47 Series · SOC 47-2081
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$58,140
per year
Median Hourly
$27.95/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$62,810
average
Employment
82,900
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$37,810
25th Percentile
$46,880
Median
$58,140
75th Percentile
$72,660
90th Percentile
$101,380
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $104,670 | +80% above national |
| 2 | Connecticut | $79,510 | +37% above national |
| 3 | Alaska | $75,150 | +29% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $70,310 | +21% above national |
| 5 | Illinois | $69,810 | +20% above national |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $67,390 | +16% above national |
| 7 | California | $65,880 | +13% above national |
| 8 | New Jersey | $64,940 | +12% above national |
| 9 | Minnesota | $62,390 | +7% above national |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $61,810 | +6% above national |
| 11 | Maine | $60,060 | +3% above national |
| 12 | New York | $59,960 | +3% above national |
| 13 | Ohio | $59,560 | +2% above national |
| 14 | Missouri | $59,050 | +2% above national |
| 15 | West Virginia | $58,750 | +1% above national |
| 16 | Colorado | $58,640 | +1% above national |
| 17 | Oregon | $58,460 | +1% above national |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $58,270 | same as national |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $57,990 | same as national |
| 20 | Georgia | $53,590 | 8% below national |
| 21 | Delaware | $53,300 | 8% below national |
| 22 | Michigan | $53,170 | 9% below national |
| 23 | New Mexico | $52,470 | 10% below national |
| 24 | Indiana | $52,370 | 10% below national |
| 25 | Virginia | $51,760 | 11% below national |
| 26 | Maryland | $51,540 | 11% below national |
| 27 | Nevada | $51,290 | 12% below national |
| 28 | Utah | $50,860 | 13% below national |
| 29 | Texas | $50,120 | 14% below national |
| 30 | Iowa | $49,940 | 14% below national |
| 31 | Vermont | $48,480 | 17% below national |
| 32 | Nebraska | $48,470 | 17% below national |
| 33 | North Carolina | $48,460 | 17% below national |
| 34 | Wyoming | $48,380 | 17% below national |
| 35 | South Dakota | $48,280 | 17% below national |
| 36 | Arizona | $48,130 | 17% below national |
| 37 | Kansas | $48,090 | 17% below national |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $47,490 | 18% below national |
| 39 | Kentucky | $46,950 | 19% below national |
| 40 | Florida | $46,930 | 19% below national |
| 41 | Alabama | $46,880 | 19% below national |
| 42 | Montana | $46,030 | 21% below national |
| 43 | Tennessee | $45,990 | 21% below national |
| 44 | Idaho | $45,830 | 21% below national |
| 45 | South Carolina | $44,670 | 23% below national |
| 46 | Arkansas | $43,470 | 25% below national |
| 47 | Mississippi | $43,470 | 25% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $36,780 | 37% below national |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $24,910 | 57% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $108,210 | +86% above national |
| 2 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $99,130 | +71% above national |
| 3 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $82,920 | +43% above national |
| 4 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $82,410 | +42% above national |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $80,500 | +38% above national |
| 6 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $80,320 | +38% above national |
| 7 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $79,580 | +37% above national |
| 8 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $78,300 | +35% above national |
| 9 | Worcester, MA | $78,160 | +34% above national |
| 10 | Napa, CA | $77,890 | +34% above national |
| 11 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $77,520 | +33% above national |
| 12 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $77,030 | +32% above national |
| 13 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $76,360 | +31% above national |
| 14 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $75,820 | +30% above national |
| 15 | Anchorage, AK | $74,850 | +29% above national |
| 16 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $73,360 | +26% above national |
| 17 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $71,400 | +23% above national |
| 18 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $69,930 | +20% above national |
| 19 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $69,810 | +20% above national |
| 20 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $67,090 | +15% above national |
| 21 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $66,620 | +15% above national |
| 22 | Bellingham, WA | $66,380 | +14% above national |
| 23 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $65,840 | +13% above national |
| 24 | Salinas, CA | $65,550 | +13% above national |
| 25 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $65,420 | +13% above national |
| 26 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $65,250 | +12% above national |
| 27 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $64,870 | +12% above national |
| 28 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $64,170 | +10% above national |
| 29 | Modesto, CA | $64,160 | +10% above national |
| 30 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $64,000 | +10% above national |
| 31 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $63,840 | +10% above national |
| 32 | Vallejo, CA | $63,650 | +9% above national |
| 33 | Columbus, OH | $63,530 | +9% above national |
| 34 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $63,480 | +9% above national |
| 35 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $63,420 | +9% above national |
| 36 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $63,370 | +9% above national |
| 37 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $63,050 | +8% above national |
| 38 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $63,050 | +8% above national |
| 39 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $62,970 | +8% above national |
| 40 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $62,850 | +8% above national |
| 41 | Yuba City, CA | $62,470 | +7% above national |
| 42 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $62,310 | +7% above national |
| 43 | Chico, CA | $62,260 | +7% above national |
| 44 | Greeley, CO | $62,260 | +7% above national |
| 45 | Redding, CA | $62,080 | +7% above national |
