Carpet installation cost calculator

Enter the floor area and the carpet fiber, add tear-out or furniture moving, and enter your ZIP. The price is carpet plus pad plus labor, each from published guides.

$2,813Typical 500 sq ft of nylon, installed

$3 to $11A sq ft installed (HomeAdvisor)

$0.50 to $1Labor a sq ft (This Old House)

Carpet installation cost

$1,625 to $4,000

Typical $2,813 (US average)

$5.63Per sq ft, all in, typical

$1,625Low

$4,000High

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How we got this

Nylon, installed$3.25 to $8.00 a sq ft (typical $5.63)Carpet $2 to $5 a sq ft (HomeAdvisor and This Old House), plus pad $0.75 to $2 and labor $0.50 to $1 (This Old House, Bob Vila).
Floor area500 sq ftLow, typical and high each times 500.
RegionUS average prices (no ZIP entered)Enter a ZIP to scale the labor part of the price to your state's wages.
Total$1,625 to $4,000, typical $2,813

Item	Qty	Low	Typical	High
Nylon carpet with pad, installed	500 sq ft	$1,625	$2,813	$4,000
Total		$1,625	$2,813	$4,000

Sources: HomeAdvisor, carpet replacement cost; This Old House, carpet installation cost; Bob Vila, carpet installation cost; Today's Homeowner, carpet installation cost; Fixr, carpet removal cost; HomeAdvisor, carpet removal cost; Bob Vila, carpet removal cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files); US Census Bureau, 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area to county relationship file. Checked 2026-10-09.

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Key takeaways

Carpet usually costs $3 to $11 a square foot installed on HomeAdvisor's and This Old House's numbers.
Most of the price is the carpet and pad. Labor is only $0.50 to $1 a square foot.
Nylon wears better than polyester for a little more. Wool is the top of the range.
Tear-out, stairs and moving furniture are the extras that change quotes.

Carpet cost by fiber

HomeAdvisor and This Old House print the same table of carpet prices by fiber. The calculator adds pad and labor to each.

Fiber	Carpet a sq ft	Installed with pad, typical
Polyester	$1 to $3	$4.13
Olefin	$1 to $3	$4.13
Nylon	$2 to $5	$5.63
Triexta	$3 to $8	$7.63
Berber	$3 to $20	$13.63
Wool	$4 to $20	$14.13

Pad and labor

This Old House puts pad at $0.75 to $2 a square foot and labor at $0.50 to $1, and Bob Vila gives the same labor range. A thicker, denser pad makes a mid-grade carpet feel better and last longer. Bob Vila's worked example is a 15 by 15 foot room, 225 square feet, at $7 a square foot: $1,575.

Tear-out, stairs and furniture

Removing old carpet and pad is priced by the square foot: Fixr says $0.50 to $3.10, HomeAdvisor $0.60 to $5.10 and Bob Vila $1 to $5. The calculator uses the middle of the three. Bob Vila puts moving furniture at $25 to $75 a room. HomeAdvisor puts stair carpet removal at $7.50 to $10.50 a step on most quotes, and stairs take longer to install than open floor.

A worked example

A 200 square foot bedroom in polyester comes to $450 to $1,200, about $825 typical. Five hundred square feet of nylon with tear-out and three rooms of furniture is about $4,388 typical. Enter a ZIP to scale the 15% labor share to your state.

Quoting carpet jobs

Measure in square yards and feet. Show the seam plan and the waste allowance.
Separate carpet, pad and labor. Homeowners compare carpet and pad grades.
Line out tear-out, stairs and furniture.

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FAQ

How much does carpet cost per square foot installed?

HomeAdvisor and This Old House say $3 to $11 a square foot installed.

How much does it cost to carpet a bedroom?

Today's Homeowner puts a typical 200 square foot bedroom at $900 to $2,200.

Is carpet labor expensive?

No. This Old House and Bob Vila put it at $0.50 to $1 a square foot.

How much is carpet removal?

Fixr says $0.50 to $3.10 a square foot, HomeAdvisor $0.60 to $5.10.

What carpet lasts longest?

Nylon and wool hold up best in busy rooms. Polyester is softer and cheaper but wears faster.

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