Pay by state · 49 states
Insulation Worker, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary by State (2026)
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall earn the most in Nebraska at $73,140 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $27,040 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $49,120. All 49 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $73,140Nebraska
- National median
- $49,120BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $27,040Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 49of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Insulation Worker, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NENebraska | $73,140 | $47,160 | $81,880 | 310 | $81,174 |
| 2 | WAWashington | $67,750 | $57,030 | $99,120 | 2,330 | $63,310 |
| 3 | MSMississippi | $62,880 | $49,730 | $62,880 | 290 | $72,315 |
| 4 | OROregon | $60,210 | $49,490 | $72,470 | 700 | $58,252 |
| 5 | NYNew York | $59,100 | $49,780 | $72,150 | 1,600 | $54,762 |
| 6 | MDMaryland | $58,420 | $46,450 | $68,060 | 1,240 | $55,660 |
| 7 | OHOhio | $58,400 | $45,690 | $79,570 | 870 | $62,949 |
| 8 | AKAlaska | $56,470 | $38,810 | $64,680 | 170 | $55,169 |
| 9 | MOMissouri | $56,040 | $47,850 | $75,440 | 830 | $61,707 |
| 10 | IAIowa | $55,820 | $45,180 | $72,220 | 460 | $63,604 |
| 11 | INIndiana | $54,630 | $45,140 | $62,310 | 780 | $58,535 |
| 12 | MNMinnesota | $54,350 | $47,940 | $73,300 | 1,090 | $55,110 |
| 13 | DEDelaware | $53,570 | $46,130 | $61,550 | 280 | $53,673 |
| 14 | VTVermont | $53,570 | $52,000 | $63,690 | 110 | $54,687 |
| 15 | ILIllinois | $53,000 | $46,440 | $72,030 | 780 | $53,022 |
| 16 | NJNew Jersey | $52,750 | $40,000 | $75,560 | 820 | $48,481 |
| 17 | KSKansas | $51,520 | $45,570 | $60,650 | 430 | $57,201 |
| 18 | NHNew Hampshire | $51,320 | $47,050 | $59,990 | 230 | $49,268 |
| 19 | COColorado | $50,800 | $47,240 | $62,140 | 1,210 | $49,296 |
| 20 | PAPennsylvania | $50,600 | $44,510 | $61,350 | 610 | $51,859 |
| 21 | KYKentucky | $49,730 | $44,880 | $77,450 | 400 | $55,158 |
| 22 | WIWisconsin | $49,520 | $47,290 | $57,860 | 650 | $52,628 |
| 23 | MAMassachusetts | $48,940 | $47,480 | $57,970 | 710 | $46,276 |
| 24 | CACalifornia | $48,840 | $45,300 | $73,660 | 3,080 | $44,111 |
| 25 | ALAlabama | $48,740 | $42,320 | $56,450 | 660 | $54,873 |
| 26 | TXTexas | $48,740 | $40,670 | $56,290 | 7,120 | $50,218 |
| 27 | CTConnecticut | $48,550 | $40,380 | $55,680 | 300 | $46,858 |
| 28 | NMNew Mexico | $48,460 | $38,120 | $61,900 | 250 | $52,553 |
| 29 | TNTennessee | $48,410 | $39,390 | $57,060 | 1,160 | $52,694 |
| 30 | MTMontana | $48,100 | $42,720 | $56,910 | 490 | $50,821 |
| 31 | GAGeorgia | $47,810 | $38,330 | $63,130 | 900 | $49,651 |
| 32 | MEMaine | $47,790 | $40,310 | $57,500 | 440 | $49,243 |
| 33 | LALouisiana | $47,340 | $44,680 | $58,830 | 1,610 | $53,669 |
| 34 | FLFlorida | $47,100 | $38,620 | $58,240 | 2,690 | $45,545 |
| 35 | SCSouth Carolina | $47,020 | $40,120 | $58,040 | 730 | $50,155 |
| 36 | OKOklahoma | $46,880 | $36,640 | $59,420 | 570 | $53,368 |
| 37 | NVNevada | $46,510 | $37,840 | $60,180 | 660 | $46,520 |
| 38 | MIMichigan | $46,490 | $44,860 | $58,150 | 710 | $48,318 |
| 39 | NDNorth Dakota | $46,450 | $43,990 | $56,840 | 260 | $52,215 |
| 40 | WYWyoming | $46,200 | $38,470 | $50,440 | 170 | $49,843 |
| 41 | SDSouth Dakota | $45,820 | $37,170 | $58,620 | 340 | $51,724 |
| 42 | VAVirginia | $44,810 | $40,890 | $52,720 | N/A | $44,321 |
| 43 | ARArkansas | $43,730 | $37,230 | $48,750 | 350 | $50,301 |
| 44 | NCNorth Carolina | $42,990 | $36,380 | $47,990 | 2,090 | $45,576 |
| 45 | AZArizona | $42,210 | $38,250 | $48,250 | 780 | $41,926 |
| 46 | IDIdaho | $41,550 | $35,740 | $50,730 | 330 | $43,511 |
| 47 | UTUtah | $40,080 | $36,280 | $50,050 | 300 | $40,541 |
| 48 | WVWest Virginia | $35,390 | $35,210 | $48,240 | 70 | $39,543 |
| 49 | PRPuerto Rico | $27,040 | $23,130 | $34,220 | 110 | 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 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, that changes the ranking: Nebraska leads on raw pay at $73,140, while Nebraska leads once prices are taken into account at $81,174.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Insulation Worker, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall the most?
Nebraska reports the highest median wage for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall at $73,140 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($67,750) and Mississippi ($62,880).
Which state pays Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall at $27,040 a year, $46,100 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Nebraska first at $81,174 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $73,140. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.