There is provided a piezoelectric thin-film resonator including a substrate, a lower electrode disposed on the substrate, a piezoelectric film disposed on the lower electrode, an upper electrode disposed on the piezoelectric film in such a manner that a portion of the upper electrode is opposed to the lower electrode, and a mass element disposed on the upper electrode in a portion of an edge of the region of the upper electrode in which the upper electrode and the lower electrode are opposed to each other.