SOC 47-2161 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Plasterers and Stucco Masons make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Plasterers and Stucco Masons in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $51,900. The 10th percentile is $41,210 and the 90th percentile is $57,550. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$51,900

10th percentile
$41,210
25th percentile
$50,650
Median
$51,900
75th percentile
$51,900
90th percentile
$57,550
Mean
$51,560

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Percentile spread

For Plasterers and Stucco Masons, the published 10th percentile is $41,210 and the 90th percentile is $57,550. The difference is $16,340, which is 31.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $50,650 to the 75th at $51,900, covers $1,250.

The mean annual wage is $51,560, which sits below the median of $51,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 10% lower than the national median of $57,660 for Plasterers and Stucco Masons. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,671, which is 13.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.8% lower than the Maryland median of $56,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Plasterers and Stucco Masons at $49,671 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Plasterers and Stucco Masons. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 5th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $64,310 and employment of 110. That median is 23.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,063, against $49,671 here.
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $78,200 and employment of 80. That median is 50.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,253, against $49,671 here.
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 176 miles away, with a median of $120,180 and employment of 840. That median is 131.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,767, against $49,671 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Plasterers and Stucco Masons make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Plasterers and Stucco Masons in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $51,900. The 10th percentile is $41,210 and the 90th percentile is $57,550.

How does that compare with the national median for Plasterers and Stucco Masons?

The local median is 10% lower than the national median of $57,660.

What is Plasterers and Stucco Masons pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $51,900 is $49,671. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD compare with nearby metros for Plasterers and Stucco Masons?

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 60 miles away, at $64,310. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 5th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.