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Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in Baltimore, MD

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons in Baltimore, MD have a median annual salary of $39,080, with 50 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $43,900 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$39,080

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.79

Employment

50

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$31,200
10th
$38,380
25th
$39,080
Median
$40,760
75th
$43,900
90th

Local compared with national

Baltimore, MD

$39,080

Median annual · 2025

United States

$40,470

Median annual · 2025

The Baltimore, MD median is 3.4% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,390).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  2. 2.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.8
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 2.8
  6. 6.Time ManagementImportance 2.8
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.6
  8. 8.Operations MonitoringImportance 2.6
  9. 9.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.6
  10. 10.Service OrientationImportance 2.5
  11. 11.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.5
  12. 12.TroubleshootingImportance 2.5

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • A-Systems JobView
  • Apple iWork
  • Construction Software Center EasyEst
  • Cost estimating software
  • Evergreen Technology Eagle Bid Estimating
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • On Center Quick Bid
  • Sage Construction Anywhere
  • Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal

Common tasks

  • Clean work areas and equipment.
  • Supply or hold tools and materials.
  • Apply protective coverings, such as masking tape, to articles or areas that could be damaged or stained by work processes.
  • Smooth surfaces of articles to be painted, using sanding and buffing tools and equipment.
  • Erect scaffolding.
  • Perform support duties to assist painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or masons.
  • Fill cracks or breaks in surfaces of plaster articles or areas with putty or epoxy compounds.
  • Mix plaster, and carry plaster to plasterers.
  • Pour specified amounts of chemical solutions into stripping tanks.
  • Place articles to be stripped into stripping tanks.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons salary in other locations

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