Firestop Installer Salary: United States
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The median annual wage for Firestop Installer in the United States was $49,120 in May 2025 (BLS). The middle half of workers earned between $43,200 and $60,980.
Closest proxy Our title "Firestop Installer" is reported by BLS as SOC 47-2131 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall. Closest proxy: Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall. This published occupation covers only part of Firestop Installer; do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role.
Annual wages
Firestop Installer, the United States, annual wages: 10% earned less than $37,030, half earned less than the median of $49,120, 90% earned less than $78,190 (BLS, May 2025).
| Measure | Annual wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,030 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $43,200 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $49,120 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $60,980 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $78,190 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $54,740 | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
Hourly wages
Firestop Installer, the United States, hourly wages: 10% earned less than $17.80, half earned less than the median of $23.62, 90% earned less than $37.59 (BLS, May 2025).
| Measure | Hourly wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17.80 per hour | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $20.77 per hour | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $23.62 per hour | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $29.32 per hour | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $37.59 per hour | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $26.32 per hour | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
Employment: BLS estimates 44,440 workers in this occupation nationally.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 47-2131 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, National.
What BLS wages include. Base pay plus any guaranteed or production-based incentive pay. They leave out overtime, discretionary bonus, benefits, per diem and relocation.
BLS definitions, verbatim
wages
Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
hours
Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly wages by 2,080 hours; for occupations where hourly wages are not published, annual wages were taken directly from the reported survey data.
Target metros
| Metro | Median | 25th to 75th percentile | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $48,470 | $38,940 to $61,580 | 650 | 0.81 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Not published by BLS for this area. Florida median: $47,100. | |||
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $47,100 | $39,340 to $56,330 | 440 | 1.08 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $46,030 | $40,420 to $52,100 | 480 | 2.24 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $61,730 | $49,970 to $76,880 | 1,500 | 0.55 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $61,730 | $49,970 to $76,880 | 1,500 | 0.55 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $49,930 | $40,660 to $57,540 | 2,100 | 1.82 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $48,140 | $39,500 to $56,300 | 2,430 | 2.58 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $58,850 | $48,090 to $72,950 | 600 | 0.47 |
How does Firestop Installer pay differ by industry?
These are national industry estimates for SOC 47-2131, not local offers or separate estimates for the niche title. Industry names are exactly as BLS publishes them.
| Industry | NAICS | Median | Basis | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 23 | $49,210 | Annual | 42,240 |
| Construction of Buildings | 236000 | $50,340 | Annual | 3,130 |
| Residential Building Construction | 236100 | $47,110 | Annual | 720 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | 236200 | $50,510 | Annual | 2,400 |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | 237000 | $62,340 | Annual | 350 |
| Utility System Construction | 237100 | $62,340 | Annual | 340 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 238000 | $49,000 | Annual | 38,770 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | 238100 | $50,960 | Annual | 490 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 238200 | $48,770 | Annual | 6,360 |
| Building Finishing Contractors | 238300 | $48,880 | Annual | 30,790 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 238900 | $55,860 | Annual | 1,130 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 53 | $79,800 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 54 | $51,230 | Annual | 240 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 541000 | $51,230 | Annual | 240 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | 541300 | $52,750 | Annual | 200 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 541600 | $45,140 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
| Waste Management and Remediation Services | 562000 | $51,350 | Annual | 160 |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services | 562900 | $51,350 | Annual | 160 |
Industry estimates are national. Do not combine an industry median with a local percentile to invent an industry-specific local rate.
Which related roles have a different BLS occupation?
A supervisory occupation is not an experience percentile for the craft. Compare the actual responsibilities and the published SOC.
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This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.
| Metro | Median | Employment | Location quotient | Trade median / all-occupations median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | $81,880 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 1.65 |
| Columbus, OH | $80,000 | 380 | 1.19 | 1.56 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $76,610 | 40 | 1.19 | 1.24 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $76,170 | 370 | 0.55 | 1.03 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $71,980 | 1,250 | 2.09 | 0.99 |
| Medford, OR | $71,470 | 50 | 1.77 | 1.43 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $70,410 | 200 | 1.7 | 1.36 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $65,930 | 50 | 0.51 | 1.26 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $63,200 | 550 | 1.42 | 1.07 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $62,710 | 90 | 6.14 | 1.05 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $41,620 | 40 | 0.37 | 0.85 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $40,120 | 180 | 1.64 | 0.82 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $40,100 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 0.89 |
| Ogden, UT | $39,110 | 60 | 0.79 | 0.80 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $38,230 | 50 | 1.63 | 0.83 |
| Wilmington, NC | $37,720 | 90 | 1.71 | 0.82 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $37,440 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 0.81 |
| Visalia, CA | $37,160 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 0.82 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $36,530 | 30 | 2.11 | 0.83 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $27,040 | 90 | 0.47 | 0.92 |
The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.
What do these published wages mean for an offer?
Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for Firestop Installer in National as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For Firestop Installer in National, the published median for SOC 47-2131, Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, is $49,120 per year. The middle half of the Firestop Installer in National wage distribution runs from $43,200 to $60,980, a width of $17,780 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.
For the national Firestop Installer comparison, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX reports $48,140 per year while Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX reports $49,930 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 Firestop Installer 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 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, read alongside Firestop Installer in National, are Real Estate and Rental and Leasing at $79,800 per year (NAICS 53); Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction at $62,340 per year (NAICS 237000); Utility System Construction at $62,340 per year (NAICS 237100). Those Firestop Installer 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 Firestop Installer in National median was $48,680 per year in May 2024, compared with $49,120 in May 2025, a published difference of $440. That Firestop Installer 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 $48,680 and $49,120 Firestop Installer in National estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.
Before offering $49,120 per year for Firestop Installer 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 Firestop Installer 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 Firestop Installer in National can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.
The mapping for Firestop Installer in National is proxy: Closest proxy: Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall; This published occupation covers only part of Firestop Installer; do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role. For a Firestop Installer 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 Firestop Installer in National buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.
Questions about this occupation and area
What does the middle-half band tell a Firestop Installer in National buyer?
Firestop Installer in National has a published middle-half band of $43,200 to $60,980, a width of $17,780 per year, with median $49,120. An offer inside that Firestop Installer in National band is not automatically competitive for every scope; match the required work and the separate pay terms first.
Which areas should I compare before hiring Firestop Installer in National?
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX are the largest-employment comparison markets used for Firestop Installer in National. Comparing those Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall tables with the $49,120 Firestop Installer in National median does not measure commuting costs or predict what a particular applicant will accept.
Are the industry figures local to Firestop Installer in National?
Firestop Installer in National uses national industry rows for SOC 47-2131, not local sector-specific wages. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing leads the selected sortable rows at $79,800 per year, but that national industry figure is not a quoted offer for Firestop Installer in National.
What changed between the releases for Firestop Installer in National?
Firestop Installer in National moved from $48,680 in May 2024 to $49,120 in May 2025. These Firestop Installer in National published medians do not describe an individual raise or establish a future wage trend.
What changed since May 2024
SOC 47-2131. Published annual median: $48,680 (May 2024) and $49,120 (May 2025). These are two BLS releases, not a projection.