Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Salary in Richmond, VA

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers pay range in Richmond

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,400 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,410 or more. The middle half of drywall and ceiling tile installers in Richmond earn between $47,430 and $58,710.

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

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers salary after taxes in Richmond

On the average salary of $52,120, a single filer in Richmond takes home about $41,876 a year, or $3,490 a month and $1,611 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Richmond area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $52,120 buys what about $53,261 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Richmond ($51,460). A typical home costs $397,705, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers salary in other Virginia cities

Richmond ranks 1st of 5 Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers salaries in Virginia

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

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers salary by city

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