SOC 47-2131 · San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in San Juan, PR

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in San Juan, Puerto Rico is $28,230 a year ($13.57 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $27,040: half of the 90 people in this job in the San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 48% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

$28,230average per year

$13.57 / hourMedian $27,040

  • $23K10th
  • $23K25th
  • $27KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $35K90th

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

90people in this job
-48%vs U.S. average
n/acost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in San Juan

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $35,350 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in San Juan earn between $23,140 and $35,350.

  • $23K10th
  • $23K25th
  • $27KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $35K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$28,230$2,352$13.57
Median$27,040$2,253$13.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$23,140$1,928$11.12
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,350$2,946$17.00

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

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in San Juan vs. Puerto Rico and the U.S.

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in San Juan earn 3% more than the Puerto Rico average ($27,310) and 48% less than the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is -45% against the U.S. median of $49,120.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Juan$28,230$27,040$23,130$35,35090
Puerto Rico$27,310$27,040$22,270$35,350110
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.

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

This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in San Juan ($29,440). A typical home costs $138,700, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary in San Juan: questions

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

$13.57 an hour on average, and $13.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $23,140, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

The average here is 48% 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 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR (41980). 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: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). 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.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.47, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.47).

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