47-2043 - BLS OEWS 2025
Floor sanders & finishers wages in North Carolina
The BLS reported a $18.83 median hourly wage for floor sanders & finishers in North Carolina in 2025. 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.
Median hourly wage
$18.83
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$14.99-$22.88
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
190
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#23
of 23 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
North Carolina's median is -$4.51 per hour below the median state record for floor sanders & finishers ($23.34).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #3 by BLS employment among generated floor sanders & finishers records, with 190 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $15.68 in 2019 to $18.83 in 2025, a +20% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $15.68 |
| 2020 | $17.16 |
| 2021 | $15.97 |
| 2022 | $19.55 |
| 2023 | $17.67 |
| 2024 | $20.94 |
| 2025 | $18.83 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Floor sanders & finishers in North Carolina. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.