Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary by state
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall is a professional role in the Construction and Extraction job family, focused on Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Walls do
Typical education: High School Diploma
Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
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.
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.
Top skills:SpeakingOperation and ControlCritical ThinkingActive ListeningOperations MonitoringMonitoring
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary by industry
Construction
42,240 workers
$57,000
Sectors 44 and 45 – Retail Trade
300 workers
$40,000
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
240 workers
$56,500
Health Care and Social Assistance
180 workers
$49,500
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
50 workers
$57,000
Wholesale Trade$39,500
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing$74,500
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services$50,000
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pays 12% below the average across 60 roles in the Construction and Extraction job family (family average $64,000).
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