The annual salary statistics of carpet installers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of carpet installers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpet installers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of carpet installers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,980 | 12.98% | 28.35% |
| 2021 | $39,140 | 4.09% | - |
| 2020 | $37,540 | 2.45% | - |
| 2019 | $36,620 | -58.98% | - |
| 2018 | $58,220 | -15.32% | - |
| 2017 | $67,140 | 12.66% | - |
| 2016 | $58,640 | 32.73% | - |
| 2015 | $39,450 | 13.28% | - |
| 2014 | $34,210 | 1.20% | - |
| 2013 | $33,800 | 4.64% | - |
| 2012 | $32,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,980 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for carpet installers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of carpet installers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 41.4 percent (41.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 39.2 percent (39.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.