SOC 47-2131 · York-Hanover, PA metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in York, PA

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in York, Pennsylvania is $50,520 a year ($24.29 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,280: half of the 50 people in this job in the York-Hanover, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,367).

$50,520average per year

$24.29 / hourMedian $49,280Take-home ≈ $41,222

  • $41K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-10%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 5Pennsylvania metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in York

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,740 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in York earn between $44,920 and $59,700.

  • $41K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,520$4,210$24.29
Median$49,280$4,107$23.69
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,920$3,743$21.60
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,700$4,975$28.70

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

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

On the average salary of $50,520, a single filer in York takes home about $41,222 a year, or $3,435 a month and $1,585 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the York area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.0), so the average $50,520 buys what about $52,625 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in York ($48,170). A typical home costs $309,967, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

York ranks 4th of 5 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($56,190).

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

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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 York: questions

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

$24.29 an hour on average, and $23.69 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,430 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,920, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,222 a year ($3,435 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,520. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

The average here is 10% 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 York-Hanover, PA (49620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.96, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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