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Entry-Level Opportunities for Insulation Workers — 2026

Urban Honolulu, Hawaii ranks first with an average Insulation Worker salary of $88,500 per year ($42.00/hr). Full ranking of 100 cities below, updated August 2026.

Methodology: Wage figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release data vintage (survey reference period May 2025), mapped from SOC occupation 47-2131 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall to the job title "Insulation Worker". Values are measured survey estimates for the metropolitan metropolitan statistical area (MSA) — not modeled or interpolated. Year-over-year comparisons use the May 2024 OEWS release. The year shown in page titles is the publication and update year, not the data vintage.

Ranked Cities

Entry-Level Opportunities for Insulation Workers (2026)
CityStateAverage Annual SalaryHourly RateEntry LevelSenior Level
Urban HonoluluHawaii$88,500$42.00/hr$66,375$115,050
SeattleWashington$81,460$39.17/hr$49,640$134,100
Kansas CityMissouri$61,710$29.67/hr$45,570$95,330
St LouisMissouri$65,240$31.36/hr$45,320$90,930
Des MoinesIowa$62,440$30.02/hr$45,180$76,920
San FranciscoCalifornia$80,780$38.84/hr$45,110$119,910
Baton RougeLouisiana$52,660$25.32/hr$44,980$62,340
SyracuseNew York$55,690$26.77/hr$44,860$73,130
BostonMassachusetts$52,420$25.20/hr$44,610$59,290
WorcesterMassachusetts$52,420$25.20/hr$44,610$59,290
SpokaneWashington$70,670$33.97/hr$44,600$118,750
OmahaNebraska$69,050$33.20/hr$44,550$89,180
ProvidenceRhode Island$57,779$27.00/hr$43,334$75,112
ChicagoIllinois$62,600$30.10/hr$43,060$95,180
BaltimoreMaryland$61,380$29.51/hr$41,890$83,700
ColumbiaSouth Carolina$54,480$26.19/hr$41,690$67,840
LouisvilleKentucky$58,760$28.25/hr$41,670$79,110
CincinnatiOhio$62,080$29.85/hr$41,600$96,630
YorkPennsylvania$50,520$24.29/hr$41,430$59,740
WashingtonDistrict of Columbia$54,280$26.10/hr$41,080$78,090
IndianapolisIndiana$58,540$28.15/hr$40,840$79,460
New YorkNew York$69,120$33.23/hr$40,510$117,830
DenverColorado$55,840$26.85/hr$40,340$74,920
JacksonMississippi$56,200$27.02/hr$40,280$62,880
MilwaukeeWisconsin$52,250$25.12/hr$40,040$70,180
MadisonWisconsin$52,450$25.22/hr$39,980$64,160
Colorado SpringsColorado$56,840$27.33/hr$39,870$76,280
Los AngelesCalifornia$60,170$28.93/hr$39,850$105,440
LancasterPennsylvania$51,120$24.58/hr$39,680$61,840
BakersfieldCalifornia$61,840$29.73/hr$39,660$105,440
FresnoCalifornia$61,840$29.73/hr$39,660$105,440
ModestoCalifornia$61,840$29.73/hr$39,660$105,440
San DiegoCalifornia$61,840$29.73/hr$39,660$105,440
StocktonCalifornia$61,840$29.73/hr$39,660$105,440
SacramentoCalifornia$53,520$25.73/hr$39,640$75,560
BridgeportConnecticut$50,400$24.23/hr$39,130$60,000
ClevelandOhio$50,050$24.06/hr$39,060$61,630
MinneapolisMinnesota$64,200$30.87/hr$39,020$104,080
WichitaKansas$54,530$26.22/hr$38,980$89,080
RochesterNew York$58,760$28.25/hr$38,780$75,920
