SOC 47-2131 · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Indianapolis, IN

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Indianapolis, Indiana is $58,540 a year ($28.15 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,290: half of the 240 people in this job in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,367).

$58,540average per year

$28.15 / hourMedian $59,290Take-home ≈ $46,328

  • $41K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $71K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

240people in this job
+4%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Indiana metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Indianapolis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $79,460 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Indianapolis earn between $46,070 and $71,470.

  • $41K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $71K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,540$4,878$28.14
Median$59,290$4,941$28.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,070$3,839$22.15
Experienced (75th percentile)$71,470$5,956$34.36

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

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

On the average salary of $58,540, a single filer in Indianapolis takes home about $46,328 a year, or $3,861 a month and $1,782 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Indianapolis's local income tax (2.02%).

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

Prices in the Indianapolis area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.7), so the average $58,540 buys what about $61,173 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Indianapolis ($49,340). A typical home costs $295,921, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Indianapolis ranks 1st of 2 Indiana 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 Indianapolis: questions

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

$28.15 an hour on average, and $28.51 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,070, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,328 a year ($3,861 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,540. Includes Indianapolis's local income tax (2.02%).

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

The average here is 4% 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (26900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.7%.
  • 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). Includes Indianapolis's local income tax (2.02%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.77, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.77).

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