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Highest Paying Industries for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

The top 30 highest paying industries for floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $47,330, local government, including schools and hospitals is the highest paying industry for floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles. It is followed by painting and wall covering contractors industry (average annual salary $46,700). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 30 Highest Paying Industries for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$47,330	$22,410	80
2	Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	$46,700	$28,400	n/a
3	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$45,380	$23,370	90
4	Administrative and Support Services	$43,140	$30,420	n/a
5	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$43,140	$30,420	n/a
6	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$37,780	$21,160	60
7	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$37,780	$21,160	60
8	Educational Services - Local government owned	$37,780	$21,160	60
9	Building Finishing Contractors	$37,440	$24,060	6,700
10	Specialty Trade Contractors	$37,250	$24,120	6,960
11	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$37,240	$26,640	n/a
12	Construction	$37,170	$24,290	7,440
13	Educational Services	$37,070	$21,810	70
14	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$36,980	$26,800	80
15	Wholesale Trade	$36,980	$26,800	80
16	Nonresidential Building Construction	$36,980	$31,900	n/a
17	Construction of Buildings	$36,250	$25,320	n/a
18	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$36,190	$20,950	n/a
19	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$36,190	$20,950	n/a
20	Retail Trade	$35,180	$22,700	2,020
21	Home Furnishings Stores	$35,160	$23,200	1,880
22	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$35,150	$23,210	1,880
23	Residential Building Construction	$34,510	$23,080	280
24	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$34,200	$25,160	160
25	Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	$31,420	$24,690	n/a
26	Drywall and Insulation Contractors	$31,160	$23,200	50
27	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$30,890	$22,770	n/a
28	Manufacturing	$28,310	$21,260	70
29	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$26,820	$20,950	50
30	Wood Product Manufacturing	$26,820	$20,950	50