Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Salary — Houston, Texas

The average Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers in Houston, Texas earns $47,430 a year.

$47,430 / year, mean
↓ 26.6% below national average 44th percentile in Texas

Houston sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Texas — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's well below the national average for drywall and ceiling tile installers — one of the largest gaps in this dataset. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
1,640
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.2%
Cost of living 99 #69 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $308,306 #99 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,458 #49 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Houston ranks #69 for cost of living and #99 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Santa Rosa $92,730 San Jose $91,620 San Francisco $91,080 Napa $85,960 Seattle $84,760 Portland $82,350 New York $78,640 San Diego $77,030 Chicago $74,750 San Luis Obispo $74,100 Bremerton $73,620 Fresno $73,070 Santa Cruz $72,930 Kennewick $72,750 Bellingham $72,610 Los Angeles $72,050 Stockton $71,990 Modesto $71,310 Salinas $71,170 Oxnard $71,110 Mount Vernon $70,770 Sacramento $68,980 Bend $68,950 Santa Maria $68,520 Trenton $66,790 Yuba City $66,440 Wenatchee $66,180 Chico $66,090 Salem $66,040 El Centro $65,950 Merced $65,270 Riverside $64,460 Medford $64,370 Albany $64,070 Pittsburgh $63,160 Huntington $62,850 Redding $62,090 Allentown $62,000 Yakima $61,900 Philadelphia $61,660 Eugene $61,590 Lansing $61,190 Rochester $60,660 Syracuse $60,370 Detroit $60,130 Indianapolis $59,110 Albany $57,920 Lancaster $57,780 Grand Rapids $57,210 Evansville $56,370 Traverse City $55,930 Fort Wayne $54,270 Visalia $53,750 Austin $53,320 Naples $52,740 Scranton $52,370 Richmond $52,120 Miami $51,340 Palm Bay $51,050 Baltimore $51,010 Sarasota $50,990 Dallas $50,890 Virginia Beach $50,600 Port St. Lucie $50,380 Tampa $50,000 Harrisonburg $49,850 Odessa $49,580 Jacksonville $49,410 Lexington $49,040 Waco $48,310 Lynchburg $48,190 San Antonio $47,930 Dover $47,890 Deltona $47,830 Pensacola $47,790 Sebastian $47,700 Roanoke $47,640 Houston $47,430 Lakeland $47,160 Orlando $46,890 Fort Myers $45,310 Ocala $45,000 Killeen $44,530 Louisville $43,580 El Paso $43,260 Tyler $42,900
CityMean salaryvs. Houston
Albany, Oregon$57,920+22.1%
Albany, New York$64,070+35.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$62,000+30.7%
Austin, Texas$53,320+12.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$51,010+7.5%
Bellingham, Washington$72,610+53.1%
Bend, Oregon$68,950+45.4%
Bremerton, Washington$73,620+55.2%
Fort Myers, Florida$45,310-4.5%
Chicago, Illinois$74,750+57.6%
Chico, California$66,090+39.3%
Dallas, Texas$50,890+7.3%
Deltona, Florida$47,830+0.8%
Detroit, Michigan$60,130+26.8%
Dover, Delaware$47,890+1.0%
El Centro, California$65,950+39.0%
El Paso, Texas$43,260-8.8%
Eugene, Oregon$61,590+29.9%
Evansville, Indiana$56,370+18.8%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$54,270+14.4%
Fresno, California$73,070+54.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$57,210+20.6%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$49,850+5.1%
Huntington, West Virginia$62,850+32.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$59,110+24.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$49,410+4.2%
Kennewick, Washington$72,750+53.4%
Killeen, Texas$44,530-6.1%
Lakeland, Florida$47,160-0.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$57,780+21.8%
Lansing, Michigan$61,190+29.0%
Lexington, Kentucky$49,040+3.4%
Los Angeles, California$72,050+51.9%
Louisville, Kentucky$43,580-8.1%
Lynchburg, Virginia$48,190+1.6%
Medford, Oregon$64,370+35.7%
Merced, California$65,270+37.6%
Miami, Florida$51,340+8.2%
Modesto, California$71,310+50.3%
Mount Vernon, Washington$70,770+49.2%
Napa, California$85,960+81.2%
Naples, Florida$52,740+11.2%
New York, New York$78,640+65.8%
Sarasota, Florida$50,990+7.5%
Ocala, Florida$45,000-5.1%
Odessa, Texas$49,580+4.5%
Orlando, Florida$46,890-1.1%
Oxnard, California$71,110+49.9%
Palm Bay, Florida$51,050+7.6%
Pensacola, Florida$47,790+0.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$61,660+30.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$63,160+33.2%
Portland, Oregon$82,350+73.6%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$50,380+6.2%
Redding, California$62,090+30.9%
Richmond, Virginia$52,120+9.9%
Riverside, California$64,460+35.9%
Roanoke, Virginia$47,640+0.4%
Rochester, New York$60,660+27.9%
Sacramento, California$68,980+45.4%
Salem, Oregon$66,040+39.2%
Salinas, California$71,170+50.1%
San Antonio, Texas$47,930+1.1%
San Diego, California$77,030+62.4%
San Francisco, California$91,080+92.0%
San Jose, California$91,620+93.2%
San Luis Obispo, California$74,100+56.2%
Santa Cruz, California$72,930+53.8%
Santa Maria, California$68,520+44.5%
Santa Rosa, California$92,730+95.5%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$52,370+10.4%
Seattle, Washington$84,760+78.7%
Sebastian, Florida$47,700+0.6%
Stockton, California$71,990+51.8%
Syracuse, New York$60,370+27.3%
Tampa, Florida$50,000+5.4%
Traverse City, Michigan$55,930+17.9%
Trenton, New Jersey$66,790+40.8%
Tyler, Texas$42,900-9.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$50,600+6.7%
Visalia, California$53,750+13.3%
Waco, Texas$48,310+1.9%
Wenatchee, Washington$66,180+39.5%
Yakima, Washington$61,900+30.5%
Yuba City, California$66,440+40.1%
Gross salary
47,430/yr
Estimated take-home
40,290/yr
Est. total withheld
15.1%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 47-2081 SOC code
Official area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 26420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
PasadenaThe Woodlands
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
7,274,714