47-2131 - BLS OEWS 2025
Insulation workers wages in Texas
The BLS reported a $23.43 median hourly wage for insulation workers in Texas 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
$23.43
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$17.43-$30.40
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
7,120
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#25
of 48 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Texas's median is -$0.02 per hour below the median state record for insulation workers ($23.45).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #1 by BLS employment among generated insulation workers records, with 7,120 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $20.44 in 2019 to $23.43 in 2025, a +15% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $20.44 |
| 2020 | $19.35 |
| 2021 | $18.41 |
| 2022 | $18.94 |
| 2023 | $21.92 |
| 2024 | $23.08 |
| 2025 | $23.43 |
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 Texas. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.