SOC 47-2131 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

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

U.S. median annual wage$49,120

U.S. median hourly wage$23.62

U.S. employment44,440

Nationally, insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall earned a median of $49,120 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 44,440 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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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall: pay and employment by state
State
Nebraska	$73,140	$35.16	310	0.3
Washington	$67,750	$32.57	2,330	0.7
Mississippi	$62,880	$30.23	290	0.3
Oregon	$60,210	$28.95	700	0.4
New York	$59,100	$28.41	1,600	0.2
Maryland	$58,420	$28.09	1,240	0.4
Ohio	$58,400	$28.08	870	0.2
Alaska	$56,470	$27.15	170	0.5
Missouri	$56,040	$26.94	830	0.3
Iowa	$55,820	$26.84	460	0.3
Indiana	$54,630	$26.26	780	0.2
Minnesota	$54,350	$26.13	1,090	0.4
Delaware	$53,570	$25.75	280	0.6
Vermont	$53,570	$25.76	110	0.4
Illinois	$53,000	$25.48	780	0.1
New Jersey	$52,750	$25.36	820	0.2
Kansas	$51,520	$24.77	430	0.3
New Hampshire	$51,320	$24.67	230	0.3
Colorado	$50,800	$24.42	1,210	0.4
Pennsylvania	$50,600	$24.33	610	0.1
Kentucky	$49,730	$23.91	400	0.2
Wisconsin	$49,520	$23.81	650	0.2
Massachusetts	$48,940	$23.53	710	0.2
California	$48,840	$23.48	3,080	0.2
Alabama	$48,740	$23.43	660	0.3
Texas	$48,740	$23.43	7,120	0.5
Connecticut	$48,550	$23.34	300	0.2
New Mexico	$48,460	$23.30	250	0.3
Tennessee	$48,410	$23.28	1,160	0.4
Montana	$48,100	$23.13	490	1.0
Georgia	$47,810	$22.99	900	0.2
Maine	$47,790	$22.97	440	0.7
Louisiana	$47,340	$22.76	1,610	0.8
Florida	$47,100	$22.65	2,690	0.3
South Carolina	$47,020	$22.61	730	0.3
Oklahoma	$46,880	$22.54	570	0.3
Nevada	$46,510	$22.36	660	0.4
Michigan	$46,490	$22.35	710	0.2
North Dakota	$46,450	$22.33	260	0.6
Wyoming	$46,200	$22.21	170	0.6
South Dakota	$45,820	$22.03	340	0.7
Virginia	$44,810	$21.54	Not published	Not published
Arkansas	$43,730	$21.03	350	0.3
North Carolina	$42,990	$20.67	2,090	0.4
Arizona	$42,210	$20.29	780	0.2
Idaho	$41,550	$19.98	330	0.4
Utah	$40,080	$19.27	300	0.2
West Virginia	$35,390	$17.01	70	0.1
Puerto Rico	$27,040	$13.00	110	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 112 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA	$81,880	$39.36	Not published	Not published
Columbus, OH	$80,000	$38.46	380	0.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$76,610	$36.83	40	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$76,170	$36.62	370	0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$71,980	$34.61	1,250	0.6
Medford, OR	$71,470	$34.36	50	0.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$70,410	$33.85	200	0.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$65,930	$31.70	50	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$63,200	$30.39	550	0.4
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$62,710	$30.15	90	1.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$61,730	$29.68	1,500	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$61,690	$29.66	150	0.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$60,960	$29.31	450	0.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$60,730	$29.20	280	2.2
Salem, OR	$60,290	$28.99	120	0.6
Colorado Springs, CO	$59,440	$28.58	140	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$59,290	$28.51	240	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$59,040	$28.39	520	0.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$58,890	$28.31	190	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$58,850	$28.29	600	0.1
Salisbury, MD	$58,420	$28.09	50	1.0
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$58,360	$28.06	90	0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$58,240	$28.00	870	0.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$57,190	$27.50	90	0.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$56,930	$27.37	40	0.4
Huntsville, AL	$56,780	$27.30	60	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$56,680	$27.25	80	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$56,460	$27.15	330	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$56,110	$26.98	190	0.3
Rochester, NY	$55,960	$26.90	100	0.2
Anchorage, AK	$55,800	$26.83	110	0.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$54,730	$26.31	580	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$54,400	$26.16	550	0.5
Utica-Rome, NY	$51,950	$24.98	50	0.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$51,740	$24.87	730	0.5
Wichita, KS	$51,520	$24.77	150	0.5
