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Plasterer pay in New York

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$120,180statewide median a year
$57.78median an hour
#1of 28 states
—plasterers employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Plasterers in New York earn a statewide median of $120,180 a year, 104% above the typical U.S. metro, ranking #1 of 28 states. About — people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$52,060Entry · 10th$73,00025th$120,180Median$120,19075th$120,210Top · 90th

States ranked near New York

New York$120,180
Hawaii$104,260
Minnesota$102,530
Illinois$93,790

See all states on the plasterers nationwide.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes plasterer pay for 1 New York metro: New York.

MetroMedian payReal payJobs
New YorkNEW YORK · NY$120,180$106,767840

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of a framed wall and roof with dimensions, illustrating plasterer work in New York
Plasterer pay in New York: $120,180 statewide median, BLS May 2025.

Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.

Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2.8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,500 openings a year. Typical training: long-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, plasterers have 157 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 1.8× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.

What the work is like Government data

How often plasterers deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherVery often
Indoors with heating and air conditioningRarely
Very hot or cold conditionsSometimes
Working at heightsSometimes
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesSometimes
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsOccasionally
Loud noiseOften
Hazardous conditionsOccasionally
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingOften
SittingRarely

Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Serious injuries & deaths reported to OSHA Government data

From 2015 to 2024, drywall and plaster contractors in New York filed 25 severe injury reports (a hospital stay, amputation or loss of an eye), 2 of them involving an amputation. The most common cause was falls, slips and trips (60% of reports). These cover everyone at those employers, not only plasterers.

OSHA Severe Injury Reports, January 2015–December 2024 (states under federal OSHA only).

Licensing in New York Official source

New York licenses most trades at the city or county level (e.g. New York City). Check with the building or licensing office where you plan to work.

Requirements for plasterers vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Union membership

In 2025, 21.3% of wage and salary workers in New York were union members, above the U.S. rate of about 10% (#2 of 51 states and D.C.), and 22.5% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only plasterers.

BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.

Cities in New York

New YorkNEW YORK · NY+0.6%population since 2020 · 4.8% unemployment

All trades in New York.

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