---
title: "Drywall Installer Salary by City"
description: "Drywall Installer pay in 169 US metro areas (BLS OEWS May 2025)."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/drywall-and-ceiling-tile-installer/salary-by-city"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
---

# Drywall Installer salary by city

Mean annual wage for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer in 169 US metro areas with their own BLS estimate (OEWS May 2025, via the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file). National mean: $63,600. Entry and experienced are DOL prevailing-wage Levels I and IV, not percentiles.

| Rank | Metro area | Mean | Entry (Level I) | Experienced (Level IV) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Urban Honolulu, HI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/urban-honolulu-hi) | $97,010 | $62,960 | $113,780 |
| 2 | Kahului, HI | $96,370 | $60,150 | $114,190 |
| 3 | [Santa Rosa, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/santa-rosa-ca) | $92,730 | $60,010 | $108,850 |
| 4 | [San Jose, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-jose-ca) | $91,620 | $62,880 | $105,770 |
| 5 | [San Francisco, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-francisco-ca) | $91,080 | $60,760 | $106,020 |
| 6 | Napa, CA | $85,970 | $59,920 | $98,800 |
| 7 | [Seattle, WA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/seattle-wa) | $84,760 | $59,900 | $97,010 |
| 8 | [Portland, OR-WA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/portland-or) | $82,350 | $48,070 | $99,240 |
| 9 | [New York, NY-NJ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/new-york-ny) | $78,640 | $50,840 | $92,330 |
| 10 | [San Diego, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-diego-ca) | $77,020 | $52,870 | $88,920 |
| 11 | [Chicago, IL-IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/chicago-il) | $74,760 | $48,860 | $87,510 |
| 12 | San Luis Obispo, CA | $74,110 | $51,630 | $85,180 |
| 13 | Bremerton, WA | $73,610 | $56,140 | $82,220 |
| 14 | [Worcester, MA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/worcester-ma) | $73,590 | $57,600 | $81,470 |
| 15 | [Fresno, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/fresno-ca) | $73,070 | $47,510 | $85,680 |
| 16 | Santa Cruz, CA | $72,920 | $53,930 | $82,280 |
| 17 | Kennewick, WA | $72,760 | $54,270 | $81,850 |
| 18 | Bellingham, WA | $72,610 | $52,830 | $82,350 |
| 19 | [Los Angeles, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/los-angeles-ca) | $72,050 | $46,880 | $84,450 |
| 20 | [Stockton, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/stockton-ca) | $71,990 | $51,460 | $82,100 |
| 21 | [Modesto, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/modesto-ca) | $71,320 | $50,290 | $81,660 |
| 22 | [Salinas, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/salinas-ca) | $71,180 | $52,920 | $80,160 |
| 23 | [Oxnard, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/oxnard-ca) | $71,120 | $51,400 | $80,830 |
| 24 | Mount Vernon, WA | $70,780 | $55,040 | $78,520 |
| 25 | [Sacramento, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/sacramento-ca) | $68,970 | $47,780 | $79,410 |
| 26 | Bend, OR | $68,950 | $41,520 | $82,470 |
| 27 | [Minneapolis, MN-WI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/minneapolis-mn) | $68,930 | $51,480 | $77,520 |
| 28 | [Santa Maria, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/santa-maria-ca) | $68,520 | $49,730 | $77,770 |
| 29 | [Manchester, NH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/manchester-nh) | $68,060 | $49,280 | $77,310 |
| 30 | [Madison, WI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/madison-wi) | $68,040 | $51,000 | $76,420 |
| 31 | [St. Louis, MO-IL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/st-louis-mo) | $67,000 | $48,280 | $76,210 |
| 32 | [Trenton, NJ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/trenton-nj) | $66,790 | $39,310 | $80,330 |
| 33 | Yuba City, CA | $66,440 | $50,500 | $74,300 |
| 34 | [Anchorage, AK](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/anchorage-ak) | $66,250 | $50,920 | $73,800 |
| 35 | Wenatchee, WA | $66,190 | $52,040 | $73,150 |
| 36 | Chico, CA | $66,100 | $47,320 | $75,340 |
| 37 | [Salem, OR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/salem-or) | $66,040 | $41,040 | $78,370 |
| 38 | El Centro, CA | $65,960 | $42,220 | $77,650 |
