Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,493
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$10,137
18.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$48,266
Indiana costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Indiana — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$54,630
Kept after tax
$44,493
Worth in national money
$48,266
State rank
11
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $54,630, which ranks 11 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 11.22% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Indiana reports figures for, this is number 263.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $54,630 you keep $44,493 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $48,266 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $55,350, since top earners drag the number up.
- Indiana ranks 11 of 48 states publishing a median for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall, at $54,630 — about 11.22% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Indiana's occupational distribution, insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall sits at 263 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Indiana is $44,493 after the full tax stack, from $54,630. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $48,266 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $55,350 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,760 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $54,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,220 |
| This salary | $54,630 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Indiana | $44,493 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $46,075 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$851 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $52,661 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,029 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Indiana earn less than $54,630. The published range is $37,760 up to $76,220, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Indiana the take-home figure of $44,493, from $54,630, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 263 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $48,266 uses one figure for the whole of Indiana. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 263.
- Reported values are medians; for insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall in Indiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,760 to $76,220. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Indiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $44,493 from $54,630. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 263 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $48,266, worked from $54,630, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Indiana address, on work sitting at 263 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $37,760 and the top tenth $76,220, so most people doing this work in Indiana sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Indiana sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $48,266 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Indiana then takes its own share, leaving $44,493.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,760 to $76,220) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Indiana rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Indiana's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $48,266 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $44,493 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Indiana income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.