Carpet Installers in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,909
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$7,581
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,541
Oklahoma costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oklahoma — 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
$42,490
Kept after tax
$34,909
Worth in national money
$39,541
State rank
39
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for carpet installers is on the low side in Oklahoma. The middle earner gets $42,490. That is 39 of 45 states, and about 15.59% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Oklahoma reports figures for, this is number 350.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $42,490 you keep $34,909 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $39,541 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $42,680, since top earners drag the number up.
- For carpet installers, Oklahoma sits in the lower band at $42,490, ranking 39 of 45 and trailing the national median by about 15.59%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Oklahoma's occupational distribution, carpet installers sits at 350 of 492 — 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 Oklahoma is $34,909 after the full tax stack, from $42,490. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $39,541 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $42,680 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Carpet Installers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,870 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $42,490 |
| Top tenth earn over | $45,020 |
| This salary | $42,490 |
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 Oklahoma | $34,909 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,321 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,164 |
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 | $40,733 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,618 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $42,490 as a midpoint for Oklahoma, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $38,870 and the ninetieth is $45,020 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Oklahoma the take-home figure of $34,909, from $42,490, 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 350 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oklahoma, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $39,541, the adjusted value of that $42,490 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 350 of 492 in the state.
- The Oklahoma median of $42,490 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $38,870 to $45,020. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Oklahoma is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $34,909 from $42,490. 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 350 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oklahoma, so $39,541 — the adjusted value of that $42,490 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 350 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,870 at the bottom tenth to $45,020 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Oklahoma is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $39,541 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Oklahoma then takes its own share, leaving $34,909.
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 ($38,870 to $45,020) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oklahoma rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Oklahoma'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 $39,541 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 $34,909 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oklahoma 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.