47-2131 - BLS OEWS 2024
Insulation workers wages in Tennessee
The BLS reported a $21.72 median hourly wage for insulation workers in Tennessee 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
$21.72
BLS OEWS 2024
10th-90th percentile
$14.67-$29.99
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
1,460
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#38
of 48 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Tennessee's median is -$1.52 per hour below the median state record for insulation workers ($23.24).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #5 by BLS employment among generated insulation workers records, with 1,460 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $13.50 in 2019 to $21.72 in 2024, a +61% change.
2019-2024 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $13.50 |
| 2020 | $13.95 |
| 2021 | $14.41 |
| 2022 | $17.31 |
| 2023 | $17.91 |
| 2024 | $21.72 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
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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 Insulation workers in Tennessee. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.