Nylon or triexta carpet on 8 lb pad costs $3.53 to $9.19 per sq ft installed at national rates. By state, the same job runs from $3.30 to $8.66 in Arkansas to $4.02 to $10.33 in New Jersey, because only labor changes: each state’s labor line is scaled to its carpet installer wage from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). Carpet and pad are national Home Depot and Lowe’s prices.
Nylon or triexta on 8 lb rebond, carpet and pad with 10 percent waste plus labor. Removal, stairs and furniture moving are not included.
| State | Wage | Per sq ft | 12x12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $22.49 0.82x | $3.40–$8.90 | $490–$1,280 |
| Alaska | $33.84 1.24x | $3.69–$9.57 | $530–$1,380 |
| Arizona | $24.89 0.91x | $3.47–$9.05 | $500–$1,300 |
| Arkansas | $18.45 0.67x | $3.30–$8.66 | $480–$1,250 |
| California | $28.67 1.05x | $3.56–$9.27 | $510–$1,330 |
| Colorado | $26.78 0.98x | $3.51–$9.16 | $510–$1,320 |
| Connecticut | $26.70 0.97x | $3.51–$9.14 | $510–$1,320 |
| Delaware | $25.77 0.94x | $3.49–$9.09 | $500–$1,310 |
| District of Columbia | n/a | $3.53–$9.19 | $510–$1,320 |
| Florida | $23.70 0.86x | $3.43–$8.97 | $490–$1,290 |
| Georgia | $24.45 0.89x | $3.45–$9.01 | $500–$1,300 |
| Hawaii | $27.33 1.00x | $3.53–$9.19 | $510–$1,320 |
| Idaho | $23.91 0.87x | $3.44–$8.98 | $500–$1,290 |
| Illinois | $31.35 1.14x | $3.62–$9.41 | $520–$1,360 |
| Indiana | $24.49 0.89x | $3.45–$9.01 | $500–$1,300 |
| Iowa | $27.59 1.01x | $3.53–$9.21 | $510–$1,330 |
| Kansas | $29.53 1.08x | $3.58–$9.32 | $520–$1,340 |
| Kentucky | $20.32 0.74x | $3.35–$8.77 | $480–$1,260 |
| Louisiana | $23.18 0.85x | $3.42–$8.95 | $490–$1,290 |
| Maine | n/a | $3.53–$9.19 | $510–$1,320 |
| Maryland | $28.56 1.04x | $3.56–$9.25 | $510–$1,330 |
| Massachusetts | $24.27 0.89x | $3.45–$9.01 | $500–$1,300 |
| Michigan | $25.27 0.92x | $3.47–$9.06 | $500–$1,300 |
| Minnesota | $39.03 1.42x | $3.82–$9.86 | $550–$1,420 |
| Mississippi | $19.19 0.70x | $3.32–$8.71 | $480–$1,250 |
| Missouri | $32.78 1.20x | $3.67–$9.51 | $530–$1,370 |
| Montana | $19.92 0.73x | $3.34–$8.76 | $480–$1,260 |
| Nebraska | $31.93 1.17x | $3.65–$9.46 | $520–$1,360 |
| Nevada | $29.99 1.09x | $3.59–$9.33 | $520–$1,340 |
| New Hampshire | $31.95 1.17x | $3.65–$9.46 | $520–$1,360 |
| New Jersey | $46.84 1.71x | $4.02–$10.33 | $580–$1,490 |
| New Mexico | $25.33 0.92x | $3.47–$9.06 | $500–$1,300 |
| New York | $25.24 0.92x | $3.47–$9.06 | $500–$1,300 |
| North Carolina | n/a | $3.53–$9.19 | $510–$1,320 |
| North Dakota | n/a | $3.53–$9.19 | $510–$1,320 |
| Ohio | $27.77 1.01x | $3.53–$9.21 | $510–$1,330 |
| Oklahoma | $20.52 0.75x | $3.36–$8.79 | $480–$1,270 |
| Oregon | $28.43 1.04x | $3.56–$9.25 | $510–$1,330 |
| Pennsylvania | $23.23 0.85x | $3.42–$8.95 | $490–$1,290 |
| Rhode Island | n/a | $3.53–$9.19 | $510–$1,320 |
| South Carolina | $19.12 0.70x | $3.32–$8.71 | $480–$1,250 |
| South Dakota | $20.43 0.75x | $3.36–$8.79 | $480–$1,270 |
| Tennessee | $31.85 1.16x | $3.64–$9.45 | $520–$1,360 |
| Texas | $25.55 0.93x | $3.48–$9.08 | $500–$1,310 |
| Utah | $22.78 0.83x | $3.41–$8.92 | $490–$1,280 |
| Vermont | $27.03 0.99x | $3.52–$9.17 | $510–$1,320 |
| Virginia | $25.90 0.95x | $3.49–$9.11 | $500–$1,310 |
| Washington | $31.98 1.17x | $3.65–$9.46 | $520–$1,360 |
| West Virginia | $19.02 0.69x | $3.31–$8.69 | $480–$1,250 |
| Wisconsin | $28.67 1.05x | $3.56–$9.27 | $510–$1,330 |
| Wyoming | n/a | $3.53–$9.19 | $510–$1,320 |
Wage is the mean hourly wage of carpet installers in May 2025, with its ratio to the national mean beneath. BLS publishes none for Maine, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Wyoming, District of Columbia (n/a), so those rows use the national labor rate. The national mean is $27.40 an hour. Where BLS counts fewer than 100 installers in a state, its mean can swing from year to year; treat it as a guide.
Five states have their own page with the same table by carpet grade and room size, plus the state rules that apply to a carpet contract: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania. To price your own rooms, fiber, pad and stairs, use the carpet cost calculator or see the cost to carpet a room by size.
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