SOC 47-2131 · Omaha, NE-IA metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Omaha, NE

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Omaha, Nebraska is $69,050 a year ($33.20 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $81,880: half of the people in this job in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 26% more than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

$69,050average per year

$33.20 / hourMedian $81,880Take-home ≈ $55,144

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  • $82KMedian
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  • $89K90th

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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Omaha

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $89,180 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Omaha earn between $47,490 and $82,270.

  • $45K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $82KMedian
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  • $89K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$69,050$5,754$33.20
Median$81,880$6,823$39.37
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,490$3,958$22.83
Experienced (75th percentile)$82,270$6,856$39.55

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

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in Omaha vs. Nebraska and the U.S.

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Omaha earn 6% more than the Nebraska average ($65,030) and 26% more than the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is +67% against the U.S. median of $49,120.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Omaha$69,050$81,880$44,550$89,180n/a
Nebraska$65,030$73,140$44,550$82,280310
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 Omaha

On the average salary of $69,050, a single filer in Omaha takes home about $55,144 a year, or $4,595 a month and $2,121 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

The Omaha, NE-IA metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in IA$55,395$4,616
Working in NE$55,144$4,595

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Omaha area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.9), so the average $69,050 buys what about $75,127 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Omaha ($49,660). A typical home costs $310,337, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Highest-paying cities for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall

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 Omaha: questions

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

$33.20 an hour on average, and $39.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,490, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $55,144 a year ($4,595 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $69,050.

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

The average here is 26% 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 Omaha, NE-IA (36540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.3%.
  • 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).

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