SOC 47-2131 · Visalia, CA metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Visalia, CA

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Visalia, California is $43,790 a year ($21.05 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,160: half of the people in this job in the Visalia, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,367).

$43,790average per year

$21.05 / hourMedian $37,160Take-home ≈ $36,478

  • $37K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

n/apeople in this job
-22%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 7California metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Visalia

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $54,800 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Visalia earn between $37,160 and $44,530.

  • $37K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,790$3,649$21.05
Median$37,160$3,097$17.87
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,160$3,097$17.87
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,530$3,711$21.41

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

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

On the average salary of $43,790, a single filer in Visalia takes home about $36,478 a year, or $3,040 a month and $1,403 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 Visalia a good place for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Visalia area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.8), so the average $43,790 buys what about $43,867 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Visalia ($45,130). A typical home costs $363,064, or 8.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Visalia ranks 7th of 7 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($80,780).

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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 Visalia: questions

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

$21.05 an hour on average, and $17.87 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,160 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,160, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $36,478 a year ($3,040 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,790. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

The average here is 22% less 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 Visalia, CA (47300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.1%.
  • 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.

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