SOC 47-2042 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles in Kansas City, MO-KS is $50,140. The 10th percentile is $35,500 and the 90th percentile is $73,930. Employment is 170.

Median annual wage

$50,140

10th percentile
$35,500
25th percentile
$42,390
Median
$50,140
75th percentile
$58,540
90th percentile
$73,930
Mean
$53,070

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods
Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles, the published 10th percentile is $35,500 and the 90th percentile is $73,930. The difference is $38,430, which is 76.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $42,390 to the 75th at $58,540, covers $16,150.

The mean annual wage is $53,070, which sits above the median of $50,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kansas City, MO-KS median is 11.2% lower than the national median of $56,460 for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,180, which is 4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.4% lower than the Missouri median of $54,710.

Kansas City, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles at $54,180 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 2nd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 186 miles away, with a median of $63,200 and employment of 50. That median is 26% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,920, against $54,180 here.
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 196 miles away, with a median of $48,830 and employment of 120. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,452, against $54,180 here.

Employment share

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Kansas City, MO-KS (170 of 1,096,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (23,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.02 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles in Kansas City, MO-KS is $50,140. The 10th percentile is $35,500 and the 90th percentile is $73,930. Employment is 170.

How does that compare with the national median for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles?

The local median is 11.2% lower than the national median of $56,460.

What is Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles pay in Kansas City, MO-KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,140 is $54,180. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Kansas City, MO-KS compare with nearby metros for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles?

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 186 miles away, at $63,200. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.