Carpet Installers in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,777
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$8,623
17.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$46,157
Louisiana costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Louisiana — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$49,400
Kept after tax
$40,777
Worth in national money
$46,157
State rank
26
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Louisiana sits in the middle of the pack for carpet installers. The median is $49,400, ranking 26 of 45 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 484 occupations Louisiana reports figures for, this is number 261.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $49,400 you keep $40,777 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $46,157 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $48,200.
- Louisiana occupies the middle band for carpet installers: a median of $49,400, ranking 26 of 45. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Louisiana's occupational distribution, carpet installers sits at 261 of 484 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Louisiana is $40,777 after the full tax stack, from $49,400. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $46,157 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $48,200 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Carpet Installers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,160 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,400 |
| Top tenth earn over | $56,750 |
| This salary | $49,400 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Louisiana | $40,777 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,873 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,067 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $48,036 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,709 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Louisiana earn less than $49,400. The published range is $37,160 up to $56,750, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Louisiana the take-home figure of $40,777, from $49,400, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 261 of 484 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $46,157 uses one figure for the whole of Louisiana. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 484 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 261.
- Reported values are medians; for carpet installers in Louisiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,160 to $56,750. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Louisiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,777 from $49,400. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 261 of 484 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $46,157, worked from $49,400, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Louisiana address, on work sitting at 261 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,160 at the bottom tenth to $56,750 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $46,157.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Louisiana's own levy, $40,777 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,160 to $56,750) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Louisiana rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Louisiana's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $46,157 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $40,777 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Louisiana income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.