SOC 47-2131 · Helena, MT metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Helena, MT

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Helena, Montana is $57,010 a year ($27.41 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,330: half of the 60 people in this job in the Helena, MT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

$57,010average per year

$27.41 / hourMedian $47,330Take-home ≈ $46,065

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $93K90th

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

60people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Montana metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Helena

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $93,010 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Helena earn between $43,910 and $58,240.

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $93K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,010$4,751$27.41
Median$47,330$3,944$22.75
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,910$3,659$21.11
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,240$4,853$28.00

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

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in Helena vs. Montana and the U.S.

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Helena earn 8% more than the Montana average ($52,820) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $49,120.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Helena$57,010$47,330$37,420$93,01060
Montana$52,820$48,100$36,990$83,340490
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 Helena

On the average salary of $57,010, a single filer in Helena takes home about $46,065 a year, or $3,839 a month and $1,772 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 (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Helena area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.7), so the average $57,010 buys what about $59,587 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Helena ($55,040). A typical home costs $477,996, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Helena ranks 1st of 2 Montana 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 Helena: questions

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

$27.41 an hour on average, and $22.75 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,420 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,910, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,065 a year ($3,839 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,010.

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

The average here is 4% more 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 Helena, MT (25740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.1%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 5.04, this job is 5.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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