How much do Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers make in Akron, OH?

Percentile spread

For Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers, the published 10th percentile is $42,410 and the 90th percentile is $74,940. The difference is $32,530, which is 49.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,670 to the 75th at $71,770, covers $24,100.

The mean annual wage is $60,050, which sits below the median of $66,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Akron, OH median is 12.8% higher than the national median of $58,930 for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,168, which is 20.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.2% higher than the Ohio median of $61,420.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Akron, OH is 93.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers at $71,168 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers. Akron, OH ranks 1st of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Youngstown-Warren, OH is 31 miles away, with a median of $59,890 and employment of 40. That median is 9.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,529, against $71,168 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 36 miles away, with a median of $63,150 and employment of 230. That median is 5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,236, against $71,168 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 91 miles away, with a median of $60,600 and employment of 380. That median is 8.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,011, against $71,168 here.

Employment share

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Akron, OH (30 of 319,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (83,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.18 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.