54,960
Missouri$54,710
Maine$53,390
Wisconsin$52,860
North Carolina$51,700
Vermont$51,200
Indiana$50,720

See all states on the flooring installers nationwide.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes flooring installer pay for 3 Wisconsin metros: Green Bay, Madison and Racine.

Green BayWISCONSIN · WI$60,470
MadisonWISCONSIN · WI$49,310
RacineWISCONSIN · WI$45,960
MetroMedian payReal payJobs
Green BayWISCONSIN · WI$60,470$64,961100
MadisonWISCONSIN · WI$49,310$50,685110
RacineWISCONSIN · WI$45,960$47,89430

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 Wisconsin
Flooring Installer pay in Wisconsin: $52,860 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 Wisconsin Official source

The main state licensing office in Wisconsin is the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services. It can point you to the right license for flooring installers.

Official Wisconsin licensing site ↗

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

Union membership

In 2025, 6.4% of wage and salary workers in Wisconsin were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#30 of 51 states and D.C.), and 7.5% 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 Wisconsin

Green BayWISCONSIN · WI+2.5%population since 2020 · 2.9% unemployment
MadisonWISCONSIN · WI+4.1%population since 2020 · 2.6% unemployment
RacineWISCONSIN · WI+0.4%population since 2020 · 3.8% unemployment

All trades in Wisconsin.

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