47-2042 - BLS OEWS 2024
Floor layers (non-carpet) wages in New Jersey
The BLS reported a $28.25 median hourly wage for floor layers (non-carpet) in New Jersey in 2024. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin. This page is pending YMYL review and is not eligible for indexing yet.
Median hourly wage
$28.25
BLS OEWS 2024
10th-90th percentile
$19.52-$59.62
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
860
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#9
of 45 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
New Jersey's median is +$4.71 per hour above the median state record for floor layers (non-carpet) ($23.54).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #8 by BLS employment among generated floor layers (non-carpet) records, with 860 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $44.49 in 2019 to $28.25 in 2024, a -37% change.
2019-2024 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $44.49 |
| 2020 | $31.64 |
| 2021 | $46.40 |
| 2022 | $54.65 |
| 2023 | $40.50 |
| 2024 | $28.25 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
More pending New Jersey wage cells
No other New Jersey wage detail page is in the pending subset.
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2024. This page uses only the published BLS row for Floor layers (non-carpet) in New Jersey. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.