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Soft Floor Layer Prevailing Wage Rates in Michigan (2026)

Soft Floor Layers on prevailing wage projects in Michigan are paid $20.54 to $27.16 per hour, with a median total of $27.16 across the 16 determination records listed below. That total is base rate plus fringe benefits; the median base rate is $19.59, and among the 16 records listing a fringe separately the median fringe is $7.57. Rates differ by county, construction type and funding source, so use the row that matches your project.

Lowest listed$20.54per hour, total
Median listed$27.16 median base $19.59 · median fringe $7.57
Highest listed$27.16per hour, total
Records shown16 across 16 counties

Figures above are computed over the 16 hourly records in the table below. They are not a statewide average of all soft floor layers in Michigan. Most recent determination in this set: May 18, 2026.

How much do soft floor layers earn on prevailing wage jobs in Michigan?

Every row below is one wage determination line: a soft floor layer classification, in one county, for one construction type, under one funding source. The rate that applies to your project is the row whose county, construction type and funding source all match it — a Highway rate does not apply to a Building project in the same county, and a state determination does not substitute for a federal one.

ClassificationCountyConstruction typeFundingBaseFringeTotal
Floor Layer: CarpetTuscolaBuilding#federal$19.59$7.57 $27.16
Floor Layer: CarpetSt-JosephBuilding#federal$19.59$7.57 $27.16
Floor Layer: CarpetShiawasseeBuilding#federal$19.59$7.57 $27.16
Floor Layer: CarpetSanilacBuilding#federal$19.59$7.57 $27.16
Floor Layer: CarpetOsceolaBuilding#federal$19.59$7.57 $27.16
Floor Layer: CarpetOceanaBuilding#federal$19.59$7.57 $27.16
Floor Layer: CarpetMontcalmBuilding#federal$19.59$7.57 $27.16
Floor Layer: CarpetMidlandBuilding#federal$19.27$7.57 $26.84
Floor Layer: CarpetMecostaBuilding#federal$19.59$7.57 $27.16
Floor Layer: CarpetMasonBuilding#federal$19.59$7.57 $27.16
Floor Layer: CarpetLenaweeBuilding#federal$19.59$7.57 $27.16
Floor Layer: CarpetLakeBuilding#federal$19.59$7.57 $27.16
Floor Layer: CarpetIsabellaBuilding#federal$19.59$7.57 $27.16
Floor Layer: CarpetBranchBuilding#federal$19.59$7.57 $27.16
Floor Layer: CarpetArenacBuilding#federal$19.59$7.57 $27.16
Floor Layer: Vinyl FlooringSaginawBuilding#federal$16.81$3.73 $20.54

What does the soft floor layer classification cover?

Soft floor layers install carpet, resilient sheet and tile, and other non-hard flooring, including substrate preparation. The classification is sometimes folded into the carpenter rate and sometimes rated separately, which changes the number materially.

Work typically covered

  • Carpet and carpet tile
  • Resilient sheet and LVT
  • Substrate preparation and levelling
  • Base and transition strips
  • Static-control flooring

Also listed as

  • Floor Layer
  • Carpet Layer
  • Resilient Floor Layer

In this Michigan result set the work appears under 2 distinct classification names.

Soft Floor Layer rates by county in Michigan

Prevailing wage is set county by county. These are the Michigan counties with soft floor layer records in the set above — open one to see every classification on that county's determination, not just this trade.

Arenac CountySoft Floor Layer ratesBranch CountySoft Floor Layer ratesIsabella CountySoft Floor Layer ratesLake CountySoft Floor Layer ratesLenawee CountySoft Floor Layer ratesMason CountySoft Floor Layer ratesMecosta CountySoft Floor Layer ratesMidland CountySoft Floor Layer ratesMontcalm CountySoft Floor Layer ratesOceana CountySoft Floor Layer ratesOsceola CountySoft Floor Layer ratesSaginaw CountySoft Floor Layer ratesSanilac CountySoft Floor Layer ratesShiawassee CountySoft Floor Layer ratesSt-Joseph CountySoft Floor Layer ratesTuscola CountySoft Floor Layer rates

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Soft Floor Layer prevailing wage questions

What is the prevailing wage for a soft floor layer in Michigan?

Across the 16 federal-funded determination records WageFinder lists for soft floor layers in Michigan, total prevailing wage runs from $20.54 to $27.16 per hour, median $27.16. There is no single statewide figure: each county's determination sets its own rate, and the same county can carry different rates for Building, Highway, Heavy and Residential work.

Does the soft floor layer rate include benefits?

The total prevailing wage shown is the base hourly rate plus the fringe benefit rate. Of the 16 Michigan records on this page, 16 list a fringe amount separately, with a median of $7.57 per hour — roughly 28% of the median total. The rest list no separate fringe, meaning the base rate is the whole obligation. Fringe can be paid as bona fide benefit plan contributions, as cash added to the paycheck, or as a mix of both.

Which Michigan counties have soft floor layer rates?

This page lists soft floor layer records for 16 counties in Michigan: Arenac, Branch, Isabella, Lake, Lenawee, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Montcalm, Oceana, Osceola, Saginaw, and others. Determinations that apply statewide appear under a statewide entry rather than a named county.

How current are these Michigan soft floor layer rates?

The most recent determination in this set is dated May 18, 2026. WageFinder re-reads the official sources weekly, but the date that matters for compliance is the determination date on the document itself, which is shown on every wage detail page and links back to the government source.

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