Pay by state · 50 states
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer Salary by State (2026)
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers earn the most in Hawaii at $104,830 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $28,420 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $58,930. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $104,830Hawaii
- National median
- $58,930BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $28,420Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of drywall and ceiling tile installers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIHawaii | $104,830 | $73,550 | $115,380 | 800 | $95,342 |
| 2 | NJNew Jersey | $75,080 | $53,680 | $115,270 | 1,340 | $69,004 |
| 3 | AKAlaska | $73,690 | $60,800 | $75,850 | 100 | $71,992 |
| 4 | OROregon | $73,530 | $50,670 | $105,950 | 1,680 | $71,139 |
| 5 | WAWashington | $73,130 | $62,720 | $100,780 | 2,670 | $68,337 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $69,500 | $61,390 | $80,280 | 590 | $65,717 |
| 7 | CACalifornia | $65,880 | $55,810 | $85,180 | 27,280 | $59,501 |
| 8 | ILIllinois | $63,180 | $51,540 | $102,480 | 740 | $63,207 |
| 9 | MOMissouri | $62,580 | $52,760 | $80,570 | 550 | $68,908 |
| 10 | NHNew Hampshire | $61,960 | $55,690 | $74,880 | 370 | $59,483 |
| 11 | COColorado | $61,780 | $48,730 | $70,250 | 1,560 | $59,950 |
| 12 | OHOhio | $61,420 | $49,190 | $70,940 | 1,680 | $66,204 |
| 13 | MNMinnesota | $61,290 | $57,950 | $77,600 | 1,050 | $62,147 |
| 14 | NYNew York | $61,280 | $52,460 | $75,580 | 2,840 | $56,782 |
| 15 | PAPennsylvania | $61,160 | $48,430 | $70,740 | 1,690 | $62,682 |
| 16 | CTConnecticut | $60,480 | $47,840 | $77,580 | 300 | $58,373 |
| 17 | MTMontana | $60,140 | $48,540 | $65,790 | 170 | $63,543 |
| 18 | MEMaine | $60,080 | $52,350 | $64,450 | 150 | $61,906 |
| 19 | WIWisconsin | $59,970 | $47,940 | $69,520 | 1,140 | $63,733 |
| 20 | VTVermont | $59,820 | $48,000 | $64,480 | 90 | $61,067 |
| 21 | MIMichigan | $58,440 | $47,470 | $70,720 | 1,050 | $60,738 |
| 22 | GAGeorgia | $58,260 | $51,210 | $62,050 | 690 | $60,503 |
| 23 | VAVirginia | $55,840 | $47,510 | $60,770 | 2,480 | $55,230 |
| 24 | MDMaryland | $54,680 | $47,750 | $60,770 | 1,470 | $52,097 |
| 25 | NMNew Mexico | $53,900 | $43,690 | $75,010 | 580 | $58,452 |
| 26 | NVNevada | $52,280 | $46,730 | $63,000 | 2,980 | $52,291 |
| 27 | IAIowa | $51,030 | $44,800 | $61,770 | 290 | $58,146 |
| 28 | UTUtah | $51,020 | $45,220 | $59,710 | 2,610 | $51,606 |
| 29 | AZArizona | $50,290 | $41,610 | $58,770 | 2,590 | $49,952 |
| 30 | DEDelaware | $50,170 | $39,110 | $61,280 | 350 | $50,267 |
| 31 | INIndiana | $49,810 | $45,850 | $63,410 | 680 | $53,370 |
| 32 | FLFlorida | $48,970 | $39,260 | $54,730 | 6,000 | $47,353 |
| 33 | SDSouth Dakota | $48,850 | $47,980 | $58,080 | 360 | $55,144 |
| 34 | NENebraska | $48,620 | $45,010 | $59,690 | 770 | $53,960 |
| 35 | KYKentucky | $48,340 | $41,430 | $57,730 | 490 | $53,616 |
| 36 | ALAlabama | $48,000 | $41,670 | $51,470 | 650 | $54,040 |
| 37 | TXTexas | $47,590 | $40,100 | $58,430 | 5,760 | $49,033 |
| 38 | TNTennessee | $47,510 | $39,470 | $56,540 | 1,150 | $51,714 |
| 39 | LALouisiana | $47,420 | $33,290 | $60,730 | 310 | $53,760 |
| 40 | RIRhode Island | $47,110 | $41,620 | $73,070 | 440 | $46,060 |
| 41 | OKOklahoma | $46,080 | $45,760 | $48,370 | 280 | $52,457 |
| 42 | SCSouth Carolina | $45,340 | $38,180 | $53,160 | 340 | $48,363 |
| 43 | NDNorth Dakota | $45,110 | $43,940 | $48,490 | 130 | $50,709 |
| 44 | NCNorth Carolina | $45,080 | $36,240 | $50,530 | 1,520 | $47,792 |
| 45 | ARArkansas | $44,550 | $37,070 | $47,100 | 240 | $51,244 |
| 46 | WYWyoming | $43,990 | $43,680 | $54,310 | 140 | $47,459 |
| 47 | IDIdaho | $43,790 | $35,580 | $57,570 | 920 | $45,856 |
| 48 | KSKansas | $39,890 | $35,880 | $55,930 | 650 | $44,289 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $37,310 | $30,070 | $44,550 | 110 | $42,908 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $28,420 | $25,220 | $29,540 | 320 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers, that changes the ranking: Hawaii leads on raw pay at $104,830, while Hawaii leads once prices are taken into account at $95,342.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers the most?
Hawaii reports the highest median wage for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers at $104,830 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Jersey ($75,080) and Alaska ($73,690).
Which state pays Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers at $28,420 a year, $76,410 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Hawaii first at $95,342 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $104,830. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.