RiversideCalifornia$56,120$26.98/hr$38,430$83,930
Grand RapidsMichigan$54,670$26.28/hr$38,420$78,860
HarrisburgPennsylvania$54,660$26.28/hr$38,330$73,580
ScrantonPennsylvania$54,660$26.28/hr$38,330$73,580
HartfordConnecticut$50,450$24.25/hr$38,310$61,940
ColumbusOhio$65,900$31.68/hr$38,130$80,020
AkronOhio$58,850$28.29/hr$37,870$80,010
DaytonOhio$58,850$28.29/hr$37,870$80,010
ToledoOhio$58,850$28.29/hr$37,870$80,010
PittsburghPennsylvania$53,390$25.67/hr$37,720$73,580
Little RockArkansas$46,280$22.25/hr$37,530$53,320
AtlantaGeorgia$57,470$27.63/hr$37,490$98,070
Las VegasNevada$49,050$23.58/hr$37,390$76,030
PortlandOregon$65,260$31.37/hr$37,350$98,680
BuffaloNew York$56,590$27.21/hr$37,220$81,990
Fort WayneIndiana$46,880$22.54/hr$37,190$59,210
MiamiFlorida$51,290$24.66/hr$37,170$71,610
PhoenixArizona$46,980$22.59/hr$37,090$61,500
RichmondVirginia$47,660$22.91/hr$37,080$61,470
New OrleansLouisiana$49,970$24.02/hr$37,040$62,340
TucsonArizona$45,420$21.84/hr$36,960$61,210
HoustonTexas$49,460$23.78/hr$36,950$63,250
DallasTexas$50,960$24.50/hr$36,910$64,130
BirminghamAlabama$49,400$23.75/hr$36,620$61,270
MobileAlabama$47,850$23.01/hr$36,620$58,790
NashvilleTennessee$54,250$26.08/hr$36,550$72,050
MemphisTennessee$49,350$23.73/hr$36,470$61,220
JacksonvilleFlorida$48,150$23.15/hr$36,400$63,300
AustinTexas$49,850$23.97/hr$36,250$63,240
El PasoTexas$49,850$23.97/hr$36,250$63,240
McAllenTexas$49,850$23.97/hr$36,250$63,240
VictoriaTexas$49,850$23.97/hr$36,250$63,240
San AntonioTexas$48,500$23.32/hr$36,240$60,680
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico$53,970$25.95/hr$36,190$78,290
PensacolaFlorida$47,590$22.88/hr$36,170$61,440
TulsaOklahoma$51,000$24.52/hr$36,150$73,100
Cape CoralFlorida$49,730$23.91/hr$36,140$64,920
LakelandFlorida$49,730$23.91/hr$36,140$64,920
Palm BayFlorida$49,730$23.91/hr$36,140$64,920
TampaFlorida$49,730$23.91/hr$36,140$64,920
OrlandoFlorida$48,720$23.43/hr$36,040$62,670
KnoxvilleTennessee$51,150$24.59/hr$35,740$69,870
AugustaGeorgia$55,570$26.72/hr$35,730$95,130
GreenvilleSouth Carolina$52,000$25.00/hr$35,500$75,270
Virginia BeachVirginia$44,960$21.61/hr$35,500$53,810
ProvoUtah$43,680$21.00/hr$35,440$53,090
Salt Lake CityUtah$43,680$21.00/hr$35,440$53,090
RaleighNorth Carolina$49,020$23.57/hr$35,020$65,100
ChattanoogaTennessee$50,810$24.43/hr$34,900$71,490
Oklahoma CityOklahoma$49,380$23.74/hr$34,870$70,160
BoiseIdaho$44,390$21.34/hr$34,000$60,630
AllentownPennsylvania$46,750$22.48/hr$33,410$69,140
DetroitMichigan$51,520$24.77/hr$32,440$81,860
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania$56,190$27.02/hr$32,220$81,200
OgdenUtah$41,140$19.78/hr$31,660$50,840
CharlotteNorth Carolina$45,590$21.92/hr$31,160$62,180
DurhamNorth Carolina$44,180$21.24/hr$31,110$60,080
GreensboroNorth Carolina$43,110$20.73/hr$29,420$55,470
CharlestonSouth Carolina$44,810$21.55/hr$29,030$65,710
AnchorageAlaska$53,450$25.70/hr$24,770$83,200

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