SOC 47-2022 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Stonemasons make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Stonemasons in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $36,300. The 10th percentile is $35,090 and the 90th percentile is $69,120. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$36,300
- 10th percentile
- $35,090
- 25th percentile
- $36,300
- Median
- $36,300
- 75th percentile
- $65,210
- 90th percentile
- $69,120
- Mean
- $48,080
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Stonemasons, the published 10th percentile is $35,090 and the 90th percentile is $69,120. The difference is $34,030, which is 93.7% 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 $36,300 to the 75th at $65,210, covers $28,910.
The mean annual wage is $48,080, which sits above the median of $36,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY median is 36.7% lower than the national median of $57,390 for Stonemasons. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,874, which is 34% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 22.7% lower than the New York median of $46,980.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 95.844, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Stonemasons at $37,874 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Stonemasons. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ranks 2nd of 2 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).).
- Pittsburgh, PA is 186 miles away, with a median of $65,530 and employment of 50. That median is 80.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,219, against $37,874 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · Stonemasons by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Stonemasons make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Stonemasons in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $36,300. The 10th percentile is $35,090 and the 90th percentile is $69,120.
How does that compare with the national median for Stonemasons?
The local median is 36.7% lower than the national median of $57,390.
What is Stonemasons pay in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 95.844, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,300 is $37,874. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY compare with nearby metros for Stonemasons?
Pittsburgh, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 186 miles away, at $65,530. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.