47-2131 - BLS OEWS 2025
Insulation workers wages in California
The BLS reported a $23.48 median hourly wage for insulation workers in California in 2025. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin.
Median hourly wage
$23.48
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$19.07-$50.69
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
3,080
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#24
of 48 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
California's median is +$0.03 per hour above the median state record for insulation workers ($23.45).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #2 by BLS employment among generated insulation workers records, with 3,080 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $22.33 in 2019 to $23.48 in 2025, a +5% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $22.33 |
| 2020 | $22.76 |
| 2021 | $23.07 |
| 2022 | $26.13 |
| 2023 | $28.88 |
| 2024 | $21.45 |
| 2025 | $23.48 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Insulation workers in California. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.