SOC 47-2041 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Carpet Installers make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Carpet Installers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $50,340. The 10th percentile is $38,840 and the 90th percentile is $74,060. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$50,340

10th percentile
$38,840
25th percentile
$48,190
Median
$50,340
75th percentile
$61,660
90th percentile
$74,060
Mean
$54,840

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Carpet Installers, the published 10th percentile is $38,840 and the 90th percentile is $74,060. The difference is $35,220, which is 70.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,190 to the 75th at $61,660, covers $13,470.

The mean annual wage is $54,840, which sits above the median of $50,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is about the same as the national median of $50,340 for Carpet Installers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,311, which is 0.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% higher than the Georgia median of $48,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Carpet Installers at $50,311 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Carpet Installers. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 131 miles away, with a median of $51,270 and employment of 30. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,975, against $50,311 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Carpet Installers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Carpet Installers make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Carpet Installers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $50,340. The 10th percentile is $38,840 and the 90th percentile is $74,060.

How does that compare with the national median for Carpet Installers?

The local median is about the same as the national median of $50,340.

What is Carpet Installers pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,340 is $50,311. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA compare with nearby metros for Carpet Installers?

Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 131 miles away, at $51,270. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.