Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Carpet Installer is a professional role in the Construction and Extraction job family, focused on Carpet Installer work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Carpet Installers do
Typical education: High School Diploma
Inspect the surface to be covered to determine its condition, and correct any imperfections that might show through carpet or cause carpet to wear unevenly.
Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.
Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.
Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
Top skills:MonitoringCoordinationTime ManagementQuality Control AnalysisMathematicsCritical Thinking
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Carpet Installer salary by industry
Construction
7,980 workers
$60,500
Sectors 44 and 45 – Retail Trade
5,410 workers
$57,000
Sectors 31, 32, and 33 – Manufacturing
90 workers
$50,000
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
70 workers
$40,500
Wholesale Trade$46,000
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Carpet Installer pays 8% below the average across 60 roles in the Construction and Extraction job family (family average $64,000).
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