SOC 47-2131 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall make in Omaha, NE-IA?
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 Omaha, NE-IA is $81,880. The 10th percentile is $44,550 and the 90th percentile is $89,180. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$81,880
- 10th percentile
- $44,550
- 25th percentile
- $47,490
- Median
- $81,880
- 75th percentile
- $82,270
- 90th percentile
- $89,180
- Mean
- $69,050
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, the published 10th percentile is $44,550 and the 90th percentile is $89,180. The difference is $44,630, which is 54.5% 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 $47,490 to the 75th at $82,270, covers $34,780.
The mean annual wage is $69,050, which sits below the median of $81,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Omaha, NE-IA median is 66.7% higher than the national median of $49,120 for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,086, which is 81.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 11.9% higher than the Nebraska median of $73,140.
Omaha, NE-IA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Nebraska, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Omaha, NE-IA is 91.911, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall at $89,086 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 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 1st 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).).
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 86 miles away, with a median of $49,000 and employment of 90. That median is 40.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,678, against $89,086 here.
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 118 miles away, with a median of $70,410 and employment of 200. That median is 14% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,782, against $89,086 here.
- Sioux Falls, SD-MN is 161 miles away, with a median of $45,050 and employment of 170. That median is 45% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,707, against $89,086 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Omaha, NE-IA · 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 Omaha, NE-IA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall in Omaha, NE-IA is $81,880. The 10th percentile is $44,550 and the 90th percentile is $89,180.
How does that compare with the national median for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall?
The local median is 66.7% higher than the national median of $49,120.
What is Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in Omaha, NE-IA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Omaha, NE-IA is 91.911, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $81,880 is $89,086. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Omaha, NE-IA compare with nearby metros for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall?
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 86 miles away, at $49,000. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 1st of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.