Pay by state · 44 states
Insulation Worker, Mechanical Salary by State (2026)
Insulation Workers, Mechanical earn the most in California at $119,690 a year and the least in Delaware at $44,850 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $58,340. All 44 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $119,690California
- National median
- $58,340BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $44,850Delaware
- States reporting
- 44of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Insulation Worker, Mechanical salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of insulation workers, mechanical OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CACalifornia | $119,690 | $63,570 | $151,370 | 1,310 | $108,102 |
| 2 | OROregon | $119,480 | $105,860 | $127,380 | 170 | $115,595 |
| 3 | NVNevada | $114,130 | $65,900 | $123,760 | 250 | $114,154 |
| 4 | NJNew Jersey | $107,610 | $91,480 | $123,920 | 330 | $98,902 |
| 5 | MNMinnesota | $105,670 | $66,820 | $109,350 | 250 | $107,148 |
| 6 | ILIllinois | $100,400 | $62,360 | $115,280 | 1,100 | $100,442 |
| 7 | WAWashington | $92,120 | $69,910 | $107,700 | 500 | $86,083 |
| 8 | HIHawaii | $87,570 | $81,120 | $99,940 | N/A | $79,645 |
| 9 | WIWisconsin | $85,120 | $60,380 | $90,440 | 600 | $90,462 |
| 10 | AKAlaska | $84,410 | $82,130 | $89,110 | 40 | $82,465 |
| 11 | PAPennsylvania | $80,770 | $55,580 | $88,050 | 590 | $82,780 |
| 12 | AZArizona | $80,410 | $76,380 | $84,330 | N/A | $79,869 |
| 13 | MOMissouri | $78,660 | $55,960 | $92,680 | 830 | $86,614 |
| 14 | RIRhode Island | $77,150 | $76,450 | $97,270 | 60 | $75,430 |
| 15 | NENebraska | $75,940 | $50,700 | $79,060 | 130 | $84,281 |
| 16 | WVWest Virginia | $74,200 | $63,340 | $90,750 | 90 | $82,908 |
| 17 | INIndiana | $72,220 | $58,890 | $81,800 | 1,320 | $77,382 |
| 18 | MDMaryland | $70,030 | $59,090 | $83,920 | 450 | $66,721 |
| 19 | OHOhio | $67,600 | $58,730 | $77,580 | 990 | $72,865 |
| 20 | MAMassachusetts | $64,710 | $60,850 | $78,350 | 560 | $61,187 |
| 21 | MEMaine | $63,580 | $57,600 | $63,580 | 400 | $65,513 |
| 22 | OKOklahoma | $61,840 | $44,800 | $75,040 | 250 | $70,398 |
| 23 | NYNew York | $59,120 | $48,650 | $82,900 | 1,490 | $54,781 |
| 24 | MIMichigan | $58,860 | $49,380 | $77,750 | 650 | $61,174 |
| 25 | NDNorth Dakota | $58,140 | $47,420 | $72,390 | 400 | $65,356 |
| 26 | VAVirginia | $57,010 | $49,190 | $62,180 | 1,350 | $56,387 |
| 27 | UTUtah | $55,990 | $46,980 | $76,610 | 380 | $56,633 |
| 28 | IAIowa | $54,440 | $48,020 | $63,530 | 140 | $62,031 |
| 29 | NMNew Mexico | $53,120 | $47,630 | $56,990 | N/A | $57,606 |
| 30 | GAGeorgia | $52,600 | $46,760 | $60,140 | 660 | $54,625 |
| 31 | ARArkansas | $51,390 | $49,090 | $59,660 | 130 | $59,112 |
| 32 | SCSouth Carolina | $50,440 | $46,380 | $62,760 | 630 | $53,803 |
| 33 | MSMississippi | $50,180 | $44,620 | $55,690 | 120 | $57,709 |
| 34 | FLFlorida | $49,660 | $38,230 | $58,900 | 480 | $48,021 |
| 35 | COColorado | $49,050 | $47,150 | $62,110 | 520 | $47,597 |
| 36 | KSKansas | $49,050 | $46,090 | $58,870 | 130 | $54,459 |
| 37 | ALAlabama | $48,930 | $46,730 | $57,450 | N/A | $55,087 |
| 38 | TXTexas | $48,930 | $46,280 | $55,840 | 4,190 | $50,414 |
| 39 | NCNorth Carolina | $48,430 | $39,730 | $52,640 | 1,090 | $51,343 |
| 40 | LALouisiana | $48,280 | $47,680 | $55,330 | 620 | $54,735 |
| 41 | WYWyoming | $48,190 | $46,810 | $57,920 | 540 | $51,990 |
| 42 | TNTennessee | $46,380 | $39,560 | $55,830 | 670 | $50,484 |
| 43 | KYKentucky | $46,150 | $45,120 | $60,870 | N/A | $51,187 |
| 44 | DEDelaware | $44,850 | $38,460 | $61,190 | 340 | $44,936 |
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, Mechanical, that changes the ranking: California leads on raw pay at $119,690, while Oregon leads once prices are taken into account at $115,595.
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, Mechanical pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Insulation Workers, Mechanical the most?
California reports the highest median wage for Insulation Workers, Mechanical at $119,690 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Oregon ($119,480) and Nevada ($114,130).
Which state pays Insulation Workers, Mechanical the least?
Delaware reports the lowest median for Insulation Workers, Mechanical at $44,850 a year, $74,840 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Insulation Workers, Mechanical earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Oregon first at $115,595 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $119,480. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.