Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers: Wages & Billed Rates by Metro (May 2024)

Across the 99 largest metros we cover, the median hourly wage for cement masons & concrete finishers is $27.66. Billed labor rates run higher once workers' compensation, overhead, and margin are added. Pick a metro for the full breakdown.

MetroMedian wageEst. billed rate
Urban Honolulu, HI$43.33$95.86–$118.36
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$39.51$91.61–$124.79
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$36.85$94.87–$126.14
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$36.39$94.25–$123.58
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$35.91$92.54–$119.10
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$34.36$92.73–$108.86
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$33.42$92.43–$119.80
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$33.08$92.30–$110.69
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$33.00$92.06–$110.94
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$31.92$91.90–$114.47
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$31.67$90.89–$119.82
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$31.63$93.44–$106.00
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$31.46$80.14–$101.28
Toledo, OH$31.42$84.09–$101.05
Madison, WI$31.40$91.78–$106.63
Reno, NV$30.56$74.17–$94.90
Cleveland, OH$30.53$73.10–$90.92
Akron, OH$30.39$72.25–$91.08
Columbus, OH$30.32$85.15–$103.44
Syracuse, NY$30.30$74.90–$91.78
St. Louis, MO-IL$30.26$85.40–$107.39
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$30.23$91.33–$114.01
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$30.12$73.17–$90.60
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$30.12$73.42–$90.63
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$29.95$55.44–$68.55
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$29.77$72.16–$84.16
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$29.64$75.22–$95.81
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$29.60$76.36–$93.01
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$29.52$78.32–$85.88
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$29.51$87.23–$111.58
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$29.50$87.06–$110.91
Pittsburgh, PA$29.49$74.79–$90.81
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$29.45$86.88–$109.92
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$29.32$73.58–$88.79
Colorado Springs, CO$29.26$65.38–$73.95
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$29.10$79.81–$99.07
Rochester, NY$28.96$73.57–$91.25
Baton Rouge, LA$28.80$72.79–$86.36
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$28.62$64.25–$74.18
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$28.50$73.26–$83.24
Fresno, CA$28.33$75.01–$95.09
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$28.29$73.26–$84.71
Kansas City, MO-KS$28.27$73.48–$89.57
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$28.19$63.29–$73.92
New Haven, CT$28.15$72.63–$82.74
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$27.80$73.35–$92.95
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$27.75$65.30–$79.59
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$27.74$71.38–$84.24
Stockton-Lodi, CA$27.73$84.34–$101.66
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$27.66$74.91–$84.27
Portland-South Portland, ME$27.49$87.70–$103.65
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$27.48$71.73–$84.24
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$27.08$82.33–$96.07
Ogden, UT$24.93$63.01–$72.74
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$24.87$70.48–$81.61
Tucson, AZ$24.31$52.94–$60.94
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$24.21$62.72–$73.48
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$24.01$62.76–$72.47
Albuquerque, NM$23.80$53.56–$62.39
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$23.74$60.42–$71.77
Lexington-Fayette, KY$23.62$56.62–$70.78
Omaha, NE-IA$23.57$62.31–$72.58
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$23.48$57.60–$70.85
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$23.48$49.59–$56.14
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$23.42$62.30–$69.37
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$23.36$58.46–$70.98
Columbia, SC$23.24$47.39–$61.30
Boise City, ID$23.23$61.80–$70.66
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$23.07$59.48–$66.35
Greensboro-High Point, NC$23.04$57.58–$63.50
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$23.03$47.10–$55.35
Wichita, KS$22.97$61.47–$70.73
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$22.96$59.96–$68.08
Oklahoma City, OK$22.95$58.07–$66.59
Raleigh-Cary, NC$22.93$61.40–$67.51
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$22.81$50.96–$60.47
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$22.80$47.70–$55.98
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$22.80$62.44–$70.18
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$22.72$58.25–$71.41
Tulsa, OK$22.68$49.64–$56.03
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$22.67$47.62–$54.99
Richmond, VA$22.62$55.74–$67.27
Jackson, MS$22.51$47.38–$54.38
Birmingham, AL$22.46$46.62–$60.73
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$22.45$47.89–$55.07
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$22.44$46.55–$59.44
Chattanooga, TN-GA$22.29$48.65–$54.90
Winston-Salem, NC$22.29$47.21–$55.86
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$22.18$47.70–$58.63
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$22.16$48.88–$59.19
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$21.96$45.73–$54.19
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$21.95$49.14–$58.70
Knoxville, TN$21.89$47.76–$55.00
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$21.68$47.91–$59.72
Jacksonville, FL$21.31$56.90–$65.89
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$21.10$58.19–$67.18
El Paso, TX$20.28$45.34–$51.52
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$17.15$41.20–$50.06
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$13.64$36.98–$45.15

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2024 (SOC 47-2051). Billed rates are model estimates; see methodology.