Skilled Wages

Insulation worker salary in Missouri

Median $26.94 an hour for 830 insulation workers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since n/a and the state's own outlook.

$26.94/hrMedian hourly wageMissouri, May data
$56,040/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.53 – $43.4510th to 90th percentilehourly range
830Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Insulation worker pay in Missouri: the full range

Wage percentiles, MissouriMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrMissouri: 10th $18.53 · 25th $23.01 · median $26.94 · 75th $36.27 · 90th $43.45Missouri$26.94$18.53$43.45United 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: Missouri vs United States, May 2025.

Missouri ranks 9th of 48 states for median insulation worker pay, and 6th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $29.67). 830 insulation workers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.3× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.53 – $23.01$38,550 – $47,850roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.01 – $36.27$47,850 – $75,440the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$36.27 – $43.45$75,440 – $90,370the 75th to 90th percentile and above

Where does your pay fall?



Insulation worker pay by metro in Missouri

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrSt. Louis: $28.39St. Louis$28.39Kansas City: $27.15Kansas City$27.15Springfield: $22.77Springfield$22.77Columbia: $22.12Columbia$22.12
Median hourly wage for insulation workers by metro area in Missouri, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
St. Louis$21.79$28.39$29.85$43.725205% above
Kansas City$21.91$27.15$29.35$45.833301% above
Springfield$17.42$22.77$25.70$39.948015% below
Columbia$15.67$22.12$24.74$39.984018% 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 Missouri?

0.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.0× the US share, 28th of 47 states

BLS counted 830 insulation workers in Missouri in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 30%. 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 Missouri

+3.8%Projected growth in Missouri2024–2034, state agency
70Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
810Jobs in 2024840 projected for 2034
+2.4%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Missouri's labor market agency projects the number of insulation workers in the state to change by +3.8% between 2024 and 2034, from 810 to 840, with about 70 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +2.4% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 830 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Missouri 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 Missouri

