Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$58,140

National average

Salary Range

$37,810 – $101,380

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Urban Honolulu, HI$108,210$51,100$121,770
Hawaii$104,670$51,080$121,770
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$99,130$52,000$139,360
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$82,920$57,320$124,600
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$82,410$59,020$131,030
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$80,500$58,030$131,860
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$80,320$51,310$80,330
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$79,580$49,270$116,290
Connecticut$79,510$49,330$80,380
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$78,300$44,520$181,960
Worcester, MA$78,160$58,930$78,160
Napa, CA$77,890$47,090$103,470
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$77,520$48,410$101,700
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$77,030$53,410$113,380
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$76,360$48,600$100,030
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$75,820$41,300$87,360
Alaska$75,150$44,860$86,520
Anchorage, AK$74,850$58,710$86,510
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$73,360$47,470$102,840
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$71,400$48,540$80,550
Washington$70,310$51,380$110,830
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$69,930$47,810$117,940
Illinois$69,810$37,110$110,660
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$69,810$40,730$110,670
Massachusetts$67,390$38,890$80,550
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$67,090$51,170$112,370
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$66,620$48,940$135,160
Bellingham, WA$66,380$50,030$97,500
California$65,880$45,950$122,130
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$65,840$32,610$112,040
Salinas, CA$65,550$49,900$81,060
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$65,420$50,300$108,480
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$65,250$50,710$112,780
New Jersey$64,940$38,480$77,060
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$64,870$32,960$103,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$64,170$45,100$118,150
Modesto, CA$64,160$48,830$106,140
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$64,000$49,450$112,400
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$63,840$48,860$120,210
Vallejo, CA$63,650$48,860$89,630
Columbus, OH$63,530$38,640$73,240
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$63,480$37,110$92,900
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$63,420$44,810$73,070
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$63,370$44,520$101,700
Stockton-Lodi, CA$63,050$48,820$103,440
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$63,050$37,830$63,050
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$62,970$55,940$79,390
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$62,850$39,310$68,160
Yuba City, CA$62,470$47,640$79,080
Minnesota$62,390$48,020$112,780
Manchester-Nashua, NH$62,310$43,310$77,170
Chico, CA$62,260$46,640$122,530
Greeley, CO$62,260$47,290$72,070
Redding, CA$62,080$47,510$81,110
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$61,910$38,830$98,520
New Hampshire$61,810$35,510$88,810
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$61,270$44,960$107,110
St. Louis, MO-IL$61,050$45,610$93,470
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$60,860$47,510$77,360
Youngstown-Warren, OH$60,850$38,630$108,320
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$60,810$38,170$103,720
Fresno, CA$60,730$44,350$123,220
Kennewick-Richland, WA$60,640$50,700$95,310
Portland-South Portland, ME$60,610$49,490$68,410
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$60,550$40,600$76,300
Merced, CA$60,130$44,550$76,900
Maine$60,060$47,840$68,410
New York$59,960$44,600$101,040
Pittsburgh, PA$59,600$45,610$72,170
Ohio$59,560$37,920$72,030
Sheboygan, WI$59,380$37,090$84,410
Missouri$59,050$43,680$93,200
York-Hanover, PA$58,960$38,290$73,320
Rochester, NY$58,810$46,900$77,440
West Virginia$58,750$34,320$63,050
Colorado$58,640$46,910$72,600
Oregon$58,460$31,200$103,290
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$58,370$31,190$90,680
Madison, WI$58,330$38,710$80,720
Kansas City, MO-KS$58,300$42,960$89,660
Pennsylvania$58,270$39,050$73,780
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$58,240$37,600$83,130
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$58,240$47,680$98,580
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$58,140$48,280$100,910
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$58,000$35,300$67,910
Wisconsin$57,990$36,920$82,060
Eau Claire, WI$57,700$37,520$72,930
Yakima, WA$57,520$43,710$96,620
Eugene-Springfield, OR$57,360$30,740$82,090
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$57,200$44,580$63,850
