Highest-paying Cities for Stonemasons

The top 100 highest paying cities for stonemasons (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of stonemasons in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $101,570, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is the highest paying city for stonemasons. It is followed by Framingham, Massachusetts (average annual salary $91,400). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of stonemasons in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Stonemasons

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$101,570	$60,360	120
2	Framingham, Massachusetts	$91,400	$45,060	60
3	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$86,540	$37,140	n/a
4	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$80,250	$61,480	90
5	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$76,870	$64,130	850
6	New Haven, Connecticut	$69,360	$63,140	70
7	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$65,490	$39,440	30
8	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$63,640	$30,580	n/a
9	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$62,760	$34,050	110
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$60,890	$37,610	490
11	Stockton, California	$60,500	$46,860	70
12	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$59,850	$43,980	450
13	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$59,610	$34,690	130
14	Fresno, California	$59,070	$40,560	40
15	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$58,940	$50,830	90
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$58,520	$47,290	70
17	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$58,520	$43,730	80
18	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$57,580	$32,390	n/a
19	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$57,370	$34,890	310
20	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$57,090	$46,850	70
21	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$56,230	$24,380	150
22	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$56,050	$21,780	190
23	Wichita, Kansas	$55,750	$36,380	40
24	Springfield, Missouri	$55,550	$19,120	30
25	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$54,910	$33,380	200
26	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$54,040	$38,610	250
27	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$53,540	$22,740	40
28	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$53,310	$34,310	40
29	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$52,460	$46,350	80
30	Danbury, Connecticut	$51,800	$41,850	n/a
31	Salem, Oregon	$51,620	$40,120	50
32	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$51,260	$28,890	50
33	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$51,180	$37,790	150
34	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$51,130	$43,680	350
35	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$50,380	$35,500	n/a
36	Rochester, New York	$50,180	$42,190	n/a
37	Salt Lake City, Utah	$50,140	$31,240	250
38	Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$49,990	$25,240	40
39	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$49,880	$29,350	30
40	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$49,650	$47,110	230
41	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$49,420	$41,030	30
42	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$48,990	$34,320	40
43	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$48,880	$31,200	40
44	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$48,270	$37,500	60
45	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$48,090	$30,820	140
46	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$47,890	$41,010	90
47	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$47,890	$28,360	330
48	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$47,850	$42,560	60
49	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$47,630	$36,800	50
50	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$47,620	$35,550	n/a
51	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$46,780	$38,950	n/a
52	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$46,750	$37,960	500
53	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$46,640	$29,010	110
54	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$46,580	$37,560	n/a
55	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$46,520	$41,570	80
56	Kansas City, Missouri	$46,430	$40,230	50
57	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$46,420	$41,590	n/a
58	Jacksonville, Florida	$46,340	$38,700	n/a
59	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$46,330	$37,690	50
60	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$46,110	$46,110	160
61	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$45,770	$31,210	n/a
62	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$45,650	$34,910	30
63	Springfield, Massachusetts	$45,310	$40,140	70
64	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$44,630	$37,930	50
65	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$44,140	$30,600	50
66	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$44,120	$28,160	90
67	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$43,790	$37,310	40
68	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$43,680	$37,930	90
69	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$43,170	$34,400	n/a
70	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$43,140	$37,400	50
71	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$42,210	$23,420	120
72	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$42,030	$33,200	240
73	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$41,570	$31,880	100
74	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$41,320	$35,410	40
75	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$40,400	$32,680	60
76	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$39,430	$32,860	n/a
77	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$39,110	$32,790	90
78	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$38,970	$37,060	40
79	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$38,450	$32,850	60
80	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$38,330	$28,610	610
81	Worcester, Massachusetts	$38,280	$32,180	100
82	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$38,260	$33,590	80
83	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$38,170	$38,170	220
84	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$38,150	$27,330	40
85	Charlottesville, Virginia	$38,130	$28,720	n/a
86	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$38,050	$28,110	60
87	Provo-Orem, Utah	$37,930	$37,790	190
88	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$37,840	$33,400	n/a
89	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$37,700	$24,770	120
90	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$37,640	$28,940	50
91	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$37,580	$25,810	100
92	Honolulu, Hawaii	$37,360	$22,350	n/a
93	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$37,340	$27,980	160
94	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$37,170	$29,200	n/a
95	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$36,970	$29,900	40
96	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$36,910	$29,490	750
97	Salisbury, Maryland	$36,820	$29,370	40
98	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$36,800	$28,890	n/a
99	St George, Utah	$36,740	$18,810	190
100	Columbia, South Carolina	$36,430	$22,930	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for stonemasons.