SOC 47-2081 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$58,930

U.S. median hourly wage$28.33

U.S. employment83,080

Nationally, drywall and ceiling tile installers earned a median of $58,930 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 83,080 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers: pay and employment by state
State
Hawaii	$104,830	$50.40	800	1.3
New Jersey	$75,080	$36.09	1,340	0.3
Alaska	$73,690	$35.43	100	0.3
Oregon	$73,530	$35.35	1,680	0.9
Washington	$73,130	$35.16	2,670	0.8
Massachusetts	$69,500	$33.42	590	0.2
California	$65,880	$31.67	27,280	1.5
Illinois	$63,180	$30.38	740	0.1
Missouri	$62,580	$30.09	550	0.2
New Hampshire	$61,960	$29.79	370	0.5
Colorado	$61,780	$29.70	1,560	0.5
Ohio	$61,420	$29.53	1,680	0.3
Minnesota	$61,290	$29.46	1,050	0.4
New York	$61,280	$29.46	2,840	0.3
Pennsylvania	$61,160	$29.40	1,690	0.3
Connecticut	$60,480	$29.08	300	0.2
Montana	$60,140	$28.92	170	0.3
Maine	$60,080	$28.89	150	0.2
Wisconsin	$59,970	$28.83	1,140	0.4
Vermont	$59,820	$28.76	90	0.3
Michigan	$58,440	$28.10	1,050	0.2
Georgia	$58,260	$28.01	690	0.1
Virginia	$55,840	$26.84	2,480	0.6
Maryland	$54,680	$26.29	1,470	0.5
New Mexico	$53,900	$25.91	580	0.7
Nevada	$52,280	$25.13	2,980	1.9
Iowa	$51,030	$24.53	290	0.2
Utah	$51,020	$24.53	2,610	1.5
Arizona	$50,290	$24.18	2,590	0.8
Delaware	$50,170	$24.12	350	0.7
Indiana	$49,810	$23.95	680	0.2
Florida	$48,970	$23.54	6,000	0.6
South Dakota	$48,850	$23.49	360	0.8
Nebraska	$48,620	$23.38	770	0.8
Kentucky	$48,340	$23.24	490	0.2
Alabama	$48,000	$23.08	650	0.3
Texas	$47,590	$22.88	5,760	0.4
Tennessee	$47,510	$22.84	1,150	0.3
Louisiana	$47,420	$22.80	310	0.2
Rhode Island	$47,110	$22.65	440	0.9
Oklahoma	$46,080	$22.15	280	0.2
South Carolina	$45,340	$21.80	340	0.1
North Dakota	$45,110	$21.69	130	0.3
North Carolina	$45,080	$21.67	1,520	0.3
Arkansas	$44,550	$21.42	240	0.2
Wyoming	$43,990	$21.15	140	0.5
Idaho	$43,790	$21.05	920	1.1
Kansas	$39,890	$19.18	650	0.5
Mississippi	$37,310	$17.94	110	0.1
Puerto Rico	$28,420	$13.66	320	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 169 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Urban Honolulu, HI	$105,910	$50.92	710	1.6
Napa, CA	$84,410	$40.58	50	0.6
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$83,190	$40.00	60	0.8
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$82,650	$39.74	700	3.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$82,160	$39.50	2,510	1.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$81,100	$38.99	1,100	0.9
Worcester, MA	$80,280	$38.60	120	0.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$79,430	$38.19	1,960	1.7
El Centro, CA	$78,020	$37.51	90	1.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$76,290	$36.68	3,220	2.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$75,560	$36.33	1,840	0.9
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$74,740	$35.93	120	1.2
Salinas, CA	$73,650	$35.41	160	0.9
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$73,520	$35.35	450	1.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$71,320	$34.29	2,560	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$69,120	$33.23	540	0.1
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$67,730	$32.56	70	1.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$67,060	$32.24	180	1.5
Akron, OH	$66,450	$31.95	30	0.1
Modesto, CA	$65,770	$31.62	400	2.0
Columbus, OH	$65,450	$31.47	570	0.5
Anchorage, AK	$65,200	$31.34	60	0.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$64,700	$31.11	60	0.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$64,370	$30.95	440	2.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$64,260	$30.89	1,110	0.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$64,080	$30.81	680	0.3
Bend, OR	$63,970	$30.76	100	0.9
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$63,870	$30.71	190	1.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$63,760	$30.65	650	2.0
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$63,550	$30.56	50	0.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$63,540	$30.55	2,500	2.3
Madison, WI	$63,500	$30.53	170	0.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$63,340	$30.45	160	0.8
Cleveland, OH	$63,150	$30.36	230	0.2
Merced, CA	$63,060	$30.32	80	1.0
Toledo, OH	$62,920	$30.25	150	0.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$62,800	$30.19	7,710	1.2
Salem, OR	$62,400	$30.00	200	1.1
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$62,400	$30.00	30	0.7
Fresno, CA	$62,280	$29.94	800	1.7
Bellingham, WA	$61,980	$29.80	80	0.9
Redding, CA	$61,870	$29.75	100	1.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$61,710	$29.67	110	0.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$61,500	$29.57	60	0.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$61,420	$29.53	200	0.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$61,420	$29.53	3,640	2.1
Chico, CA	$61,410	$29.52	60	0.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$61,280	$29.46	980	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$61,260	$29.45	160	0.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$61,120	$29.39	120	0.7
Yuba City, CA	$60,970	$29.31	70	1.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$60,800	$29.23	340	0.4
Pittsburgh, PA	$60,600	$29.14	380	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$60,510	$29.09	200	0.8
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$60,280	$28.98	40	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$60,250	$28.97	250	0.2
Duluth, MN-WI	$60,220	$28.95	40	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$60,080	$28.89	410	0.2
Rochester, NY	$59,910	$28.80	200	0.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$59,890	$28.79	40	0.2
Greeley, CO	$59,830	$28.76	50	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$59,740	$28.72	70	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$59,670	$28.69	490	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$59,240	$28.48	70	0.4