Springfield, MO$57,140$39,210$74,410
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$57,030$40,060$103,750
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$56,680$36,230$68,630
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$56,520$48,160$75,470
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$56,330$35,120$79,180
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$56,320$37,250$76,080
Omaha, NE-IA$56,190$34,000$65,460
Canton-Massillon, OH$56,100$36,700$69,210
Cedar Rapids, IA$56,020$38,260$65,860
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$56,020$42,740$90,680
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$55,790$37,960$67,590
Cleveland, OH$55,480$38,330$81,120
Lancaster, PA$55,120$42,440$67,840
Toledo, OH$54,970$38,110$66,060
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$54,900$47,080$65,830
Colorado Springs, CO$54,440$45,290$64,310
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$54,160$35,850$74,800
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$53,780$36,350$81,960
Georgia$53,590$36,450$76,080
Santa Fe, NM$53,430$37,820$61,040
Delaware$53,300$43,180$65,210
Asheville, NC$53,260$30,770$61,620
Michigan$53,170$34,160$77,170
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$52,940$44,760$66,100
Reno, NV$52,790$47,060$78,250
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$52,560$37,140$62,710
New Mexico$52,470$36,160$73,840
Albuquerque, NM$52,470$36,130$73,850
Evansville, IN$52,430$38,090$63,860
Indiana$52,370$36,630$66,130
Virginia$51,760$38,470$74,800
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$51,550$34,720$60,810
Maryland$51,540$38,960$65,730
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$51,330$36,330$60,850
Nevada$51,290$40,330$82,340
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$51,290$40,330$82,850
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$51,090$37,370$61,070
Utah$50,860$35,850$68,630
Raleigh-Cary, NC$50,850$31,490$73,600
Salem, OR$50,640$31,050$78,360
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$50,550$36,120$82,770
Naples-Marco Island, FL$50,300$37,600$60,480
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$50,170$47,150$81,630
Texas$50,120$35,940$61,170
Fayetteville, NC$50,000$28,760$60,000
Iowa$49,940$37,240$65,860
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$49,930$37,440$60,250
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$49,920$36,310$83,200
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$49,840$35,360$76,990
Sherman-Denison, TX$49,760$43,490$57,820
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$49,740$31,250$63,520
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$49,740$38,040$74,400
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$49,410$43,180$64,070
Yuma, AZ$49,400$38,160$59,080
Jacksonville, FL$49,350$37,040$54,980
St. George, UT$49,180$36,580$59,140
Greensboro-High Point, NC$49,180$30,010$59,700
Topeka, KS$49,160$30,430$59,590
Ogden, UT$49,090$31,160$57,460
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$49,010$36,660$66,330
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$48,900$31,810$74,310
Bend, OR$48,830$29,810$80,340
Punta Gorda, FL$48,810$27,970$106,850
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$48,680$37,920$71,020
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$48,550$45,830$60,520
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$48,520$38,350$63,340
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$48,480$35,580$62,560
Vermont$48,480$38,040$72,800
Nebraska$48,470$34,570$64,280
North Carolina$48,460$30,780$64,690
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$48,430$38,460$65,190
Logan, UT-ID$48,430$22,450$55,560
Wyoming$48,380$38,450$61,570
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$48,370$40,330$78,420
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$48,350$34,460$58,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$48,310$34,210$59,020
South Dakota$48,280$41,600$60,670
Amarillo, TX$48,260$36,340$57,510
Syracuse, NY$48,220$47,320$81,960
Richmond, VA$48,170$37,440$60,370
Arizona$48,130$36,030$64,110
Charlottesville, VA$48,110$34,000$61,380
Kansas$48,090$28,670$62,210
Birmingham, AL$48,060$37,200$58,850
Waco, TX$47,970$36,180$51,360
Dover, DE$47,940$39,610$65,210
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$47,890$37,260$63,700
Grants Pass, OR$47,820$33,250$79,130
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$47,810$28,660$56,240
Tulsa, OK$47,800$41,300$59,530
Lincoln, NE$47,680$34,980$59,820
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$47,640$36,380$63,320
Wichita, KS$47,620$37,130$54,460
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$47,610$30,020$58,850
Oklahoma$47,490$43,290$59,530
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$47,440$30,780$54,240
Albany, OR$47,310$28,880$77,720
Harrisonburg, VA$47,250$37,870$60,130
