Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall

Nebraska leads at $73,140 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Nebraska$73,140$47,160–$81,880
Washington$67,750$57,030–$99,120
Mississippi$62,880$49,730–$62,880
Oregon$60,210$49,490–$72,470
New York$59,100$49,780–$72,150
Maryland$58,420$46,450–$68,060
Ohio$58,400$45,690–$79,570
Alaska$56,470$38,810–$64,680
Missouri$56,040$47,850–$75,440
Iowa$55,820$45,180–$72,220
Indiana$54,630$45,140–$62,310
Minnesota$54,350$47,940–$73,300
Delaware$53,570$46,130–$61,550
Vermont$53,570$52,000–$63,690
Illinois$53,000$46,440–$72,030
New Jersey$52,750$40,000–$75,560
Kansas$51,520$45,570–$60,650
New Hampshire$51,320$47,050–$59,990
Colorado$50,800$47,240–$62,140
Pennsylvania$50,600$44,510–$61,350
Kentucky$49,730$44,880–$77,450
Wisconsin$49,520$47,290–$57,860
Massachusetts$48,940$47,480–$57,970
California$48,840$45,300–$73,660
Alabama$48,740$42,320–$56,450
Texas$48,740$40,670–$56,290
Connecticut$48,550$40,380–$55,680
New Mexico$48,460$38,120–$61,900
Tennessee$48,410$39,390–$57,060
Montana$48,100$42,720–$56,910
Georgia$47,810$38,330–$63,130
Maine$47,790$40,310–$57,500
Louisiana$47,340$44,680–$58,830
Florida$47,100$38,620–$58,240
South Carolina$47,020$40,120–$58,040
Oklahoma$46,880$36,640–$59,420
Nevada$46,510$37,840–$60,180
Michigan$46,490$44,860–$58,150
North Dakota$46,450$43,990–$56,840
Wyoming$46,200$38,470–$50,440
South Dakota$45,820$37,170–$58,620
Arkansas$43,730$37,230–$48,750
North Carolina$42,990$36,380–$47,990
Arizona$42,210$38,250–$48,250
Idaho$41,550$35,740–$50,730
Utah$40,080$36,280–$50,050
West Virginia$35,390$35,210–$48,240

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.