Drywall and Framing Mechanic Salary: United States

What do these published wages mean for an offer?

Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for Drywall and Framing Mechanic in National as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For Drywall and Framing Mechanic in National, the published median for SOC 47-2081, Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers, is $58,930 per year. The middle half of the Drywall and Framing Mechanic in National wage distribution runs from $47,440 to $74,230, a width of $26,790 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.

For the national Drywall and Framing Mechanic comparison, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA reports $62,800 per year while Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA reports $61,420 per year; these are the largest-employment metros with published medians for the occupation, rather than neighboring places to a national estimate. The United States Drywall and Framing Mechanic figure pools markets with different work scopes and schedules, so use the area table before setting a local offer.

The highest published medians among the selected national industry rows for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers, read alongside Drywall and Framing Mechanic in National, are Building Equipment Contractors at $82,480 per year (NAICS 238200); Nonresidential Building Construction at $67,180 per year (NAICS 236200); Construction of Buildings at $61,870 per year (NAICS 236000). Those Drywall and Framing Mechanic in National industry comparisons are national cross-sections, not local industry estimates; BLS does not give us a metro-by-industry wage cut here, and overlapping industry groups should not be added together.

The Drywall and Framing Mechanic in National median was $58,140 per year in May 2024, compared with $58,930 in May 2025, a published difference of $790. That Drywall and Framing Mechanic in National comparison is between separate BLS releases, not the raise paid to the same workers or a projection of next year's offer. Read the $58,140 and $58,930 Drywall and Framing Mechanic in National estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.

Before offering $58,930 per year for Drywall and Framing Mechanic in National, separate on-call duties, overtime, travel reimbursement, tool replacement and any truck allowance separately; prevailing wage and union requirements must be checked against the actual assignment. The Drywall and Framing Mechanic in National BLS comparison includes ordinary wages and qualifying incentive pay, but leaves overtime, discretionary bonuses, benefits and relocation outside this wage figure. A candidate's take-home pay and the employer's total cost for Drywall and Framing Mechanic in National can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.

The mapping for Drywall and Framing Mechanic in National is broader: BLS groups Drywall and Framing Mechanic within Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately. For a Drywall and Framing Mechanic in National opening, establish the equipment, license requirements and responsibility before deciding which people the pay range should attract. A broader occupation can combine jobs that a Drywall and Framing Mechanic in National buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.

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