Firestop Installer: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 47-2131 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

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.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$61,730	1,500	0.55	1.00
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$61,690	150	2.09	1.13
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$60,960	450	1.3	1.00
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$60,730	280	7.55	1.06
Salem, OR	$60,290	120	2.22	1.09
Colorado Springs, CO	$59,440	140	1.59	1.13
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$59,290	240	0.77	1.20
St. Louis, MO-IL	$59,040	520	1.35	1.18
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$58,890	190	0.57	0.70
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$58,850	600	0.47	1.08
Salisbury, MD	$58,420	50	3.38	1.20
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$58,360	90	0.27	1.16
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$58,240	870	1.55	0.98
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$57,190	90	0.71	0.98
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$56,930	40	1.24	1.20
Huntsville, AL	$56,780	60	0.84	1.10
Syracuse, NY	$56,680	80	0.97	1.07
Kansas City, MO-KS	$56,460	330	1.05	1.11
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$56,110	190	0.95	1.16
Rochester, NY	$55,960	100	0.73	1.09
Anchorage, AK	$55,800	110	2.2	0.93
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$54,730	580	0.7	1.07
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$54,400	550	1.76	1.08
Utica-Rome, NY	$51,950	50	1.52	1.06
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$51,740	730	1.58	0.83
Wichita, KS	$51,520	150	1.66	1.08
Columbia, SC	$50,750	110	0.95	1.09
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$50,320	370	0.44	0.93
Billings, MT	$50,210	70	2.69	1.02
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$50,120	220	0.93	0.98
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$49,930	2,100	1.82	0.97
Rockford, IL	$49,740	40	0.96	1.06
Montgomery, AL	$49,610	70	1.38	1.10
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$49,320	70	1.4	0.89
Green Bay, WI	$49,310	100	1.97	0.99
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$49,280	50	0.96	1.02
Barnstable Town, MA	$49,070	50	2	0.87
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$49,000	90	4.24	1.04
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$48,740	110	0.93	0.79
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$48,470	830	0.46	0.87
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$48,470	650	0.81	1.00
Knoxville, TN	$48,380	170	1.41	1.03
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$48,310	140	0.92	0.95
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$48,310	170	0.56	0.81
Mobile, AL	$48,300	90	1.87	1.03
Albuquerque, NM	$48,260	170	1.48	1.00
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$48,140	2,430	2.58	0.97
Baton Rouge, LA	$48,090	1,100	9.36	0.99
Portland-South Portland, ME	$48,000	250	3.09	0.84
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$47,870	50	3.69	0.97
Corpus Christi, TX	$47,770	190	3.51	1.05
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$47,610	200	4.2	0.98
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$47,510	60	1.61	0.83
Tulsa, OK	$47,420	270	2.08	1.02
Springfield, MO	$47,360	80	1.23	1.03
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$47,350	120	0.99	1.02
Cleveland, OH	$47,340	150	0.52	0.94
Helena, MT	$47,330	60	5.04	0.86
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$47,270	140	0.8	1.01
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$47,220	130	0.74	0.99
Tallahassee, FL	$47,120	70	1.33	1.01
Pittsburgh, PA	$47,110	140	0.44	0.95
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,100	440	1.08	1.01
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$47,070	370	1.14	1.00
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$47,050	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.98
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$46,850	480	0.98	0.97
Jacksonville, FL	$46,740	210	0.97	0.96
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$46,650	170	1.66	1.02
Lancaster, PA	$46,640	60	0.84	0.97
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$46,510	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.00
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$46,500	120	1.12	1.00
Fargo, ND-MN	$46,450	130	3.16	0.91
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,390	330	0.61	0.89
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$46,180	40	0.75	0.97
Cheyenne, WY	$46,050	50	3.31	0.89
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$46,030	480	2.24	0.89
Columbia, MO	$46,000	40	1.44	0.97
Mansfield, OH	$45,980	40	2.6	1.03
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$45,900	1,330	1.48	0.65
Rapid City, SD	$45,760	40	1.84	0.99
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$45,680	80	1.49	0.99
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$45,350	30	1.67	1.16
Fort Wayne, IN	$45,340	140	2.17	0.95
Jackson, MI	$45,330	40	2.23	0.95
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$45,050	170	3.24	0.94
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$44,520	760	1.96	0.89
Lafayette, LA	$44,080	100	1.99	1.06
Lubbock, TX	$43,890	70	1.42	1.04
Savannah, GA	$43,860	50	0.94	0.93
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$43,730	160	0.75	0.88
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$43,470	60	0.67	0.89
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$42,320	550	0.81	0.82
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.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Omaha, NE-IA	1.65	$81,880	Not published by BLS
Columbus, OH	1.56	$80,000	1.19
Medford, OR	1.43	$71,470	1.77
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.36	$70,410	1.7
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.26	$65,930	0.51
