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What floor installers make
Median
$50,340
Starting out
$35,450
Union or self-employed
$82,140
The federal wage survey splits flooring into several lines. These are the figures for carpet installers, the closest single match: a median of $50,340 a year with the bottom tenth near $35,450. Commercial union work and people running their own crews sit at the $82,140 top.