Insulation Worker, Floor/Ceiling/Wall
Federal figures put this role between $37,030 and $78,190 a year, with a national median of $49,120.
What this role pays.
We have not closed enough insulation searches to publish a band of our own for this seat, so the figures above are the federal 10th to 90th percentile spread rather than a My Trade Talent band. They are national and not adjusted for experience or region.
The federal occupation for this role is Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall (SOC 47-2131), May 2025. Nationally it reports a median of $49,120 , with the middle of the market between $37,030 and $78,190.
Where it pays most.
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall across the metros we cover, May 2025. BLS publishes a median for 63 of them and withholds the rest, where the local sample was too small to be reliable.
| Metro | Median | Employed there |
|---|---|---|
| Omaha | $81,880 | - |
| Columbus | $80,000 | 380 |
| San Francisco | $76,170 | 370 |
| Seattle | $71,980 | 1,250 |
| Des Moines | $70,410 | 200 |
| Baltimore | $63,200 | 550 |
| New York | $61,730 | 1,500 |
| Spokane | $61,690 | 150 |
| Winston-Salem | $37,440 | - |
| Ogden | $39,110 | 60 |
| Charleston | $40,120 | 180 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. The last three rows are the lowest-paying metros in the same set. Headcount is metro-wide across every industry, not this trade alone.
Insulation Worker, Floor/Ceiling/Wall vs Insulation Worker, Mechanical.
This is the building envelope: floors, ceilings and walls, and the batt, board and spray work that goes in while the shell is being closed. BLS counts it separately from mechanical insulation and pays it less - a median of $49,120 against $58,340 - because the mechanical side carries pipe, duct and boiler systems and a longer ceiling above it. The schedule is the other difference: envelope work follows construction, so the hiring follows the pipeline rather than the service contract.
Insulation Worker, Mechanical: what it pays and what the search takes
Credentials that move an offer.
No single credential reliably moves an offer in this seat. Employers screen on demonstrated commercial experience instead, which makes the resume harder to read and the reference check worth more.
Licensing is a state question, not a national one. The Insulation hiring page carries the state-by-state position, and every market page names the authority for that state.
What the search actually takes.
We have closed 0 insulation searches in 2026 year to date, which is below the 8 we require before publishing a median. We would rather print the count than a number the sample cannot carry. The Hiring Index shows what we do and do not have.
Keep reading.
- 2026 Insulation Salary Guide - the full benchmark by role.
- Insulation recruiting - how we run this trade.
- Salary calculator - the band by experience and region.
- Insulation hiring in Houston - one market in detail.
- Hiring Index - how long our searches actually take.
Other Insulation roles we recruit
All 56 roles we recruit - every trade, every seat.
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