SOC 47-2161 · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro

Plasterers and Stucco Masons Salary in San Francisco, CA

The average salary for plasterers and stucco masons in San Francisco, California is $77,110 a year ($37.07 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $71,310: half of the 580 people in this job in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 24% more than the U.S. average for this job ($62,050).

$77,110average per year

$37.07 / hourMedian $71,310Take-home ≈ $59,981

  • $53K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $71KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $110K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

580people in this job
+24%vs U.S. average
#1 of 18California metros
116cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Plasterers and Stucco Masons pay range in San Francisco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $110,170 or more. The middle half of plasterers and stucco masons in San Francisco earn between $57,180 and $92,990.

  • $53K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $71KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $110K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$77,110$6,426$37.07
Median$71,310$5,942$34.28
Entry level (25th percentile)$57,180$4,765$27.49
Experienced (75th percentile)$92,990$7,749$44.71

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Plasterers and Stucco Masons pay in San Francisco vs. California and the U.S.

Plasterers and stucco masons in San Francisco earn 20% more than the California average ($64,030) and 24% more than the U.S. average ($62,050). At the median the gap is +24% against the U.S. median of $57,660.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Francisco$77,110$71,310$52,830$110,170580
California$64,030$59,940$46,460$95,2406,780
United States$62,050$57,660$39,560$96,71019,310

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Plasterers and Stucco Masons salary after taxes in San Francisco

On the average salary of $77,110, a single filer in San Francisco takes home about $59,981 a year, or $4,998 a month and $2,307 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is San Francisco a good place for plasterers and stucco masons? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Francisco area are 16% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 115.6), so the average $77,110 buys what about $66,697 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in San Francisco ($74,260). A typical home costs $1,149,215, or 14.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Plasterers and Stucco Masons salary in other California cities

San Francisco ranks 1st of 18 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for plasterers and stucco masons

Minneapolis, MN pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($104,750).

Plasterers and Stucco Masons salary by city

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Plasterers and Stucco Masons salary in San Francisco: questions

How much do plasterers and stucco masons make an hour in San Francisco?

$37.07 an hour on average, and $34.28 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level plasterers and stucco masons salary in San Francisco?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,830 a year and the 25th percentile is $57,180, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the plasterers and stucco masons take-home pay in San Francisco?

About $59,981 a year ($4,998 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,110. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do plasterers and stucco masons earn more in San Francisco than elsewhere?

The average here is 24% more than the U.S. average for this job ($62,050).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 47-2161; area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (41860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.96, this job is 2.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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