The annual salary statistics of carpet installers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of carpet installers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $38,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpet installers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,450.
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 | $49,280 | 2.78% | 8.42% |
| 2021 | $47,910 | 2.17% | - |
| 2020 | $46,870 | -15.23% | - |
| 2019 | $54,010 | -2.22% | - |
| 2018 | $55,210 | -5.87% | - |
| 2017 | $58,450 | 23.20% | - |
| 2016 | $44,890 | 10.96% | - |
| 2015 | $39,970 | 10.01% | - |
| 2014 | $35,970 | 2.45% | - |
| 2013 | $35,090 | -28.61% | - |
| 2012 | $45,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,280 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for carpet installers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of carpet installers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 35.8 percent (35.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 44.5 percent (44.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.