Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · SOC 47-2081
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Salary in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $49,510 per year ($23.80 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $36,780 at the 10th percentile to $87,170 at the 90th. BLS estimates 70 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area earn more than $49,510 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $38,770 and $60,090.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $36,780 | $38,770 | $49,510 | $60,090 | $87,170 |
| Hourly | $17.68 | $18.64 | $23.80 | $28.89 | $41.91 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$49,510 median for South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $38,770 to $60,090
- Wisconsinstate$59,970 median for Wisconsin; middle half earns $47,940 to $69,520
- United Statesnational$58,930 median for United States; middle half earns $47,440 to $74,230
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −17% vs Wisconsin overall and −16% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Wisconsin
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for drywall and ceiling tile installers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areathis page$49,510 median for South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $38,770 to $60,090
- $63,500 median for Madison metro area; middle half earns $59,810 to $78,310
- $60,800 median for Milwaukee metro area; middle half earns $48,140 to $70,400
- $59,220 median for Eau Claire metro area; middle half earns $49,230 to $62,020
- $54,830 median for La Crosse metro area; middle half earns $39,130 to $63,290
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for drywall and ceiling tile installerss · Highest-paying occupations in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.