47 Series · SOC 47-2131

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$48,680

per year

Median Hourly

$23.41/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$53,440

average

Employment

38,610

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$35,950$40,270$48,680$60,420$77,160
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$17.28$19.36$23.41$29.05$37.10
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$35,950

25th Percentile

$40,270

Median

$48,680

75th Percentile

$60,420

90th Percentile

$77,160

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 New York $63,500 +30% above national
2 Oregon $62,830 +29% above national
3 Nevada $61,920 +27% above national
4 Mississippi $60,930 +25% above national
5 Maryland $58,870 +21% above national
6 Maine $58,750 +21% above national
7 Massachusetts $57,150 +17% above national
8 Ohio $56,640 +16% above national
9 Minnesota $56,050 +15% above national
10 New Jersey $55,770 +15% above national
11 Wisconsin $54,640 +12% above national
12 Vermont $52,000 +7% above national
13 Indiana $50,510 +4% above national
14 Louisiana $50,040 +3% above national
15 North Dakota $49,860 +2% above national
16 Illinois $49,840 +2% above national
17 Montana $49,770 +2% above national
18 Washington $49,760 +2% above national
19 Missouri $49,720 +2% above national
20 Pennsylvania $49,100 +1% above national
21 Connecticut $48,980 +1% above national
22 Iowa $48,960 +1% above national
23 Colorado $48,630 same as national
24 Florida $48,350 1% below national
25 Utah $48,330 1% below national
26 Texas $48,010 1% below national
27 Wyoming $47,700 2% below national
28 Arizona $47,570 2% below national
29 Alabama $47,260 3% below national
30 Kansas $46,710 4% below national
31 Delaware $46,700 4% below national
32 Georgia $45,900 6% below national
33 South Carolina $45,880 6% below national
34 Oklahoma $45,730 6% below national
35 Michigan $45,700 6% below national
36 Kentucky $45,340 7% below national
37 Arkansas $45,220 7% below national
38 Tennessee $45,170 7% below national
39 North Carolina $45,150 7% below national
40 California $44,620 8% below national
41 Nebraska $44,560 8% below national
42 Virginia $44,290 9% below national
43 New Mexico $42,740 12% below national
44 New Hampshire $42,390 13% below national
45 Idaho $41,340 15% below national
46 Alaska $40,330 17% below national
47 South Dakota $40,190 17% below national
48 West Virginia $37,780 22% below national
49 Puerto Rico $22,740 53% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Medford, OR $65,830 +35% above national
2 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $65,330 +34% above national
3 Columbus, OH $65,100 +34% above national
4 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $64,510 +33% above national
5 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $63,660 +31% above national
6 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $63,040 +29% above national
7 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $60,270 +24% above national
8 Kennewick-Richland, WA $58,960 +21% above national
9 New Haven, CT $58,770 +21% above national
10 Baton Rouge, LA $58,260 +20% above national
11 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $57,740 +19% above national
12 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $57,390 +18% above national
13 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $57,150 +17% above national
14 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $56,640 +16% above national
15 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $56,590 +16% above national
16 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $56,520 +16% above national
17 Syracuse, NY $55,580 +14% above national
18 Barnstable Town, MA $54,960 +13% above national
19 Rochester, NY $54,070 +11% above national
20 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $53,460 +10% above national
21 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $53,350 +10% above national
22 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $52,550 +8% above national
23 St. Louis, MO-IL $52,410 +8% above national
24 Odessa, TX $52,180 +7% above national
25 Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area $52,150 +7% above national
26 Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $51,160 +5% above national
27 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $50,660 +4% above national
28 Manchester-Nashua, NH $50,380 +3% above national
29 Billings, MT $50,280 +3% above national
30 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $50,240 +3% above national
31 Cleveland, OH $50,210 +3% above national
32 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $50,190 +3% above national
33 Lake Charles, LA $50,040 +3% above national
34 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $49,920 +3% above national
35 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $49,620 +2% above national
36 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $49,470 +2% above national
37 Columbia, SC $49,410 +1% above national
38 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $49,330 +1% above national
39 Rockford, IL $49,200 +1% above national
40 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $49,170 +1% above national
41 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $49,120 +1% above national
42 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $49,120 +1% above national
43 Fargo, ND-MN $49,040 +1% above national
44 Mansfield, OH $48,980 +1% above national
45 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $48,910 same as national
46 Greeley, CO $48,910 same as national
47 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $48,610 same as national
48 High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area $48,550 same as national
49 West Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,490 same as national
50 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $48,460 same as national
51 Omaha, NE-IA $48,420 1% below national
52 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $48,400 1% below national
53 Kansas City, MO-KS $48,320 1% below national
54 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $48,140 1% below national
55 York-Hanover, PA $48,090 1% below national
56 Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,960 1% below national
57 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $47,940 2% below national
58 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $47,930 2% below national
59 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $47,860 2% below national
60 Portland-South Portland, ME $47,830 2% below national
61 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $47,800 2% below national
62 Missoula, MT $47,640 2% below national
63 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $47,560 2% below national
64 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $47,560 2% below national
65 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $47,210 3% below national
66 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $47,190 3% below national
67 Mobile, AL $47,070 3% below national
68 Knoxville, TN $46,880 4% below national
69 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $46,830 4% below national
70 Greensboro-High Point, NC $46,800 4% below national
71 Montgomery, AL $46,590 4% below national
72 Tallahassee, FL $46,560 4% below national
73 Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $46,450 5% below national
74 Topeka, KS $46,360 5% below national
75 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $46,260 5% below national
76 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $46,130 5% below national
77 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,070 5% below national
78 Ogden, UT $46,070 5% below national
79 Tyler, TX $45,940 6% below national
80 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $45,910 6% below national
81 Wichita, KS $45,890 6% below national
82 Tulsa, OK $45,860 6% below national
83 Corpus Christi, TX $45,760 6% below national
84 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $45,540 6% below national
85 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,450 7% below national
86 Jacksonville, FL $45,410 7% below national
87 Albuquerque, NM $45,220 7% below national
88 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,150 7% below national
89 Oklahoma City, OK $45,120 7% below national
90 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $45,110 7% below national
91 Rapid City, SD $45,060 7% below national
92 Cheyenne, WY $45,020 8% below national
93 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $45,000 8% below national
94 Raleigh-Cary, NC $44,900 8% below national
95 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $44,760 8% below national
96 Colorado Springs, CO $44,600 8% below national
97 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $44,290 9% below national
98 Jackson, MI $44,170 9% below national
99 Springfield, MO $43,620 10% below national
100 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $42,990 12% below national
101 Lubbock, TX $42,970 12% below national
102 Johnson City, TN $42,320 13% below national
103 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,870 14% below national
104 Lexington-Fayette, KY $40,840 16% below national
105 Fort Wayne, IN $40,350 17% below national
106 Columbia, MO $39,740 18% below national
107 Lafayette, LA $39,640 19% below national
108 Decatur, AL $39,600 19% below national
109 Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,590 19% below national
110 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $39,130 20% below national
111 Chattanooga, TN-GA $38,560 21% below national
112 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $37,170 24% below national
113 Valdosta, GA $37,130 24% below national
114 Wilmington, NC $36,110 26% below national
115 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,020 26% below national
116 Savannah, GA $35,260 28% below national
117 Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,880 30% below national
118 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $32,060 34% below national
119 North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $29,870 39% below national
120 Anchorage, AK $24,400 50% below national
121 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $22,740 53% below national

Related Occupations

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.