SOC 47-2132 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro

Insulation Workers, Mechanical Salary in Los Angeles, CA

The average salary for insulation workers, mechanical in Los Angeles, California is $107,220 a year ($51.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $124,090: half of the 530 people in this job in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 58% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($67,854).

$107,220average per year

$51.55 / hourMedian $124,090Take-home ≈ $78,380

  • $55K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $124KMedian
  • $127K75th
  • $159K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

530people in this job
+58%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 5California metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Mechanical pay range in Los Angeles

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $159,400 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, mechanical in Los Angeles earn between $64,680 and $127,420.

  • $55K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $124KMedian
  • $127K75th
  • $159K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$107,220$8,935$51.55
Median$124,090$10,341$59.66
Entry level (25th percentile)$64,680$5,390$31.10
Experienced (75th percentile)$127,420$10,618$61.26

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

Insulation Workers, Mechanical salary after taxes in Los Angeles

On the average salary of $107,220, a single filer in Los Angeles takes home about $78,380 a year, or $6,532 a month and $3,015 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Los Angeles a good place for insulation workers, mechanical? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Los Angeles area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 113.6), so the average $107,220 buys what about $94,412 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Los Angeles ($55,850). A typical home costs $968,608, or 9.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insulation Workers, Mechanical salary in other California cities

Los Angeles ranks 2nd of 5 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($130,800).

All Insulation Workers, Mechanical salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for insulation workers, mechanical

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($130,800).

Insulation Workers, Mechanical salary by city

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Insulation Workers, Mechanical salary in Los Angeles: questions

How much do insulation workers, mechanical make an hour in Los Angeles?

$51.55 an hour on average, and $59.66 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level insulation workers, mechanical salary in Los Angeles?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,650 a year and the 25th percentile is $64,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the insulation workers, mechanical take-home pay in Los Angeles?

About $78,380 a year ($6,532 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $107,220. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do insulation workers, mechanical earn more in Los Angeles than elsewhere?

The average here is 58% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($67,854).

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 47-2132; area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31080). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.8%.
  • 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). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.51, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.51).

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