| 39 | Merced, CA | $65,270 | $49,150 | $73,220 |
| 40 | [Riverside, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/riverside-ca) | $64,460 | $44,530 | $74,280 |
| 41 | Medford, OR | $64,380 | $41,790 | $75,480 |
| 42 | [Albany, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/albany-ny) | $64,060 | $45,880 | $73,030 |
| 43 | [Denver, CO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/denver-co) | $64,020 | $47,990 | $71,910 |
| 44 | [Cleveland, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/cleveland-oh) | $63,230 | $45,530 | $71,950 |
| 45 | [Columbus, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/columbus-oh) | $63,190 | $49,520 | $69,910 |
| 46 | [Pittsburgh, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/pittsburgh-pa) | $63,150 | $45,780 | $71,720 |
| 47 | Huntington, WV-KY-OH | $62,860 | $46,300 | $71,010 |
| 48 | Redding, CA | $62,090 | $47,920 | $69,080 |
| 49 | [Allentown, PA-NJ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/allentown-pa) | $62,000 | $43,890 | $70,930 |
| 50 | Yakima, WA | $61,900 | $39,100 | $73,110 |
| 51 | [Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/philadelphia-pa) | $61,650 | $41,810 | $71,430 |
| 52 | [Toledo, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/toledo-oh) | $61,630 | $46,970 | $68,870 |
| 53 | [Eugene, OR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/eugene-or) | $61,590 | $39,770 | $72,340 |
| 54 | [Lansing, MI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lansing-mi) | $61,190 | $46,090 | $68,620 |
| 55 | [Youngstown, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/youngstown-oh) | $61,190 | $39,230 | $71,990 |
| 56 | Duluth, MN-WI | $60,990 | $44,100 | $69,310 |
| 57 | [Milwaukee, WI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/milwaukee-wi) | $60,920 | $43,830 | $69,330 |
| 58 | [Rochester, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/rochester-ny) | $60,650 | $46,010 | $67,870 |
| 59 | [Syracuse, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/syracuse-ny) | $60,360 | $43,560 | $68,660 |
| 60 | [Portland, ME](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/portland-me) | $60,320 | $52,770 | $64,020 |
| 61 | [Detroit, MI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/detroit-mi) | $60,130 | $44,970 | $67,600 |
| 62 | [Akron, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/akron-oh) | $60,050 | $42,950 | $68,470 |
| 63 | [Fort Collins, CO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/fort-collins-co) | $59,970 | $44,160 | $67,770 |
| 64 | [Dayton, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/dayton-oh) | $59,820 | $45,680 | $66,790 |
| 65 | [Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/washington-dc) | $59,590 | $48,130 | $65,230 |
| 66 | [Atlanta, GA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/atlanta-ga) | $59,570 | $44,950 | $66,770 |
| 67 | [Las Vegas, NV](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/las-vegas-nv) | $59,510 | $42,020 | $68,120 |
| 68 | Greeley, CO | $59,240 | $46,880 | $65,310 |
| 69 | [Indianapolis, IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/indianapolis-in) | $59,110 | $44,870 | $66,120 |
| 70 | [Albuquerque, NM](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/albuquerque-nm) | $58,970 | $41,060 | $67,790 |
| 71 | [Davenport, IA-IL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/davenport-ia) | $58,700 | $39,440 | $68,180 |
| 72 | [Reno, NV](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/reno-nv) | $58,090 | $44,030 | $65,020 |
| 73 | [Providence, RI-MA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/providence-ri) | $58,050 | $39,670 | $67,100 |
| 74 | Albany, OR | $57,910 | $40,410 | $66,540 |
| 75 | Eau Claire, WI | $57,870 | $47,900 | $62,800 |
| 76 | [Springfield, MO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/springfield-mo) | $57,840 | $43,220 | $65,040 |
| 77 | Burlington, VT | $57,780 | $46,340 | $63,420 |
| 78 | [Lancaster, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lancaster-pa) | $57,780 | $44,030 | $64,560 |
| 79 | [Grand Rapids, MI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/grand-rapids-mi) | $57,220 | $43,700 | $63,860 |
| 80 | [Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/cincinnati-oh) | $57,030 | $43,470 | $63,690 |
| 81 | [Colorado Springs, CO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/colorado-springs-co) | $56,950 | $43,080 | $63,790 |
