Stonemasons Salary in the United States
The median annual wage for stonemasons in the U.S. is $57,390 ($27.59 per hour), according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $57,390
- Mean annual wage
- $60,710
- Median hourly wage
- $27.59
- Employment
- 7,820
7,820 employed
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,300 | $18.89 |
| 25th percentile | $45,450 | $21.85 |
| Median (50th) | $57,390 | $27.59 |
| 75th percentile | $71,630 | $34.44 |
| 90th percentile | $86,180 | $41.43 |
Highest-paying states for stonemasons
| State | Median annual wage | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $82,740 | 70 |
| Nevada | $79,600 | 220 |
| Washington | $78,010 | 350 |
| Massachusetts | $69,610 | — |
| New Jersey | $66,210 | — |
| Vermont | $65,950 | 80 |
| Rhode Island | $62,510 | — |
| Montana | $61,040 | 160 |
| Maine | $60,980 | 230 |
| California | $60,930 | 1,250 |
Lowest-paying states
- Mississippi: $40,700 median annual wage
- Oklahoma: $40,930 median annual wage
- Arizona: $42,130 median annual wage
- Alabama: $42,210 median annual wage
- Missouri: $43,880 median annual wage
About this occupation
Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.
Typical tasks
- Remove sections of monument from truck bed, and guide stone onto foundation, using skids, hoist, or truck crane.
- Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
- Set stone or marble in place, according to layout or pattern.
- Remove wedges, fill joints between stones, finish joints between stones, using a trowel, and smooth the mortar to an attractive finish, using a tuck pointer.
- Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools.
- Lay brick to build shells of chimneys and smokestacks or to line or reline industrial furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations.
Education of the current workforce — typical entry: High school diploma or equivalent
| Education level | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Less than high school diploma | 34.0% |
| High school diploma or equivalent | 44.6% |
| Some college, no degree | 12.8% |
| Associate's degree | 3.9% |
| Bachelor's degree | 4.1% |
| Master's degree | 0.5% |
| Doctoral or professional degree | 0.1% |
Occupation profile data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- CareerOneStop Occupation Profiles — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 14, 2026.
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