Best Cities for Carpet Installerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where carpet installerss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	New JerseyState	2.10	$115,180	$105,864	19%
2	MinnesotaState	1.74	$85,910	$87,663	18%
3	TennesseeState	1.62	$74,510	$81,432	20%
4	AlaskaState	1.46	$76,790	$73,624	21%
5	MissouriState	1.43	$63,960	$72,190	19%
6	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.36	$63,500	$68,427	24%
7	NevadaState	1.33	$67,040	$66,906	26%
8	WisconsinState	1.31	$60,830	$65,905	21%
9	KansasState	1.28	$57,920	$64,356	21%
10	IowaState	1.25	$55,920	$62,691	20%
11	New HampshireState	1.23	$65,600	$61,887	29%
12	OhioState	1.19	$54,370	$60,144	23%
13	New MexicoState	1.14	$52,700	$57,283	24%
14	OregonState	1.11	$57,800	$56,117	33%
15	NebraskaState	1.10	$50,600	$55,301	25%
16	IndianaState	1.09	$49,640	$54,851	25%
17	LouisianaState	1.09	$49,400	$54,828	25%
18	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$49,510	$54,287	30%
19	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.07	$57,030	$53,904	35%
20	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.07	$57,840	$53,655	37%
21	AlabamaState	1.06	$46,600	$53,502	25%
22	HawaiiState	1.06	$58,710	$53,373	49%
23	IdahoState	1.06	$51,550	$53,420	28%
24	VermontState	1.06	$54,830	$53,493	31%
25	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.06	$51,360	$53,612	35%
26	MichiganState	1.05	$48,790	$52,860	27%
27	MarylandState	1.04	$57,030	$52,225	35%
28	GeorgiaState	1.03	$48,260	$51,670	35%
29	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.03	$50,340	$52,004	38%
30	Columbus, OHMetro	1.03	$48,650	$52,032	32%
31	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.03	$58,500	$51,862	41%
32	WashingtonState	1.02	$54,830	$51,100	42%
33	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.02	$47,520	$51,373	30%
34	IllinoisState	1.01	$49,480	$50,801	32%
35	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.00	$49,550	$50,305	42%
36	DelawareState	0.99	$50,350	$49,851	32%
37	CaliforniaState	0.98	$54,440	$49,178	50%
38	ColoradoState	0.97	$51,280	$48,653	43%
39	FloridaState	0.95	$48,580	$47,862	42%
40	OklahomaState	0.95	$42,490	$48,011	27%
41	ArizonaState	0.94	$47,920	$47,493	38%
42	PennsylvaniaState	0.94	$46,030	$47,454	34%
43	VirginiaState	0.94	$48,920	$47,266	39%
44	New YorkState	0.92	$52,160	$46,364	43%
45	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.92	$54,080	$46,421	50%
46	ConnecticutState	0.91	$49,230	$45,753	38%
47	TexasState	0.91	$43,610	$45,617	38%
48	MontanaState	0.90	$43,840	$45,477	31%
49	MassachusettsState	0.88	$47,930	$44,175	56%
50	South DakotaState	0.88	$40,420	$44,515	28%
51	UtahState	0.88	$44,480	$44,391	40%
52	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.87	$42,610	$43,837	45%
53	ArkansasState	0.86	$37,390	$43,326	28%
54	MississippiState	0.86	$36,590	$43,149	29%
55	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.86	$48,900	$43,084	63%
56	KentuckyState	0.85	$37,800	$42,712	30%
57	West VirginiaState	0.85	$36,220	$43,017	28%
58	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.81	$48,830	$40,624	77%
59	South CarolinaState	0.73	$33,810	$36,750	45%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).