| 82 | Evansville, IN | $56,370 | $43,930 | $62,480 |
| 83 | Traverse City, MI | $55,930 | $44,050 | $61,780 |
| 84 | Missoula, MT | $55,640 | $41,450 | $62,610 |
| 85 | [Salt Lake City, UT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/salt-lake-city-ut) | $55,430 | $42,560 | $61,760 |
| 86 | La Crosse, WI-MN | $55,290 | $39,870 | $62,900 |
| 87 | Yuma, AZ | $54,580 | $44,570 | $59,510 |
| 88 | [Kansas City, MO-KS](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/kansas-city-mo) | $54,390 | $35,760 | $63,590 |
| 89 | [Fort Wayne, IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/fort-wayne-in) | $54,270 | $40,830 | $60,880 |
| 90 | [Omaha, NE-IA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/omaha-ne) | $54,100 | $42,600 | $59,780 |
| 91 | [Visalia, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/visalia-ca) | $53,750 | $43,760 | $58,660 |
| 92 | [Ogden, UT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/ogden-ut) | $53,660 | $39,080 | $60,840 |
| 93 | [Austin, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/austin-tx) | $53,310 | $41,560 | $59,110 |
| 94 | [Phoenix, AZ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/phoenix-az) | $53,250 | $39,460 | $60,050 |
| 95 | [Naples, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/naples-fl) | $52,750 | $40,500 | $58,780 |
| 96 | [Scranton, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/scranton-pa) | $52,370 | $35,170 | $60,840 |
| 97 | Santa Fe, NM | $52,290 | $43,470 | $56,640 |
| 98 | Hilton Head Island, SC | $52,250 | $36,030 | $60,240 |
| 99 | [Richmond, VA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/richmond-va) | $52,120 | $42,540 | $56,850 |
| 100 | [Des Moines, IA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/des-moines-ia) | $51,920 | $39,250 | $58,160 |
| 101 | [Sioux Falls, SD-MN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/sioux-falls-sd) | $51,540 | $44,760 | $54,870 |
| 102 | Grand Junction, CO | $51,380 | $41,950 | $56,040 |
| 103 | [Miami, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/miami-fl) | $51,330 | $40,120 | $56,870 |
| 104 | [Nashville, TN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/nashville-tn) | $51,330 | $40,580 | $56,640 |
| 105 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $51,170 | $41,660 | $55,830 |
| 106 | [Baton Rouge, LA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/baton-rouge-la) | $51,060 | $29,080 | $61,880 |
| 107 | [Palm Bay, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/palm-bay-fl) | $51,060 | $38,940 | $57,030 |
| 108 | [Baltimore, MD](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/baltimore-md) | $51,000 | $38,770 | $57,030 |
| 109 | [North Port, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/north-port-fl) | $50,980 | $40,020 | $56,390 |
| 110 | [Tucson, AZ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tucson-az) | $50,940 | $39,270 | $56,680 |
| 111 | [Dallas, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/dallas-tx) | $50,900 | $40,040 | $56,220 |
| 112 | St. George, UT | $50,900 | $42,020 | $55,290 |
| 113 | [Provo, UT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/provo-ut) | $50,840 | $38,290 | $57,030 |
| 114 | [Virginia Beach, VA-NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/virginia-beach-va) | $50,610 | $40,100 | $55,790 |
| 115 | [Port St. Lucie, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/port-st-lucie-fl) | $50,380 | $39,670 | $55,660 |
| 116 | Logan, UT-ID | $50,170 | $38,730 | $55,790 |
| 117 | [Wilmington, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/wilmington-nc) | $50,150 | $37,190 | $56,530 |
| 118 | [Tampa, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tampa-fl) | $50,000 | $39,770 | $55,040 |
| 119 | Harrisonburg, VA | $49,860 | $41,370 | $54,020 |
| 120 | Odessa, TX | $49,590 | $37,460 | $55,560 |
| 121 | Prescott Valley, AZ | $49,440 | $38,310 | $54,930 |
| 122 | [Jacksonville, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/jacksonville-fl) | $49,400 | $38,810 | $54,620 |
| 123 | [Memphis, TN-MS-AR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/memphis-tn) | $49,230 | $37,900 | $54,830 |
| 124 | [Boise City, ID](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/boise-city-id) | $49,130 | $33,180 | $56,990 |
| 125 | [Lexington, KY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lexington-ky) | $49,050 | $39,290 | $53,830 |
