Insulation Workers, Mechanical · SOC 47-2132

Insulation Workers, Mechanical Salary in the West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage$58,140
Median hourly wage$27.95

Insulation Workers, Mechanical in the West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $58,140 per year ($27.95 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $46,350 at the 10th percentile to $74,670 at the 90th. BLS estimates 90 people work in this occupation in the area.

Pay distribution

Half of Insulation Workers, Mechanical in the West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area earn more than $58,140 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $47,020 and $61,410.

Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS)
Wage10th25thMedian75th90th
Annual$46,350$47,020$58,140$61,410$74,670
Hourly$22.29$22.61$27.95$29.52$35.90

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.

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How this area compares

  • West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
    $58,140 median for West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $47,020 to $61,410
  • $58,140 median for North Dakota; middle half earns $47,420 to $72,390
  • $58,340 median for United States; middle half earns $48,100 to $77,360

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

The median here is about the same vs North Dakota overall and about the same vs the U.S. median for this occupation.

Compare with other areas

Other metro areas in North Dakota

Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for insulation workers, mechanical, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.

  • West North Dakota nonmetropolitan areathis page
    $58,140 median for West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $47,020 to $61,410
  • $58,480 median for Bismarck metro area; middle half earns $47,580 to $73,220
  • $57,600 median for Fargo metro area; middle half earns $47,420 to $72,370

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

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Highest-paying metro areas for insulation workers, mechanicals · Highest-paying occupations in West North Dakota 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.