Best Cities for Plasterers and Stucco Masonss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where plasterers and stucco masonss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.89	$108,160	$108,704	16%
2	New YorkState	1.85	$120,180	$106,827	18%
3	MinnesotaState	1.81	$102,530	$104,622	15%
4	IllinoisState	1.67	$93,790	$96,294	17%
5	HawaiiState	1.64	$104,260	$94,782	27%
6	MissouriState	1.55	$79,380	$89,594	16%
7	New HampshireState	1.52	$93,000	$87,736	20%
8	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.47	$77,290	$84,748	19%
9	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.47	$78,870	$84,989	20%
10	MichiganState	1.37	$72,990	$79,079	18%
11	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.31	$78,200	$75,556	24%
12	PennsylvaniaState	1.25	$70,030	$72,196	22%
13	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.24	$66,330	$71,708	21%
14	OregonState	1.20	$71,180	$69,107	27%
15	OhioState	1.19	$62,200	$68,805	20%
16	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.13	$70,500	$65,399	31%
17	New JerseyState	1.12	$69,990	$64,329	31%
18	VirginiaState	1.07	$64,120	$61,952	29%
19	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.05	$72,700	$60,483	52%
20	IndianaState	1.03	$53,930	$59,591	23%
21	KansasState	1.03	$53,440	$59,378	23%
22	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.02	$56,990	$58,632	33%
23	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.99	$64,310	$57,012	37%
24	OklahomaState	0.97	$49,450	$55,876	23%
25	LouisianaState	0.96	$49,950	$55,438	25%
26	WisconsinState	0.95	$50,700	$54,930	26%
27	CaliforniaState	0.94	$59,940	$54,146	45%
28	NevadaState	0.93	$53,610	$53,503	33%
29	TexasState	0.93	$51,140	$53,494	32%
30	UtahState	0.93	$53,710	$53,603	33%
31	MarylandState	0.90	$56,890	$52,097	35%
32	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.89	$58,860	$51,496	45%
33	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.86	$57,930	$49,725	47%
34	ArizonaState	0.85	$49,510	$49,068	36%
35	New MexicoState	0.85	$45,350	$49,293	28%
36	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.85	$51,900	$49,055	39%
37	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.85	$48,260	$48,995	43%
38	MontanaState	0.84	$46,540	$48,278	29%
39	WashingtonState	0.84	$51,840	$48,313	44%
40	FloridaState	0.81	$47,420	$46,719	44%
41	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.79	$49,290	$45,429	50%
42	ColoradoState	0.78	$47,570	$45,133	47%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).