SOC 47-2131 · Huntsville, AL metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Huntsville, AL

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Huntsville, Alabama is $52,730 a year ($25.35 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $56,780: half of the 60 people in this job in the Huntsville, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

$52,730average per year

$25.35 / hourMedian $56,780Take-home ≈ $42,359

  • $39K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $68K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

60people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#1 of 4Alabama metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Huntsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $68,120 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Huntsville earn between $39,110 and $58,980.

  • $39K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $68K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,730$4,394$25.35
Median$56,780$4,732$27.30
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,110$3,259$18.80
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,980$4,915$28.36

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

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in Huntsville vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Huntsville earn 7% more than the Alabama average ($49,400) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is +16% against the U.S. median of $49,120.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Huntsville$52,730$56,780$38,580$68,12060
Alabama$49,400$48,740$36,620$61,270660
United States$54,740$49,120$37,030$78,19044,440

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary after taxes in Huntsville

On the average salary of $52,730, a single filer in Huntsville takes home about $42,359 a year, or $3,530 a month and $1,629 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 (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Huntsville a good place for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Huntsville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $52,730 buys what about $56,655 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Huntsville ($51,740). A typical home costs $316,645, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary in other Alabama cities

Huntsville ranks 1st of 4 Alabama metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall

Olympia, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($88,760).

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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary in Huntsville: questions

How much do insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall make an hour in Huntsville?

$25.35 an hour on average, and $27.30 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall salary in Huntsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,580 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,110, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall take-home pay in Huntsville?

About $42,359 a year ($3,530 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,730. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall earn more in Huntsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

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 47-2131; area Huntsville, AL (26620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.84, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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