Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers: Wages & Billed Rates by Metro (May 2024)

Across the 91 largest metros we cover, the median hourly wage for drywall & ceiling tile installers is $24.68. Billed labor rates run higher once workers' compensation, overhead, and margin are added. Pick a metro for the full breakdown.

MetroMedian wageEst. billed rate
Urban Honolulu, HI$52.02$102.67–$130.53
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$39.62$98.63–$141.28
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$38.70$97.06–$138.58
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$38.62$94.79–$105.96
Worcester, MA$37.58$96.03–$103.50
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$37.04$93.70–$119.78
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$34.33$90.95–$105.09
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$33.62$91.55–$115.39
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$33.56$86.99–$124.66
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$31.66$90.26–$106.14
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$31.45$93.96–$107.84
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$31.37$86.14–$107.85
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$31.19$80.96–$120.90
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$30.85$76.85–$99.58
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$30.69$86.59–$106.89
Columbus, OH$30.54$84.56–$93.75
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$30.52$76.70–$99.35
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$30.49$72.63–$83.55
Stockton-Lodi, CA$30.31$91.88–$105.59
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$30.22$69.79–$82.05
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$29.46$85.32–$105.00
St. Louis, MO-IL$29.35$83.70–$102.15
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$29.26$72.53–$85.43
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$29.24$71.84–$93.09
Fresno, CA$29.20$73.15–$95.55
Portland-South Portland, ME$29.14$85.26–$92.97
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$29.11$64.50–$74.27
Pittsburgh, PA$28.65$72.17–$83.67
Rochester, NY$28.27$72.95–$83.25
Madison, WI$28.05$83.07–$93.70
Kansas City, MO-KS$28.03$70.07–$89.32
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$28.00$82.85–$92.93
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$27.42$83.94–$100.37
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$27.25$70.89–$80.47
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$27.17$72.74–$80.59
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$27.08$56.07–$69.71
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$27.08$69.76–$87.41
Omaha, NE-IA$27.02$60.99–$71.68
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$26.82$70.18–$83.14
Cleveland, OH$26.67$67.96–$83.20
Toledo, OH$26.43$77.69–$93.95
Colorado Springs, CO$26.18$62.53–$72.08
Reno, NV$25.38$72.07–$82.15
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$25.27$60.22–$69.38
Albuquerque, NM$25.23$50.34–$69.84
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$24.68$59.55–$68.37
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$24.66$68.42–$79.48
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$24.56$51.60–$60.22
Raleigh-Cary, NC$24.45$54.85–$71.04
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$24.12$72.57–$83.75
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$23.96$59.46–$71.10
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$23.91$55.63–$69.75
Jacksonville, FL$23.73$62.24–$64.62
Greensboro-High Point, NC$23.64$55.14–$63.29
Ogden, UT$23.60$54.79–$67.41
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$23.56$55.34–$70.62
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$23.51$55.06–$70.81
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$23.40$66.56–$81.50
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$23.31$50.78–$59.90
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$23.28$60.77–$68.53
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$23.25$48.10–$58.20
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$23.23$60.88–$67.10
Syracuse, NY$23.18$72.14–$80.22
Richmond, VA$23.16$60.62–$68.69
Birmingham, AL$23.11$52.51–$54.75
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$23.02$56.56–$68.20
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$22.99$57.65–$65.00
Tulsa, OK$22.98$53.16–$57.57
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$22.90$50.59–$57.58
Wichita, KS$22.90$55.47–$65.04
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$22.89$57.65–$66.79
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$22.81$46.51–$52.89
Lexington-Fayette, KY$22.64$57.36–$67.86
Oklahoma City, OK$22.63$61.99–$67.19
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$22.56$46.07–$54.72
Boise City, ID$22.46$54.79–$68.16
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$22.37$69.23–$80.88
El Paso, TX$22.17$45.29–$55.46
Knoxville, TN$22.16$46.34–$54.80
Jackson, MS$21.99$50.94–$55.75
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$21.96$44.12–$51.90
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$21.28$45.92–$51.54
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$21.04$46.08–$51.18
Tucson, AZ$20.87$45.10–$57.28
Columbia, SC$19.72$45.85–$51.01
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$18.64$55.00–$66.10
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$17.83$44.76–$55.07
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$17.61$46.15–$54.24
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$16.77$40.06–$51.82
Baton Rouge, LA$16.20$57.58–$68.28
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$11.63$35.15–$38.94

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2024 (SOC 47-2081). Billed rates are model estimates; see methodology.