SOC 47-2131 · Rockford, IL metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Rockford, IL

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Rockford, Illinois is $54,390 a year ($26.15 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,740: half of the 40 people in this job in the Rockford, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,367).

$54,390average per year

$26.15 / hourMedian $49,740Take-home ≈ $43,331

  • $38K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 2Illinois metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Rockford

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,360 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Rockford earn between $48,190 and $57,450.

  • $38K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,390$4,532$26.15
Median$49,740$4,145$23.91
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,190$4,016$23.17
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,450$4,788$27.62

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

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

On the average salary of $54,390, a single filer in Rockford takes home about $43,331 a year, or $3,611 a month and $1,667 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).

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

Prices in the Rockford area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.2), so the average $54,390 buys what about $59,021 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Rockford ($47,120). A typical home costs $221,368, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Rockford ranks 2nd of 2 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($62,600).

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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 Rockford: questions

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

$26.15 an hour on average, and $23.91 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,190, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,331 a year ($3,611 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,390.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Rockford, IL (40420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.8%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.96, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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