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Virginia carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage, county or city by county or city

A carpet and soft floor layer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Virginia runs from $17.42 an hour in Portsmouth (independent city) to $18.75 in Alexandria (independent city). The median county or city is $18.75.

Carpet & Soft Floor Layer rate in each Virginia county or city, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

33 localities
County or cityBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Alexandria (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Arlington County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 Oct 15, 2026VA20260013 Mod 4
Arlington CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Arlington County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 Oct 15, 2026VA20260013 Mod 4
Chesapeake (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 May 18, 2026VA20260135 Mod 1
Clarke CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 May 18, 2026VA20260018 Mod 3
Culpeper CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Stafford County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 May 18, 2026VA20260174 Mod 3
Fairfax (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Fairfax County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 Oct 15, 2026VA20260178 Mod 4
Fairfax CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Fairfax County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 Oct 15, 2026VA20260178 Mod 4
Falls Church (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Fairfax County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 Oct 15, 2026VA20260178 Mod 4
Fauquier CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 May 18, 2026VA20260020 Mod 3
Frederick CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Frederick County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 Oct 15, 2026VA20260021 Mod 3
Fredericksburg (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Spotsylvania County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 Oct 15, 2026VA20260165 Mod 3
Gloucester CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET · Suffolk (independent city) group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1
Hampton (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 May 18, 2026VA20260138 Mod 1
Isle of Wight CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET · Suffolk (independent city) group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1
James City CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET · Suffolk (independent city) group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1
Loudoun CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 May 18, 2026VA20260158 Mod 3
Manassas (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Prince William County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 Oct 15, 2026VA20260162 Mod 4
Manassas Park (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Prince William County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 Oct 15, 2026VA20260162 Mod 4
Mathews CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET · Suffolk (independent city) group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1
Newport News (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 May 18, 2026VA20260140 Mod 1
Norfolk (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 May 18, 2026VA20260141 Mod 1
Poquoson (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET · Suffolk (independent city) group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1
Portsmouth (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET
$17.42 $0.00 $17.42 May 18, 2026VA20260142 Mod 1
Prince William CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Prince William County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 Oct 15, 2026VA20260162 Mod 4
Rappahannock CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Stafford County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 May 18, 2026VA20260174 Mod 3
Spotsylvania CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Spotsylvania County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 Oct 15, 2026VA20260165 Mod 3
Stafford CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Stafford County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 May 18, 2026VA20260174 Mod 3
Suffolk (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET · Suffolk (independent city) group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1
Virginia Beach (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 May 18, 2026VA20260145 Mod 1
Warren CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 May 18, 2026VA20260168 Mod 2
Williamsburg (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET · Suffolk (independent city) group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1
Winchester (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS · Frederick County group
$18.75 $0.00 $18.75 Oct 15, 2026VA20260021 Mod 3
York CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET · Suffolk (independent city) group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1

Main carpet and soft floor layer classification in each county or city, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Waynesboro (independent city): no rate for this tradeEmporia (independent city): no rate for this tradeBuena Vista (independent city): no rate for this tradeDanville (independent city): no rate for this tradeGalax (independent city): no rate for this tradeHarrisonburg (independent city): no rate for this tradeMartinsville (independent city): no rate for this tradeCharlottesville (independent city): no rate for this tradeKing George County: no rate for this tradeRichmond County: no rate for this tradeScott County: no rate for this tradeBotetourt County: no rate for this tradeYork County carpet and soft floor layer: $17.50 per hourRappahannock County carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourGreene County: no rate for this tradeRadford (independent city): no rate for this tradeLouisa County: no rate for this tradeSalem (independent city): no rate for this tradeHopewell (independent city): no rate for this tradeFalls Church (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourLexington (independent city): no rate for this tradeCumberland County: no rate for this tradePulaski County: no rate for this tradeLoudoun County carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourAppomattox County: no rate for this tradeNorton (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenrico County: no rate for this tradeFranklin (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenry County: no rate for this tradeHampton (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $17.50 per hourHighland County: no rate for this tradeKing William County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeRichmond (independent city): no rate for this tradeAmherst County: no rate for this tradeMathews County carpet and soft floor layer: $17.50 per hourPetersburg (independent city): no rate for this tradeGoochland County: no rate for this tradeAlbemarle County: no rate for this tradePrince Edward County: no rate for this tradeCaroline County: no rate for this tradeFluvanna County: no rate for this tradeNorthumberland County: no rate for this tradeIsle of Wight County carpet and soft floor layer: $17.50 per hourManassas Park (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourKing and Queen County: no rate for this tradeBristol (independent city): no rate for this tradeColonial Heights (independent city): no rate for this tradeTazewell County: no rate for this tradeClarke County carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourHalifax County: no rate for this tradeArlington County carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourSurry County: no rate for this tradeWarren County carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeWise County: no rate for this tradeWinchester (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourCharles City County: no rate for this tradePage County: no rate for this tradeBland County: no rate for this tradeSussex County: no rate for this tradeLunenburg County: no rate for this tradeBuchanan County: no rate for this tradeMecklenburg County: no rate for this tradeAmelia County: no rate for this tradeGloucester County carpet and soft floor layer: $17.50 per hourShenandoah County: no rate for this tradeDickenson County: no rate for this tradeStaunton (independent city): no rate for this tradeFloyd County: no rate for this tradeRoanoke (independent city): no rate for this tradeAlleghany County: no rate for this tradeGiles County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County: no rate for this tradeBath County: no rate for this tradePittsylvania County: no rate for this tradeNorthampton County: no rate for this tradeCulpeper County carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourJames City County carpet and soft floor layer: $17.50 per hourFauquier County carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourOrange County: no rate for this tradeLynchburg (independent city): no rate for this tradeCampbell County: no rate for this tradeNorfolk (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $17.50 per hourPoquoson (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $17.50 per hourPortsmouth (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $17.42 per hourChesterfield County: no rate for this tradeSuffolk (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $17.50 per hourCraig County: no rate for this tradeFrederick County carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourChesapeake (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $17.50 per hourDinwiddie County: no rate for this tradePowhatan County: no rate for this tradeGreensville County: no rate for this tradeHanover County: no rate for this tradeRockbridge County: no rate for this tradeSpotsylvania County carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourStafford County carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourCarroll County: no rate for this tradeNewport News (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $17.50 per hourGrayson County: no rate for this tradeAccomack County: no rate for this tradePrince George County: no rate for this tradeNew Kent County: no rate for this tradeWythe County: no rate for this tradePatrick County: no rate for this tradeSouthampton County: no rate for this tradeCharlotte County: no rate for this tradeRockingham County: no rate for this tradeWilliamsburg (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $17.50 per hourSmyth County: no rate for this tradeMiddlesex County: no rate for this tradeAlexandria (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourBrunswick County: no rate for this tradeFairfax (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourManassas (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourNottoway County: no rate for this tradePrince William County carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourRussell County: no rate for this tradeBuckingham County: no rate for this tradeAugusta County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeFairfax County carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourWestmoreland County: no rate for this tradeLancaster County: no rate for this tradeEssex County: no rate for this tradeBedford County: no rate for this tradeRoanoke County: no rate for this tradeFredericksburg (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $18.75 per hourVirginia Beach (independent city) carpet and soft floor layer: $17.50 per hourNelson County: no rate for this tradeCovington (independent city): no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this trade
$17.42$17.50$17.50$18.75$18.75$18.75Carpet & Soft Floor Layer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

