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Carpet Installers Salary in CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Carpet Installers in CA have a median annual salary of $54,440, with 2,270 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $38,380 at the 10th percentile to $80,560 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$54,440

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$26.17

Employment

2,270

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$38,380
10th
$41,740
25th
$54,440
Median
$72,800
75th
$80,560
90th

Local compared with national

CA

$54,440

Median annual · 2025

United States

$50,340

Median annual · 2025

The CA median is 8.1% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $4,100).

Top skills

  1. 1.MonitoringImportance 3.1
  2. 2.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  3. 3.MathematicsImportance 3.0
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Time ManagementImportance 3.0
  7. 7.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  8. 8.SpeakingImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.9
  11. 11.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.8
  12. 12.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.6

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Aya Associates Comp-U-Floor
  • Carpet Dealer Management System CDMS
  • eTakeoff
  • FIRST Flooring
  • FloorCOST Estimator for Excel
  • Flooring Technologies QFloors
  • Focus Floor Covering Software
  • Measure Square FloorEstimate Pro
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Word
  • Pacific Solutions FloorRight
  • RFMS Schedule Pro
  • Textile Management Systems RollMaster

Common tasks

  • Draw building diagrams and record dimensions.
  • Cut and install vinyl composition tile or vinyl base.
  • Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
  • Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.
  • Cut carpet padding to size and install padding, following prescribed method.
  • Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.
  • Stretch carpet to align with walls and ensure a smooth surface, and press carpet in place over tack strips or use staples, tape, tacks or glue to hold carpet in place.
  • Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
  • Nail tack strips around area to be carpeted or use old strips to attach edges of new carpet.
  • 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.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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