Eau Claire, WI	$59,220	$28.47	40	0.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$59,070	$28.40	2,210	0.7
Yakima, WA	$58,950	$28.34	50	0.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$58,820	$28.28	180	0.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$58,020	$27.90	160	0.4
Wilmington, NC	$57,540	$27.66	100	0.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$57,350	$27.57	40	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$57,080	$27.44	100	0.3
Springfield, MO	$56,550	$27.19	60	0.3
Reno, NV	$56,480	$27.16	560	2.0
Omaha, NE-IA	$56,430	$27.13	440	0.9
Traverse City, MI	$55,750	$26.80	30	0.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$55,470	$26.67	290	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$55,460	$26.66	990	1.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$54,830	$26.36	30	0.4
Santa Fe, NM	$54,830	$26.36	50	0.9
Albuquerque, NM	$54,620	$26.26	400	1.0
Yuma, AZ	$54,400	$26.15	50	0.8
Ogden, UT	$54,240	$26.08	360	1.3
Syracuse, NY	$54,100	$26.01	160	0.5
Evansville, IN	$53,860	$25.89	50	0.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$53,820	$25.87	40	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$53,340	$25.64	520	0.7
Grand Junction, CO	$53,320	$25.64	50	0.8
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$52,830	$25.40	200	1.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$52,280	$25.13	2,340	2.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$52,270	$25.13	1,930	0.8
Missoula, MT	$51,310	$24.67	50	0.7
St. George, UT	$50,900	$24.47	380	4.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$50,640	$24.34	500	0.5
Albany, OR	$50,540	$24.30	40	0.8
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$50,530	$24.29	120	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$50,500	$24.28	710	0.6
Medford, OR	$50,440	$24.25	80	0.9
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$50,440	$24.25	250	0.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$50,170	$24.12	1,300	0.5
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$49,760	$23.92	590	1.9
Jacksonville, FL	$49,750	$23.92	560	0.7
Fort Wayne, IN	$49,680	$23.89	40	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$49,670	$23.88	80	0.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$49,560	$23.83	220	1.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$49,560	$23.83	770	0.5
Richmond, VA	$49,260	$23.68	360	0.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$49,230	$23.67	50	0.1
Waco, TX	$49,160	$23.63	130	1.0
Odessa, TX	$49,040	$23.58	40	0.5
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$48,920	$23.52	270	0.4
Logan, UT-ID	$48,890	$23.51	160	2.4
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$48,850	$23.49	70	1.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$48,810	$23.47	80	0.3
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$48,780	$23.45	60	1.0
Birmingham, AL	$48,760	$23.44	270	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$48,680	$23.41	470	0.3
Wichita, KS	$48,660	$23.39	150	0.5
Lynchburg, VA	$48,610	$23.37	50	0.5
Port St. Lucie, FL	$48,530	$23.33	100	0.6
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$48,340	$23.24	60	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$48,220	$23.18	1,870	0.5
Tucson, AZ	$48,180	$23.16	340	0.9
Baton Rouge, LA	$48,160	$23.15	100	0.2
Rapid City, SD	$47,980	$23.07	60	0.8
Fargo, ND-MN	$47,950	$23.05	70	0.5
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$47,910	$23.04	50	0.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,760	$22.96	900	0.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$47,690	$22.93	140	0.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$47,660	$22.91	50	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$47,610	$22.89	1,640	0.5
Roanoke, VA	$47,510	$22.84	50	0.3
Harrisonburg, VA	$47,360	$22.77	40	0.7
Lincoln, NE	$47,130	$22.66	160	0.9
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$47,100	$22.65	90	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$47,100	$22.65	140	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$47,070	$22.63	800	2.6
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$47,000	$22.59	140	0.7
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$47,000	$22.59	60	1.0
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$46,830	$22.52	90	1.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$46,720	$22.46	530	0.5
Visalia, CA	$46,600	$22.40	300	1.8
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$46,590	$22.40	140	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$46,550	$22.38	290	0.3
Asheville, NC	$46,340	$22.28	60	0.3
Huntsville, AL	$46,150	$22.19	80	0.3
Tulsa, OK	$46,080	$22.15	110	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$45,990	$22.11	230	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$45,900	$22.07	440	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$45,900	$22.07	360	0.5
Oklahoma City, OK	$45,760	$22.00	130	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$45,670	$21.96	40	0.4
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$45,170	$21.72	60	0.2
Fayetteville, NC	$45,120	$21.69	50	0.4
Tuscaloosa, AL	$45,110	$21.69	40	0.4
Columbia, SC	$44,800	$21.54	50	0.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$44,570	$21.43	60	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$44,540	$21.41	80	0.3
Boise City, ID	$44,300	$21.30	480	1.2
Ocala, FL	$44,250	$21.28	100	0.8
El Paso, TX	$44,050	$21.18	190	0.6
Tyler, TX	$43,740	$21.03	80	0.7
Dover, DE	$43,540	$20.93	60	0.9
Killeen-Temple, TX	$40,100	$19.28	80	0.5
Clarksville, TN-KY	$39,480	$18.98	40	0.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$38,670	$18.59	70	0.2
Las Cruces, NM	$37,990	$18.26	40	0.4
Twin Falls, ID	$34,880	$16.77	50	0.9
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$28,420	$13.66	300	0.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.