How much do Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers make in St. George, UT?

Percentile spread

For Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers, the published 10th percentile is $37,830 and the 90th percentile is $63,400. The difference is $25,570, which is 50.2% 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 $47,970 to the 75th at $52,000, covers $4,030.

The mean annual wage is $50,900, which sits above the median of $50,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. George, UT median is 13.6% lower than the national median of $58,930 for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,301, which is 11.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% lower than the Utah median of $51,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. George, UT is 97.321, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers at $52,301 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers. St. George, UT ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

• Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 108 miles away, with a median of $48,780 and employment of 60. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,840, against $52,301 here.
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 111 miles away, with a median of $52,280 and employment of 2,340. That median is 2.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,168, against $52,301 here.
• Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 189 miles away, with a median of $46,830 and employment of 90. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,662, against $52,301 here.

Employment share

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers accounts for 0.42% of wage-and-salary employment in St. George, UT (380 of 90,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (83,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 7.86 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.