Salary by Metro

SOC 47-2081 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$58,930

10th percentile
$38,460
25th percentile
$47,440
Median
$58,930
75th percentile
$74,230
90th percentile
$102,010
Mean
$63,600

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 83,080.

That median is 15.6% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Urban Honolulu, HI710$50,230$105,910$119,660
Napa, CA50$49,880$84,410$129,830
Kahului-Wailuku, HI60$53,650$83,190$142,940
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA700$57,990$82,650$127,990
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA2,510$58,010$82,160$134,880
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA1,100$39,010$81,100$119,250
Worcester, MA120$46,910$80,280$80,280
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA1,960$60,200$79,430$134,790
El Centro, CA90$37,750$78,020$78,800
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA3,220$48,410$76,290$114,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1,840$55,970$75,560$127,980
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA120$46,850$74,740$83,630
Salinas, CA160$48,190$73,650$91,800
Stockton-Lodi, CA450$48,740$73,520$102,720
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ2,560$50,340$71,320$118,460
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN540$47,350$69,120$110,730
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA70$48,920$67,730$96,000
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA180$47,280$67,060$112,960
Akron, OH30$42,410$66,450$74,940
Modesto, CA400$49,920$65,770$107,020

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA7,710$45,870$62,800$120,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA3,640$39,110$61,420$101,630
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA3,220$48,410$76,290$114,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ2,560$50,340$71,320$118,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA2,510$58,010$82,160$134,880
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA2,500$47,010$63,540$113,950
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV2,340$40,920$52,280$101,780
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,210$47,760$59,070$77,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA1,960$60,200$79,430$134,790
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ1,930$37,470$52,270$69,880
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1,870$35,840$48,220$61,030
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1,840$55,970$75,560$127,980
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX1,640$30,440$47,610$60,510
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL1,300$37,440$50,170$63,310
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO1,110$44,810$64,260$79,460
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA1,100$39,010$81,100$119,250
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT990$38,730$55,460$72,800
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD980$37,500$61,280$93,600
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL900$30,340$47,760$60,590
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL800$32,920$47,070$61,520

States and territories

State estimates for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Hawaii800$50,230$104,830$119,660
New Jersey1,340$37,990$75,080$118,200
Alaska100$46,800$73,690$88,300
Oregon1,680$36,460$73,530$114,670
Washington2,670$50,360$73,130$127,970
Massachusetts590$34,220$69,500$93,810
California27,280$46,050$65,880$120,240
Illinois740$41,870$63,180$110,620
Missouri550$46,310$62,580$91,780
New Hampshire370$44,180$61,960$102,130
Colorado1,560$44,520$61,780$79,460
Ohio1,680$42,410$61,420$74,400
Minnesota1,050$45,570$61,290$91,520
New York2,840$46,860$61,280$118,450
Pennsylvania1,690$39,410$61,160$77,980
Connecticut300$45,690$60,480$82,480
Montana170$45,870$60,140$79,240
Maine150$49,070$60,080$71,220
Wisconsin1,140$38,490$59,970$85,340
Vermont90$47,590$59,820$71,280
Michigan1,050$42,640$58,440$76,960
Georgia690$34,180$58,260$78,990
Virginia2,480$39,040$55,840$71,330
Maryland1,470$39,400$54,680$73,230
New Mexico580$37,440$53,900$77,150
Nevada2,980$41,430$52,280$101,780
Iowa290$36,750$51,030$67,650
Utah2,610$37,160$51,020$68,920
Arizona2,590$37,470$50,290$66,750
Delaware350$35,720$50,170$62,390
Indiana680$43,730$49,810$69,850
Florida6,000$33,460$48,970$61,520
South Dakota360$42,400$48,850$59,380
Nebraska770$37,140$48,620$62,580
Kentucky490$23,020$48,340$68,760
Alabama650$37,280$48,000$60,890
Texas5,760$35,260$47,590$61,030
Tennessee1,150$37,220$47,510$65,650
Louisiana310$28,310$47,420$77,740
Rhode Island440$38,090$47,110$79,510
Oklahoma280$41,860$46,080$49,790
South Carolina340$32,340$45,340$68,600
North Dakota130$37,340$45,110$57,510
North Carolina1,520$31,420$45,080$60,180
Arkansas240$34,520$44,550$48,800
Wyoming140$39,470$43,990$55,470
Idaho920$29,580$43,790$64,820
Kansas650$35,880$39,890$61,410
Mississippi110$28,100$37,310$52,900
Puerto Rico320$22,010$28,420$48,930

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers is $58,930. Employment is 83,080.

How does Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers is 15.6% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Urban Honolulu, HI is highest on this page's list at $105,910.