SOC 47-2131 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in St. Louis, MO

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in St. Louis, Missouri is $65,240 a year ($31.36 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,040: half of the 520 people in this job in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,367).

$65,240average per year

$31.36 / hourMedian $59,040Take-home ≈ $51,819

  • $45K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $90K75th
  • $91K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

520people in this job
+16%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 4Missouri metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in St. Louis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $90,930 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in St. Louis earn between $49,990 and $90,370.

  • $45K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $90K75th
  • $91K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$65,240$5,437$31.37
Median$59,040$4,920$28.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,990$4,166$24.03
Experienced (75th percentile)$90,370$7,531$43.45

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

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary after taxes in St. Louis

On the average salary of $65,240, a single filer in St. Louis takes home about $51,819 a year, or $4,318 a month and $1,993 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

The St. Louis, MO-IL metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in MO$51,819$4,318
Working in IL$51,512$4,293

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes St. Louis's local income tax (1%); the 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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

Prices in the St. Louis area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.1), so the average $65,240 buys what about $68,610 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in St. Louis ($49,990). A typical home costs $276,878, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

St. Louis ranks 1st of 4 Missouri metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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 St. Louis: questions

How much do insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall make an hour in St. Louis?

$31.36 an hour on average, and $28.39 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,320 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,990, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $51,819 a year ($4,318 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,240. Includes St. Louis's local income tax (1%); the 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

Do insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall earn more in St. Louis than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% 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 St. Louis, MO-IL (41180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.8%.
  • 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 (2026 rules). Includes St. Louis's local income tax (1%); the 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.35, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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