SOC 47-2131 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall make in Kennewick-Richland, WA?
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 Kennewick-Richland, WA is $60,730. The 10th percentile is $38,630 and the 90th percentile is $117,120. Employment is 280.
Median annual wage
$60,730
- 10th percentile
- $38,630
- 25th percentile
- $47,120
- Median
- $60,730
- 75th percentile
- $76,790
- 90th percentile
- $117,120
- Mean
- $69,200
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, the published 10th percentile is $38,630 and the 90th percentile is $117,120. The difference is $78,490, which is 129.2% 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 $47,120 to the 75th at $76,790, covers $29,670.
The mean annual wage is $69,200, which sits above the median of $60,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Kennewick-Richland, WA median is 23.6% higher than the national median of $49,120 for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,682, which is 23.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 10.4% lower than the Washington median of $67,750.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kennewick-Richland, WA is 100.079, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall at $60,682 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall. Kennewick-Richland, WA ranks 6th of 6 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).).
- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 141 miles away, with a median of $61,690 and employment of 150. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,477, against $60,682 here.
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 144 miles away, with a median of $71,980 and employment of 1,250. That median is 18.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,769, against $60,682 here.
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 164 miles away, with a median of $60,960 and employment of 450. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,825, against $60,682 here.
Employment share
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Kennewick-Richland, WA (280 of 129,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (44,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 7.57 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 Kennewick-Richland, WA · 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 Kennewick-Richland, WA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall in Kennewick-Richland, WA is $60,730. The 10th percentile is $38,630 and the 90th percentile is $117,120. Employment is 280.
How does that compare with the national median for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall?
The local median is 23.6% higher than the national median of $49,120.
What is Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in Kennewick-Richland, WA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kennewick-Richland, WA is 100.079, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $60,730 is $60,682. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Kennewick-Richland, WA compare with nearby metros for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall?
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 141 miles away, at $61,690. Kennewick-Richland, WA ranks 6th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.