Insulation Workers, Mechanical Salary in Durham, NC

Insulation Workers, Mechanical pay range in Durham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,020 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, mechanical in Durham earn between $47,470 and $49,810.

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

Insulation Workers, Mechanical salary after taxes in Durham

On the average salary of $48,850, a single filer in Durham takes home about $39,991 a year, or $3,333 a month and $1,538 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Durham area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.6), so the average $48,850 buys what about $50,066 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Durham ($60,720). A typical home costs $414,340, or 8.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insulation Workers, Mechanical salary in other North Carolina cities

Durham ranks 2nd of 4 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Charlotte pays the most ($49,730).

All Insulation Workers, Mechanical salaries in North Carolina

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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• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,630 a year
• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$55,020 a year
• Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$54,440 a year
• Structural Iron and Steel Workers$53,220 a year
• Carpenters$52,650 a year
• Glaziers$50,980 a year
• Sheet Metal Workers$50,510 a year

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