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Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles salary
in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Median base pay · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$70,370
≈ $33.83/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 1,010 jobs
Middle 50%
$52,710–$92,070
vs U.S. median
+25%
Metro rank
#6 of 23

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro earn a median of $70,370 a year, based on BLS estimates for 1,010 jobs (May 2025). That is 25% above the U.S. median of $56,460 and 1% above the IL statewide median of $69,880. It ranks #6 of 23 metros with published figures for this job.

FLOOR LAYERS, EXCEPT CARPET, WOOD, AND HARD TILES · CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE-ELGIN, IL-IN · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE-ELGIN, IL-IN · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$46,330P25$52,710MEDIAN$70,370P75$92,070P90$114,630
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$37,600P25$45,660MEDIAN$56,460P75$73,840P90$96,700
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What is the average Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles salary in Chicago?

The BLS median is $70,370 a year (May 2025). Half of the 1,010 jobs pay between $52,710 and $92,070. The 10th percentile is $46,330 and the 90th is $114,630.

Is Chicago a high-paying metro for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles?

That is 25% above the U.S. median of $56,460 and 1% above the IL statewide median of $69,880. It ranks #6 of 23 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles make an hour in Chicago?

About $33.83 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $70,370 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $25.34–$44.26 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.