Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · SOC 47-2081
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Salary in the Washington
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Washington
Figures describe the state of Washington as a whole.
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers in the Washington earned a median of $73,130 per year ($35.16 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $50,360 at the 10th percentile to $127,970 at the 90th. BLS estimates 2,670 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers in the Washington earn more than $73,130 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $62,720 and $100,780.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $50,360 | $62,720 | $73,130 | $100,780 | $127,970 |
| Hourly | $24.21 | $30.15 | $35.16 | $48.45 | $61.52 |
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
- Washington$73,130 median for Washington; middle half earns $62,720 to $100,780
- 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 +24% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Washington
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.
- Washingtonthis page$73,130 median for Washington; middle half earns $62,720 to $100,780
- $75,560 median for Seattle metro area; middle half earns $64,340 to $102,400
- $67,730 median for Mount Vernon metro area; middle half earns $61,820 to $74,670
- $63,870 median for Kennewick metro area; middle half earns $61,430 to $79,840
- $63,550 median for Bremerton metro area; middle half earns $61,620 to $83,200
- $62,400 median for Wenatchee metro area; middle half earns $57,540 to $74,800
- $61,980 median for Bellingham metro area; middle half earns $59,980 to $81,340
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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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.