Skilled Wages

Insulation worker salary in Minnesota

Median $26.13 an hour for 1,090 insulation workers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since n/a and the state's own outlook.

$26.13/hrMedian hourly wageMinnesota, May data
$54,350/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.73 – $49.0110th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,090Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Insulation worker pay in Minnesota: the full range

Wage percentiles, MinnesotaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrMinnesota: 10th $18.73 · 25th $23.05 · median $26.13 · 75th $35.24 · 90th $49.01Minnesota$26.13$18.73$49.01United 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: Minnesota vs United States, May 2025.

Minnesota ranks 12th of 48 states for median insulation worker pay, and 13th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $26.50). 1,090 insulation workers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.6× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.73 – $23.05$38,960 – $47,940roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.05 – $35.24$47,940 – $73,300the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$35.24 – $49.01$73,300 – $101,930the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Insulation worker pay by metro in Minnesota

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrMinneapolis: $28.00Minneapolis$28.00Fargo: $22.33Fargo$22.33Sioux Falls: $21.66Sioux Falls$21.66
Median hourly wage for insulation workers by metro area in Minnesota, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Minneapolis$18.76$28.00$26.72$50.048707% above
Fargo$18.72$22.33$24.57$28.2213015% below
Sioux Falls$17.63$21.66$23.91$28.9917017% 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 Minnesota?

0.4Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.3× the US share, 16th of 47 states

BLS counted 1,090 insulation workers in Minnesota in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 20%. 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 Minnesota

+3.9%Projected growth in Minnesota2024–2034, state agency
100Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
1,160Jobs in 20241,200 projected for 2034
+2.4%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Minnesota's labor market agency projects the number of insulation workers in the state to change by +3.9% between 2024 and 2034, from 1,160 to 1,200, with about 100 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +2.4% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 1,090 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Minnesota 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 Minnesota

On federally funded construction in Minnesota, contractors must pay insulation workers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 87 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $93.24). The market median for the state is $26.13.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MNAitkin: $76.96 (survey)Anoka: $93.24 (survey)Becker: $49.90 (survey)Beltrami: $76.96 (survey)Benton: $93.24 (survey)Big Stone: $93.24 (survey)Blue Earth: $93.24 (survey)Brown: $93.24 (survey)Carlton: $76.96 (survey)Carver: $93.24 (survey)Cass: $76.96 (survey)Chippewa: $93.24 (survey)Chisago: $93.24 (survey)Clay: $24.60 (survey)Clearwater: $76.96 (survey)Cook: $76.96 (survey)Cottonwood: $93.24 (survey)Crow Wing: $76.96 (survey)Dakota: $93.24 (survey)Dodge: $93.24 (survey)Douglas: $93.24 (survey)Faribault: $93.24 (survey)Fillmore: $93.24 (survey)Freeborn: $93.24 (survey)Goodhue: $93.24 (survey)Grant: $93.24 (survey)Hennepin: $93.24 (survey)Houston: $93.24 (survey)Hubbard: $76.96 (survey)Isanti: $93.24 (survey)Itasca: $76.96 (survey)Jackson: $93.24 (survey)Kanabec: $93.24 (survey)Kandiyohi: $93.24 (survey)Kittson: $24.60 (survey)Koochiching: $76.96 (survey)Lac qui Parle: $93.24 (survey)Lake: $76.96 (survey)Lake of the Woods: $76.96 (survey)Le Sueur: $93.24 (survey)Lincoln: $93.24 (survey)Lyon: $93.24 (survey)McLeod: $93.24 (survey)Mahnomen: $49.90 (survey)Marshall: $49.90 (survey)Martin: $93.24 (survey)Meeker: $93.24 (survey)Mille Lacs: $93.24 (survey)Morrison: $93.24 (survey)Mower: $93.24 (survey)Murray: $93.24 (survey)Nicollet: $93.24 (survey)Nobles: $93.24 (survey)Norman: $29.70 (survey)Olmsted: $93.24 (survey)Otter Tail: $49.90 (survey)Pennington: $49.90 (survey)Pine: $76.96 (survey)Pipestone: $93.24 (survey)Polk: $36.90 (survey)Pope: $93.24 (survey)Ramsey: $93.24 (survey)Red Lake: $49.90 (survey)Redwood: $93.24 (survey)Renville: $28.79 (survey)Rice: $93.24 (survey)Rock: $89.19 (survey)Roseau: $76.96 (survey)St. Louis: $76.96 (survey)Scott: $93.24 (survey)Sherburne: $93.24 (survey)Sibley: $93.24 (survey)Stearns: $93.24 (survey)Steele: $93.24 (survey)Stevens: $24.60 (survey)Swift: $93.24 (survey)Todd: $93.24 (survey)Traverse: $33.50 (survey)Wabasha: $93.24 (survey)Wadena: $76.96 (survey)Waseca: $93.24 (survey)Washington: $93.24 (survey)Watonwan: $93.24 (survey)Wilkin: $24.60 (survey)Winona: $93.24 (survey)Wright: $93.24 (survey)Yellow Medicine: $25.02 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$76.96survey 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 (survey)$0$25$50$75$100/hrRock (Sioux Falls): market median $21.66, prevailing (survey) $89.19, gap +$67.53Rock (Sioux Falls)+$67.53Benton (Minnesota): market median $26.13, prevailing (survey) $93.24, gap +$67.11Benton (Minnesota)+$67.11Anoka (Minneapolis): market median $28.00, prevailing (survey) $93.24, gap +$65.24Anoka (Minneapolis)+$65.24Clay (Fargo): market median $22.33, prevailing (survey) $24.60, gap +$2.27Clay (Fargo)+$2.27
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for insulation workers, metro counties in Minnesota.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
Anokastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260028
Bentonstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260031
Big Stonestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260032
Blue Earthstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260033
Brownstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260034
Carverstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260036
Chippewastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260038
Chisagostate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260039
Cottonwoodstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260043
Dakotastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260045
Dodgestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260046
Douglasstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260047
Faribaultstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260048
Fillmorestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260049
Freebornstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$59.39$33.85$93.24MN20260050

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Minnesota prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Minnesota?

161.1kConstruction jobsMinnesota, 2026-09
+5.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k50k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025161kSep 2026
Construction employment in Minnesota (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 Minnesota?

The median insulation worker in Minnesota earned $26.13 an hour ($54,350 a year) in May 2025, 11% above the national median of $23.62. The middle half earn $23.05–$35.24; the top 10% earn more than $49.01.

Where does Minnesota rank for insulation worker pay?

Minnesota ranks 12th of 48 states for insulation worker pay, with a median of $26.13 an hour, and 13th after adjusting for Minnesota's cost of living (BEA price parity 98.6, US = 100).

What is the union insulation worker rate in Minnesota?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a insulation worker classification for most Minnesota counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many insulation workers work in Minnesota?

BLS counted 1,090 insulation workers in Minnesota in May 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.29; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is insulation worker work growing in Minnesota?

Minnesota's labor market agency projects +3.9% growth for insulation workers between 2024 and 2034, from 1,160 to 1,200 jobs.

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

Minnesota projects about 100 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, Minnesota 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 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Minnesota labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.