$17.42 to $18.75 an hour depending on the county or city; the median county or city pays $18.75. 7 groups of localities with identical rates and 10 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Fairfax County group3 localities$18.75
  2. Prince William County group3 localities$18.75
  3. Stafford County group3 localities$18.75
  4. Arlington County group2 localities$18.75
  5. Frederick County group2 localities$18.75
  6. Spotsylvania County group2 localities$18.75
  7. Clarke County1 county or city$18.75
  8. Fauquier County1 county or city$18.75
  9. Loudoun County1 county or city$18.75
  10. Warren County1 county or city$18.75
  11. Suffolk (independent city) group8 localities$17.50
  12. Chesapeake (independent city)1 county or city$17.50
  13. Hampton (independent city)1 county or city$17.50
  14. Newport News (independent city)1 county or city$17.50
  15. Norfolk (independent city)1 county or city$17.50
  16. Virginia Beach (independent city)1 county or city$17.50
  17. Portsmouth (independent city)1 county or city$17.42
Which localities share a rate
Counties and citiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Fairfax County group, 3 localities: Fairfax, Fairfax (city), Falls Church (city)FLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$18.75 $18.75 
Prince William County group, 3 localities: Manassas (city), Manassas Park (city), Prince WilliamFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$18.75 $18.75 
Stafford County group, 3 localities: Culpeper, Rappahannock, StaffordFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$18.75 $18.75 
Arlington County group, 2 localities: Alexandria (city), ArlingtonFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$18.75 $18.75 
Frederick County group, 2 localities: Frederick, Winchester (city)FLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$18.75 $18.75 
Spotsylvania County group, 2 localities: Fredericksburg (city), SpotsylvaniaFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$18.75 $18.75 
Clarke CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$18.75 $18.75 
Fauquier CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$18.75 $18.75 
Loudoun CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$18.75 $18.75 
Warren CountyFLOOR LAYER: SOFT FLOORS$18.75 $18.75 
Suffolk (independent city) group, 8 localities: Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Poquoson (city), Suffolk (city), Williamsburg (city), YorkFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$17.50 $17.50 
Chesapeake (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET$17.50 $17.50 
Hampton (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET$17.50 $17.50 
Newport News (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET$17.50 $17.50 
Norfolk (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET$17.50 $17.50 
Virginia Beach (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET$17.50 $17.50 
Portsmouth (independent city)FLOOR LAYER: CARPET$17.42 $17.42 

7 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 10 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Virginia carpet and soft floor layer pay

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

$18.75 an hour: a $18.75 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260178, modification 4. Overtime and every carpet and soft floor layer classification in Fairfax County.

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

Yes. In Fairfax County the $18.75 total is a $18.75 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage pay overtime in Virginia?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice carpet and soft floor layers get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

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

DOL often publishes the same carpet and soft floor layer rates for several localities. Across Virginia, the 33 localities with a carpet and soft floor layer rate fall into 17 distinct sets of rates, and 7 of those sets are shared by more than one county or city; the largest covers 8 localities (the Suffolk (independent city) group).