Flooring installers prepare subfloors and lay carpet, hardwood, engineered wood, vinyl and LVP, laminate, linoleum, and resilient floor coverings. It is a skilled trade, and pay reflects the certification and the range of surfaces an installer can handle. This guide sets out what it pays.
The official wage band
Job Bank classifies this trade under NOC 73113, Floor covering installers. These are the official hourly wages for the trade in Canada, low to high, updated November 19, 2025.
| Level | Hourly |
|---|---|
| Low | $17.00 |
| Median | $26.00 |
| High | $43.00 |
Regional medians cluster around $26, with the Toronto median near $26.20 and the Alberta average around $28.36.
Reading the band
The band is wide because it spans a first-year apprentice near the floor and a certified journeyperson working hardwood, resilient, and complex installs at the top. Read the upper end as the Red Seal, hardwood, and commercial-resilient end, where subfloor prep, moisture and pH testing, and take-offs are part of the job.
What lifts your pay
- Red Seal certification and journeyperson status
- Hardwood, engineered wood, and resilient or heat-welded commercial vinyl experience
- Subfloor prep, moisture and pH testing, and quantity take-off skills
- Command of the tools of the trade: knee-kicker, power stretcher, and seaming iron
- Subcontract crews that supply their own tools, transport, and insurance
A note on tile
Tilesetting is a separate trade code from floor covering, so the wage figures above cover NOC 73113 (carpet, wood, vinyl, and resilient), not tile. Tilesetters are welcome on this board as an adjacent trade the same flooring companies hire, but their official wage data sits under their own occupation.
Reading the ranges
These bands cover NOC 73113, the floor covering trade. Apprentices and newer installers sit near the floor. Certified journeyperson installers with hardwood and resilient experience sit toward the ceiling, and Quebec, where the trade is compulsory, shows one of the highest bands in the country.
Sources: Job Bank Canada wage data (NOC 73113, updated November 19, 2025) and the Red Seal program.
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