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

How much do Plasterers and Stucco Masons make in Salinas, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Plasterers and Stucco Masons in Salinas, CA is $64,330. The 10th percentile is $46,750 and the 90th percentile is $77,350. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$64,330

10th percentile
$46,750
25th percentile
$57,820
Median
$64,330
75th percentile
$75,950
90th percentile
$77,350
Mean
$65,680

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Plasterers and Stucco Masons, the published 10th percentile is $46,750 and the 90th percentile is $77,350. The difference is $30,600, which is 47.6% 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 $57,820 to the 75th at $75,950, covers $18,130.

The mean annual wage is $65,680, which sits above the median of $64,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salinas, CA median is 11.6% higher than the national median of $57,660 for Plasterers and Stucco Masons. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,996, which is 2.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.3% higher than the California median of $59,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salinas, CA is 109.042, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Plasterers and Stucco Masons at $58,996 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Plasterers and Stucco Masons. Salinas, CA ranks 5th of 13 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).).

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 46 miles away, with a median of $72,700 and employment of 420. That median is 13% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,838, against $58,996 here.
  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 66 miles away, with a median of $68,210 and employment of 100. That median is 6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,068, against $58,996 here.
  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $62,790 and employment of 50. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,820, against $58,996 here.

Employment share

Plasterers and Stucco Masons accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Salinas, CA (80 of 186,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,310 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.46 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Plasterers and Stucco Masons make in Salinas, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Plasterers and Stucco Masons in Salinas, CA is $64,330. The 10th percentile is $46,750 and the 90th percentile is $77,350. Employment is 80.

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

The local median is 11.6% higher than the national median of $57,660.

What is Plasterers and Stucco Masons pay in Salinas, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salinas, CA is 109.042, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $64,330 is $58,996. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Salinas, CA compare with nearby metros for Plasterers and Stucco Masons?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $72,700. Salinas, CA ranks 5th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.