Skilled Wages

Insulation worker salary in Indiana

Median $26.26 an hour for 780 insulation workers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since n/a and the state's own outlook.

$26.26/hrMedian hourly wageIndiana, May data
$54,630/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.16 – $36.6410th to 90th percentilehourly range
780Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Insulation worker pay in Indiana: the full range

Wage percentiles, IndianaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40/hrIndiana: 10th $18.16 · 25th $21.70 · median $26.26 · 75th $29.96 · 90th $36.64Indiana$26.26$18.16$36.64United States: 10th $17.80 · 25th $20.77 · median $23.62 · 75th $29.32 · 90th $37.59United States$23.62
Hourly wage percentiles for insulation workers: Indiana vs United States, May 2025.

Indiana ranks 11th of 48 states for median insulation worker pay, and 7th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $28.15). 780 insulation workers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.0× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.16 – $21.70$37,760 – $45,140roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$21.70 – $29.96$45,140 – $62,310the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$29.96 – $36.64$62,310 – $76,220the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Insulation worker pay by metro in Indiana

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrIndianapolis: $28.51Indianapolis$28.51Chicago: $28.29Chicago$28.29Cincinnati: $28.06Cincinnati$28.06Louisville: $26.98Louisville$26.98Fort Wayne: $21.80Fort Wayne$21.80
Median hourly wage for insulation workers by metro area in Indiana, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Indianapolis$19.63$28.51$29.79$38.202409% above
Chicago$20.70$28.29$27.31$45.766008% above
Cincinnati$20.00$28.06$29.41$46.46907% above
Louisville$20.03$26.98$28.98$38.041903% above
Fort Wayne$17.88$21.80$23.54$28.4714017% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Are there more insulation worker jobs in Indiana?

0.2Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.9× the US share, 32nd of 47 states

BLS counted 780 insulation workers in Indiana in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 15%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for insulation workers in Indiana

+4.9%Projected growth in Indiana2024–2034, state agency
80Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
880Jobs in 2024920 projected for 2034
+2.4%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Indiana's labor market agency projects the number of insulation workers in the state to change by +4.9% between 2024 and 2034, from 880 to 920, with about 80 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +2.4% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 780 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Indiana labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page), first of this trade's two occupation codes.

