Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator Salary: United States
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The median annual wage for Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in the United States was $57,660 in May 2025 (BLS). The middle half of workers earned between $47,970 and $71,310.
Broader occupation Our title "Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator" is reported by BLS as SOC 47-2161 Plasterers and Stucco Masons. BLS groups Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator within Plasterers and Stucco Masons; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.
Annual wages
Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator, the United States, annual wages: 10% earned less than $39,560, half earned less than the median of $57,660, 90% earned less than $96,710 (BLS, May 2025).
| Measure | Annual wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,560 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $47,970 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $57,660 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $71,310 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $96,710 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $62,050 | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
Hourly wages
Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator, the United States, hourly wages: 10% earned less than $19.02, half earned less than the median of $27.72, 90% earned less than $46.50 (BLS, May 2025).
| Measure | Hourly wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $19.02 per hour | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $23.06 per hour | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $27.72 per hour | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $34.28 per hour | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $46.50 per hour | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $29.83 per hour | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
Employment: BLS estimates 19,310 workers in this occupation nationally.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 47-2161 Plasterers and Stucco Masons, National.
What BLS wages include. Base pay plus any guaranteed or production-based incentive pay. They leave out overtime, discretionary bonus, benefits, per diem and relocation.
BLS definitions, verbatim
wages
Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
hours
Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly wages by 2,080 hours; for occupations where hourly wages are not published, annual wages were taken directly from the reported survey data.
Target metros
| Metro | Median | 25th to 75th percentile | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $49,290 | $49,150 to $58,790 | 200 | 0.56 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $48,260 | $46,110 to $52,940 | 170 | 0.93 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $49,950 | $42,210 to $61,530 | 410 | 2.32 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Not published by BLS for this area. National median: $57,660. | |||
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $120,180 | $73,000 to $120,190 | 840 | 0.72 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $120,180 | $73,000 to $120,190 | 840 | 0.72 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $56,990 | $49,400 to $62,400 | 460 | 0.91 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $49,910 | $47,100 to $60,370 | 360 | 0.88 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $96,240 | $91,900 to $105,670 | 190 | 0.34 |
How does Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator pay differ by industry?
These are national industry estimates for SOC 47-2161, not local offers or separate estimates for the niche title. Industry names are exactly as BLS publishes them.
| Industry | NAICS | Median | Basis | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 23 | $57,540 | Annual | 18,350 |
| Construction of Buildings | 236000 | $94,280 | Annual | 1,360 |
| Residential Building Construction | 236100 | $58,860 | Annual | 360 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | 236200 | $109,990 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 238000 | $56,870 | Annual | 16,990 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | 238100 | $51,350 | Annual | 4,310 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 238200 | $82,660 | Annual | 50 |
| Building Finishing Contractors | 238300 | $57,960 | Annual | 10,380 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 238900 | $60,370 | Annual | 2,250 |
Industry estimates are national. Do not combine an industry median with a local percentile to invent an industry-specific local rate.
Which related roles have a different BLS occupation?
A supervisory occupation is not an experience percentile for the craft. Compare the actual responsibilities and the published SOC.
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This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Plasterers and Stucco Masons. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.
| Metro | Median | Employment | Location quotient | Trade median / all-occupations median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $120,180 | 840 | 0.72 | 1.96 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $108,160 | 100 | 0.41 | 1.82 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $105,870 | 100 | 1.83 | 1.85 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $96,240 | 190 | 0.34 | 1.76 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $80,240 | 270 | 1.62 | 1.61 |
| Napa, CA | $79,590 | 40 | 3.67 | 1.44 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $78,870 | 140 | 1 | 1.55 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $78,200 | 80 | 0.23 | 1.44 |
| commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $77,290 | 70 | 0.31 | 1.48 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $74,570 | 30 | 0.47 | 1.57 |
| Visalia, CA | $47,130 | 230 | 10.92 | 1.04 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $46,940 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 0.96 |
| Tucson, AZ | $46,820 | 340 | 7.13 | 0.98 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $45,770 | 50 | 6.53 | 1.03 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $45,700 | 60 | 3 | 0.98 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $44,920 | 70 | 2.54 | 1.00 |
| Yuma, AZ | $44,320 | 40 | 5.13 | 1.00 |
| Ocala, FL | $43,670 | 70 | 4.96 | 0.99 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $37,450 | 320 | 6.32 | 0.78 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $37,130 | 400 | 10.59 | 0.79 |
The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.
What do these published wages mean for an offer?
Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National, the published median for SOC 47-2161, Plasterers and Stucco Masons, is $57,660 per year. The middle half of the Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National wage distribution runs from $47,970 to $71,310, a width of $23,340 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.
For the national Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator comparison, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA reports $57,930 per year while Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ reports $49,700 per year; these are the largest-employment metros with published medians for the occupation, rather than neighboring places to a national estimate. The United States Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator figure pools markets with different work scopes and schedules, so use the area table before setting a local offer.
The highest published medians among the selected national industry rows for Plasterers and Stucco Masons, read alongside Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National, are Nonresidential Building Construction at $109,990 per year (NAICS 236200); Construction of Buildings at $94,280 per year (NAICS 236000); Building Equipment Contractors at $82,660 per year (NAICS 238200). Those Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National industry comparisons are national cross-sections, not local industry estimates; BLS does not give us a metro-by-industry wage cut here, and overlapping industry groups should not be added together.
The Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National median was $56,020 per year in May 2024, compared with $57,660 in May 2025, a published difference of $1,640. That Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National comparison is between separate BLS releases, not the raise paid to the same workers or a projection of next year's offer. Read the $56,020 and $57,660 Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.
Before offering $57,660 per year for Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National, separate on-call duties, overtime, travel reimbursement, tool replacement and any truck allowance separately; prevailing wage and union requirements must be checked against the actual assignment. The Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National BLS comparison includes ordinary wages and qualifying incentive pay, but leaves overtime, discretionary bonuses, benefits and relocation outside this wage figure. A candidate's take-home pay and the employer's total cost for Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.
The mapping for Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National is broader: BLS groups Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator within Plasterers and Stucco Masons; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately. When calibrating a Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National opening, the work checks include Three-coat stucco over lath; EIFS manufacturer installer training; ask for evidence of that scope instead of using a percentile as a substitute for qualification. A broader occupation can combine jobs that a Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.
Questions about this occupation and area
What does the middle-half band tell a Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National buyer?
Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National has a published middle-half band of $47,970 to $71,310, a width of $23,340 per year, with median $57,660. An offer inside that Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National band is not automatically competitive for every scope; match the required work and the separate pay terms first.
Which areas should I compare before hiring Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National?
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA and Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ are the largest-employment comparison markets used for Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National. Comparing those Plasterers and Stucco Masons tables with the $57,660 Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National median does not measure commuting costs or predict what a particular applicant will accept.
Are the industry figures local to Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National?
Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National uses national industry rows for SOC 47-2161, not local sector-specific wages. Nonresidential Building Construction leads the selected sortable rows at $109,990 per year, but that national industry figure is not a quoted offer for Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National.
What changed between the releases for Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National?
Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National moved from $56,020 in May 2024 to $57,660 in May 2025. These Plasterer / Stucco & EIFS Applicator in National published medians do not describe an individual raise or establish a future wage trend.
What changed since May 2024
SOC 47-2161. Published annual median: $56,020 (May 2024) and $57,660 (May 2025). These are two BLS releases, not a projection.