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California carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage, county by county

A carpet and soft floor layer's prevailing wage on California public works runs from $55.74 an hour in Placer County to $99.34 in Alameda County, wages and employer payments together. The median county is $82.37.

Carpet & Soft Floor Layer rate in each California county, A to Z

58 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateIssuedSource
Alameda CountySoft Floor Layer · Santa Clara County group
$63.06 $36.28 $99.34 Aug 22, 2026200-12-1
Alpine CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Amador CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Butte CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Calaveras CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Colusa CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Contra Costa CountySoft Floor Layer · Santa Clara County group
$63.06 $36.28 $99.34 Aug 22, 2026200-12-1
Del Norte CountyResilient Tile Layer · Humboldt County group
$39.34 $18.25 $57.59 Aug 22, 2025200-1034-3
El Dorado CountyResilient Tile Layer
$37.47 $18.27 $55.74 Aug 22, 2025200-567-1
Fresno CountyTile Layer · Fresno County group
$44.35 $27.53 $71.88 Aug 22, 2026200-294-2
Glenn CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Humboldt CountyResilient Tile Layer · Humboldt County group
$39.34 $18.25 $57.59 Aug 22, 2025200-1034-3
Imperial CountyResilient Tile Layer · San Diego County group
$43.52 $21.79 $65.31 Aug 22, 2026200-1399-2
Inyo CountyResilient Tile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$46.85 $20.66 $67.51 Aug 22, 2026200-1247-1
Kern CountyResilient Tile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$46.85 $20.66 $67.51 Aug 22, 2026200-1247-1
Kings CountyTile Layer · Fresno County group
$44.35 $27.53 $71.88 Aug 22, 2026200-294-2
Lake CountySoft Floor Layer · Santa Clara County group
$63.06 $36.28 $99.34 Aug 22, 2026200-12-1
Lassen CountyResilient Tile Layer
$37.47 $18.27 $55.74 Aug 22, 2025200-567-1
Los Angeles CountyResilient Tile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$46.85 $20.66 $67.51 Aug 22, 2026200-1247-1
Madera CountyTile Layer · Fresno County group
$44.35 $27.53 $71.88 Aug 22, 2026200-294-2
Marin CountySoft Floor Layer · Santa Clara County group
$63.06 $36.28 $99.34 Aug 22, 2026200-12-1
Mariposa CountyTile Layer · Fresno County group
$44.35 $27.53 $71.88 Aug 22, 2026200-294-2
Mendocino CountySoft Floor Layer · Santa Clara County group
$63.06 $36.28 $99.34 Aug 22, 2026200-12-1
Merced CountyTile Layer · Fresno County group
$44.35 $27.53 $71.88 Aug 22, 2026200-294-2
Modoc CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Mono CountyResilient Tile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$46.85 $20.66 $67.51 Aug 22, 2026200-1247-1
Monterey CountySoft Floor Layer · Santa Clara County group
$63.06 $36.28 $99.34 Aug 22, 2026200-12-1
Napa CountySoft Floor Layer · Santa Clara County group
$63.06 $36.28 $99.34 Aug 22, 2026200-12-1
Nevada CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Orange CountyResilient Tile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$46.85 $20.66 $67.51 Aug 22, 2026200-1247-1
Placer CountyResilient Tile Layer
$37.47 $18.27 $55.74 Aug 22, 2025200-567-1
Plumas CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Riverside CountyResilient Tile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$46.85 $20.66 $67.51 Aug 22, 2026200-1247-1
Sacramento CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
San Benito CountySoft Floor Layer · Santa Clara County group
$63.06 $36.28 $99.34 Aug 22, 2026200-12-1
San Bernardino CountyResilient Tile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$46.85 $20.66 $67.51 Aug 22, 2026200-1247-1
San Diego CountyResilient Tile Layer · San Diego County group
$43.52 $21.79 $65.31 Aug 22, 2026200-1399-2
San Francisco CountySoft Floor Layer · Santa Clara County group
$63.06 $36.28 $99.34 Aug 22, 2026200-12-1
San Joaquin CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
San Luis Obispo CountyResilient Tile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$46.85 $20.66 $67.51 Aug 22, 2026200-1247-1
San Mateo CountySoft Floor Layer · Santa Clara County group
$63.06 $36.28 $99.34 Aug 22, 2026200-12-1
Santa Barbara CountyResilient Tile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$46.85 $20.66 $67.51 Aug 22, 2026200-1247-1
Santa Clara CountySoft Floor Layer · Santa Clara County group
$63.06 $36.28 $99.34 Aug 22, 2026200-12-1
Santa Cruz CountySoft Floor Layer · Santa Clara County group
$63.06 $36.28 $99.34 Aug 22, 2026200-12-1
Shasta CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Sierra CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Siskiyou CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Solano CountySoft Floor Layer · Santa Clara County group
$63.06 $36.28 $99.34 Aug 22, 2026200-12-1
Sonoma CountySoft Floor Layer · Santa Clara County group
$63.06 $36.28 $99.34 Aug 22, 2026200-12-1
Stanislaus CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Sutter CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Tehama CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Trinity CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Tulare CountyTile Layer · Fresno County group
$44.35 $27.53 $71.88 Aug 22, 2026200-294-2
Tuolumne CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Ventura CountyResilient Tile Layer · Los Angeles County group
$46.85 $20.66 $67.51 Aug 22, 2026200-1247-1
Yolo CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1
Yuba CountyResilient Tile Layer · Sacramento County group
$52.19 $30.18 $82.37 Aug 22, 2026200-1237-1

Main carpet and soft floor layer classification in each county, DIR period 2026-2. DIR sets this trade county by county. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done. Checked October 24, 2026.

