SOC 47-2131 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Nashville, TN

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Nashville, Tennessee is $54,250 a year ($26.08 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $54,400: half of the 550 people in this job in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,367).

$54,250average per year

$26.08 / hourMedian $54,400Take-home ≈ $45,770

  • $37K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

550people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3Tennessee metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Nashville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,050 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Nashville earn between $42,130 and $60,600.

  • $37K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,250$4,521$26.08
Median$54,400$4,533$26.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,130$3,511$20.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,600$5,050$29.13

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

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

On the average salary of $54,250, a single filer in Nashville takes home about $45,770 a year, or $3,814 a month and $1,760 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Nashville area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.3), so the average $54,250 buys what about $56,312 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Nashville ($50,390). A typical home costs $455,958, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Nashville ranks 1st of 3 Tennessee metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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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 Nashville: questions

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

$26.08 an hour on average, and $26.16 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,770 a year ($3,814 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,250. Tennessee has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (34980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.76, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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