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Stonemason salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a stonemason is $72,800 per annum, before tax, up $15,000 since 2018.
What you earn follows the building and construction award, so your classification, whether you have finished your apprenticeship and any site or enterprise agreement set the base rate. Heritage restoration, memorial work and stone benchtop fabrication sit at different rates, and penalty rates and overtime on commercial sites add to weekly pay. Stonemasons who subcontract or run their own business price each job themselves, so their earnings move with the work they can win.
Roles that pay more than stonemason
The largest typical pay rise is $47,700 a year, moving into Bricklayer.
- Bricklayer+$47,700/yr
- Concreter+$42,100/yr
- Carpenter+$18,700/yr
How to negotiate a higher stonemason salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time stonemason salary is $72,800; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Stonemasons are on the national skills shortage list, so employers are more likely to move on price to keep or attract someone in a role they're struggling to fill.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Craft and handmade production and Hand and power tool work tend to command a premium over general stonemason experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Bricklayer pays a typical $47,700 a year more and draws on similar skills, even mentioning you're weighing it up is a legitimate data point in a pay conversation.
- Time it deliberately. Reviews, the end of a project you delivered, or taking on responsibility beyond your job description are stronger moments to ask than an arbitrary date on the calendar.
- Ask for a number, not a raise. "Based on the market rate and [specific contribution], I'd like to move to X" gets a clearer answer than "I think I deserve more."
Stonemason salary questions
How much do stonemasons earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a stonemason is $72,800 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is stonemason pay rising or falling?
The median stonemason salary is up $15,000 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than stonemason?
Bricklayer pays a typical $47,700 a year more and draws on similar skills to stonemason.