SOC 47-2131 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Salary in Charleston, SC

The average salary for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Charleston, South Carolina is $44,810 a year ($21.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,120: half of the 180 people in this job in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

$44,810average per year

$21.55 / hourMedian $40,120Take-home ≈ $37,529

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  • $48K75th
  • $66K90th

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

180people in this job
-18%vs U.S. average
#3 of 3South Carolina metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay range in Charleston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,710 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Charleston earn between $29,500 and $47,680.

  • $29K10th
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  • $48K75th
  • $66K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,810$3,734$21.54
Median$40,120$3,343$19.29
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,500$2,458$14.18
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,680$3,973$22.92

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

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall pay in Charleston vs. South Carolina and the U.S.

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Charleston earn 10% less than the South Carolina average ($49,900) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $49,120.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Charleston$44,810$40,120$29,030$65,710180
South Carolina$49,900$47,020$35,140$67,840730
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 Charleston

On the average salary of $44,810, a single filer in Charleston takes home about $37,529 a year, or $3,127 a month and $1,443 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 Charleston a good place for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Charleston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $44,810 buys what about $44,383 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Charleston ($49,150). A typical home costs $435,877, or 9.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary in other South Carolina cities

Charleston ranks 3rd of 3 South Carolina metro areas for this job; Columbia pays the most ($54,480).

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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).

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary by city

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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall salary in Charleston: questions

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

$21.55 an hour on average, and $19.29 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,030 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,500, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $37,529 a year ($3,127 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,810.

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

The average here is 18% less 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC (16700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 12.0%.
  • 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 1.64, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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