47 Series · SOC 47-2161
Plasterers and Stucco Masons Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $57,660
- Median / year
- $96,710
- Top 10% earn
- +4.1%
- Growth '23–'33
- 19,310
- US workers
Plasterers and Stucco Masons earn a median of $57,660 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $57,660, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $39,560 (10th percentile) to $96,710 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 19,310 US workers. New York pays the most ($120,180), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Plasterers and Stucco Masons earn a median of $57,660, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 44% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Construction and Extraction, it ranks #28 of 60 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 4.1% by 2033.
- $57,660
- Median annual wage
- Top 56%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #28 of 60
- in Construction and Extraction
- 2.4×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: New York at $120,180. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Plasterers and Stucco Masons (SOC 47-2161) pays a national median of $57,660 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $39,560 at the 10th percentile to $96,710 at the 90th, with a mean of $62,050 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 19,310 Americans work in this occupation across 28 reporting states and 64 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +4.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 1,900 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is No formal educational credential and long-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 12.4 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. New York pays the highest state median at $120,180, which is +108% above the national figure. The top metro is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ at $120,180 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$57,660
per year
Median Hourly
$27.72/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$62,050
average
Employment
19,310
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Plasterers and Stucco Masons pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$57,660 Bottom 44% higher than 44% of 825 US occupations
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Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 47-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Plasterers and Stucco Masons; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 25 47-series occupations with growth data, Plasterers and Stucco Masons sits on the slower-growing side at +4.1% growth and $57,660 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+4.1%
About average
Annual Openings
1,900
per year (projected)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Long-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
12.4/100K
Injury Rate
3.5/100
Danger Index
20.2/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Plasterers and Stucco Masons roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Cover surfaces such as windows, doors, or sidewalks to protect from splashing.
- ▸ Clean job sites.
- ▸ Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
- ▸ Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
- ▸ Set up scaffolds.
- ▸ Determine materials needed to complete the job and place orders accordingly.
- ▸ Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
- ▸ Install guide wires on exterior surfaces of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster or stucco and nail wire mesh, lath, or similar materials to the outside surface to hold stucco in place.
- ▸ Apply weatherproof, decorative coverings to exterior surfaces of buildings, such as by troweling or spraying on coats of stucco.
- ▸ Clean and prepare surfaces for applications of plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials, such as by drywall taping.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$39,560
25th Percentile
$47,970
Median
$57,660
75th Percentile
$71,310
90th Percentile
$96,710
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $120,180 | +108% above national |
| 2 | Hawaii | $104,260 | +81% above national |
| 3 | Minnesota | $102,530 | +78% above national |
| 4 | Illinois | $93,790 | +63% above national |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $93,000 | +61% above national |
| 6 | Missouri | $79,380 | +38% above national |
| 7 | Michigan | $72,990 | +27% above national |
| 8 | Oregon | $71,180 | +23% above national |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $70,030 | +21% above national |
| 10 | New Jersey | $69,990 | +21% above national |
| 11 | Virginia | $64,120 | +11% above national |
| 12 | Ohio | $62,200 | +8% above national |
| 13 | California | $59,940 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Maryland | $56,890 | 1% below national |
| 15 | Indiana | $53,930 | 6% below national |
| 16 | Utah | $53,710 | 7% below national |
| 17 | Nevada | $53,610 | 7% below national |
| 18 | Kansas | $53,440 | 7% below national |
| 19 | Washington | $51,840 | 10% below national |
| 20 | Texas | $51,140 | 11% below national |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $50,700 | 12% below national |
| 22 | Louisiana | $49,950 | 13% below national |
| 23 | Arizona | $49,510 | 14% below national |
| 24 | Oklahoma | $49,450 | 14% below national |
| 25 | Colorado | $47,570 | 17% below national |
| 26 | Florida | $47,420 | 18% below national |
| 27 | Montana | $46,540 | 19% below national |
| 28 | New Mexico | $45,350 | 21% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $120,180 | +108% above national |
| 2 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $108,160 | +88% above national |
| 3 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $105,870 | +84% above national |
| 4 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $96,240 | +67% above national |
| 5 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $80,240 | +39% above national |
| 6 | Napa, CA | $79,590 | +38% above national |
| 7 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $78,870 | +37% above national |
| 8 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $78,200 | +36% above national |
| 9 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $77,290 | +34% above national |
| 10 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $74,570 | +29% above national |
| 11 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $72,700 | +26% above national |
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $71,310 | +24% above national |
| 13 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $70,500 | +22% above national |
| 14 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $68,210 | +18% above national |
| 15 | Pittsburgh, PA | $66,330 | +15% above national |
| 16 | Cleveland, OH | $64,500 | +12% above national |
| 17 | Salinas, CA | $64,330 | +12% above national |
| 18 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $64,310 | +12% above national |
| 19 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $62,790 | +9% above national |
| 20 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $62,600 | +9% above national |
| 21 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $61,550 | +7% above national |
| 22 | Modesto, CA | $61,360 | +6% above national |
| 23 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $61,080 | +6% above national |
| 24 | Fresno, CA | $60,990 | +6% above national |
| 25 | Yuba City, CA | $60,250 | +4% above national |
| 26 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $60,130 | +4% above national |
| 27 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $60,000 | +4% above national |
| 28 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $59,590 | +3% above national |
| 29 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $58,860 | +2% above national |
| 30 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $58,780 | +2% above national |
| 31 | Redding, CA | $58,270 | +1% above national |
| 32 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $57,930 | same as national |
| 33 | Logan, UT-ID | $57,360 | 1% below national |
| 34 | Santa Fe, NM | $57,150 | 1% below national |
| 35 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $57,140 | 1% below national |
| 36 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $56,990 | 1% below national |
| 37 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $54,830 | 5% below national |
| 38 | St. George, UT | $54,310 | 6% below national |
| 39 | Ogden, UT | $54,010 | 6% below national |
| 40 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $53,580 | 7% below national |
| 41 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $53,570 | 7% below national |
| 42 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $52,620 | 9% below national |
| 43 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $51,900 | 10% below national |
| 44 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $51,900 | 10% below national |
| 45 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $50,610 | 12% below national |
| 46 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $49,950 | 13% below national |
| 47 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $49,910 | 13% below national |
| 48 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $49,700 | 14% below national |
| 49 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $49,290 | 15% below national |
| 50 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $49,200 | 15% below national |
| 51 | Jacksonville, FL | $48,740 | 15% below national |
| 52 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $48,260 | 16% below national |
| 53 | Reno, NV | $48,130 | 17% below national |
| 54 | Visalia, CA | $47,130 | 18% below national |
| 55 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $46,940 | 19% below national |
| 56 | Tucson, AZ | $46,820 | 19% below national |
| 57 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $45,770 | 21% below national |
| 58 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $45,700 | 21% below national |
| 59 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $44,920 | 22% below national |
| 60 | Yuma, AZ | $44,320 | 23% below national |
| 61 | Ocala, FL | $43,670 | 24% below national |
| 62 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $40,780 | 29% below national |
| 63 | Albuquerque, NM | $37,450 | 35% below national |
| 64 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $37,130 | 36% below national |
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