| 46 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $61,910 | +6% above national |
| 47 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $61,270 | +5% above national |
| 48 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $61,050 | +5% above national |
| 49 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $60,860 | +5% above national |
| 50 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $60,850 | +5% above national |
| 51 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $60,810 | +5% above national |
| 52 | Fresno, CA | $60,730 | +4% above national |
| 53 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $60,640 | +4% above national |
| 54 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $60,610 | +4% above national |
| 55 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $60,550 | +4% above national |
| 56 | Merced, CA | $60,130 | +3% above national |
| 57 | Pittsburgh, PA | $59,600 | +3% above national |
| 58 | Sheboygan, WI | $59,380 | +2% above national |
| 59 | York-Hanover, PA | $58,960 | +1% above national |
| 60 | Rochester, NY | $58,810 | +1% above national |
| 61 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $58,370 | same as national |
| 62 | Madison, WI | $58,330 | same as national |
| 63 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $58,300 | same as national |
| 64 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $58,240 | same as national |
| 65 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $58,240 | same as national |
| 66 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $58,140 | same as national |
| 67 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $58,000 | same as national |
| 68 | Eau Claire, WI | $57,700 | 1% below national |
| 69 | Yakima, WA | $57,520 | 1% below national |
| 70 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $57,360 | 1% below national |
| 71 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $57,200 | 2% below national |
| 72 | Springfield, MO | $57,140 | 2% below national |
| 73 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $57,030 | 2% below national |
| 74 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $56,680 | 3% below national |
| 75 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $56,520 | 3% below national |
| 76 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $56,330 | 3% below national |
| 77 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $56,320 | 3% below national |
| 78 | Omaha, NE-IA | $56,190 | 3% below national |
| 79 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $56,100 | 4% below national |
| 80 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $56,020 | 4% below national |
| 81 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $56,020 | 4% below national |
| 82 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $55,790 | 4% below national |
| 83 | Cleveland, OH | $55,480 | 5% below national |
| 84 | Lancaster, PA | $55,120 | 5% below national |
| 85 | Toledo, OH | $54,970 | 5% below national |
| 86 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $54,900 | 6% below national |
| 87 | Colorado Springs, CO | $54,440 | 6% below national |
| 88 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $54,160 | 7% below national |
| 89 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $53,780 | 7% below national |
| 90 | Santa Fe, NM | $53,430 | 8% below national |
| 91 | Asheville, NC | $53,260 | 8% below national |
| 92 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $52,940 | 9% below national |
| 93 | Reno, NV | $52,790 | 9% below national |
| 94 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $52,560 | 10% below national |
| 95 | Albuquerque, NM | $52,470 | 10% below national |
| 96 | Evansville, IN | $52,430 | 10% below national |
| 97 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $51,550 | 11% below national |
| 98 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $51,330 | 12% below national |
| 99 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $51,290 | 12% below national |
| 100 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $51,090 | 12% below national |
| 101 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $50,850 | 13% below national |
| 102 | Salem, OR | $50,640 | 13% below national |
| 103 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $50,550 | 13% below national |
| 104 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $50,300 | 13% below national |
| 105 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $50,170 | 14% below national |
| 106 | Fayetteville, NC | $50,000 | 14% below national |
| 107 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $49,930 | 14% below national |
| 108 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,920 | 14% below national |
| 109 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $49,840 | 14% below national |
| 110 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $49,760 | 14% below national |
| 111 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $49,740 | 14% below national |
| 112 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $49,740 | 14% below national |
| 113 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $49,410 | 15% below national |
| 114 | Yuma, AZ | $49,400 | 15% below national |
| 115 | Jacksonville, FL | $49,350 | 15% below national |
| 116 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $49,180 | 15% below national |
| 117 | St. George, UT | $49,180 | 15% below national |
| 118 | Topeka, KS | $49,160 | 15% below national |
| 119 | Ogden, UT | $49,090 | 16% below national |
| 120 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $49,010 | 16% below national |
| 121 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $48,900 | 16% below national |
| 122 | Bend, OR | $48,830 | 16% below national |
| 123 | Punta Gorda, FL | $48,810 | 16% below national |
| 124 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $48,680 | 16% below national |
| 125 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $48,550 | 16% below national |
| 126 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $48,520 | 17% below national |
| 127 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $48,480 | 17% below national |
| 128 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $48,430 | 17% below national |
| 129 | Logan, UT-ID | $48,430 | 17% below national |
| 130 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $48,370 | 17% below national |
| 131 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $48,350 | 17% below national |
| 132 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $48,310 | 17% below national |