Union scale and prevailing wage for insulation workers in Indiana

On federally funded construction in Indiana, contractors must pay insulation workers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 78 of the 78 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $65.88 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $26.26.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, INAdams: $65.88 (union)Allen: $65.88 (union)Bartholomew: $65.88 (union)Benton: $65.88 (union)Blackford: $65.88 (union)Boone: $65.88 (union)Brown: $65.88 (union)Carroll: $65.88 (union)Cass: $65.88 (union)Clark: $65.88 (union)Clay: $65.88 (union)Clinton: $65.88 (union)Crawford: n/aDaviess: n/aDearborn: $65.88 (union)Decatur: $65.88 (union)DeKalb: $65.88 (union)Delaware: $65.88 (union)Dubois: n/aElkhart: $57.10 (union)Fayette: $65.88 (union)Floyd: $65.88 (union)Fountain: $65.88 (union)Franklin: $65.88 (union)Fulton: $65.88 (union)Gibson: $65.88 (union)Grant: $65.88 (union)Greene: $65.88 (union)Hamilton: $65.88 (union)Hancock: $65.88 (union)Harrison: $65.88 (union)Hendricks: $65.88 (union)Henry: $65.88 (union)Howard: $65.88 (union)Huntington: $65.88 (union)Jackson: n/aJasper: $57.10 (union)Jay: $65.88 (union)Jefferson: n/aJennings: $65.88 (union)Johnson: $65.88 (union)Knox: n/aKosciusko: $57.10 (union)LaGrange: $57.10 (union)Lake: $72.13 (union)LaPorte: $72.13 (union)Lawrence: n/aMadison: $65.88 (union)Marion: $65.88 (union)Marshall: $57.10 (union)Martin: n/aMiami: $65.88 (union)Monroe: $65.88 (union)Montgomery: $65.88 (union)Morgan: $65.88 (union)Newton: $57.10 (union)Noble: $65.88 (union)Ohio: $65.88 (union)Orange: n/aOwen: $65.88 (union)Parke: $65.88 (union)Perry: n/aPike: n/aPorter: $72.13 (union)Posey: $65.88 (union)Pulaski: $57.10 (union)Putnam: $65.88 (union)Randolph: $65.88 (union)Ripley: $65.88 (union)Rush: $65.88 (union)St. Joseph: $72.13 (union)Scott: n/aShelby: $65.88 (union)Spencer: n/aStarke: $57.10 (union)Steuben: $65.88 (union)Sullivan: $65.88 (union)Switzerland: $65.88 (union)Tippecanoe: $65.88 (union)Tipton: $65.88 (union)Union: $65.88 (union)Vanderburgh: $65.88 (union)Vermillion: $65.88 (union)Vigo: $65.88 (union)Wabash: $65.88 (union)Warren: $65.88 (union)Warrick: $65.88 (union)Washington: n/aWayne: $65.88 (union)Wells: $65.88 (union)White: $65.88 (union)Whitley: $65.88 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$65.88n/a
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for insulation workers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)$0$20$40$60$80/hrLaPorte (Indiana): market median $26.26, prevailing (union) $72.13, gap +$45.87LaPorte (Indiana)+$45.87Allen (Fort Wayne): market median $21.80, prevailing (union) $65.88, gap +$44.08Allen (Fort Wayne)+$44.08Lake (Chicago): market median $28.29, prevailing (union) $72.13, gap +$43.84Lake (Chicago)+$43.84Clark (Louisville): market median $26.98, prevailing (union) $65.88, gap +$38.90Clark (Louisville)+$38.90Dearborn (Cincinnati): market median $28.06, prevailing (union) $65.88, gap +$37.82Dearborn (Cincinnati)+$37.82Boone (Indianapolis): market median $28.51, prevailing (union) $65.88, gap +$37.37Boone (Indianapolis)+$37.37
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for insulation workers, metro counties in Indiana.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
LakeUnion ASBE0075-001 2025-06-01$41.20$30.93$72.13IN20260001
LaPorteUnion ASBE0075-001 2025-06-01$41.20$30.93$72.13IN20260001
PorterUnion ASBE0075-001 2025-06-01$41.20$30.93$72.13IN20260001
St. JosephUnion ASBE0075-001 2025-06-01$41.20$30.93$72.13IN20260001
AdamsUnion ASBE0018-004 2025-06-01$40.20$25.68$65.88IN20260002
AllenUnion ASBE0018-004 2025-06-01$40.20$25.68$65.88IN20260002
BartholomewUnion ASBE0018-004 2025-06-01$40.20$25.68$65.88IN20260002
BentonUnion ASBE0018-004 2025-06-01$40.20$25.68$65.88IN20260002
BlackfordUnion ASBE0018-004 2025-06-01$40.20$25.68$65.88IN20260002
BooneUnion ASBE0018-004 2025-06-01$40.20$25.68$65.88IN20260002
BrownUnion ASBE0018-001 2025-06-01$40.20$25.68$65.88IN20260004
CarrollUnion ASBE0018-004 2025-06-01$40.20$25.68$65.88IN20260002
CassUnion ASBE0018-004 2025-06-01$40.20$25.68$65.88IN20260002
ClarkUnion ASBE0018-001 2025-06-01$40.20$25.68$65.88IN20260004
ClayUnion ASBE0018-003 2025-06-01$40.20$25.68$65.88IN20260003

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Indiana prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Indiana?

185.6kConstruction jobsIndiana, 2026-09
+2.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025186kSep 2026
Construction employment in Indiana (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do insulation workers make in Indiana?

The median insulation worker in Indiana earned $26.26 an hour ($54,630 a year) in May 2025, 11% above the national median of $23.62. The middle half earn $21.70–$29.96; the top 10% earn more than $36.64.

Where does Indiana rank for insulation worker pay?

Indiana ranks 11th of 48 states for insulation worker pay, with a median of $26.26 an hour, and 7th after adjusting for Indiana's cost of living (BEA price parity 93.3, US = 100).

What is the union insulation worker rate in Indiana?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for insulation workers in 78 counties, with a typical package of $65.88 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many insulation workers work in Indiana?

BLS counted 780 insulation workers in Indiana in May 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.86; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is insulation worker work growing in Indiana?

Indiana's labor market agency projects +4.9% growth for insulation workers between 2024 and 2034, from 880 to 920 jobs.

How many insulation worker openings a year are there in Indiana?

Indiana projects about 80 openings a year for insulation workers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 3,000 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Indiana and metro areas, SOC 47-2131, 47-2132. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Indiana labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.