- Bamboo flooring installation usually costs $2,400 to $5,000, about $3,700 typical.
- Bamboo flooring in a room of 200 to 250 square feet, installed.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What bamboo flooring installation costs
Expect bamboo flooring installation to cost between $2,400 and $5,000, with $3,700 as a typical figure. Bamboo flooring in a room of 200 to 250 square feet, installed. By the square foot, HomeAdvisor put it at $7 to $20, with $13.50 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $2,400 |
| Typical | $3,700 |
| High end | $5,000 |
| Per square foot | $7 to $20 |
Sources: Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $3,317 in Arkansas to $4,340 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Type. Strand-woven bamboo is the hardest and costs most. Horizontal and vertical bamboo cost less.
- Install method. HomeAdvisor puts floating installs at $5 to $7 a square foot, the cheapest method.
- Material. HomeAdvisor puts the bamboo at $2 to $10 a square foot before labor.
Bamboo flooring installation cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 45%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a bamboo flooring installation quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $2,187 | $3,372 | $4,557 |
| Alaska | $2,692 | $4,150 | $5,607 |
| Arizona | $2,372 | $3,658 | $4,943 |
| Arkansas | $2,152 | $3,317 | $4,483 |
| California | $2,620 | $4,039 | $5,458 |
| Colorado | $2,430 | $3,746 | $5,062 |
| Connecticut | $2,619 | $4,038 | $5,457 |
| Delaware | $2,397 | $3,695 | $4,993 |
| District of Columbia | $2,592 | $3,995 | $5,399 |
| Florida | $2,215 | $3,415 | $4,615 |
| Georgia | $2,223 | $3,427 | $4,631 |
| Hawaii | $2,815 | $4,340 | $5,865 |
| Idaho | $2,339 | $3,605 | $4,872 |
| Illinois | $2,781 | $4,288 | $5,795 |
| Indiana | $2,442 | $3,765 | $5,087 |
| Iowa | $2,398 | $3,698 | $4,997 |
| Kansas | $2,317 | $3,572 | $4,827 |
| Kentucky | $2,284 | $3,521 | $4,758 |
| Louisiana | $2,226 | $3,431 | $4,637 |
| Maine | $2,414 | $3,722 | $5,029 |
| Maryland | $2,406 | $3,709 | $5,013 |
| Massachusetts | $2,725 | $4,201 | $5,677 |
| Michigan | $2,430 | $3,746 | $5,062 |
| Minnesota | $2,637 | $4,065 | $5,493 |
| Mississippi | $2,169 | $3,344 | $4,518 |
| Missouri | $2,440 | $3,761 | $5,083 |
| Montana | $2,426 | $3,740 | $5,053 |
| Nebraska | $2,296 | $3,539 | $4,782 |
| Nevada | $2,440 | $3,761 | $5,083 |
| New Hampshire | $2,410 | $3,715 | $5,020 |
| New Jersey | $2,652 | $4,089 | $5,526 |
| New Mexico | $2,225 | $3,430 | $4,635 |
| New York | $2,597 | $4,004 | $5,410 |
| North Carolina | $2,216 | $3,416 | $4,616 |
| North Dakota | $2,429 | $3,745 | $5,061 |
| Ohio | $2,447 | $3,773 | $5,098 |
| Oklahoma | $2,202 | $3,395 | $4,587 |
| Oregon | $2,519 | $3,884 | $5,248 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,418 | $3,727 | $5,037 |
| Rhode Island | $2,463 | $3,798 | $5,132 |
| South Carolina | $2,219 | $3,421 | $4,623 |
| South Dakota | $2,229 | $3,437 | $4,644 |
| Tennessee | $2,236 | $3,448 | $4,659 |
| Texas | $2,212 | $3,410 | $4,608 |
| Utah | $2,357 | $3,633 | $4,910 |
| Vermont | $2,403 | $3,705 | $5,007 |
| Virginia | $2,344 | $3,613 | $4,883 |
| Washington | $2,689 | $4,146 | $5,603 |
| West Virginia | $2,365 | $3,646 | $4,927 |
| Wisconsin | $2,474 | $3,815 | $5,155 |
| Wyoming | $2,404 | $3,706 | $5,008 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $3,000 to $5,000 | $4,000 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $1,750 to $5,000 | $3,400 | Counted |
We take the middle of the guides' lows for the low end, the middle of their highs for the high end, and the middle of their averages for the typical bamboo flooring installation price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 45%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for floors work. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Flooring is priced by the square foot, so the estimate should show the area, the material, the tear-out and the trim as their own lines.
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Sources: Fixr, bamboo flooring installation cost; HomeAdvisor, bamboo flooring installation cost; Today's Homeowner, bamboo flooring installation cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.