Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers salary
The median pay for drywall and ceiling tile installers in the United States is $58,930 a year. About 83,080 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $38,460
- 25th percentile
- $47,440
- Median percentile
- $58,930
- 75th percentile
- $74,230
- 90th percentile
- $102,010
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $104,830
- New Jersey $75,080
- Alaska $73,690
- Oregon $73,530
- Washington $73,130
- Massachusetts $69,500
- California $65,880
- Illinois $63,180
- Missouri $62,580
- New Hampshire $61,960
- Colorado $61,780
- Ohio $61,420
- Minnesota $61,290
- New York $61,280
- Pennsylvania $61,160
- Connecticut $60,480
- Montana $60,140
- Maine $60,080
- Wisconsin $59,970
- Vermont $59,820
- Michigan $58,440
- Georgia $58,260
- Virginia $55,840
- Maryland $54,680
- New Mexico $53,900
- Nevada $52,280
- Iowa $51,030
- Utah $51,020
- Arizona $50,290
- Delaware $50,170
- Indiana $49,810
- Florida $48,970
- South Dakota $48,850
- Nebraska $48,620
- Kentucky $48,340
- Alabama $48,000
- Texas $47,590
- Tennessee $47,510
- Louisiana $47,420
- Rhode Island $47,110
- Oklahoma $46,080
- South Carolina $45,340
- North Dakota $45,110
- North Carolina $45,080
- Arkansas $44,550
- Wyoming $43,990
- Idaho $43,790
- Kansas $39,890
- Mississippi $37,310
By metro area
- Urban Honolulu, HI $105,910
- Napa, CA $84,410
- Kahului, HI $83,190
- Santa Rosa, CA $82,650
- San Francisco, CA $82,160
- Portland, OR $81,100
- Worcester, MA $80,280
- San Jose, CA $79,430
- El Centro, CA $78,020
- San Diego, CA $76,290
- Seattle, WA $75,560
- Santa Cruz, CA $74,740
- Salinas, CA $73,650
- Stockton, CA $73,520
- New York, NY $71,320
- Chicago, IL $69,120
- Mount Vernon, WA $67,730
- San Luis Obispo, CA $67,060
- Akron, OH $66,450
- Modesto, CA $65,770
- Columbus, OH $65,450
- Anchorage, AK $65,200
- Huntington, WV $64,700
- Santa Maria, CA $64,370
- Denver, CO $64,260
- Minneapolis, MN $64,080
- Bend, OR $63,970
- Kennewick, WA $63,870
- Oxnard, CA $63,760
- Bremerton, WA $63,550
- Sacramento, CA $63,540
- Madison, WI $63,500
- Manchester, NH $63,340
- Cleveland, OH $63,150
- Merced, CA $63,060
- Toledo, OH $62,920
- Los Angeles, CA $62,800
- Salem, OR $62,400
- Wenatchee, WA $62,400
- Fresno, CA $62,280
- Bellingham, WA $61,980
- Redding, CA $61,870
- Allentown, PA $61,710
- Burlington, VT $61,500
- Dayton, OH $61,420
- Riverside, CA $61,420
- Chico, CA $61,410
- Philadelphia, PA $61,280
- Indianapolis, IN $61,260
- Fort Collins, CO $61,120
- Yuba City, CA $60,970
- Milwaukee, WI $60,800
- Pittsburgh, PA $60,600
- Lancaster, PA $60,510
- Lansing, MI $60,280
- St. Louis, MO $60,250
- Duluth, MN $60,220
- Detroit, MI $60,080
- Rochester, NY $59,910
- Youngstown, OH $59,890
- Greeley, CO $59,830
- Portland, ME $59,740
- Atlanta, GA $59,670
- Eugene, OR $59,240
- Eau Claire, WI $59,220
- Washington, DC $59,070
- Yakima, WA $58,950
- Grand Rapids, MI $58,820
- Albany, NY $58,020
- Wilmington, NC $57,540
- Davenport, IA $57,350
- Colorado Springs, CO $57,080
- Springfield, MO $56,550
- Reno, NV $56,480
- Omaha, NE $56,430
- Traverse City, MI $55,750
- Cincinnati, OH $55,470
- Salt Lake City, UT $55,460
- La Crosse, WI $54,830
- Santa Fe, NM $54,830
- Albuquerque, NM $54,620
- Yuma, AZ $54,400
- Ogden, UT $54,240
- Syracuse, NY $54,100
- Evansville, IN $53,860
- Trenton, NJ $53,820
- Providence, RI $53,340
- Grand Junction, CO $53,320
- Naples, FL $52,830
- Las Vegas, NV $52,280
- Phoenix, AZ $52,270
- Missoula, MT $51,310
- St. George, UT $50,900
- Nashville, TN $50,640
- Albany, OR $50,540
- Greensboro, NC $50,530
- Austin, TX $50,500
- Medford, OR $50,440
- North Port, FL $50,440
- Miami, FL $50,170
- Provo, UT $49,760
- Jacksonville, FL $49,750
- Fort Wayne, IN $49,680
- Des Moines, IA $49,670
- Sioux Falls, SD $49,560
- Tampa, FL $49,560
- Richmond, VA $49,260
- New Orleans, LA $49,230
- Waco, TX $49,160
- Odessa, TX $49,040
- Virginia Beach, VA $48,920
- Logan, UT $48,890
- Sioux City, IA $48,850
- Palm Bay, FL $48,810
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $48,780
- Birmingham, AL $48,760
- Baltimore, MD $48,680
- Wichita, KS $48,660
- Lynchburg, VA $48,610
- Port St. Lucie, FL $48,530