SOC 47-2131 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Grand Rapids, Michigan is $54,670 a year ($26.28 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,220: half of the 130 people in this job in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,367).

$54,670average per year

$26.28 / hourMedian $47,220Take-home ≈ $43,297

  • $38K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

130people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3Michigan metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Grand Rapids

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,860 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Grand Rapids earn between $45,970 and $62,400.

  • $38K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,670$4,556$26.28
Median$47,220$3,935$22.70
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,970$3,831$22.10
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,400$5,200$30.00

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

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary after taxes in Grand Rapids

On the average salary of $54,670, a single filer in Grand Rapids takes home about $43,297 a year, or $3,608 a month and $1,665 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 Grand Rapids's local income tax (1.5%).

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

Prices in the Grand Rapids area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $54,670 buys what about $57,219 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Grand Rapids ($47,570). A typical home costs $359,923, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Grand Rapids ranks 1st of 3 Michigan metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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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 Grand Rapids: questions

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

$26.28 an hour on average, and $22.70 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,420 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,970, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,297 a year ($3,608 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,670. Includes Grand Rapids's local income tax (1.5%).

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

The average here is 3% 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (24340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.6%.
  • 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 Grand Rapids's local income tax (1.5%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.74, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.74).

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