What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a floor layer in Pennsylvania?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Pennsylvania publish 36 floor layer classification rates ranging from $7.25 to $56.51 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in Pennsylvania have a published floor layer rate?

67 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one floor layer classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. Pennsylvania may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Pennsylvania prevailing wage page.

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Floor Layer prevailing wage rates in Pennsylvania

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 23 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Pennsylvania publish 36 floor layer classification rates, across 23 determinations covering 67 counties.
Those published base rates run from $7.25 to $56.51 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Building, Heavy, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting floor layer rates in Pennsylvania: 2026-09-03.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

This page collects every classification in Pennsylvania's active federal determinations that is a form of floor layer work (carpet, resilient and soft floor covering) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

PA20260001 rev 6 · Building · Allegheny

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$35.94	19.02	CARP1759-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260001 on SAM.gov.

PA20260003 rev 1 · Building · Philadelphia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$56.51	32.39	CARP0251-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260003 on SAM.gov.

PA20260005 rev 3 · Residential · Beaver, Fayette, Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$33.01	16.45	CARP1759-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260005 on SAM.gov.

PA20260011 rev 2 · Residential · Erie

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$28.02	12.59	CARP0081-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260011 on SAM.gov.

PA20260012 rev 3 · Residential · Allegheny

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
SOFT FLOOR LAYER	$33.01	16.45	CARP1759-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260012 on SAM.gov.

PA20260018 rev 5 · Heavy · Adams, Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Cumberland and 23 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$31.47	24.69	CARP1823-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260018 on SAM.gov.

PA20260020 rev 5 · Heavy · Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler and 27 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET (ERIE COUNTY)	$29.74	15.23	CARP0251-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET (BEDFORD, BLAIR, CAMBRIA, CAMERON, CENTRE, CLARION, CLEARFIELD, CLINTON, CRAWFORD, ELK, FOREST, FRANKLIN, FULTON, HUNTINGDON, INDIANA, JEFFERSON, MIFFLIN, POTTE	$28.51	15.23	CARP0251-012 collectively bargained (union) rate
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET (MCKEAN, VENANGO, AND WARREN COUNTIES)	$28.11	13.88	CARP0251-013 collectively bargained (union) rate
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET (ALLEGHENY, ARMSTRONG, BEAVER, BUTLER, FAYETTE, WASHINGTON, WESTMORELAND, LAWRENCE, MERCER AND GREENE COUNTIES)	$33.75	17.03	CARP0251-014 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260020 on SAM.gov.

PA20260025 rev 1 · Residential · Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$7.25	0.00	SUPA1993-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260025 on SAM.gov.

PA20260026 rev 1 · Residential · Blair, Centre

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$8.00	0.00	SUPA1992-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260026 on SAM.gov.

PA20260041 rev 2 · Residential · Mercer

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$33.01	16.45	CARP1759-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260041 on SAM.gov.

PA20260073 rev 2 · Building · Adams

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: VINYL FLOORING ONLY	$19.71	5.94	SUPA2011-031 DOL wage survey rate
FLOOR LAYER: HARDWOOD FLOORS ONLY	$26.91	11.88	SUPA2011-031 DOL wage survey rate
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET ONLY	$18.78	5.02	SUPA2011-031 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260073 on SAM.gov.

PA20260075 rev 5 · Building · Beaver

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: VINYL FLOORING	$28.11	7.03	SUPA2011-033 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260075 on SAM.gov.

PA20260085 rev 2 · Building · Cumberland

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET ONLY	$25.71	12.02	SUPA2011-043 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260085 on SAM.gov.

PA20260086 rev 2 · Building · Dauphin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET ONLY	$25.71	12.02	SUPA2011-044 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260086 on SAM.gov.

PA20260090 rev 3 · Building · Franklin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: VINYL FLOORING ONLY	$19.71	5.94	SUPA2011-048 DOL wage survey rate
FLOOR LAYER: HARDWOOD FLOORS ONLY	$26.91	11.88	SUPA2011-048 DOL wage survey rate
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET ONLY	$18.78	5.02	SUPA2011-048 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260090 on SAM.gov.

PA20260092 rev 2 · Building · Lancaster

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: VINYL FLOORING ONLY	$19.71	5.94	SUPA2011-050 DOL wage survey rate
FLOOR LAYER: HARDWOOD FLOORS ONLY	$26.91	11.88	SUPA2011-050 DOL wage survey rate
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET ONLY	$18.78	5.02	SUPA2011-050 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260092 on SAM.gov.

PA20260093 rev 2 · Building · Lebanon

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: VINYL FLOORING ONLY	$19.71	5.94	SUPA2011-051 DOL wage survey rate
FLOOR LAYER: HARDWOOD FLOORS ONLY	$26.91	11.88	SUPA2011-051 DOL wage survey rate
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET ONLY	$18.78	5.02	SUPA2011-051 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260093 on SAM.gov.

PA20260102 rev 2 · Building · Perry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET ONLY	$25.71	12.02	SUPA2011-060 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260102 on SAM.gov.

PA20260107 rev 2 · Building · York

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: VINYL FLOORING ONLY	$24.67	11.22	SUPA2011-065 DOL wage survey rate
FLOOR LAYER: HARDWOOD FLOORS ONLY	$26.91	11.88	SUPA2011-065 DOL wage survey rate
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET ONLY	$18.78	5.02	SUPA2011-065 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260107 on SAM.gov.

PA20260109 rev 1 · Residential · Delaware

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
SOFT FLOOR LAYER	$40.39	29.09	CARP0251-015 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260109 on SAM.gov.

PA20260110 rev 1 · Residential · Montgomery

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
SOFT FLOOR LAYER	$40.39	29.09	CARP0251-015 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260110 on SAM.gov.

PA20260114 rev 3 · Residential · Philadelphia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
SOFT FLOOR LAYER	$40.39	29.09	CARP0251-015 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260114 on SAM.gov.

PA20260118 rev 1 · Residential · Bucks, Chester

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
SOFT FLOOR LAYER	$40.39	29.09	CARP0251-015 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260118 on SAM.gov.

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