SOC 47-2131 · Fargo, ND-MN metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Fargo, ND

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Fargo, North Dakota is $49,490 a year ($23.79 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,450: half of the 130 people in this job in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,367).

$49,490average per year

$23.79 / hourMedian $46,450Take-home ≈ $41,945

  • $39K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

130people in this job
-12%vs U.S. metro average
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Fargo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,700 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Fargo earn between $43,690 and $57,760.

  • $39K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,490$4,124$23.79
Median$46,450$3,871$22.33
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,690$3,641$21.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,760$4,813$27.77

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

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

On the average salary of $49,490, a single filer in Fargo takes home about $41,945 a year, or $3,495 a month and $1,613 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

The Fargo, ND-MN metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in ND$41,945$3,495
Working in MN$40,103$3,342

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

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

Prices in the Fargo area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.9), so the average $49,490 buys what about $54,462 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Fargo ($51,050). A typical home costs $327,854, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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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 Fargo: questions

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

$23.79 an hour on average, and $22.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,930 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,690, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,945 a year ($3,495 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,490.

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

The average here is 12% 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 Fargo, ND-MN (22020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.5%.
  • 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 3.16, this job is 3.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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