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Highest-paying States for Carpet Installers

The highest-paying states for carpet installers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of carpet installers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $77,140, Nevada is the highest paying state for carpet installers. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $69,140). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of carpet installers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Carpet Installers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Nevada	$77,140	$36,850	1,260
2	Connecticut	$69,140	$31,760	60
3	Illinois	$66,040	$37,450	490
4	Massachusetts	$63,570	$49,160	430
5	Delaware	$58,140	$43,120	150
6	Alaska	$57,780	$42,450	100
7	New Jersey	$56,190	$50,830	460
8	Missouri	$51,410	$29,750	200
9	Minnesota	$50,390	$38,430	310
10	Washington	$49,580	$37,780	360
11	Alabama	$49,430	$31,050	150
12	Wisconsin	$49,280	$33,470	370
13	Ohio	$49,150	$33,630	500
14	Oregon	$48,240	$35,530	470
15	Hawaii	$47,980	$32,910	80
16	South Carolina	$47,900	$23,050	250
17	New York	$47,660	$31,890	710
18	Iowa	$47,040	$25,100	100
19	Rhode Island	$46,990	$29,560	70
20	Pennsylvania	$46,160	$35,480	970
21	California	$45,990	$31,000	3,400
22	Michigan	$45,640	$20,870	490
23	Vermont	$45,200	$34,140	30
24	New Hampshire	$44,460	$32,480	70
25	Kentucky	$43,690	$28,140	160
26	Indiana	$43,300	$29,670	370
27	Colorado	$43,280	$35,700	330
28	Maryland	$41,600	$27,040	180
29	Texas	$41,560	$24,980	640
30	Idaho	$41,390	$33,490	80
31	Nebraska	$41,280	$21,910	140
32	Arizona	$40,110	$34,820	310
33	Wyoming	$39,830	$28,320	80
34	Georgia	$39,670	$27,160	350
35	Tennessee	$39,130	$19,970	180
36	Virginia	$38,400	$30,610	90
37	South Dakota	$37,800	$36,160	80
38	Kansas	$37,680	$33,280	190
39	Utah	$36,560	$31,220	250
40	Arkansas	$36,420	$28,870	110
41	Montana	$35,460	$21,360	110
42	North Carolina	$35,250	$23,210	340
43	North Dakota	$35,130	$19,820	70
44	Louisiana	$34,750	$28,090	80
45	Oklahoma	$34,020	$19,690	210
46	Florida	$32,350	$20,800	1,260
47	New Mexico	$31,590	$23,920	230
48	Mississippi	$31,240	$25,660	160
49	West Virginia	$31,240	$24,420	110

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of carpet installers in those states is not available at this time.