Skilled Wages

Insulation worker salary in Kansas

Median $24.77 an hour for 430 insulation workers (floor, ceiling, wall, mechanical), May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since n/a.

$24.77/hrMedian hourly wageKansas, May data
$51,520/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$19.34 – $42.8410th to 90th percentilehourly range
430Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Insulation worker pay in Kansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, KansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrKansas: 10th $19.34 · 25th $21.91 · median $24.77 · 75th $29.16 · 90th $42.84Kansas$24.77$19.34$42.84United 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 (floor, ceiling, wall, mechanical): Kansas vs United States, May 2025.

Kansas ranks 17th of 48 states for median insulation worker pay, and 9th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $27.49). 430 insulation workers (floor, ceiling, wall, mechanical) work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$19.34 – $21.91$40,240 – $45,570roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$21.91 – $29.16$45,570 – $60,650the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$29.16 – $42.84$60,650 – $89,110the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Insulation worker pay by metro in Kansas

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrKansas City: $27.15Kansas City$27.15Wichita: $24.77Wichita$24.77
Median hourly wage for insulation workers (floor, ceiling, wall, mechanical) by metro area in Kansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Kansas City$21.91$27.15$45.8333010% above
Wichita$18.74$24.77$42.83150about the same as

Union scale and prevailing wage for insulation workers in Kansas

On federally funded construction in Kansas, contractors must pay insulation workers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 99 of the 105 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $81.07 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $35.54). 6 of the 105 counties still use a survey rate dated 2015 or earlier (for example Jackson County at $35.54). The market median for the state is $24.77.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, KSAllen: $81.07 (union)Anderson: $81.07 (union)Atchison: $81.07 (union)Barber: $81.07 (union)Barton: $81.07 (union)Bourbon: $81.07 (union)Brown: $81.07 (union)Butler: $81.07 (union)Chase: $81.07 (union)Chautauqua: $81.07 (union)Cherokee: $81.07 (union)Cheyenne: $81.07 (union)Clark: $81.07 (union)Clay: $81.07 (union)Cloud: $81.07 (union)Coffey: $81.07 (union)Comanche: $81.07 (union)Cowley: $81.07 (union)Crawford: $81.07 (union)Decatur: $81.07 (union)Dickinson: $81.07 (union)Doniphan: $81.07 (union)Douglas: $81.07 (union)Edwards: $81.07 (union)Elk: $81.07 (union)Ellis: $81.07 (union)Ellsworth: $81.07 (union)Finney: $81.07 (union)Ford: $81.07 (union)Franklin: $81.07 (union)Geary: $81.07 (union)Gove: $81.07 (union)Graham: $81.07 (union)Grant: $81.07 (union)Gray: $81.07 (union)Greeley: $81.07 (union)Greenwood: $81.07 (union)Hamilton: $81.07 (union)Harper: $81.07 (union)Harvey: $81.07 (union)Haskell: $81.07 (union)Hodgeman: $81.07 (union)Jackson: $35.54 (survey)Jefferson: $35.54 (survey)Jewell: $81.07 (union)Johnson: $81.07 (union)Kearny: $81.07 (union)Kingman: $81.07 (union)Kiowa: $81.07 (union)Labette: $81.07 (union)Lane: $81.07 (union)Leavenworth: $81.07 (union)Lincoln: $81.07 (union)Linn: $81.07 (union)Logan: $81.07 (union)Lyon: $81.07 (union)McPherson: $81.07 (union)Marion: $81.07 (union)Marshall: $81.07 (union)Meade: $81.07 (union)Miami: $81.07 (union)Mitchell: $81.07 (union)Montgomery: $81.07 (union)Morris: $81.07 (union)Morton: $81.07 (union)Nemaha: $81.07 (union)Neosho: $81.07 (union)Ness: $81.07 (union)Norton: $81.07 (union)Osage: $35.54 (survey)Osborne: $81.07 (union)Ottawa: $81.07 (union)Pawnee: $81.07 (union)Phillips: $81.07 (union)Pottawatomie: $81.07 (union)Pratt: $81.07 (union)Rawlins: $81.07 (union)Reno: $81.07 (union)Republic: $81.07 (union)Rice: $81.07 (union)Riley: $24.08 (survey)Rooks: $81.07 (union)Rush: $81.07 (union)Russell: $81.07 (union)Saline: $81.07 (union)Scott: $81.07 (union)Sedgwick: $81.07 (union)Seward: $81.07 (union)Shawnee: $35.54 (survey)Sheridan: $81.07 (union)Sherman: $81.07 (union)Smith: $81.07 (union)Stafford: $81.07 (union)Stanton: $81.07 (union)Stevens: $81.07 (union)Sumner: $81.07 (union)Thomas: $81.07 (union)Trego: $81.07 (union)Wabaunsee: $35.54 (survey)Wallace: $81.07 (union)Washington: $81.07 (union)Wichita: $81.07 (union)Wilson: $81.07 (union)Woodson: $81.07 (union)Wyandotte: $81.07 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hrsurvey rate
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)$20$40$60$80$100/hrButler (Wichita): market median $24.77, prevailing (union) $81.07, gap +$56.30Butler (Wichita)+$56.30Cherokee (Kansas): market median $24.77, prevailing (union) $81.07, gap +$56.30Cherokee (Kansas)+$56.30Johnson (Kansas City): market median $27.15, prevailing (union) $81.07, gap +$53.92Johnson (Kansas City)+$53.92
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for insulation workers, metro counties in Kansas.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AllenUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260044
AndersonUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260044
AtchisonUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260044
BarberUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260044
BartonUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260044
BourbonUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260044
BrownUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260044
ButlerUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260046
ChaseUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260003
ChautauquaUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260044
CherokeeUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260044
CheyenneUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260044
ClarkUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260044
ClayUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260044
CloudUnion ASBE0027-002 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07KS20260044

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Kansas prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Kansas?

79.3kConstruction jobsKansas, 2026-08
+4.9%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202579kAug 2026
Construction employment in Kansas (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 Kansas?

The median insulation worker in Kansas earned $24.77 an hour ($51,520 a year) in May 2025, 5% above the national median of $23.62. The middle half earn $21.91–$29.16; the top 10% earn more than $42.84.

Where does Kansas rank for insulation worker pay?

Kansas ranks 17th of 48 states for insulation worker pay, with a median of $24.77 an hour, and 9th after adjusting for Kansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union insulation worker rate in Kansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for insulation workers in 99 counties, with a typical package of $81.07 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many insulation workers work in Kansas?

BLS counted 430 insulation workers (floor, ceiling, wall, mechanical) in Kansas in May 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.05; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Kansas and metro areas, SOC 47-2131, 47-2132.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.