SOC 47-2131 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Riverside, CA

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Riverside, California is $56,120 a year ($26.98 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,850: half of the 480 people in this job in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

$56,120average per year

$26.98 / hourMedian $46,850Take-home ≈ $45,713

  • $38K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $84K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

480people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#5 of 7California metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Riverside

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $83,930 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Riverside earn between $46,610 and $58,530.

  • $38K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $84K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,120$4,677$26.98
Median$46,850$3,904$22.52
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,610$3,884$22.41
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,530$4,878$28.14

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

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in Riverside vs. California and the U.S.

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Riverside earn 9% less than the California average ($61,840) and about the same as the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $49,120.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Riverside$56,120$46,850$38,430$83,930480
California$61,840$48,840$39,660$105,4403,080
United States$54,740$49,120$37,030$78,19044,440

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

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

On the average salary of $56,120, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $45,713 a year, or $3,809 a month and $1,758 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Riverside a good place for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Riverside area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.4), so the average $56,120 buys what about $52,724 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Riverside ($48,400). A typical home costs $585,378, or 10.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Riverside ranks 5th of 7 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($80,780).

All Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salaries in California

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

Olympia, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($88,760).

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary by city

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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary in Riverside: questions

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

$26.98 an hour on average, and $22.52 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,430 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,610, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,713 a year ($3,809 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,120. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 0.98, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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