- Laminate flooring installation usually costs $1,500 to $4,100, about $2,600 typical.
- Laminate flooring installed in a room of about 200 square feet, materials and labor.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What laminate flooring installation costs
Laminate flooring installation usually runs $1,500 to $4,100. A typical job lands near $2,600. Laminate flooring installed in a room of about 200 square feet, materials and labor. By the square foot, HomeAdvisor put it at $3 to $13, with $8 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $1,500 |
| Typical | $2,600 |
| High end | $4,100 |
| Per square foot | $3 to $13 |
Sources: Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $2,331 in Arkansas to $3,050 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Plank quality. Thicker planks with a better wear layer and realistic texture cost more.
- Labor. This Old House puts materials at $1 to $4 a square foot and professional installation at $4 to $8.
- Prep. Laminate floats over a pad, but the subfloor must be flat. Leveling and moisture barriers add cost.
- Rooms and cuts. Many doorways, closets and stairs add trim and cutting time.
Laminate flooring installation cost by room size
| Room size | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 100 sq ft | $300 to $1,300 | HomeAdvisor |
| 200 sq ft | $600 to $2,600 | HomeAdvisor |
| 300 sq ft | $900 to $3,900 | HomeAdvisor |
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Underlayment | $30 to $60 per 100 sq ft | HomeAdvisor |
Ask whether each of these is in the quote. Two bids for the same laminate flooring installation can be far apart only because one includes them.
Laminate 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 laminate flooring installation quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $1,367 | $2,370 | $3,737 |
| Alaska | $1,682 | $2,916 | $4,598 |
| Arizona | $1,483 | $2,570 | $4,053 |
| Arkansas | $1,345 | $2,331 | $3,676 |
| California | $1,637 | $2,838 | $4,476 |
| Colorado | $1,519 | $2,632 | $4,151 |
| Connecticut | $1,637 | $2,837 | $4,474 |
| Delaware | $1,498 | $2,596 | $4,094 |
| District of Columbia | $1,620 | $2,808 | $4,427 |
| Florida | $1,384 | $2,400 | $3,784 |
| Georgia | $1,389 | $2,408 | $3,798 |
| Hawaii | $1,760 | $3,050 | $4,810 |
| Idaho | $1,462 | $2,533 | $3,995 |
| Illinois | $1,738 | $3,013 | $4,752 |
| Indiana | $1,526 | $2,645 | $4,172 |
| Iowa | $1,499 | $2,598 | $4,097 |
| Kansas | $1,448 | $2,510 | $3,958 |
| Kentucky | $1,427 | $2,474 | $3,902 |
| Louisiana | $1,391 | $2,411 | $3,802 |
| Maine | $1,509 | $2,615 | $4,124 |
| Maryland | $1,504 | $2,607 | $4,110 |
| Massachusetts | $1,703 | $2,952 | $4,655 |
| Michigan | $1,519 | $2,632 | $4,151 |
| Minnesota | $1,648 | $2,856 | $4,504 |
| Mississippi | $1,355 | $2,349 | $3,705 |
| Missouri | $1,525 | $2,643 | $4,168 |
| Montana | $1,516 | $2,628 | $4,144 |
| Nebraska | $1,435 | $2,487 | $3,921 |
| Nevada | $1,525 | $2,643 | $4,168 |
| New Hampshire | $1,506 | $2,611 | $4,117 |
| New Jersey | $1,658 | $2,873 | $4,531 |
| New Mexico | $1,391 | $2,410 | $3,801 |
| New York | $1,623 | $2,813 | $4,436 |
| North Carolina | $1,385 | $2,401 | $3,786 |
| North Dakota | $1,518 | $2,632 | $4,150 |
| Ohio | $1,529 | $2,651 | $4,181 |
| Oklahoma | $1,376 | $2,385 | $3,762 |
| Oregon | $1,575 | $2,729 | $4,304 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,511 | $2,619 | $4,130 |
| Rhode Island | $1,540 | $2,669 | $4,208 |
| South Carolina | $1,387 | $2,404 | $3,791 |
| South Dakota | $1,393 | $2,415 | $3,808 |
| Tennessee | $1,398 | $2,423 | $3,820 |
| Texas | $1,382 | $2,396 | $3,778 |
| Utah | $1,473 | $2,553 | $4,026 |
| Vermont | $1,502 | $2,604 | $4,106 |
| Virginia | $1,465 | $2,539 | $4,004 |
| Washington | $1,681 | $2,913 | $4,594 |
| West Virginia | $1,478 | $2,562 | $4,040 |
| Wisconsin | $1,546 | $2,681 | $4,227 |
| Wyoming | $1,502 | $2,604 | $4,106 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $1,500 to $3,500 | $2,207 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $1,472 to $4,656 | $2,997 | Counted |
How the laminate flooring installation range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page 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.
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Sources: Fixr, laminate flooring installation cost; HomeAdvisor, laminate flooring installation cost; This Old House, laminate 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.