Highest-paying Cities for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

The top 100 highest paying cities for cement masons and concrete finishers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of cement masons and concrete finishers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $85,160, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is the highest paying city for cement masons and concrete finishers. It is followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois (average annual salary $84,300). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of cement masons and concrete finishers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$85,160	$38,120	2,690
2	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$84,300	$37,100	5,020
3	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$81,030	$47,070	630
4	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$79,520	$58,100	70
5	Carbondale-Marion, Illinois	$78,480	$47,540	120
6	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$77,720	$30,050	2,290
7	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$77,070	$47,960	1,920
8	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$76,860	$47,850	6,520
9	Springfield, Illinois	$76,830	$32,880	140
10	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$76,260	$34,830	180
11	Decatur, Illinois	$75,300	$36,350	40
12	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$74,290	$46,410	70
13	East Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$74,220	$42,320	30
14	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$73,840	$46,340	50
15	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$73,130	$43,850	80
16	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$71,840	$41,540	320
17	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$71,500	$46,350	2,370
18	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$69,470	$47,060	90
19	Springfield, Massachusetts	$69,160	$47,390	240
20	Peoria, Illinois	$68,110	$31,760	270
21	Honolulu, Hawaii	$67,480	$51,260	620
22	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$67,110	$46,990	140
23	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$66,340	$48,870	100
24	Worcester, Massachusetts	$66,120	$46,850	140
25	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$65,970	$29,570	30
26	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$65,900	$45,800	190
27	Anchorage, Alaska	$65,620	$38,560	70
28	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$65,060	$43,470	1,330
29	Redding, California	$64,970	$41,460	180
30	Ocean City, New Jersey	$64,790	$46,840	70
31	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$64,680	$48,260	2,970
32	Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$63,960	$19,180	50
33	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$63,860	$51,650	40
34	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$63,610	$46,630	2,970
35	Modesto, California	$63,490	$45,920	310
36	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$63,460	$38,370	40
37	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$63,220	$46,180	1,720
38	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$62,880	$44,080	90
39	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$62,480	$29,330	290
40	Salinas, California	$62,440	$46,030	130
41	Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan	$62,360	$37,710	50
42	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$62,100	$45,240	310
43	Yuba City, California	$62,040	$39,610	110
44	Rochester, Minnesota	$61,850	$41,600	140
45	Springfield, Ohio	$61,750	$39,040	40
46	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$61,690	$41,280	160
47	Framingham, Massachusetts	$61,380	$36,050	160
48	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$61,330	$38,540	270
49	Carson City, Nevada	$61,240	$46,740	30
50	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$61,120	$37,970	1,090
51	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$61,100	$39,170	70
52	Spokane, Washington	$61,080	$40,060	540
53	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$60,990	$39,090	1,900
54	Bellingham, Washington	$60,970	$37,830	170
55	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$60,870	$39,540	160
56	Bloomington, Illinois	$60,620	$36,770	120
57	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$60,610	$39,670	90
58	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$60,550	$41,620	110
59	St Cloud, Minnesota	$60,540	$44,810	170
60	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$60,470	$40,650	450
61	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$60,460	$39,730	920
62	Akron, Ohio	$60,360	$38,570	260
63	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$60,330	$40,770	1,070
64	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$60,330	$48,300	60
65	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$60,210	$39,620	40
66	Longview, Washington	$60,000	$38,950	50
67	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$59,910	$39,240	7,260
68	Rockford, Illinois	$59,880	$33,000	150
69	Napa, California	$59,620	$43,080	120
70	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$59,520	$38,290	150
71	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$59,500	$38,730	390
72	Madison, Wisconsin	$59,340	$41,040	550
73	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$59,310	$37,880	110
74	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$59,220	$30,720	700
75	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$59,210	$46,630	460
76	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$59,210	$51,780	n/a
77	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$59,110	$38,640	2,130
78	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$59,080	$38,570	1,760
79	Duluth, Wisconsin	$59,050	$43,530	210
80	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$58,950	$39,160	260
81	Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana	$58,870	$37,380	70
82	Corvallis, Oregon	$58,840	$37,840	40
83	Yakima, Washington	$58,800	$40,020	90
84	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$58,800	$40,790	130
85	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$58,780	$44,990	80
86	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$58,760	$39,430	80
87	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$58,610	$38,560	330
88	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$58,550	$39,500	580
89	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$58,490	$40,160	140
90	New Haven, Connecticut	$58,470	$46,380	120
91	Janesville, Wisconsin	$58,260	$39,190	120
92	Rochester, New York	$58,230	$39,650	300
93	Joplin, Missouri	$58,230	$35,280	110
94	Gary, Indiana	$58,160	$30,850	460
95	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$58,130	$49,400	210
96	Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$58,100	$52,190	40
97	St Louis, Missouri	$58,030	$37,120	2,700
98	Danbury, Connecticut	$58,000	$49,710	70
99	Walla Walla, Washington	$57,810	$38,760	90
100	Albany, Oregon	$57,800	$39,360	70

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for cement masons and concrete finishers.