Highest-paying Cities for Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Insulation Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for floor, ceiling, and wall insulation workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of floor, ceiling, and wall insulation workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $91,150, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is the highest paying city for floor, ceiling, and wall insulation workers. It is followed by Nassau-Suffolk, New York (average annual salary $87,070). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of floor, ceiling, and wall insulation workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Insulation Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$91,150	$54,890	320
2	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$87,070	$43,590	n/a
3	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$85,850	$39,960	300
4	Olympia, Washington	$80,420	$31,600	n/a
5	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$76,670	$33,130	80
6	St Cloud, Minnesota	$76,320	$37,700	60
7	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$76,140	$41,760	170
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$72,190	$34,960	360
9	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$71,880	$40,410	1,780
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$65,590	$47,260	180
11	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$65,300	$28,930	40
12	Tacoma, Washington	$63,290	$43,910	n/a
13	Springfield, Massachusetts	$62,260	$33,370	80
14	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$61,770	$36,160	n/a
15	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$60,970	$32,080	110
16	Anchorage, Alaska	$60,540	$31,840	50
17	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$59,590	$40,020	70
18	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$59,340	$41,090	30
19	Medford, Oregon	$59,180	$46,670	40
20	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$58,380	$32,280	210
21	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$58,120	$36,040	290
22	Madison, Wisconsin	$57,400	$39,060	100
23	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$57,150	$29,460	150
24	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$56,790	$38,460	180
25	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$56,360	$37,850	420
26	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$56,010	$37,610	170
27	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$55,570	$28,830	490
28	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$54,640	$32,820	120
29	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$54,350	$36,490	250
30	Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas	$54,280	$27,070	n/a
31	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$54,170	$38,370	510
32	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$52,700	$26,890	70
33	Bend, Oregon	$52,000	$45,760	80
34	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$51,830	$26,600	50
35	Columbia, South Carolina	$51,690	$30,270	200
36	Bellingham, Washington	$51,320	$43,240	n/a
37	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$51,240	$37,290	740
38	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$50,800	$28,910	60
39	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$50,570	$30,330	40
40	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$50,350	$36,570	1,200
41	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$50,340	$39,470	650
42	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$50,170	$25,190	150
43	Duluth, Wisconsin	$49,800	$29,120	60
44	Visalia-Porterville, California	$49,750	$35,880	50
45	Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$49,270	$23,430	60
46	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$49,220	$31,360	70
47	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$49,130	$38,480	500
48	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$48,650	$34,800	90
49	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$48,520	$37,710	90
50	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$48,410	$37,470	150
51	St Louis, Missouri	$48,360	$28,450	410
52	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$48,030	$37,350	50
53	Rochester, New York	$47,950	$32,080	160
54	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$47,880	$26,000	60
55	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$47,770	$36,290	890
56	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$47,740	$31,210	40
57	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$47,570	$37,190	170
58	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$47,550	$36,340	130
59	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$47,420	$36,680	80
60	Peabody, Massachusetts	$47,160	$34,650	70
61	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$47,110	$32,060	180
62	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$47,020	$36,610	130
63	Appleton, Wisconsin	$46,990	$37,490	40
64	Worcester, Massachusetts	$46,910	$30,650	120
65	Spokane, Washington	$46,720	$35,330	90
66	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$46,640	$30,390	430
67	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$46,590	$29,650	400
68	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$46,540	$30,120	60
69	New Haven, Connecticut	$46,530	$32,080	70
70	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$46,440	$30,010	40
71	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$46,250	$31,460	100
72	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$46,090	$36,150	30
73	Salt Lake City, Utah	$45,940	$35,050	210
74	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$45,900	$30,490	190
75	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$45,830	$35,930	100
76	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$45,820	$32,030	160
77	Mansfield, Ohio	$45,810	$36,920	50
78	Bismarck, North Dakota	$45,760	$28,920	40
79	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$45,730	$36,490	70
80	Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia	$45,550	$24,550	70
81	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$44,910	$36,890	460
82	Rapid City, South Dakota	$44,810	$30,860	50
83	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$44,790	$31,770	30
84	Manchester, New Hampshire	$44,680	$36,920	50
85	Salem, Oregon	$44,610	$28,490	130
86	Kansas City, Missouri	$44,230	$23,850	230
87	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$44,190	$34,210	40
88	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$44,040	$32,490	170
89	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$43,820	$34,200	40
90	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$43,760	$32,860	n/a
91	Odessa, Texas	$43,750	$31,870	170
92	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$43,710	$34,110	n/a
93	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$43,600	$33,280	260
94	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$43,530	$34,350	n/a
95	Corpus Christi, Texas	$43,420	$26,520	160
96	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$43,290	$33,040	40
97	Nashua, New Hampshire	$43,180	$27,620	n/a
98	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$43,160	$36,260	190
99	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$43,000	$30,440	530
100	Richmond, Virginia	$42,770	$30,500	110

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for floor, ceiling, and wall insulation workers.