Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers pay range in Albany
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,590 or more. The middle half of drywall and ceiling tile installers in Albany earn between $46,020 and $60,760.
- $36K10th
- $46K25th
- $51KMedian
- $61K75th
- $82K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $57,920 | $4,827 | $27.85 |
| Median | $50,540 | $4,212 | $24.30 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $46,020 | $3,835 | $22.12 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $60,760 | $5,063 | $29.21 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers salary after taxes in Albany
On the average salary of $57,920, a single filer in Albany takes home about $44,626 a year, or $3,719 a month and $1,716 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
Is Albany a good place for drywall and ceiling tile installers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Albany area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.1), so the average $57,920 buys what about $56,729 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Albany ($49,700). A typical home costs $412,810, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers salary in other Oregon cities
Albany ranks 6th of 6 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($82,350).
Highest-paying cities for drywall and ceiling tile installers
Honolulu, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($97,000).
- Honolulu, HI$97,000
- Kahului, HI$96,360
- Santa Rosa, CA$92,730
- San Jose, CA$91,620
- San Francisco, CA$91,080
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Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers salary in Albany: questions
How much do drywall and ceiling tile installers make an hour in Albany?
$27.84 an hour on average, and $24.30 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level drywall and ceiling tile installers salary in Albany?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,020, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the drywall and ceiling tile installers take-home pay in Albany?
About $44,626 a year ($3,719 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,920. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
Do drywall and ceiling tile installers earn more in Albany than elsewhere?
The average here is 10% 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 Albany, OR (10540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.6%.
- 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 state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.54, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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