Columbia, SC	$50,750	$24.40	110	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$50,320	$24.19	370	0.1
Billings, MT	$50,210	$24.14	70	0.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$50,120	$24.10	220	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$49,930	$24.00	2,100	0.5
Rockford, IL	$49,740	$23.91	40	0.3
Montgomery, AL	$49,610	$23.85	70	0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$49,320	$23.71	70	0.4
Green Bay, WI	$49,310	$23.71	100	0.6
York-Hanover, PA	$49,280	$23.69	50	0.3
Barnstable Town, MA	$49,070	$23.59	50	0.6
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$49,000	$23.56	90	1.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$48,740	$23.43	110	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$48,470	$23.30	830	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$48,470	$23.30	650	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$48,380	$23.26	170	0.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$48,310	$23.22	140	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$48,310	$23.23	170	0.2
Mobile, AL	$48,300	$23.22	90	0.5
Albuquerque, NM	$48,260	$23.20	170	0.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$48,140	$23.14	2,430	0.7
Baton Rouge, LA	$48,090	$23.12	1,100	2.7
Portland-South Portland, ME	$48,000	$23.08	250	0.9
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$47,870	$23.01	50	1.1
Corpus Christi, TX	$47,770	$22.97	190	1.0
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$47,610	$22.89	200	1.2
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$47,510	$22.84	60	0.5
Tulsa, OK	$47,420	$22.80	270	0.6
Springfield, MO	$47,360	$22.77	80	0.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$47,350	$22.77	120	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$47,340	$22.76	150	0.1
Helena, MT	$47,330	$22.75	60	1.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$47,270	$22.73	140	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$47,220	$22.70	130	0.2
Tallahassee, FL	$47,120	$22.66	70	0.4
Pittsburgh, PA	$47,110	$22.65	140	0.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,100	$22.65	440	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$47,070	$22.63	370	0.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$47,050	$22.62	Not published	Not published
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$46,850	$22.52	480	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$46,740	$22.47	210	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$46,650	$22.43	170	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$46,640	$22.42	60	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$46,510	$22.36	Not published	Not published
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$46,500	$22.36	120	0.3
Fargo, ND-MN	$46,450	$22.33	130	0.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,390	$22.30	330	0.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$46,180	$22.20	40	0.2
Cheyenne, WY	$46,050	$22.14	50	0.9
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$46,030	$22.13	480	0.6
Columbia, MO	$46,000	$22.12	40	0.4
Mansfield, OH	$45,980	$22.11	40	0.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$45,900	$22.07	1,330	0.4
Rapid City, SD	$45,760	$22.00	40	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$45,680	$21.96	80	0.4
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$45,350	$21.80	30	0.5
Fort Wayne, IN	$45,340	$21.80	140	0.6
Jackson, MI	$45,330	$21.79	40	0.6
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$45,050	$21.66	170	0.9
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$44,520	$21.40	760	0.6
Lafayette, LA	$44,080	$21.19	100	0.6
Lubbock, TX	$43,890	$21.10	70	0.4
Savannah, GA	$43,860	$21.09	50	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$43,730	$21.03	160	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$43,470	$20.90	60	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$42,320	$20.35	550	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$41,620	$20.01	40	0.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$40,120	$19.29	180	0.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$40,100	$19.28	Not published	Not published
Ogden, UT	$39,110	$18.80	60	0.2
Lynchburg, VA	$38,230	$18.38	50	0.5
Wilmington, NC	$37,720	$18.13	90	0.5
Winston-Salem, NC	$37,440	$18.00	Not published	Not published
Visalia, CA	$37,160	$17.87	Not published	Not published
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$36,530	$17.56	30	0.6
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$27,040	$13.00	90	0.1

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.