Highest-paying Cities for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

The top 100 highest paying cities for drywall and ceiling tile installers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of drywall and ceiling tile installers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $99,980, Urban Honolulu, Hawaii is the highest paying city for drywall and ceiling tile installers. It is followed by Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California (average annual salary $90,750). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of drywall and ceiling tile installers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$99,980	$50,000	490
2	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$90,750	$35,090	1,770
3	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$84,580	$55,710	100
4	Peabody, Massachusetts	$81,180	$55,720	170
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$80,120	$51,110	2,390
6	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$78,970	$48,010	100
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$78,690	$52,000	2,860
8	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$78,420	$34,540	130
9	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$78,290	$48,380	3,410
10	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$71,730	$27,020	150
11	Anchorage, Alaska	$71,470	$48,290	70
12	Napa, California	$70,450	$36,890	60
13	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$68,240	$43,980	590
14	Duluth, Wisconsin	$67,990	$53,080	n/a
15	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$67,270	$32,210	260
16	St Cloud, Minnesota	$66,610	$44,450	40
17	Bellingham, Washington	$66,020	$41,750	120
18	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$65,140	$33,680	1,740
19	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$64,430	$38,380	1,290
20	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$64,210	$45,900	100
21	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$64,170	$39,710	80
22	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$64,000	$37,960	80
23	Olympia, Washington	$63,740	$38,240	70
24	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$63,410	$42,420	3,180
25	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$63,380	$39,760	1,130
26	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$63,340	$45,440	3,800
27	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$63,220	$40,780	440
28	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$63,150	$29,220	60
29	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$63,080	$41,250	2,830
30	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$63,020	$46,850	170
31	Rockford, Illinois	$62,530	$30,080	40
32	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$62,470	$45,820	110
33	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$62,230	$45,570	220
34	Rochester, Minnesota	$61,980	$48,610	60
35	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$61,940	$39,910	200
36	Madison, Wisconsin	$61,440	$42,720	170
37	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$61,370	$43,300	620
38	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$61,240	$46,390	60
39	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$61,030	$35,470	920
40	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$60,770	$39,220	60
41	Merced, California	$60,700	$37,500	40
42	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$60,690	$39,670	520
43	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$60,680	$39,270	40
44	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$60,530	$47,840	850
45	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$60,480	$39,620	8,560
46	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$60,400	$39,220	420
47	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$60,350	$47,670	120
48	Spokane, Washington	$59,860	$47,840	170
49	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$59,460	$35,150	100
50	New Haven, Connecticut	$59,360	$35,910	120
51	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$59,120	$46,290	830
52	Salinas, California	$58,800	$42,390	170
53	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$58,640	$25,670	1,530
54	Glens Falls, New York	$58,440	$28,270	50
55	Kansas City, Missouri	$58,240	$37,470	360
56	Fresno, California	$58,120	$37,390	700
57	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$57,880	$45,290	50
58	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$57,600	$28,030	30
59	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$57,580	$36,410	70
60	Chico, California	$57,280	$44,840	110
61	Salem, Oregon	$57,200	$28,190	480
62	Camden, New Jersey	$57,100	$37,040	430
63	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$56,860	$32,400	70
64	Redding, California	$56,680	$35,120	50
65	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$56,160	$36,940	80
66	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$56,050	$38,500	4,470
67	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$56,050	$37,040	2,560
68	Bend, Oregon	$55,920	$40,440	70
69	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$55,780	$30,720	40
70	St Louis, Missouri	$55,740	$37,540	370
71	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$55,580	$38,500	100
72	Wilmington, New Jersey	$54,810	$34,300	200
73	Appleton, Wisconsin	$54,790	$42,430	70
74	Yakima, Washington	$54,510	$32,860	70
75	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$54,430	$38,330	1,000
76	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$54,390	$35,360	720
77	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$53,910	$30,150	n/a
78	Columbus, Ohio	$53,720	$38,880	320
79	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$53,480	$24,010	40
80	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$53,460	$23,920	80
81	Manchester, New Hampshire	$53,360	$37,580	70
82	Tacoma, Washington	$52,830	$34,170	510
83	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$52,760	$27,160	n/a
84	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$52,700	$38,570	2,420
85	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$52,620	$24,410	30
86	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$52,570	$48,100	100
87	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$52,510	$36,350	370
88	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$52,480	$37,250	40
89	Stockton, California	$52,240	$29,940	360
90	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$52,170	$31,940	n/a
91	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$52,140	$36,930	120
92	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$52,060	$34,740	50
93	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$51,650	$32,580	70
94	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$51,330	$35,290	140
95	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$51,320	$28,920	70
96	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$51,230	$31,590	30
97	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$50,940	$36,850	80
98	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$50,920	$33,390	460
99	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$50,920	$37,330	100
100	Sioux City, South Dakota	$50,880	$31,560	70

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for drywall and ceiling tile installers.