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Average Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, And Wall Salary in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, And Wall in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA earn a median annual salary of $76,610, which is +56.0% compared to the national median. There are 40 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA (metro area).

$76,610
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA median annual wage
$37/hour median
+56.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $49,120
40
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.19
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$46,000
25th
$59,920
Median
$76,610
75th
$128,000
90th
$128,000

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
103.7%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$73,898
Goods: 105.0%
Services: 91.7%
Rents: 116.7%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Omaha, NE-IA $81,880 Compare N/A
Columbus, OH $80,000 Compare 380
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $76,170 Compare 370
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $71,980 Compare 1,250
Medford, OR $71,470 Compare 50
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $70,410 Compare 200

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $315,230 0.62
Chief Executives $204,190 0.75
Sales Managers $172,550 0.46
Education Administrators, Kindergarten Through Secondary $166,910 0.98
Marketing Managers $166,790 0.54
Architectural And Engineering Managers $164,550 0.49
Veterinarians $158,880 1.46
Pharmacists $154,860 0.81

Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA has salary data for 348 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, And Wall in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, And Wall are projected to change by +3.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 3,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.