FairangeFlooring · MA
Flooring cost in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA
Planning ranges for flooring work in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, built from BLS OEWS May 2025 wages (SOC 47-2042) plus our published hours and materials. Open any job row to run it on your ZIP.
Last updated from data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · PPI construction materials 2026-09 · estimates only
How this market compares
If you are pricing Flooring work in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, the wage file is the honest place to start. Mean hourly pay here sits about 48% above the national OEWS mean.
Mean Flooring pay here is $44.01/hr — national rank 2 of 86 areas that publish this occupation. Inside MA, that is rank 1 of 3 published areas. Hourly wages stretch from $30.03 (10th percentile) to $59.25 (90th). That $29.22 gap is why two bids on the same scope can still look honest.
OEWS counts about 740 Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles jobs in this area. Nationwide that occupation is about 23,640. How a few common projects pencil out against the national mid: LVP / Luxury Vinyl Plank Installation mid estimate $2,444 here vs $1,896 U.S. (29% above).
Same-state comparison: Springfield ($37.67, 6.34 lower); Worcester ($36.85, 7.16 lower); Amherst Town-Northampton.
Local tip: Local code, permit fees, and how busy crews are this month move numbers as much as wage rates do.
Sample project ranges
| Project | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| LVP / Luxury Vinyl Plank Installation (default size) (calc) | $1,113 | $2,444 | $5,605 |
What usually moves the number
- Scope surprises: duct repairs, panel upgrades, extra roof layers.
- How booked local crews are this season.
- Materials choices — we only nudge materials with a dampened regional factor. See methodology.
Rebates (verify; don’t trust a random Facebook ad)
Check IRS, ENERGY STAR, and DSIRE for any incentives that apply to this project. Start with IRS, ENERGY STAR, and DSIRE.
Getting quotes without the circus
- Screenshot our mid/low/high band.
- Ask three licensed, insured pros for written scopes.
- Compare exclusions — permits, haul-away, thermostats, flashing — before crowning a winner.
Flooring cost FAQ — Boston-Cambridge-Newton
How much does flooring cost in Boston-Cambridge-Newton?
We combine OEWS wages for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles with published hours and materials assumptions for jobs like lvp / luxury vinyl plank installation. Treat the table as a planning band, then collect written bids.
Where do the wages come from?
BLS OEWS May 2025 — mean $44.01, median $47.25, p10–p90 $30.03–$59.25 (SOC 47-2042).
Is this a contractor quote?
No. Fairange publishes educational planning ranges. Markup is 2.0× / 2.25× / 2.5× on labor; materials use cited retail baselines with a dampened regional factor. See methodology.
Why might this look like a national average?
OEWS publishes Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles wages in relatively few areas. If your ZIP has no local cell, Fairange uses the U.S. mean and labels it.
Job guides: LVP / Luxury Vinyl Plank Installation. Reports: repair labor by metro. Open calculator with your ZIP.
Check our math
BLS OEWS May 2025 · local hourly means the calculator uses
| Floor layer (47-2042) | $44.01/hr mean |
Source: official BLS OEWS data for this area · area index: oessrcma.htm.
Contractor markup (2.0× / 2.25× / 2.5×) and the regional materials factor are ours — see methodology.
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