47-2041 - BLS OEWS 2025
Carpet installers wages in Texas
The BLS reported a $20.97 median hourly wage for carpet installers in Texas 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
$20.97
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$15.15-$39.05
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
810
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#38
of 45 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Texas's median is -$3.24 per hour below the median state record for carpet installers ($24.21).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #2 by BLS employment among generated carpet installers records, with 810 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $15.82 in 2019 to $20.97 in 2025, a +33% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $15.82 |
| 2020 | $17.99 |
| 2021 | $16.68 |
| 2022 | $19.98 |
| 2023 | $20.13 |
| 2024 | $22.64 |
| 2025 | $20.97 |
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 Texas. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.