SOC 47-2131 · Lubbock, TX metro

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

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Lubbock, Texas is $43,870 a year ($21.09 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,890: half of the 70 people in this job in the Lubbock, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,367).

$43,870average per year

$21.09 / hourMedian $43,890Take-home ≈ $37,430

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

70people in this job
-22%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 6Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,810 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Lubbock earn between $35,650 and $46,150.

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,870$3,656$21.09
Median$43,890$3,658$21.10
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,650$2,971$17.14
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,150$3,846$22.19

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

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

On the average salary of $43,870, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $37,430 a year, or $3,119 a month and $1,440 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 Lubbock a good place for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $43,870 buys what about $48,041 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Lubbock ranks 6th 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 Lubbock: questions

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

$21.09 an hour on average, and $21.10 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $37,430 a year ($3,119 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,870. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 22% 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 Lubbock, TX (31180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • 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 1.42, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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