Median Salary for U.S. Carpet Installers is $42,000

July 25, 2014—According to Salary.com using data that was compiled in July 2014, the median salary for a carpet installer is $41,703. This means that 50% of the people who perform the job of Carpet Installer make more than that and 50% make less than that. This data comes from survey data collected from thousands of HR departments at companies throughout the United States.