Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Salary in the US
A drywall and ceiling tile installers earns a national median of $58,930 a year (mean $63,600) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #444 of 825.
How much does a drywall and ceiling tile installers earn in the US?
A drywall and ceiling tile installers in the United States earns a median of $58,930 a year (mean $63,600), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 16% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 83,080 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-2081), ranked #444 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$58,930
per year
Mean
$63,600
per year
Employment
83,080
US workers
National rank
#444
of 825 by median
What a drywall and ceiling tile installers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a drywall and ceiling tile installers (SOC 47-2081) earns a median annual wage of $58,930 and a mean (average) of $63,600. The median is the midpoint — half of drywall and ceiling tile installers earn more and half earn less — and is 16% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a drywall and ceiling tile installers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for drywall and ceiling tile installers is $58,930, and the mean (average) is $63,600. The median is the midpoint — half of drywall and ceiling tile installers earn more and half earn less.
- How does drywall and ceiling tile installers pay compare to the US average?
- At $58,930, a drywall and ceiling tile installers earns 16% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many drywall and ceiling tile installers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 83,080 drywall and ceiling tile installers employed nationally (SOC 47-2081), across all industries.
- Where does this drywall and ceiling tile installers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 47-2081. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 47-2081 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Published verbatim by GeraJobs. Last updated: 2026-06-27. ← All US salaries