On federally funded construction in Missouri, contractors must pay insulation workers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 106 of the 114 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $70.72 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $72.81). The market median for the state is $26.94.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MOAdair: $52.54 (union)Andrew: $77.12 (union)Atchison: $52.54 (union)Audrain: $70.72 (union)Barry: $45.97 (union)Barton: $45.97 (union)Bates: $77.12 (union)Benton: $45.97 (union)Bollinger: $70.72 (union)Boone: $64.84 (union)Buchanan: $77.12 (union)Butler: $57.53 (union)Caldwell: $77.12 (union)Callaway: $64.84 (union)Camden: $45.97 (union)Cape Girardeau: $70.72 (union)Carroll: $81.07 (union)Carter: $45.97 (union)Cass: $77.12 (union)Cedar: $45.97 (union)Chariton: $81.07 (union)Christian: $72.81 (survey)Clark: $81.07 (union)Clay: $77.12 (union)Clinton: $77.12 (union)Cole: $64.84 (union)Cooper: $81.07 (union)Crawford: n/aDade: $81.07 (union)Dallas: $72.81 (survey)Daviess: $81.07 (union)DeKalb: $77.12 (union)Dent: $45.97 (union)Douglas: $81.07 (union)Dunklin: $57.53 (union)Franklin: $70.72 (union)Gasconade: $45.97 (union)Gentry: $81.07 (union)Greene: $72.81 (survey)Grundy: $81.07 (union)Harrison: $81.07 (union)Henry: $81.07 (union)Hickory: $81.07 (union)Holt: $81.07 (union)Howard: $64.84 (union)Howell: $45.97 (union)Iron: $45.97 (union)Jackson: $77.12 (union)Jasper: $72.81 (survey)Jefferson: $70.72 (union)Johnson: $81.07 (union)Knox: $81.07 (union)Laclede: $81.07 (union)Lafayette: $77.12 (union)Lawrence: $45.97 (union)Lewis: $81.07 (union)Lincoln: $70.72 (union)Linn: $81.07 (union)Livingston: $81.07 (union)McDonald: $72.81 (survey)Macon: $81.07 (union)Madison: $45.97 (union)Maries: $45.97 (union)Marion: $81.07 (union)Mercer: $81.07 (union)Miller: $45.97 (union)Mississippi: $62.43 (union)Moniteau: $64.84 (union)Monroe: $81.07 (union)Montgomery: $45.97 (union)Morgan: $45.97 (union)New Madrid: $57.53 (union)Newton: $72.81 (survey)Nodaway: $81.07 (union)Oregon: $45.97 (union)Osage: $64.84 (union)Ozark: $81.07 (union)Pemiscot: $57.53 (union)Perry: $45.97 (union)Pettis: $81.07 (union)Phelps: $70.72 (union)Pike: $81.07 (union)Platte: $77.12 (union)Polk: $72.81 (survey)Pulaski: $45.97 (union)Putnam: $81.07 (union)Ralls: $70.72 (union)Randolph: $81.07 (union)Ray: $77.12 (union)Reynolds: $45.97 (union)Ripley: $57.53 (union)St. Charles: $70.72 (union)St. Clair: $81.07 (union)Ste. Genevieve: $45.97 (union)St. Francois: $45.97 (union)St. Louis: $70.72 (union)Saline: $81.07 (union)Schuyler: $81.07 (union)Scotland: $81.07 (union)Scott: $70.72 (union)Shannon: $45.97 (union)Shelby: $81.07 (union)Stoddard: $70.72 (union)Stone: $81.07 (union)Sullivan: $81.07 (union)Taney: $81.07 (union)Texas: $45.97 (union)Vernon: $45.97 (union)Warren: $70.72 (union)Washington: $70.72 (union)Wayne: $45.97 (union)Webster: $72.81 (survey)Worth: $81.07 (union)Wright: $45.97 (union)St. Louis: $70.72 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$70.72$77.12n/asurvey 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)Prevailing (survey)$0$20$40$60$80$100/hrCooper (Columbia): market median $22.12, prevailing (union) $81.07, gap +$58.95Cooper (Columbia)+$58.95Andrew (Missouri): market median $26.94, prevailing (union) $77.12, gap +$50.18Andrew (Missouri)+$50.18Christian (Springfield): market median $22.77, prevailing (survey) $72.81, gap +$50.04Christian (Springfield)+$50.04Bates (Kansas City): market median $27.15, prevailing (union) $77.12, gap +$49.97Bates (Kansas City)+$49.97Franklin (St. Louis): market median $28.39, prevailing (union) $70.72, gap +$42.33Franklin (St. Louis)+$42.33
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for insulation workers, metro counties in Missouri.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
CarrollUnion ASBE0027-004 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260007
CharitonUnion ASBE0027-004 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260009
ClarkUnion ASBE0027-007 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260031
CooperUnion ASBE0027-004 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260010
DadeUnion ASBE0027-008 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260032
DaviessUnion ASBE0027-007 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260031
DouglasUnion ASBE0027-008 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260032
GentryUnion ASBE0027-007 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260031
GrundyUnion ASBE0027-007 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260031
HarrisonUnion ASBE0027-007 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260031
HenryUnion ASBE0027-008 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260032
HickoryUnion ASBE0027-008 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260032
HoltUnion ASBE0027-007 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260031
JohnsonUnion ASBE0027-004 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260012
KnoxUnion ASBE0027-007 2025-10-06$45.60$35.47$81.07MO20260031

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

Is construction work growing in Missouri?

163.2kConstruction jobsMissouri, 2026-09
+6.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025163kSep 2026
Construction employment in Missouri (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Keep comparing

Insulation worker pay in neighbouring states

Other trades in Missouri

More on Missouri

Questions this page answers

How much do insulation workers make in Missouri?

The median insulation worker in Missouri earned $26.94 an hour ($56,040 a year) in May 2025, 14% above the national median of $23.62. The middle half earn $23.01–$36.27; the top 10% earn more than $43.45.

Where does Missouri rank for insulation worker pay?

Missouri ranks 9th of 48 states for insulation worker pay, with a median of $26.94 an hour, and 6th after adjusting for Missouri's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.8, US = 100).

What is the union insulation worker rate in Missouri?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for insulation workers in 106 counties, with a typical package of $70.72 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many insulation workers work in Missouri?

BLS counted 830 insulation workers in Missouri in May 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.99; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is insulation worker work growing in Missouri?

Missouri's labor market agency projects +3.8% growth for insulation workers between 2024 and 2034, from 810 to 840 jobs.

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

Missouri projects about 70 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, Missouri 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: Missouri labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.