How much do Carpet Installers make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Carpet Installers, the published 10th percentile is $47,930 and the 90th percentile is $71,090. The difference is $23,160, which is 47.4% 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 $47,930 to the 75th at $49,580, covers $1,650.

The mean annual wage is $52,360, which sits above the median of $48,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 2.9% lower than the national median of $50,340 for Carpet Installers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,167, which is 10.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2% higher than the Massachusetts median of $47,930.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Carpet Installers at $45,167 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Carpet Installers. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

• Springfield, MA is 87 miles away, with a median of $47,650. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,604, against $45,167 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 150 miles away, with a median of $48,820 and employment of 50. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,033, against $45,167 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 189 miles away, with a median of $64,590 and employment of 620. That median is 32.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,381, against $45,167 here.