Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in California

$61,840avg. a year
$29.73 an hour · 3,080 employed

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall in California earn an average of $61,840 a year. That is $7,100 (13%) more than the U.S. average of $54,740. The best-paying metro area is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $80,780.

$48,840Median pay
$29.73Average hourly
+9%Avg. pay since 2020
#4Of 48 states

Top-paying California metro areas

Average pay for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall by metro area. Swipe to see all 7.

1370 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$80,780
$38.84 an hour
2190 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$73,150
$35.17 an hour
350 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$72,920
$35.06 an hour
4830 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$60,170
$28.93 an hour
5480 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$56,120
$26.98 an hour
6170 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$53,520
$25.73 an hour
7
Visalia, CA
$43,790
$21.05 an hour

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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in California, charted

Pay over time

California, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where California insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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California vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$54,740$26.32
California$61,840$29.73
Oregon$61,290$29.47
Nevada$48,460$23.30
Arizona$45,420$21.84

Questions and answers

How much do insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall make in California?

The average is $61,840 a year, and the median is $48,840. That is $7,100 (13%) more than the U.S. average of $54,740.

What is the hourly wage in California?

$29.73 an hour on average; the median is $23.48.

Where in California do they earn the most?

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($80,780), followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($73,150). The lowest average among 7 metro areas with data is Visalia, CA ($43,790).

How does California rank?

California ranks #4 of 48 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 47-2131. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.