Insulation Workers: Wages & Billed Rates by Metro (May 2024)

Across the 65 largest metros we cover, the median hourly wage for insulation workers is $23.14. Billed labor rates run higher once workers' compensation, overhead, and margin are added. Pick a metro for the full breakdown.

MetroMedian wageEst. billed rate
Columbus, OH$31.30$82.39–$103.44
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$31.02$83.19–$127.02
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$30.61$63.59–$73.48
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$30.31$85.73–$105.82
New Haven, CT$28.26$72.50–$95.92
Baton Rouge, LA$28.01$71.73–$83.44
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$27.59$84.59–$101.43
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$27.47$84.34–$93.80
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$27.23$68.75–$91.17
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$27.21$84.93–$99.04
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$27.17$65.72–$88.47
Syracuse, NY$26.72$74.74–$85.87
Rochester, NY$26.00$67.38–$92.69
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$25.70$49.45–$60.79
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$25.65$83.46–$99.39
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$25.27$71.32–$88.47
St. Louis, MO-IL$25.20$81.34–$93.43
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$24.35$68.98–$83.51
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$24.16$69.85–$93.25
Cleveland, OH$24.14$65.54–$87.19
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$24.00$82.09–$95.68
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$23.86$68.28–$87.58
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$23.79$83.27–$91.83
Columbia, SC$23.75$53.42–$64.16
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$23.72$79.99–$91.56
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$23.64$48.13–$57.58
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$23.62$57.89–$66.73
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$23.61$80.14–$85.91
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$23.52$57.80–$67.37
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$23.37$70.15–$78.73
Omaha, NE-IA$23.28$59.30–$63.79
Kansas City, MO-KS$23.23$69.84–$76.37
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$23.14$45.51–$55.61
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$23.05$55.60–$70.87
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$23.01$47.24–$56.80
Portland-South Portland, ME$23.00$82.12–$91.75
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$22.98$56.78–$69.96
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$22.87$66.75–$72.92
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$22.87$47.08–$52.51
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$22.70$45.05–$59.44
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$22.69$61.70–$66.09
Knoxville, TN$22.54$46.51–$56.71
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$22.52$56.32–$66.53
Greensboro-High Point, NC$22.50$54.44–$61.59
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$22.24$79.81–$95.15
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$22.18$58.99–$66.50
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$22.15$45.85–$57.44
Ogden, UT$22.15$55.68–$63.36
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$22.07$58.03–$64.91
Wichita, KS$22.06$55.53–$62.53
Tulsa, OK$22.05$45.02–$57.23
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$21.90$78.84–$84.75
Jacksonville, FL$21.83$56.14–$68.44
Albuquerque, NM$21.74$44.65–$60.57
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$21.69$52.82–$67.69
Oklahoma City, OK$21.69$53.74–$66.02
Raleigh-Cary, NC$21.59$60.23–$64.33
Colorado Springs, CO$21.44$55.41–$62.37
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$21.29$65.07–$78.64
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$20.67$66.11–$72.06
Lexington-Fayette, KY$19.64$57.03–$63.09
Chattanooga, TN-GA$18.54$39.16–$55.51
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$17.87$43.65–$51.60
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$15.41$34.02–$53.02
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$10.93$34.06–$37.92

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2024 (SOC 47-2131). Billed rates are model estimates; see methodology.