SOC 47-2131 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall wages by metro

National median annual wage

$49,120

10th percentile: $37,030
25th percentile: $43,200
Median: $49,120
75th percentile: $60,980
90th percentile: $78,190
Mean: $54,740

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 44,440.

That median is 3.6% lower 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 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Omaha, NE-IA	Not available	$44,550	$81,880	$89,180
Columbus, OH	380	$38,130	$80,000	$80,020
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	40	$46,000	$76,610	$128,000
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	370	$45,110	$76,170	$119,910
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,250	$49,640	$71,980	$134,100
Medford, OR	50	$40,870	$71,470	$129,260
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	200	$45,180	$70,410	$76,920
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	50	$44,030	$65,930	$103,780
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	550	$41,890	$63,200	$83,700
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	90	$45,930	$62,710	$119,200
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,500	$40,510	$61,730	$117,830
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	150	$44,600	$61,690	$118,750
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	450	$37,350	$60,960	$98,680
Kennewick-Richland, WA	280	$38,630	$60,730	$117,120
Salem, OR	120	$36,000	$60,290	$72,470
Colorado Springs, CO	140	$39,870	$59,440	$76,280
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	240	$40,840	$59,290	$79,460
St. Louis, MO-IL	520	$45,320	$59,040	$90,930
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	190	$49,620	$58,890	$122,850
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	600	$43,060	$58,850	$95,180

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	2,430	$36,950	$48,140	$63,250
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,100	$36,910	$49,930	$64,130
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,500	$40,510	$61,730	$117,830
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,330	$41,080	$45,900	$78,090
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,250	$49,640	$71,980	$134,100
Baton Rouge, LA	1,100	$44,980	$48,090	$62,340
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	870	$39,020	$58,240	$104,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	830	$39,850	$48,470	$105,440
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	760	$31,160	$44,520	$62,180
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	730	$40,340	$51,740	$74,920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	650	$37,170	$48,470	$71,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	600	$43,060	$58,850	$95,180
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	580	$37,490	$54,730	$98,070
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	550	$41,890	$63,200	$83,700
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	550	$36,550	$54,400	$72,050
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	550	$37,090	$42,320	$61,500
St. Louis, MO-IL	520	$45,320	$59,040	$90,930
Raleigh-Cary, NC	480	$35,020	$46,030	$65,100
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	480	$38,430	$46,850	$83,930
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	450	$37,350	$60,960	$98,680

States and territories

State estimates for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Nebraska	310	$44,550	$73,140	$82,280
Washington	2,330	$45,380	$67,750	$132,770
Mississippi	290	$40,280	$62,880	$62,880
Oregon	700	$35,660	$60,210	$80,140
New York	1,600	$44,140	$59,100	$98,200
Maryland	1,240	$38,170	$58,420	$87,360
Ohio	870	$37,870	$58,400	$80,010
Alaska	170	$24,770	$56,470	$83,200
Missouri	830	$38,550	$56,040	$90,370
Iowa	460	$42,210	$55,820	$75,170
Indiana	780	$37,760	$54,630	$76,220
Minnesota	1,090	$38,960	$54,350	$101,930
Delaware	280	$38,930	$53,570	$66,270
Vermont	110	$44,780	$53,570	$70,260
Illinois	780	$37,660	$53,000	$95,180
New Jersey	820	$36,760	$52,750	$94,540
Kansas	430	$40,240	$51,520	$89,110
New Hampshire	230	$39,850	$51,320	$60,650
Colorado	1,210	$40,340	$50,800	$70,630
Pennsylvania	610	$38,330	$50,600	$73,580
Kentucky	400	$39,430	$49,730	$92,110
Wisconsin	650	$39,980	$49,520	$64,160
Massachusetts	710	$44,610	$48,940	$59,290
California	3,080	$39,660	$48,840	$105,440
Alabama	660	$36,620	$48,740	$61,270
Texas	7,120	$36,250	$48,740	$63,240
Connecticut	300	$38,310	$48,550	$61,940
New Mexico	250	$36,190	$48,460	$78,190
Tennessee	1,160	$34,900	$48,410	$71,490
Montana	490	$36,990	$48,100	$83,340
Georgia	900	$35,730	$47,810	$95,130
Maine	440	$37,260	$47,790	$62,710
Louisiana	1,610	$37,040	$47,340	$62,340
Florida	2,690	$36,140	$47,100	$64,920
South Carolina	730	$35,140	$47,020	$67,840
Oklahoma	570	$34,870	$46,880	$70,160
Nevada	660	$37,390	$46,510	$76,030
Michigan	710	$32,360	$46,490	$79,620
North Dakota	260	$38,830	$46,450	$60,430
Wyoming	170	$36,400	$46,200	$56,830
South Dakota	340	$35,890	$45,820	$60,320
Virginia	Not available	$37,080	$44,810	$61,470
Arkansas	350	$35,250	$43,730	$53,320
North Carolina	2,090	$31,110	$42,990	$60,080
Arizona	780	$36,960	$42,210	$61,210
Idaho	330	$34,000	$41,550	$60,630
Utah	300	$35,440	$40,080	$53,090
West Virginia	70	$34,580	$35,390	$59,360
Puerto Rico	110	$22,270	$27,040	$35,350

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall is $49,120. Employment is 44,440.

How does Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall is 3.6% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Omaha, NE-IA is highest on this page's list at $81,880.