SOC 47-2131 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?
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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $59,290. The 10th percentile is $40,840 and the 90th percentile is $79,460. Employment is 240.
Median annual wage
$59,290
- 10th percentile
- $40,840
- 25th percentile
- $46,070
- Median
- $59,290
- 75th percentile
- $71,470
- 90th percentile
- $79,460
- Mean
- $58,540
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, the published 10th percentile is $40,840 and the 90th percentile is $79,460. The difference is $38,620, which is 65.1% 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 $46,070 to the 75th at $71,470, covers $25,400.
The mean annual wage is $58,540, which sits below the median of $59,290. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 20.7% higher than the national median of $49,120 for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,957, which is 26.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 8.5% higher than the Indiana median of $54,630.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 95.696, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,290 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall at $61,957 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 2nd of 8 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).).
- Fort Wayne, IN is 97 miles away, with a median of $45,340 and employment of 140. That median is 23.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,978, against $61,957 here.
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 101 miles away, with a median of $58,360 and employment of 90. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,193, against $61,957 here.
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 111 miles away, with a median of $56,110 and employment of 190. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,285, against $61,957 here.
Employment share
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (240 of 1,105,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (44,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.76 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $59,290. The 10th percentile is $40,840 and the 90th percentile is $79,460. Employment is 240.
How does that compare with the national median for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall?
The local median is 20.7% higher than the national median of $49,120.
What is Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 95.696, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $59,290 is $61,957. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN compare with nearby metros for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall?
Fort Wayne, IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 97 miles away, at $45,340. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 2nd of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.