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Floor Sanders and Finishers Salary in Raleigh, NC

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Floor Sanders and Finishers in Raleigh, NC have a median annual salary of $39,920, with 30 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $36,820 at the 10th percentile to $47,320 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$39,920

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$19.19

Employment

30

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$36,820
10th
$37,990
25th
$39,920
Median
$47,320
75th
$47,320
90th

Local compared with national

Raleigh, NC

$39,920

Median annual · 2025

United States

$50,440

Median annual · 2025

The Raleigh, NC median is 20.9% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $10,520).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operation and ControlImportance 3.1
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  3. 3.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  4. 4.MonitoringImportance 2.9
  5. 5.Operations MonitoringImportance 2.9
  6. 6.Time ManagementImportance 2.9
  7. 7.SpeakingImportance 2.8
  8. 8.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.8
  9. 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.8
  10. 10.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.6
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 2.6
  12. 12.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.6

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Floor planning software
  • FloorCOST Estimator for Excel
  • Flooring Technologies QFloors
  • Measure Square
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Pacific Solutions FloorRight
  • Vimeo

Common tasks

  • Buff and vacuum floors to ensure their cleanliness prior to the application of finish.
  • Scrape and sand floor edges and areas inaccessible to floor sanders, using scrapers, disk-type sanders, and sandpaper.
  • Inspect floors for smoothness.
  • Attach sandpaper to rollers of sanding machines.
  • Guide sanding machines over surfaces of floors until surfaces are smooth.
  • Apply filler compound and coats of finish to floors to seal wood.
  • Remove excess glue from joints, using knives, scrapers, or wood chisels.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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