San Benito County carpet and soft floor layer: $99.34 per hourShasta County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourSierra County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourFresno County carpet and soft floor layer: $71.88 per hourAmador County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourEl Dorado County carpet and soft floor layer: $55.74 per hour (split between areas)Monterey County carpet and soft floor layer: $99.34 per hourSan Bernardino County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.51 per hourTehama County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourNevada County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourTuolumne County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourSanta Barbara County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.51 per hourTrinity County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourStanislaus County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourColusa County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourAlpine County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourSiskiyou County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourDel Norte County carpet and soft floor layer: $57.59 per hourInyo County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.51 per hourSan Joaquin County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourImperial County carpet and soft floor layer: $65.31 per hourCalaveras County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourButte County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourMadera County carpet and soft floor layer: $71.88 per hourVentura County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.51 per hourOrange County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.51 per hourKern County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.51 per hourContra Costa County carpet and soft floor layer: $99.34 per hourKings County carpet and soft floor layer: $71.88 per hourMendocino County carpet and soft floor layer: $99.34 per hourSonoma County carpet and soft floor layer: $99.34 per hourYuba County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourMerced County carpet and soft floor layer: $71.88 per hourTulare County carpet and soft floor layer: $71.88 per hourSacramento County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourSolano County carpet and soft floor layer: $99.34 per hourSan Francisco County carpet and soft floor layer: $99.34 per hourMariposa County carpet and soft floor layer: $71.88 per hourMarin County carpet and soft floor layer: $99.34 per hourSutter County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourLassen County carpet and soft floor layer: $55.74 per hourRiverside County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.51 per hourPlumas County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourSanta Clara County carpet and soft floor layer: $99.34 per hourPlacer County carpet and soft floor layer: $55.74 per hour (split between areas)San Luis Obispo County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.51 per hourSan Mateo County carpet and soft floor layer: $99.34 per hourMono County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.51 per hourSan Diego County carpet and soft floor layer: $65.31 per hourNapa County carpet and soft floor layer: $99.34 per hourAlameda County carpet and soft floor layer: $99.34 per hourYolo County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourLake County carpet and soft floor layer: $99.34 per hourLos Angeles County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.51 per hourGlenn County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hourSanta Cruz County carpet and soft floor layer: $99.34 per hourHumboldt County carpet and soft floor layer: $57.59 per hourModoc County carpet and soft floor layer: $82.37 per hour
$55$67$82$82$99$99Carpet & Soft Floor Layer, main rate, total per hour, 2026-2. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties. Hatched counties are split between areas.

How much does a carpet and soft floor layer make on prevailing wage in California?

$55.74 to $99.34 an hour, base wage plus fringe benefits, depending on the county; the median county pays $82.37. 6 groups of counties with identical rates and 3 counties with rates of their own, highest main rate first, each split into base wage and employer payments on one scale.

  1. Santa Clara County group14 counties$99.34
  2. Sacramento County group21 counties$82.37
  3. Fresno County group6 counties$71.88
  4. Los Angeles County group10 counties$67.51
  5. San Diego County group2 counties$65.31
  6. Humboldt County group2 counties$57.59
  7. El Dorado County1 county$55.74
  8. Lassen County1 county$55.74
  9. Placer County1 county$55.74
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Santa Clara County group, 14 counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, SonomaSoft Floor Layer$63.06 $99.34 
Sacramento County group, 21 counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Glenn, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, YubaResilient Tile Layer$52.19 $82.37 
Fresno County group, 6 counties: Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, TulareTile Layer$44.35 $71.88 
Los Angeles County group, 10 counties: Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, VenturaResilient Tile Layer$46.85 $67.51 
San Diego County group, 2 counties: Imperial, San DiegoResilient Tile Layer$43.52 $65.31 
Humboldt County group, 2 counties: Del Norte, HumboldtResilient Tile Layer$39.34 $57.59 
El Dorado County*Resilient Tile Layer$37.47 $55.74 
Lassen CountyResilient Tile Layer$37.47 $55.74 
Placer County*Resilient Tile Layer$37.47 $55.74 

6 groups of counties with identical DIR rates, and 3 counties with rates of their own. * County split between areas; its page shows the rate for each part.

These are journeyperson rates. Apprentices are paid from separate DAS determinations that DIR publishes by craft, county and program.

Determinations: 200-1034-3, 200-12-1, 200-1237-1, 200-1247-1, 200-1399-2, 200-294-2, 200-567-1

Questions about California carpet and soft floor layer pay

What is the carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage in Los Angeles County?

$67.51 an hour: a $46.85 base wage plus $20.66 in employer payments (fringe benefits), under DIR determination 200-1247-1. Overtime and every carpet and soft floor layer classification in Los Angeles County.

Does carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Los Angeles County the $67.51 total is a $46.85 base wage plus $20.66 in employer payments (fringe benefits), about 31% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice carpet and soft floor layers get this rate?

Registered apprentices are paid DIR's apprentice rates, which DIR publishes separately by craft, county and apprenticeship program on its apprentice wage page. The rates on this site are journeyperson rates.

Why do some counties have the same carpet and soft floor layer rate?

DIR sets many trades by area or region rather than one county at a time. Across California, the 58 counties with a carpet and soft floor layer rate fall into 9 distinct sets of rates, and 6 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 21 counties (the Sacramento County group).

Which county pays carpet and soft floor layers the most in California?

Alameda County, at $99.34 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Placer County at $55.74, and the median county is $82.37.