SOC 47-2131 · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in San Francisco, CA

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in San Francisco, California is $80,780 a year ($38.84 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $76,170: half of the 370 people in this job in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 43% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,367).

$80,780average per year

$38.84 / hourMedian $76,170Take-home ≈ $62,238

  • $45K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $120K75th
  • $120K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

370people in this job
+43%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 7California metros
116cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in San Francisco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $119,910 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in San Francisco earn between $54,940 and $119,910.

  • $45K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $120K75th
  • $120K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$80,780$6,732$38.84
Median$76,170$6,348$36.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$54,940$4,578$26.41
Experienced (75th percentile)$119,910$9,992$57.65

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

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary after taxes in San Francisco

On the average salary of $80,780, a single filer in San Francisco takes home about $62,238 a year, or $5,187 a month and $2,394 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). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

Prices in the San Francisco area are 16% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 115.6), so the average $80,780 buys what about $69,871 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in San Francisco ($74,260). A typical home costs $1,149,215, or 14.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

San Francisco ranks 1st of 7 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salaries in California

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 San Francisco: questions

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

$38.84 an hour on average, and $36.62 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,110 a year and the 25th percentile is $54,940, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $62,238 a year ($5,187 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $80,780. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

The average here is 43% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,367).

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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (41860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 11.3%.
  • 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). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.55, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.55).

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