SOC 47-2131 · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Houston, TX

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Houston, Texas is $49,460 a year ($23.78 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,140: half of the 2,430 people in this job in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 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).

$49,460average per year

$23.78 / hourMedian $48,140Take-home ≈ $41,921

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

2,430people in this job
-12%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 6Texas metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Houston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,950 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,250 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Houston earn between $39,500 and $56,300.

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,460$4,122$23.78
Median$48,140$4,012$23.14
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,500$3,292$18.99
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,300$4,692$27.07

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

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

On the average salary of $49,460, a single filer in Houston takes home about $41,921 a year, or $3,493 a month and $1,612 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% 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 Houston a good place for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Houston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.6), so the average $49,460 buys what about $50,148 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Houston ($49,410). A typical home costs $308,306, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Houston ranks 3rd of 6 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($50,960).

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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 Houston: questions

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

$23.78 an hour on average, and $23.14 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,950 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,500, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,921 a year ($3,493 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,460. Texas has no state income tax.

Do insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall earn more in Houston 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (26420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 2.58, this job is 2.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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