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

How much do Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall make in York-Hanover, PA?

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 York-Hanover, PA is $49,280. The 10th percentile is $41,430 and the 90th percentile is $59,740. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$49,280

10th percentile
$41,430
25th percentile
$44,920
Median
$49,280
75th percentile
$59,700
90th percentile
$59,740
Mean
$50,520

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 $41,430 and the 90th percentile is $59,740. The difference is $18,310, which is 37.2% 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 $44,920 to the 75th at $59,700, covers $14,780.

The mean annual wage is $50,520, which sits above the median of $49,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The York-Hanover, PA median is 0.3% higher than the national median of $49,120 for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,333, which is 4.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $50,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for York-Hanover, PA is 96.000, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall at $51,333 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall. York-Hanover, PA ranks 6th of 12 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).).

  • Lancaster, PA is 27 miles away, with a median of $46,640 and employment of 60. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,467, against $51,333 here.
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 44 miles away, with a median of $63,200 and employment of 550. That median is 28.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,486, against $51,333 here.
  • Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 71 miles away, with a median of $56,930 and employment of 40. That median is 15.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,454, against $51,333 here.

Employment share

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in York-Hanover, PA (50 of 183,590). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (44,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.95 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 York-Hanover, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall in York-Hanover, PA is $49,280. The 10th percentile is $41,430 and the 90th percentile is $59,740. Employment is 50.

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

The local median is 0.3% higher than the national median of $49,120.

What is Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in York-Hanover, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for York-Hanover, PA is 96.000, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,280 is $51,333. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does York-Hanover, PA compare with nearby metros for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall?

Lancaster, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $46,640. York-Hanover, PA ranks 6th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.