Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in the US
A helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons earns a national median of $40,470 a year (mean $42,440) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #721 of 825.
How much does a helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons earn in the US?
A helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons in the United States earns a median of $40,470 a year (mean $42,440), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 21% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 7,490 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-3014), ranked #721 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$40,470
per year
Mean
$42,440
per year
Employment
7,490
US workers
National rank
#721
of 825 by median
What a helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons (SOC 47-3014) earns a median annual wage of $40,470 and a mean (average) of $42,440. The median is the midpoint — half of helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons earn more and half earn less — and is 21% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons is $40,470, and the mean (average) is $42,440. The median is the midpoint — half of helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons earn more and half earn less.
- How does helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons pay compare to the US average?
- At $40,470, a helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons earns 21% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 7,490 helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons employed nationally (SOC 47-3014), across all industries.
- Where does this helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 47-3014. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 47-3014 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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