| 126 | Rapid City, SD | $49,000 | $42,000 | $52,480 |
| 127 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | $48,880 | $39,980 | $53,250 |
| 128 | [Birmingham, AL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/birmingham-al) | $48,780 | $41,930 | $52,150 |
| 129 | [Lincoln, NE](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lincoln-ne) | $48,760 | $37,710 | $54,200 |
| 130 | Fargo, ND-MN | $48,630 | $41,370 | $52,210 |
| 131 | [New Orleans, LA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/new-orleans-la) | $48,380 | $31,680 | $56,620 |
| 132 | Waco, TX | $48,320 | $41,370 | $51,730 |
| 133 | [Greensboro, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/greensboro-nc) | $48,300 | $36,800 | $53,960 |
| 134 | Lynchburg, VA | $48,190 | $37,840 | $53,290 |
| 135 | [San Antonio, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-antonio-tx) | $47,920 | $36,480 | $53,560 |
| 136 | Dover, DE | $47,880 | $34,300 | $54,580 |
| 137 | [Deltona, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/deltona-fl) | $47,840 | $36,070 | $53,620 |
| 138 | [Pensacola, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/pensacola-fl) | $47,800 | $35,280 | $53,960 |
| 139 | Sebastian, FL | $47,690 | $36,280 | $53,330 |
| 140 | [Roanoke, VA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/roanoke-va) | $47,630 | $37,420 | $52,670 |
| 141 | [Huntsville, AL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/huntsville-al) | $47,590 | $31,050 | $55,740 |
| 142 | [Tulsa, OK](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tulsa-ok) | $47,510 | $44,370 | $49,070 |
| 143 | Fayetteville, NC | $47,470 | $32,180 | $55,000 |
| 144 | [Columbia, SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/columbia-sc) | $47,420 | $36,480 | $52,810 |
| 145 | [Houston, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/houston-tx) | $47,420 | $35,150 | $53,480 |
| 146 | Kingsport, TN-VA | $47,260 | $34,880 | $53,350 |
| 147 | [Asheville, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/asheville-nc) | $47,220 | $32,970 | $54,230 |
| 148 | [Lakeland, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lakeland-fl) | $47,150 | $35,840 | $52,730 |
| 149 | [Wichita, KS](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/wichita-ks) | $47,130 | $36,980 | $52,150 |
| 150 | [Orlando, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/orlando-fl) | $46,880 | $34,300 | $53,080 |
| 151 | [Oklahoma City, OK](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/oklahoma-city-ok) | $46,760 | $44,450 | $47,900 |
| 152 | [Chattanooga, TN-GA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/chattanooga-tn) | $46,740 | $35,050 | $52,500 |
| 153 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $46,050 | $39,920 | $49,070 |
| 154 | [Charleston, SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/charleston-sc) | $45,840 | $33,340 | $52,020 |
| 155 | [Raleigh, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/raleigh-nc) | $45,760 | $34,240 | $51,420 |
| 156 | [Cape Coral, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/cape-coral-fl) | $45,300 | $34,800 | $50,480 |
| 157 | [Fayetteville, AR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/fayetteville-ar) | $45,240 | $35,960 | $49,800 |
| 158 | Ocala, FL | $44,990 | $35,860 | $49,500 |
| 159 | [Charlotte, NC-SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/charlotte-nc) | $44,760 | $33,970 | $50,070 |
| 160 | [Killeen, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/killeen-tx) | $44,530 | $38,500 | $47,510 |
| 161 | [Little Rock, AR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/little-rock-ar) | $43,800 | $36,170 | $47,570 |
| 162 | [Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/louisville-jefferson-county-ky) | $43,580 | $24,920 | $52,770 |
| 163 | [Winston, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/winston-nc) | $43,580 | $31,720 | $49,400 |
| 164 | [El Paso, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/el-paso-tx) | $43,260 | $34,280 | $47,690 |
| 165 | Tyler, TX | $42,910 | $36,690 | $45,970 |
| 166 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $42,160 | $35,840 | $45,280 |
| 167 | Twin Falls, ID | $42,060 | $27,770 | $49,110 |
| 168 | Las Cruces, NM | $40,310 | $34,720 | $43,080 |
| 169 | [San Juan, PR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-juan-pr) | $31,600 | $23,190 | $35,730 |

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