How much do Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers make in Madison, WI?

Percentile spread

For Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers, the published 10th percentile is $46,580 and the 90th percentile is $92,220. The difference is $45,640, which is 71.9% 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 $59,810 to the 75th at $78,310, covers $18,500.

The mean annual wage is $68,030, which sits above the median of $63,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Madison, WI median is 7.8% higher than the national median of $58,930 for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,271, which is 10.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.9% higher than the Wisconsin median of $59,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Madison, WI is 97.287, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers at $65,271 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers. Madison, WI ranks 2nd of 7 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).).

• La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 87 miles away, with a median of $54,830 and employment of 30. That median is 13.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,748, against $65,271 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 88 miles away, with a median of $60,800 and employment of 340. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,721, against $65,271 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 125 miles away, with a median of $57,350 and employment of 40. That median is 9.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,381, against $65,271 here.

Employment share

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (170 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (83,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 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.