| 133 | Amarillo, TX | $48,260 | 17% below national |
| 134 | Syracuse, NY | $48,220 | 17% below national |
| 135 | Richmond, VA | $48,170 | 17% below national |
| 136 | Charlottesville, VA | $48,110 | 17% below national |
| 137 | Birmingham, AL | $48,060 | 17% below national |
| 138 | Waco, TX | $47,970 | 17% below national |
| 139 | Dover, DE | $47,940 | 18% below national |
| 140 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $47,890 | 18% below national |
| 141 | Grants Pass, OR | $47,820 | 18% below national |
| 142 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $47,810 | 18% below national |
| 143 | Tulsa, OK | $47,800 | 18% below national |
| 144 | Lincoln, NE | $47,680 | 18% below national |
| 145 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $47,640 | 18% below national |
| 146 | Wichita, KS | $47,620 | 18% below national |
| 147 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $47,610 | 18% below national |
| 148 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $47,440 | 18% below national |
| 149 | Albany, OR | $47,310 | 19% below national |
| 150 | Harrisonburg, VA | $47,250 | 19% below national |
| 151 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $47,210 | 19% below national |
| 152 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $47,170 | 19% below national |
| 153 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $47,080 | 19% below national |
| 154 | Oklahoma City, OK | $47,080 | 19% below national |
| 155 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $47,050 | 19% below national |
| 156 | Medford, OR | $47,020 | 19% below national |
| 157 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $47,020 | 19% below national |
| 158 | Rapid City, SD | $47,010 | 19% below national |
| 159 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $46,930 | 19% below national |
| 160 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $46,880 | 19% below national |
| 161 | Boise City, ID | $46,710 | 20% below national |
| 162 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $46,530 | 20% below national |
| 163 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $46,460 | 20% below national |
| 164 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $46,440 | 20% below national |
| 165 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $46,230 | 20% below national |
| 166 | El Paso, TX | $46,110 | 21% below national |
| 167 | Knoxville, TN | $46,090 | 21% below national |
| 168 | Grand Island, NE | $46,010 | 21% below national |
| 169 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $45,980 | 21% below national |
| 170 | Winchester, VA-WV | $45,950 | 21% below national |
| 171 | Grand Junction, CO | $45,870 | 21% below national |
| 172 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $45,790 | 21% below national |
| 173 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $45,760 | 21% below national |
| 174 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $45,760 | 21% below national |
| 175 | Jackson, MS | $45,750 | 21% below national |
| 176 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $45,680 | 21% below national |
| 177 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $45,520 | 22% below national |
| 178 | Roanoke, VA | $45,010 | 23% below national |
| 179 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,010 | 23% below national |
| 180 | Huntsville, AL | $44,990 | 23% below national |
| 181 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $44,880 | 23% below national |
| 182 | Lynchburg, VA | $44,870 | 23% below national |
| 183 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,700 | 23% below national |
| 184 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $44,440 | 24% below national |
| 185 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $44,420 | 24% below national |
| 186 | Mobile, AL | $44,360 | 24% below national |
| 187 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $44,260 | 24% below national |
| 188 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $44,200 | 24% below national |
| 189 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $43,840 | 25% below national |
| 190 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $43,820 | 25% below national |
| 191 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $43,790 | 25% below national |
| 192 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $43,750 | 25% below national |
| 193 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $43,700 | 25% below national |
| 194 | Odessa, TX | $43,620 | 25% below national |
| 195 | Tucson, AZ | $43,410 | 25% below national |
| 196 | Ocala, FL | $43,280 | 26% below national |
| 197 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $43,150 | 26% below national |
| 198 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $42,740 | 26% below national |
| 199 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $42,570 | 27% below national |
| 200 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $42,100 | 28% below national |
| 201 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $41,300 | 29% below national |
| 202 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $41,290 | 29% below national |
| 203 | Columbia, SC | $41,020 | 29% below national |
| 204 | Tallahassee, FL | $39,910 | 31% below national |
| 205 | Lafayette, LA | $39,800 | 32% below national |
| 206 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $39,420 | 32% below national |
| 207 | Tyler, TX | $39,310 | 32% below national |
| 208 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $39,130 | 33% below national |
| 209 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $38,840 | 33% below national |
| 210 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $38,770 | 33% below national |
| 211 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $38,650 | 34% below national |
| 212 | Lake Charles, LA | $37,570 | 35% below national |
| 213 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $37,090 | 36% below national |
| 214 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $36,840 | 37% below national |
| 215 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $36,620 | 37% below national |
| 216 | Twin Falls, ID | $36,280 | 38% below national |
| 217 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $35,880 | 38% below national |
| 218 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $34,890 | 40% below national |
| 219 | Baton Rouge, LA | $33,690 | 42% below national |
| 220 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $24,190 | 58% below national |