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	1.24	$76,610	1.19
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.20	$59,290	0.77
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	1.20	$56,930	1.24
Salisbury, MD	1.20	$58,420	3.38
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.18	$59,040	1.35
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.16	$58,360	0.27
Auburn-Opelika, AL	1.16	$45,350	1.67
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.16	$56,110	0.95
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.13	$61,690	2.09
Colorado Springs, CO	1.13	$59,440	1.59
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.11	$56,460	1.05
Montgomery, AL	1.10	$49,610	1.38
Huntsville, AL	1.10	$56,780	0.84
Columbia, SC	1.09	$50,750	0.95
Rochester, NY	1.09	$55,960	0.73
Salem, OR	1.09	$60,290	2.22
Wichita, KS	1.08	$51,520	1.66
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.08	$54,400	1.76
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.08	$58,850	0.47
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.07	$63,200	1.42
Syracuse, NY	1.07	$56,680	0.97
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.07	$54,730	0.7
Utica-Rome, NY	1.06	$51,950	1.52
Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.06	$60,730	7.55
Rockford, IL	1.06	$49,740	0.96
Lafayette, LA	1.06	$44,080	1.99
Corpus Christi, TX	1.05	$47,770	3.51
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	1.05	$62,710	6.14
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.04	$49,000	4.24
Lubbock, TX	1.04	$43,890	1.42
Springfield, MO	1.03	$47,360	1.23
Mansfield, OH	1.03	$45,980	2.6
Mobile, AL	1.03	$48,300	1.87
Knoxville, TN	1.03	$48,380	1.41
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.03	$76,170	0.55
Billings, MT	1.02	$50,210	2.69
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.02	$49,280	0.96
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.02	$46,650	1.66
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.02	$47,350	0.99
Tulsa, OK	1.02	$47,420	2.08
Tallahassee, FL	1.01	$47,120	1.33
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.01	$47,100	1.08
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.01	$47,270	0.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.00	$61,730	0.55
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.00	$60,960	1.3
Albuquerque, NM	1.00	$48,260	1.48
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.00	$47,070	1.14
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.00	$46,500	1.12
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.00	$46,510	Not published by BLS
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.00	$48,470	0.81
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	0.99	$47,220	0.74
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.99	$71,980	2.09
Rapid City, SD	0.99	$45,760	1.84
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	0.99	$45,680	1.49
Green Bay, WI	0.99	$49,310	1.97
Baton Rouge, LA	0.99	$48,090	9.36
Naples-Marco Island, FL	0.98	$47,050	Not published by BLS
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.98	$58,240	1.55
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	0.98	$50,120	0.93
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	0.98	$47,610	4.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.98	$57,190	0.71
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.97	$48,140	2.58
Columbia, MO	0.97	$46,000	1.44
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	0.97	$46,180	0.75
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.97	$49,930	1.82
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.97	$46,850	0.98
Lancaster, PA	0.97	$46,640	0.84
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	0.97	$47,870	3.69
Jacksonville, FL	0.96	$46,740	0.97
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.95	$48,310	0.92
Fort Wayne, IN	0.95	$45,340	2.17
Jackson, MI	0.95	$45,330	2.23
Pittsburgh, PA	0.95	$47,110	0.44
Cleveland, OH	0.94	$47,340	0.52
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	0.94	$45,050	3.24
Savannah, GA	0.93	$43,860	0.94
Anchorage, AK	0.93	$55,800	2.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	0.93	$50,320	0.44
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	0.92	$27,040	0.47
Fargo, ND-MN	0.91	$46,450	3.16
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	0.89	$40,100	Not published by BLS
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.89	$43,470	0.67
Cheyenne, WY	0.89	$46,050	3.31
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	0.89	$49,320	1.4
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.89	$46,390	0.61
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.89	$44,520	1.96
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.89	$46,030	2.24
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	0.88	$43,730	0.75
Barnstable Town, MA	0.87	$49,070	2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.87	$48,470	0.46
Helena, MT	0.86	$47,330	5.04
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	0.85	$41,620	0.37
Portland-South Portland, ME	0.84	$48,000	3.09
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.83	$51,740	1.58
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	0.83	$47,510	1.61
Lynchburg, VA	0.83	$38,230	1.63
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	0.83	$36,530	2.11
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.82	$42,320	0.81
Wilmington, NC	0.82	$37,720	1.71
Visalia, CA	0.82	$37,160	Not published by BLS
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	0.82	$40,120	1.64
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.81	$48,310	0.56
Winston-Salem, NC	0.81	$37,440	Not published by BLS
Ogden, UT	0.80	$39,110	0.79
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	0.79	$48,740	0.93
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.70	$58,890	0.57
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.65	$45,900	1.48

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.

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