SOC 47-2131 · Greensboro-High Point, NC metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Greensboro, NC

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Greensboro, North Carolina is $43,110 a year ($20.73 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,500: half of the 120 people in this job in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

$43,110average per year

$20.73 / hourMedian $46,500Take-home ≈ $35,608

  • $29K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

120people in this job
-21%vs U.S. average
#3 of 5North Carolina metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Greensboro

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $55,470 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Greensboro earn between $37,280 and $48,010.

  • $29K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,110$3,592$20.73
Median$46,500$3,875$22.36
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,280$3,107$17.92
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,010$4,001$23.08

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

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in Greensboro vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Greensboro earn about the same as the North Carolina average ($44,180) and 21% less than the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $49,120.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Greensboro$43,110$46,500$29,420$55,470120
North Carolina$44,180$42,990$31,110$60,0802,090
United States$54,740$49,120$37,030$78,19044,440

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

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

On the average salary of $43,110, a single filer in Greensboro takes home about $35,608 a year, or $2,967 a month and $1,370 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 Greensboro a good place for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Greensboro area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.9), so the average $43,110 buys what about $46,422 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Greensboro ($46,570). A typical home costs $266,370, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary in other North Carolina cities

Greensboro ranks 3rd of 5 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Raleigh pays the most ($49,020).

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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 Greensboro: questions

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

$20.73 an hour on average, and $22.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,420 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $35,608 a year ($2,967 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,110.

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

The average here is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

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 Greensboro-High Point, NC (24660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 1.12, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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