47-2041 - BLS OEWS 2025
Carpet installers wages in Illinois
The BLS reported a $23.79 median hourly wage for carpet installers in Illinois 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
$23.79
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$18.22-$55.91
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
580
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#25
of 45 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Illinois's median is -$0.42 per hour below the median state record for carpet installers ($24.21).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #5 by BLS employment among generated carpet installers records, with 580 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $18.33 in 2019 to $23.79 in 2025, a +30% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $18.33 |
| 2020 | $18.70 |
| 2021 | $28.55 |
| 2022 | $31.75 |
| 2023 | $22.98 |
| 2024 | $20.77 |
| 2025 | $23.79 |
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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 Illinois. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.