Commercial flooring recruiters serving Phoenix.
Office, retail, and healthcare driving demand. Polished concrete and specialty resilient flooring for healthcare in particular short supply. Hospitality build-out adds steady commercial work.
Healthcare, not the fab campuses.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below. What the hub does name: office, retail, and healthcare driving demand - not TSMC's or Intel's semiconductor fabs that drive other trades on the same page.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial flooring contractors in Phoenix against that documented context.
A $2B+ hospital system expansion.
One named healthcare driver, distinct from the semiconductor headlines elsewhere on this metro's hub page.
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Steady multi-year work across Banner's hospital campuses through 2028. The metro's named healthcare driver behind specialty resilient flooring's particular short supply.
What commercial flooring roles pay in Phoenix.
In the Phoenix metro, BLS puts the median for floor layers at $44,740 a year, 21% below the $56,460 national median. Among the 56 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Phoenix ranks 51st on pay. Most of the market sits between $31,200 and $65,350. Of the other field roles, tile and stone setter pays the most locally, at a $53,500 median. Floor layers, tile setters and carpet installers are published separately, which is why the range across the rows below is wide. BLS does not publish Phoenix pay for floor sander / finisher, which it withholds where a metro's sample is too small to be reliable. National benchmarks by role are in the 2026 Commercial Flooring Salary Guide.
| Role | Phoenix median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor LayerFloor Layers (47-2042) | $44,740 | $31,200–$65,350 | $56,460 | −21% | – |
| Tile and Stone SetterTile and Stone Setters (47-2044) | $53,500 | $37,290–$69,290 | $55,690 | −4% | 780 |
| Carpet InstallerCarpet Installers (47-2041) | $47,920 | $46,100–$53,880 | $50,340 | −5% | 170 |
| Floor Sander / FinisherFloor Sanders and Finishers (47-2043) | – | – | $50,440 | – | – |
| Flooring ForemanFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $79,840 | $59,350–$103,620 | $79,920 | 0% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Phoenix metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile. Headcount is shown for field occupations only; management, estimating and supervisory codes are counted across every industry in the metro.
What candidates expect. What credentials matter. What kills offers.
We don't tell prospective clients who their competitors are hiring - that's a discipline our clients value, and we'll honor it on a call. What we will share publicly: how Phoenix commercial flooring hiring actually plays out in 2026.
Why we don't tie this page to TSMC or Intel
TSMC's $65B+ fab campus and Intel's $20B+ Ocotillo expansion are the metro's largest named projects, driving real premiums for cleanroom mechanical and process trades. The hub's own flooring mini doesn't connect either to flooring demand - it names office, retail, and healthcare instead.
Why Banner Health's expansion is the named healthcare driver
Banner's $2B+ system-wide expansion is the metro's named healthcare capital project, directly connected in the hub's own data to specialty resilient flooring's short supply.
What this means for sourcing
We source against verified specialty resilient flooring and polished concrete experience, not resume claims, given the healthcare-driven shortage the hub names.
Realistic timelines
Standard commercial flooring roles: 4-6 weeks intake to signed offer, consistent with the region's broader hiring timeline. First slate of vetted candidates within 48 hours regardless.
The commercial flooring positions we fill, most often.
Across all Phoenix commercial flooring clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months.
- Specialty resilient flooring installer (healthcare)
- Polished concrete crew lead
- Commercial flooring project manager
- Hospitality flooring installer
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Phoenix, see the Phoenix metro overview. To learn more about commercial flooring generally (across all 100+ markets we serve), see our Commercial Flooring industry page.
How we recruit commercial flooring in Phoenix, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Phoenix's commercial flooring segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Phoenix flooring work, we also confirm whether the role is healthcare-grade resilient flooring, polished concrete, or hospitality installation.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Phoenix commercial flooring candidate network, filtered for verified healthcare-facility experience where relevant.
- Vetted short list (week one to several weeks). Three to five candidates. We verify real installation history rather than a line on a resume.
- Offer and close. Standard roles close in 4-6 weeks. We help with offer math against Phoenix's documented general context.
How Phoenix's commercial flooring market compares
In 2023 the Phoenix metro had 56 nonresidential flooring contractors (counted by business location). BLS publishes that count but withholds headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers. The number of these employers fell 6.7%, as firms merged, closed or moved out. That works out to 1.1 per 100,000 residents, close to the 1.0 national rate.
Among the 54 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Phoenix ranks 49th for median pay for floor layers. Pay here is among the lowest we see, which makes relocation offers from higher-paying metros a real retention risk.
| Metro | Median pay | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | $44,740 | 56 |
| Tucson | – | 5 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Phoenix metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Phoenix's commercial flooring market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential flooring contractors in Phoenix rose from 49 in 2018 to 56 in 2023, up 14%, ahead of the 7% national rise. Headcount and pay for those firms are withheld in Phoenix, so the occupation figures above are the better guide to what hiring costs.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential flooring contractors: business locations | 49 | 56 | +14% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Frequently asked — commercial flooring hiring in Phoenix.
Is Phoenix's flooring demand tied to TSMC's or Intel's fab campuses?
No - both are real, well-documented semiconductor projects, but the hub's own flooring data doesn't connect either to flooring demand. The hub instead names office, retail, and healthcare, with Banner Health's expansion as the named healthcare driver.
What is driving commercial flooring demand in Phoenix right now?
Office, retail, and healthcare (led by Banner Health's $2B+ expansion) are driving demand, with specialty resilient flooring for healthcare in particular short supply and steady hospitality build-out in downtown Phoenix and Scottsdale.
What do floor layers earn in Phoenix?
BLS puts the Phoenix median for floor layers at $44,740 a year, 21% below the $56,460 national median. That ranks 51st of 56 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Experience carries a clear premium, $31,200 at the 10th percentile against $65,350 at the 90th - a 2.1x gap - so an offer at the median mostly reaches newer workers.
Which commercial flooring roles pay the most in Phoenix?
Of the roles we recruit for, Flooring Foreman pays the most in Phoenix, a $79,840 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Tile and Stone Setter at $53,500, 33% below it. Floor Layer is the lowest-paid field role at $44,740. Floor Layer trails national pay the most (21% below).
How many nonresidential flooring contractors operate in Phoenix?
BLS counted 56 nonresidential flooring contractors in Phoenix in 2023. Up from 49 in 2018, a 14% increase against 7% growth nationally. BLS withholds their combined headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers.
Which nearby metros compete with Phoenix for floor layers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Las Vegas (256 miles, about 400, $51,640 median) and San Diego (299 miles, about 450, $56,150 median). Las Vegas pays 15% more, which is where Phoenix employers tend to lose people.
Hiring commercial flooring talent in Phoenix?
Tell us the role. We'll tell you timeline and where we'd source the candidate - in under 30 minutes.