SOC 47-2081 · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Salary in Deltona, FL

The average salary for drywall and ceiling tile installers in Deltona, Florida is $47,830 a year ($23.00 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,690: half of the 140 people in this job in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 26% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($64,611).

$47,830average per year

$23.00 / hourMedian $47,690Take-home ≈ $40,611

  • $32K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

140people in this job
-26%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 14Florida metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers pay range in Deltona

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,970 or more. The middle half of drywall and ceiling tile installers in Deltona earn between $40,030 and $51,800.

  • $32K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,830$3,986$23.00
Median$47,690$3,974$22.93
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,030$3,336$19.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$51,800$4,317$24.90

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers salary after taxes in Deltona

On the average salary of $47,830, a single filer in Deltona takes home about $40,611 a year, or $3,384 a month and $1,562 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Deltona a good place for drywall and ceiling tile installers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Deltona area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.4), so the average $47,830 buys what about $48,135 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Deltona ($44,940). A typical home costs $330,725, or 6.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers salary in other Florida cities

Deltona ranks 8th of 14 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($52,740).

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Honolulu, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($97,000).

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Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers salary in Deltona: questions

How much do drywall and ceiling tile installers make an hour in Deltona?

$23.00 an hour on average, and $22.93 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level drywall and ceiling tile installers salary in Deltona?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,660 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,030, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the drywall and ceiling tile installers take-home pay in Deltona?

About $40,611 a year ($3,384 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,830. Florida has no state income tax.

Do drywall and ceiling tile installers earn more in Deltona than elsewhere?

The average here is 26% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($64,611).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 47-2081; area Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL (19660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.17, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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