SOC 47-2041 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro

Carpet Installers Salary in Tampa, FL

The average salary for carpet installers in Tampa, Florida is $49,170 a year ($23.64 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,550: half of the 100 people in this job in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($59,698).

$49,170average per year

$23.64 / hourMedian $49,550Take-home ≈ $41,688

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $67K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

100people in this job
-18%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Carpet Installers pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,450 a year or less, while the top 10% make $67,380 or more. The middle half of carpet installers in Tampa earn between $37,520 and $50,690.

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $67K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,170$4,098$23.64
Median$49,550$4,129$23.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,520$3,127$18.04
Experienced (75th percentile)$50,690$4,224$24.37

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Carpet Installers salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $49,170, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $41,688 a year, or $3,474 a month and $1,603 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Tampa a good place for carpet installers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tampa area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $49,170 buys what about $48,736 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Carpet Installers salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 1st of 2 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Carpet Installers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for carpet installers

Atlantic City, NJ pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($74,450).

Carpet Installers salary by city

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Carpet Installers salary in Tampa: questions

How much do carpet installers make an hour in Tampa?

$23.64 an hour on average, and $23.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level carpet installers salary in Tampa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,450 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,520, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the carpet installers take-home pay in Tampa?

About $41,688 a year ($3,474 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,170. Florida has no state income tax.

Do carpet installers earn more in Tampa than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($59,698).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 47-2041; area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (45300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.8%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.82, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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