How much do Insulation Workers, Mechanical make in Richmond, VA?

Percentile spread

For Insulation Workers, Mechanical, the published 10th percentile is $38,100 and the 90th percentile is $58,080. The difference is $19,980, which is 40.4% 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 $41,010 to the 75th at $57,010, covers $16,000.

The mean annual wage is $48,840, which sits below the median of $49,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 15.2% lower than the national median of $58,340 for Insulation Workers, Mechanical. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,543, which is 13.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.2% lower than the Virginia median of $57,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insulation Workers, Mechanical at $50,543 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, Mechanical. Richmond, VA ranks 3rd 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).).

• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 98 miles away, with a median of $63,630 and employment of 370. That median is 28.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,438, against $50,543 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 134 miles away, with a median of $49,450 and employment of 70. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,681, against $50,543 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 162 miles away, with a median of $47,960 and employment of 140. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,645, against $50,543 here.

Employment share

Insulation Workers, Mechanical accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (410 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.76 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.