SOC 47-2043 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Floor Sanders and Finishers make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Floor Sanders and Finishers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $63,290. The 10th percentile is $48,170 and the 90th percentile is $69,050. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$63,290
- 10th percentile
- $48,170
- 25th percentile
- $48,170
- Median
- $63,290
- 75th percentile
- $63,580
- 90th percentile
- $69,050
- Mean
- $56,990
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Floor Sanders and Finishers, the published 10th percentile is $48,170 and the 90th percentile is $69,050. The difference is $20,880, which is 33.0% 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 $48,170 to the 75th at $63,580, covers $15,410.
The mean annual wage is $56,990, which sits below the median of $63,290. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 25.5% higher than the national median of $50,440 for Floor Sanders and Finishers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,458, which is 15.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 8.7% higher than the Massachusetts median of $58,230.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,290 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Floor Sanders and Finishers at $58,458 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Floor Sanders and Finishers in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.
Highest-paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Floor Sanders and Finishers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Floor Sanders and Finishers make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Floor Sanders and Finishers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $63,290. The 10th percentile is $48,170 and the 90th percentile is $69,050.
How does that compare with the national median for Floor Sanders and Finishers?
The local median is 25.5% higher than the national median of $50,440.
What is Floor Sanders and Finishers pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $63,290 is $58,458. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.