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

How much do Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles make in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is $38,870. The 10th percentile is $31,840 and the 90th percentile is $54,910. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$38,870

10th percentile
$31,840
25th percentile
$37,420
Median
$38,870
75th percentile
$46,300
90th percentile
$54,910
Mean
$43,000

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles, the published 10th percentile is $31,840 and the 90th percentile is $54,910. The difference is $23,070, which is 59.4% 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 $37,420 to the 75th at $46,300, covers $8,880.

The mean annual wage is $43,000, which sits above the median of $38,870. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX median is 31.2% 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 $41,038, which is 27.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.8% lower than the Texas median of $43,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 94.716, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,870 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles at $41,038 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. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ranks 3rd 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).).

  • Waco, TX is 169 miles away, with a median of $48,630 and employment of 70. That median is 25.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,545, against $41,038 here.
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 198 miles away, with a median of $43,020 and employment of 380. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,618, against $41,038 here.

Employment share

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (90 of 1,126,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (23,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.53 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is $38,870. The 10th percentile is $31,840 and the 90th percentile is $54,910. Employment is 90.

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

The local median is 31.2% lower than the national median of $56,460.

What is Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 94.716, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,870 is $41,038. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX compare with nearby metros for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles?

Waco, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 169 miles away, at $48,630. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.