SOC 47-2132 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Insulation Workers, Mechanical make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insulation Workers, Mechanical in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $124,090. The 10th percentile is $54,650 and the 90th percentile is $159,400. Employment is 530.

Median annual wage

$124,090

10th percentile
$54,650
25th percentile
$64,680
Median
$124,090
75th percentile
$127,420
90th percentile
$159,400
Mean
$107,220

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Insulation Workers, Mechanical, the published 10th percentile is $54,650 and the 90th percentile is $159,400. The difference is $104,750, which is 84.4% 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 $64,680 to the 75th at $127,420, covers $62,740.

The mean annual wage is $107,220, which sits below the median of $124,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 112.7% higher than the national median of $58,340 for Insulation Workers, Mechanical. In 2024 national prices the local median is $109,267, which is 87.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% higher than the California median of $119,690.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $124,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insulation Workers, Mechanical at $109,267 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insulation Workers, Mechanical. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 1st of 3 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).).

  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $58,100. That median is 53.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,590, against $109,267 here.
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $112,280 and employment of 100. That median is 9.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,351, against $109,267 here.

Employment share

Insulation Workers, Mechanical accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (530 of 6,271,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.51 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, Mechanical make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insulation Workers, Mechanical in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $124,090. The 10th percentile is $54,650 and the 90th percentile is $159,400. Employment is 530.

How does that compare with the national median for Insulation Workers, Mechanical?

The local median is 112.7% higher than the national median of $58,340.

What is Insulation Workers, Mechanical pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $124,090 is $109,267. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA compare with nearby metros for Insulation Workers, Mechanical?

Bakersfield-Delano, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 91 miles away, at $58,100. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.