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Highest Paying Industries for Stonemasons

The top 28 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $58,270, poured concrete foundation and structure contractors is the highest paying industry for stonemasons. It is followed by local government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $51,230). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of stonemasons in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 28 Highest Paying Industries for Stonemasons

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	$58,270	$43,350	n/a
2	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$51,230	$41,640	40
3	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$51,230	$41,640	40
4	Federal, State, and Local Government	$51,230	$41,640	40
5	Administrative and Support Services	$45,350	$27,950	660
6	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$45,350	$27,950	660
7	Nonresidential Building Construction	$45,080	$21,040	280
8	Landscaping Services	$44,400	$34,360	310
9	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$42,750	$27,270	460
10	Building Finishing Contractors	$39,530	$24,950	2,150
11	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$38,420	$23,120	5,890
12	Construction of Buildings	$38,320	$23,680	610
13	Masonry Contractors	$38,260	$23,010	5,770
14	Construction	$38,090	$23,570	9,220
15	Specialty Trade Contractors	$38,080	$23,570	8,610
16	Residential Building Construction	$36,960	$27,190	330
17	Drywall and Insulation Contractors	$36,530	$32,070	n/a
18	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$34,220	$26,840	n/a
19	Manufacturing	$33,580	$23,030	760
20	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$33,490	$23,240	740
21	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$33,340	$22,780	660
22	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$32,050	$20,960	190
23	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$31,450	$21,110	190
24	Wholesale Trade	$31,450	$21,110	190
25	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$30,950	$23,040	580
26	Retail Trade	$30,710	$20,090	340
27	Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$30,000	$19,840	310
28	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$30,000	$19,840	310