Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary
Construction and Extraction Occupations · 44K employed in the U.S.
Median annual
$49,120
Median hourly
$24
Average annual
$54,740
Typical range
$37,030–$78,190
Pay distribution
10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.
What this role pays
The median annual salary for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall is $49,120 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $24 an hour at a full-time schedule.
Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials..
Most earn between $37,030 and $78,190 a year. There are roughly 44K people employed as insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.
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Convert your pay and see where it lands for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall.
- Hourly
- $23.62
- Daily
- $189
- Weekly
- $945
- Bi-weekly
- $1,889
- Monthly
- $4,093
- Annual
- $49,120
$49,120 a year is around the 50th percentile for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Walls. The median is $49,120.
Highest-paying states
Median annual wage by state.
Top-paying metro areas
Median annual wage by metro area.
- 1Omaha, NE-IA$81,880
- 2Columbus, OH$80,000
- 3Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$76,610
- 4San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$76,170
- 5Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$71,980
- 6Medford, OR$71,470
- 7Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$70,410
- 8Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$65,930
- 9Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$63,200
- 10Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$62,710
- 11New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$61,730
- 12Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$61,690
Related job titles
Employers advertise Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall roles under these titles.
- Air Conditioning Insulation Installer
- Attic Blower
- Blower Insulator
- Ceiling Insulation Blower
- Composition Weatherboard Installer
- Construction Insulation Installer
- Containment Worker
- Cork Insulation Installer
- Cork Insulation Setter
- Cork Insulator
- Dampproofer
- Fiberglass Insulation Installer
- Firestop Worker
- Firestopper Installer
- Firestopper Technician
- Hose Handler
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What a Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall does
- Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires.
- Cover and line structures with blown or rolled forms of materials to insulate against cold, heat, or moisture, using saws, knives, rasps, trowels, blowers, or other tools and implements.
- Cover, seal, or finish insulated surfaces or access holes with plastic covers, canvas strips, sealants, tape, cement or asphalt mastic.
- Read blueprints, and select appropriate insulation, based on space characteristics and the heat retaining or excluding characteristics of the material.
- Remove old insulation, such as asbestos, following safety procedures.
- Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
- Distribute insulating materials evenly into small spaces within floors, ceilings, or walls, using blowers and hose attachments, or cement mortars.
- Move controls, buttons, or levers to start blowers and regulate flow of materials through nozzles.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall make?
- The median annual wage for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall is $49,120 ($24 per hour). Pay ranges from about $37,030 at the 10th percentile to $78,190 at the 90th percentile.
- What is the average salary for a Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall?
- The average (mean) annual salary is $54,740, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
- Which state pays Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Walls the most?
- Nebraska has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $73,140.
- Is Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall a growing occupation?
- BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 44K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.
- What does a Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall do?
- Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires.; Cover and line structures with blown or rolled forms of materials to insulate against cold, heat, or moisture, using saws, knives, rasps, trowels, blowers, or other tools and implements.; Cover, seal, or finish insulated surfaces or access holes with plastic covers, canvas strips, sealants, tape, cement or asphalt mastic..