SOC 47-2131 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall make in Columbus, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall in Columbus, OH is $80,000. The 10th percentile is $38,130 and the 90th percentile is $80,020. Employment is 380.

Median annual wage

$80,000

10th percentile
$38,130
25th percentile
$48,260
Median
$80,000
75th percentile
$80,010
90th percentile
$80,020
Mean
$65,900

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, the published 10th percentile is $38,130 and the 90th percentile is $80,020. The difference is $41,890, which is 52.4% 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 $48,260 to the 75th at $80,010, covers $31,750.

The mean annual wage is $65,900, which sits below the median of $80,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 62.9% higher than the national median of $49,120 for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,797, which is 70.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 37% higher than the Ohio median of $58,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall at $83,797 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall. Columbus, OH ranks 1st of 11 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).).

  • Mansfield, OH is 58 miles away, with a median of $45,980 and employment of 40. That median is 42.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,737, against $83,797 here.
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 106 miles away, with a median of $58,360 and employment of 90. That median is 27.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,193, against $83,797 here.
  • Cleveland, OH is 138 miles away, with a median of $47,340 and employment of 150. That median is 40.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,403, against $83,797 here.

Employment share

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (380 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (44,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.20 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall make in Columbus, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall in Columbus, OH is $80,000. The 10th percentile is $38,130 and the 90th percentile is $80,020. Employment is 380.

How does that compare with the national median for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall?

The local median is 62.9% higher than the national median of $49,120.

What is Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in Columbus, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $80,000 is $83,797. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Columbus, OH compare with nearby metros for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall?

Mansfield, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 58 miles away, at $45,980. Columbus, OH ranks 1st of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.