The highest-paying states for mechanical insulation workers (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 mechanical insulation workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $100,870, New Mexico is the highest paying state for mechanical insulation workers. It is followed by Illinois (average annual salary $97,360). 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 mechanical insulation workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | $100,870 |
$53,550 | 80 |
| 2 | Illinois | $97,360 |
$40,030 | 730 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $97,050 |
$40,580 | 330 |
| 4 | California | $92,820 |
$41,880 | 550 |
| 5 | Minnesota | $92,280 |
$58,510 | 710 |
| 6 | Oregon | $89,020 |
$47,880 | 290 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | $76,040 |
$46,480 | 1,030 |
| 8 | Nevada | $75,550 |
$43,120 | 200 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | $75,440 |
$44,300 | 700 |
| 10 | Washington | $74,580 |
$41,590 | 500 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $74,360 |
$55,810 | 60 |
| 12 | Alaska | $71,240 |
$66,430 | 130 |
| 13 | New York | $66,980 |
$42,770 | 1,080 |
| 14 | West Virginia | $66,090 |
$57,460 | 110 |
| 15 | Indiana | $65,890 |
$40,600 | 700 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $64,410 |
$48,310 | 40 |
| 17 | Connecticut | $64,130 |
$36,700 | 200 |
| 18 | Maryland | $63,850 |
$40,280 | 790 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | $63,220 |
$37,440 | 470 |
| 20 | Ohio | $58,010 |
$32,250 | 600 |
| 21 | Georgia | $56,900 |
$37,020 | 720 |
| 22 | District of Columbia | $53,740 |
$35,240 | 30 |
| 23 | Delaware | $51,830 |
$38,370 | 230 |
| 24 | Arizona | $51,650 |
$37,840 | 630 |
| 25 | Montana | $50,630 |
$35,880 | 90 |
| 26 | Louisiana | $50,570 |
$45,210 | 560 |
| 27 | Colorado | $50,080 |
$38,400 | 840 |
| 28 | North Dakota | $49,600 |
$35,640 | 160 |
| 29 | Maine | $49,350 |
$37,850 | 460 |
| 30 | Vermont | $49,000 |
$36,530 | 40 |
| 31 | Tennessee | $48,970 |
$37,050 | 540 |
| 32 | Missouri | $48,900 |
$32,140 | 410 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $48,680 |
$35,750 | 190 |
| 34 | New Hampshire | $48,360 |
$42,510 | 0 |
| 35 | Virginia | $48,100 |
$31,980 | 930 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $47,960 |
$37,420 | 170 |
| 37 | Texas | $47,880 |
$36,990 | 4,820 |
| 38 | Alabama | $47,860 |
$37,410 | 320 |
| 39 | Iowa | $47,750 |
$36,440 | 380 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $47,720 |
$36,830 | 90 |
| 41 | Kansas | $47,580 |
$38,950 | 360 |
| 42 | Michigan | $47,430 |
$34,580 | 380 |
| 43 | North Carolina | $47,170 |
$37,390 | 1,410 |
| 44 | Wyoming | $46,940 |
$41,130 | 250 |
| 45 | Florida | $46,430 |
$36,410 | 860 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $46,340 |
$31,830 | 450 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $42,250 |
$28,210 | 420 |
| 48 | Utah | $38,620 |
$37,950 | 290 |
| 49 | Idaho | $37,850 |
$30,220 | 280 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $34,580 |
$28,700 | 80 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $32,610 |
$23,280 | 40 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $18,080 |
$16,190 | 200 |