Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of drywall and ceiling tile installers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of drywall and ceiling tile installers in Nassau-Suffolk is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,470
25th Percentile Wage
$44,040
50th Percentile Wage
$61,030
75th Percentile Wage
$110,550
90th Percentile Wage
$125,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for drywall and ceiling tile installers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,470.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of drywall and ceiling tile installers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$61,030
-17.73% -26.02%
2016
$71,850
-13.75% -
2015
$81,730
36.03% -
2014
$52,280
-45.35% -
2013
$75,990
-1.21% -
2012
$76,910
- -

Table 2. Compare Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,030, Nassau-Suffolk is the second highest paying city for drywall and ceiling tile installers in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $63,340). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of drywall and ceiling tile installers in Nassau-Suffolk is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$63,340
Nassau-Suffolk
$61,030
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$58,640
Glens Falls
$58,440
Rochester
$49,610
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$48,560
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$48,250
Syracuse
$48,170
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$48,100
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$47,780
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$47,090
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$43,630
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$37,160
Utica-Rome
$32,090