Drywall & ceiling-tile installers wages in New York

The BLS reported a $28.83 median hourly wage for drywall & ceiling-tile installers in New York in 2024. 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. This page is pending YMYL review and is not eligible for indexing yet.

Median hourly wage

$28.83

BLS OEWS 2024

10th-90th percentile

$21.44-$48.58

Hourly worker wage range.

Employment

2,940

State employment estimate.

Median-wage rank

#12

of 48 jurisdictions with this trade.

What is unique in this BLS cell

State premium

New York's median is +$3.79 per hour above the median state record for drywall & ceiling-tile installers ($25.04).

Labor-market size

This state ranks #6 by BLS employment among generated drywall & ceiling-tile installers records, with 2,940 workers reported.

Trend

Median hourly pay moved from $22.39 in 2019 to $28.83 in 2024, a +29% change.

2019-2024 median wage trend

Year	Median hourly wage
2019	$22.39
2020	$19.85
2021	$22.70
2022	$28.11
2023	$29.65
2024	$28.83

Same trade, large BLS labor markets

California $31.67 / 27,350 jobs Texas $24.10 / 6,300 jobs Florida $22.56 / 4,970 jobs Washington $33.80 / 3,710 jobs Arizona $23.14 / 3,420 jobs Nevada $24.66 / 2,930 jobs North Carolina $23.30 / 1,860 jobs

More pending New York wage cells

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Source and limitation

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2024. This page uses only the published BLS row for Drywall & ceiling-tile installers in New York. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.

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