47-2041 - BLS OEWS 2025
Carpet installers wages in California
The BLS reported a $26.17 median hourly wage for carpet installers in California in 2025. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin.
Median hourly wage
$26.17
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$18.45-$38.73
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
2,270
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#16
of 45 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
California's median is +$1.96 per hour above the median state record for carpet installers ($24.21).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #1 by BLS employment among generated carpet installers records, with 2,270 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $21.54 in 2019 to $26.17 in 2025, a +21% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $21.54 |
| 2020 | $20.44 |
| 2021 | $23.04 |
| 2022 | $22.11 |
| 2023 | $25.79 |
| 2024 | $26.36 |
| 2025 | $26.17 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Carpet installers in California. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.