Posted January 12th, 2006 @ 01:48pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Question: How much do you think a carpet installer makes per hour?
My Answer: I would have thought $50/hour, tops. I was wrong.
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Posted 14 Jan 2006 at 5:36pm #
Is that how much they make, or how much their parent company charges to do the job?
Posted 15 Jan 2006 at 9:35am #
A lot of them are independent contractors. They make around $125-$133/hour. Even if the company is taking a cut, they're looking at at least $50/hour after taxes.
Posted 15 Jan 2006 at 2:52pm #
So they are charging you almost $400 per hour for installation? That does seem a little bit excessive. But is the $125 per hour is for the entire install team, that doesn't sound too bad.
Posted 15 Jan 2006 at 4:23pm #
No. About $125-$133.