Pay by state · 45 states
Carpet Installer Salary by State (2026)
Carpet Installers earn the most in New Jersey at $115,180 a year and the least in South Carolina at $33,810 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $50,340. All 45 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $115,180New Jersey
- National median
- $50,340BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $33,810South Carolina
- States reporting
- 45of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Carpet Installer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of carpet installers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NJNew Jersey | $115,180 | $64,590 | $120,810 | 390 | $105,859 |
| 2 | MNMinnesota | $85,910 | $81,350 | $85,910 | N/A | $87,111 |
| 3 | AKAlaska | $76,790 | $72,040 | $76,960 | 70 | $75,020 |
| 4 | TNTennessee | $74,510 | $57,920 | $75,590 | 50 | $81,104 |
| 5 | NVNevada | $67,040 | $42,690 | $79,080 | 710 | $67,054 |
| 6 | NHNew Hampshire | $65,600 | $54,660 | $79,630 | 60 | $62,977 |
| 7 | MOMissouri | $63,960 | $49,010 | $90,330 | 230 | $70,427 |
| 8 | WIWisconsin | $60,830 | $49,330 | $65,170 | 420 | $64,647 |
| 9 | HIHawaii | $58,710 | $47,730 | $60,100 | N/A | $53,397 |
| 10 | KSKansas | $57,920 | $55,270 | $62,390 | 70 | $64,307 |
| 11 | OROregon | $57,800 | $47,150 | $75,770 | 520 | $55,921 |
| 12 | MDMaryland | $57,030 | $53,030 | $61,260 | 250 | $54,336 |
| 13 | IAIowa | $55,920 | $44,660 | $72,600 | N/A | $63,718 |
| 14 | VTVermont | $54,830 | $51,540 | $62,400 | 30 | $55,973 |
| 15 | WAWashington | $54,830 | $46,270 | $64,560 | 470 | $51,237 |
| 16 | CACalifornia | $54,440 | $41,740 | $72,800 | 2,270 | $49,169 |
| 17 | OHOhio | $54,370 | $44,930 | $70,490 | 310 | $58,605 |
| 18 | NMNew Mexico | $52,700 | $42,640 | $63,570 | 60 | $57,151 |
| 19 | NYNew York | $52,160 | $34,670 | $63,880 | 710 | $48,332 |
| 20 | IDIdaho | $51,550 | $42,290 | $55,410 | 170 | $53,982 |
| 21 | COColorado | $51,280 | $50,540 | $62,790 | 190 | $49,761 |
| 22 | NENebraska | $50,600 | $44,060 | $100,510 | N/A | $56,158 |
| 23 | DEDelaware | $50,350 | $47,870 | $61,200 | 70 | $50,447 |
| 24 | INIndiana | $49,640 | $45,660 | $55,810 | 190 | $53,188 |
| 25 | ILIllinois | $49,480 | $43,190 | $97,120 | 580 | $49,501 |
| 26 | LALouisiana | $49,400 | $44,220 | $53,510 | 100 | $56,005 |
| 27 | CTConnecticut | $49,230 | $45,760 | $62,730 | 40 | $47,515 |
| 28 | VAVirginia | $48,920 | $32,490 | $74,820 | 210 | $48,386 |
| 29 | MIMichigan | $48,790 | $37,460 | $63,080 | 470 | $50,708 |
| 30 | FLFlorida | $48,580 | $38,020 | $53,280 | 550 | $46,976 |
| 31 | GAGeorgia | $48,260 | $38,690 | $59,400 | 530 | $50,118 |
| 32 | MAMassachusetts | $47,930 | $47,630 | $49,580 | N/A | $45,321 |
| 33 | AZArizona | $47,920 | $46,100 | $53,630 | 260 | $47,598 |
| 34 | ALAlabama | $46,600 | $35,200 | $54,410 | 190 | $52,464 |
| 35 | PAPennsylvania | $46,030 | $39,300 | $59,610 | 490 | $47,175 |
| 36 | UTUtah | $44,480 | $33,720 | $61,740 | 240 | $44,991 |
| 37 | MTMontana | $43,840 | $40,670 | $44,860 | 150 | $46,320 |
| 38 | TXTexas | $43,610 | $36,520 | $63,100 | 810 | $44,932 |
| 39 | OKOklahoma | $42,490 | $40,280 | $42,790 | 50 | $48,370 |
| 40 | SDSouth Dakota | $40,420 | $36,520 | $45,850 | 80 | $45,628 |
| 41 | KYKentucky | $37,800 | $30,360 | $53,870 | 130 | $41,926 |
| 42 | ARArkansas | $37,390 | $30,070 | $42,500 | 50 | $43,008 |
| 43 | MSMississippi | $36,590 | $35,850 | $46,030 | 180 | $42,080 |
| 44 | WVWest Virginia | $36,220 | $30,490 | $46,320 | 50 | $40,471 |
| 45 | SCSouth Carolina | $33,810 | $32,170 | $51,270 | 80 | $36,064 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Carpet Installers, that changes the ranking: New Jersey leads on raw pay at $115,180, while New Jersey leads once prices are taken into account at $105,859.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Carpet Installer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Carpet Installers the most?
New Jersey reports the highest median wage for Carpet Installers at $115,180 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Minnesota ($85,910) and Alaska ($76,790).
Which state pays Carpet Installers the least?
South Carolina reports the lowest median for Carpet Installers at $33,810 a year, $81,370 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Carpet Installers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New Jersey first at $105,859 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $115,180. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.