How much do Insulation Workers, Mechanical make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Percentile spread

For Insulation Workers, Mechanical, the published 10th percentile is $44,670 and the 90th percentile is $61,030. The difference is $16,360, which is 31.3% 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 $46,760 to the 75th at $55,840, covers $9,080.

The mean annual wage is $52,070, which sits below the median of $52,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 10.5% lower than the national median of $58,340 for Insulation Workers, Mechanical. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,635, which is 13.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.7% higher than the Texas median of $48,930.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insulation Workers, Mechanical at $50,635 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insulation Workers, Mechanical. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

• Longview, TX is 136 miles away, with a median of $47,980 and employment of 210. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,618, against $50,635 here.
• Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $74,490 and employment of 60. That median is 42.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,393, against $50,635 here.
• Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 190 miles away, with a median of $47,680 and employment of 180. That median is 8.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,249, against $50,635 here.

Employment share

Insulation Workers, Mechanical accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (830 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 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.