SOC 47-2131 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Dallas, Texas is $50,960 a year ($24.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,930: half of the 2,100 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

$50,960average per year

$24.50 / hourMedian $49,930Take-home ≈ $43,126

  • $37K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $64K90th

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

2,100people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
#1 of 6Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,910 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,130 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Dallas earn between $40,660 and $57,540.

  • $37K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $64K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,960$4,247$24.50
Median$49,930$4,161$24.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,660$3,388$19.55
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,540$4,795$27.66

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

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in Dallas vs. Texas and the U.S.

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Dallas earn about the same as the Texas average ($49,850) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $49,120.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dallas$50,960$49,930$36,910$64,1302,100
Texas$49,850$48,740$36,250$63,2407,120
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 Dallas

On the average salary of $50,960, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $43,126 a year, or $3,594 a month and $1,659 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Dallas a good place for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $50,960 buys what about $49,433 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Dallas ranks 1st of 6 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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

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

$24.50 an hour on average, and $24.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,910 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,660, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,126 a year ($3,594 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,960. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 7% less than 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.82, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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