Soft Floor Layer Prevailing Wage Rates in Virginia (2026)
Soft Floor Layers on prevailing wage projects in Virginia are paid $17.42 to $18.75 per hour, with a median total of $17.50 across the 26 determination records listed below. That total is base rate plus fringe benefits. Rates differ by county, construction type and funding source, so use the row that matches your project.
Figures above are computed over the 26 hourly records in the table below. They are not a statewide average of all soft floor layers in Virginia. Most recent determination in this set: May 18, 2026.
How much do soft floor layers earn on prevailing wage jobs in Virginia?
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.
| Classification | County | Construction type | Funding | Base | Fringe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor Layer: Soft Floors | Fairfax | Building | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Floor Layer: Soft Floors | Culpeper | Building | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Floor Layer: Soft Floors | Rappahannock | Building | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Floor Layer: Soft Floors | Stafford | Building | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Floor Layer: Soft Floors | Warren | Building | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Floor Layer: Soft Floors | Spotsylvania | Building | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Floor Layer: Soft Floors | Prince-William | Building | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Floor Layer: Soft Floors | Loudoun | Building | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Floor Layer: Carpet | Gloucester | Residential | #federal | $17.50 | — | $17.50 |
| Floor Layer: Carpet | Isle-Of-Wight | Residential | #federal | $17.50 | — | $17.50 |
| Floor Layer: Carpet | James* | Residential | #federal | $17.50 | — | $17.50 |
| Floor Layer: Carpet | Mathews | Residential | #federal | $17.50 | — | $17.50 |
| Floor Layer: Carpet | Poquoson* | Residential | #federal | $17.50 | — | $17.50 |
| Floor Layer: Carpet | Suffolk* | Residential | #federal | $17.50 | — | $17.50 |
| Floor Layer: Carpet | Williamsburg* | Residential | #federal | $17.50 | — | $17.50 |
| Floor Layer: Carpet | York | Residential | #federal | $17.50 | — | $17.50 |
| Floor Layer: Carpet | Virginia-Beach* | Residential | #federal | $17.50 | — | $17.50 |
| Floor Layer: Carpet | Portsmouth* | Residential | #federal | $17.42 | — | $17.42 |
| Floor Layer: Carpet | Norfolk* | Residential | #federal | $17.50 | — | $17.50 |
| Floor Layer: Carpet | Newport-News* | Residential | #federal | $17.50 | — | $17.50 |
| Floor Layer: Carpet | Hampton* | Residential | #federal | $17.50 | — | $17.50 |
| Floor Layer: Carpet | Chesapeake* | Residential | #federal | $17.50 | — | $17.50 |
| Floor Layer: Soft Floors | Frederick | Building | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Floor Layer: Soft Floors | Fauquier | Building | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Floor Layer: Soft Floors | Clarke | Building | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Floor Layer: Soft Floors | Arlington | Building | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
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 Virginia result set the work appears under 2 distinct classification names.
Soft Floor Layer rates by county in Virginia
Prevailing wage is set county by county. These are the Virginia 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.
Other trades in Virginia
Soft Floor Layer prevailing wage questions
What is the prevailing wage for a soft floor layer in Virginia?
Across the 26 federal-funded determination records WageFinder lists for soft floor layers in Virginia, total prevailing wage runs from $17.42 to $18.75 per hour, median $17.50. 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. None of these records list a separate fringe amount, which is common on non-union federal determinations — in that case the total is the base rate alone. Fringe can be paid as bona fide benefit plan contributions, as cash added to the paycheck, or as a mix of both.
Which Virginia counties have soft floor layer rates?
This page lists soft floor layer records for 26 counties in Virginia: Arlington, Chesapeake*, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Gloucester, Hampton*, Isle-Of-Wight, James*, Loudoun, and others. Determinations that apply statewide appear under a statewide entry rather than a named county.
How current are these Virginia 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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