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Carpet Installers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Carpet Installers salaries across 45 states

$53,372
National Average (Median)
$115,180
Highest: New Jersey
$33,810
Lowest: South Carolina

Carpet Installers Salary by State

Compare Carpet Installers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$33,810
$115,180

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $46,600 AK $76,790 AZ $47,920 AR $37,390 CA $54,440 CO $51,280 CT $49,230 DE $50,350 FL $48,580 GA $48,260 HI $58,710 ID $51,550 IL $49,480 IN $49,640 IA $55,920 KS $57,920 KY $37,800 LA $49,400 MD $57,030 MA $47,930 MI $48,790 MN $85,910 MS $36,590 MO $63,960 MT $43,840 NE $50,600 NV $67,040 NH $65,600 NJ $115,180 NM $52,700 NY $52,160 OH $54,370 OK $42,490 OR $57,800 PA $46,030 SC $33,810 SD $40,420 TN $74,510 TX $43,610 UT $44,480 VT $54,830 VA $48,920 WA $54,830 WV $36,220 WI $60,830

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
New Jersey
$115,180
#2
Minnesota
$85,910
#3
Alaska
$76,790
#4
Tennessee
$74,510
#5
Nevada
$67,040

Carpet Installers Salary in All 45 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 New Jersey $115,180 $97,430 390
2 Minnesota $85,910 $81,180 N/A
3 Alaska $76,790 $70,380 70
4 Tennessee $74,510 $66,250 50
5 Nevada $67,040 $62,380 710
6 New Hampshire $65,600 $66,460 60
7 Missouri $63,960 $68,170 230
8 Wisconsin $60,830 $59,640 420
9 Hawaii $58,710 $56,840 N/A
10 Kansas $57,920 $61,430 70
11 Oregon $57,800 $59,130 520
12 Maryland $57,030 $59,400 250
13 Iowa $55,920 $57,390 N/A
14 Vermont $54,830 $56,230 30
15 Washington $54,830 $66,510 470
16 California $54,440 $59,640 2,270
17 Ohio $54,370 $57,750 310
18 New Mexico $52,700 $52,690 60
19 New York $52,160 $52,490 710
20 Idaho $51,550 $49,740 170
21 Colorado $51,280 $55,700 190
22 Nebraska $50,600 $66,420 N/A
23 Delaware $50,350 $53,590 70
24 Indiana $49,640 $50,930 190
25 Illinois $49,480 $65,210 580
26 Louisiana $49,400 $48,200 100
27 Connecticut $49,230 $55,540 40
28 Virginia $48,920 $53,880 210
29 Michigan $48,790 $52,560 470
30 Florida $48,580 $49,300 550
31 Georgia $48,260 $50,860 530
32 Massachusetts $47,930 $50,470 N/A
33 Arizona $47,920 $51,770 260
34 Alabama $46,600 $46,780 190
35 Pennsylvania $46,030 $48,320 490
36 Utah $44,480 $47,390 240
37 Montana $43,840 $41,430 150
38 Texas $43,610 $53,140 810
39 Oklahoma $42,490 $42,680 50
40 South Dakota $40,420 $42,490 80
41 Kentucky $37,800 $42,270 130
42 Arkansas $37,390 $38,370 50
43 Mississippi $36,590 $39,910 180
44 West Virginia $36,220 $39,560 50
45 South Carolina $33,810 $39,780 80

Carpet Installers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Carpet Installers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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