SOC 47-2131 · Winston-Salem, NC metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Winston-Salem, NC

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is $37,200 a year ($17.89 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,440: half of the people in this job in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 34% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,367).

$37,200average per year

$17.89 / hourMedian $37,440Take-home ≈ $31,095

  • $29K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $42K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

n/apeople in this job
-34%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 5North Carolina metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Winston-Salem

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,410 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Winston-Salem earn between $29,120 and $41,600.

  • $29K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $42K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,200$3,100$17.88
Median$37,440$3,120$18.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,120$2,427$14.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$41,600$3,467$20.00

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

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary after taxes in Winston-Salem

On the average salary of $37,200, a single filer in Winston-Salem takes home about $31,095 a year, or $2,591 a month and $1,196 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 Winston-Salem a good place for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Winston-Salem area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.0), so the average $37,200 buys what about $40,416 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Winston-Salem ($46,380). A typical home costs $283,871, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Winston-Salem ranks 5th of 5 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Raleigh pays the most ($49,020).

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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 Winston-Salem: questions

How much do insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall make an hour in Winston-Salem?

$17.89 an hour on average, and $18.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,120 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,095 a year ($2,591 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,200.

Do insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall earn more in Winston-Salem than elsewhere?

The average here is 34% 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 Winston-Salem, NC (49180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.4%.
  • 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).

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