A austenitic stainless steel weld metal which has a chemical composition consisting of, by mass %, C: 0.01 to 0.10%, Si: 0.20 to 0.70%, Mn: 0.8 to 2.5%, P: 0.035% or less, S: 0.0030% or less, Cu: 0.01 to 0.60%, Co: 0.01 to 1.00%, Ni: 8.0 to 12.0%, Cr: 14.5 to 17.5%, Mo: 1.0 to 2.2%, N: 0.02 to 0.10%, Al: 0.030% or less, O: 0.020% or less, Sn: 0 to 0.01%, Sb: 0 to 0.01%, As: 0 to 0.01%, Bi: 0 to 0.01%, V: 0 to 0.10%, Nb: 0 to 0.10%, Ti: 0 to 0.10%, W: 0 to 0.50%, B: 0 to 0.005%, Ca: 0 to 0.010%, Mg: 0 to 0.010% and REM: 0 to 0.10%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfying [17.5≤Cr+Mo+1.5×Si≤19.5] and [11.0≤Ni+30×(C+N)+0.5×(Mn+Cu+Co)≤17.0].