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$47,210$37,810$62,070
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$47,170$37,550$57,840
Oklahoma City, OK$47,080$46,280$59,010
Lexington-Fayette, KY$47,080$37,600$60,200
Coeur d'Alene, ID$47,050$28,410$63,280
Medford, OR$47,020$31,080$75,130
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$47,020$32,970$67,350
Rapid City, SD$47,010$38,590$58,720
Kentucky$46,950$36,160$59,610
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$46,930$25,430$56,370
Florida$46,930$27,250$56,810
Alabama$46,880$34,900$58,840
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$46,880$46,800$49,030
Boise City, ID$46,710$28,390$59,200
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$46,530$36,910$64,700
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$46,460$34,210$61,350
Tuscaloosa, AL$46,440$38,480$57,640
Port St. Lucie, FL$46,230$29,080$56,990
El Paso, TX$46,110$33,170$53,930
Knoxville, TN$46,090$35,550$60,030
Montana$46,030$37,350$62,400
Grand Island, NE$46,010$35,570$57,610
Tennessee$45,990$36,230$63,300
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$45,980$38,450$58,270
Winchester, VA-WV$45,950$32,100$60,810
Grand Junction, CO$45,870$42,830$59,260
Idaho$45,830$28,210$59,530
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$45,790$32,060$54,730
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$45,760$27,040$59,060
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$45,760$25,890$58,240
Jackson, MS$45,750$32,600$63,460
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$45,680$29,370$53,370
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$45,520$28,180$54,700
Roanoke, VA$45,010$30,920$57,790
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$45,010$28,770$64,620
Huntsville, AL$44,990$27,020$61,890
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$44,880$31,930$64,110
Lynchburg, VA$44,870$31,200$58,340
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$44,700$36,070$57,400
South Carolina$44,670$30,900$59,890
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$44,440$24,960$48,200
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$44,420$31,350$56,450
Mobile, AL$44,360$37,820$56,220
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$44,260$34,160$47,620
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$44,200$38,480$62,090
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$43,840$24,960$57,990
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$43,820$29,580$58,190
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$43,790$28,850$58,310
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$43,750$35,930$46,560
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$43,700$35,360$62,880
Odessa, TX$43,620$37,140$54,700
Arkansas$43,470$34,160$46,140
Mississippi$43,470$29,350$56,200
Tucson, AZ$43,410$34,000$61,470
Ocala, FL$43,280$30,790$55,200
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$43,150$26,920$59,380
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$42,740$37,020$58,760
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$42,570$34,090$55,760
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$42,100$29,340$45,500
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$41,300$33,610$56,360
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$41,290$32,610$48,100
Columbia, SC$41,020$30,300$60,770
Tallahassee, FL$39,910$30,140$54,700
Lafayette, LA$39,800$27,560$49,370
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$39,420$26,920$61,800
Tyler, TX$39,310$36,220$50,380
Killeen-Temple, TX$39,130$35,240$62,970
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$38,840$23,680$52,710
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$38,770$31,480$63,540
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$38,650$32,490$59,210
Lake Charles, LA$37,570$26,340$47,390
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$37,090$29,120$64,690
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$36,840$27,300$47,020
Louisiana$36,780$27,010$49,640
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$36,620$32,080$51,460
Twin Falls, ID$36,280$26,880$76,410
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$35,880$30,810$63,060
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$34,890$28,150$56,170
Baton Rouge, LA$33,690$27,590$49,640
Puerto Rico$24,910$21,440$28,710
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$24,190$21,440$28,710

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers make?▾

The median annual salary for a Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers is $58,140, with a typical range of $37,810 – $101,380 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers?▾

Entry-level Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers positions typically start around $37,810 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installerss earn the most?▾

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.