SOC 47-2131 · Billings, MT metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Billings, MT

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Billings, Montana is $56,760 a year ($27.29 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,210: half of the 70 people in this job in the Billings, MT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,367).

$56,760average per year

$27.29 / hourMedian $50,210Take-home ≈ $45,876

  • $38K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $86K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

70people in this job
+1%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 2Montana metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Billings

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $86,010 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Billings earn between $47,620 and $61,340.

  • $38K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $86K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,760$4,730$27.29
Median$50,210$4,184$24.14
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,620$3,968$22.89
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,340$5,112$29.49

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

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

On the average salary of $56,760, a single filer in Billings takes home about $45,876 a year, or $3,823 a month and $1,764 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Billings area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.5), so the average $56,760 buys what about $60,689 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Billings ($49,060). A typical home costs $410,666, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Billings ranks 2nd of 2 Montana metro areas for this job; Helena pays the most ($57,010).

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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 Billings: questions

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

$27.29 an hour on average, and $24.14 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,150 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,620, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,876 a year ($3,823 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,760.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Billings, MT (13740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.5%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.69, this job is 2.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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