The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,800, Illinois is the highest paying state for cement masons and concrete finishers. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $80,270). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | $80,800 |
$35,440 | 7,250 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $80,270 |
$47,070 | 840 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $76,400 |
$46,960 | 2,670 |
| 4 | New York | $70,800 |
$44,490 | 7,160 |
| 5 | Alaska | $64,860 |
$38,490 | 100 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $63,440 |
$38,060 | 100 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $62,510 |
$37,530 | 2,210 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $62,400 |
$46,630 | 4,580 |
| 9 | Washington | $60,710 |
$43,950 | 5,400 |
| 10 | California | $59,330 |
$38,830 | 25,330 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $58,590 |
$45,250 | 700 |
| 12 | Nevada | $58,040 |
$39,390 | 2,840 |
| 13 | Oregon | $55,970 |
$38,570 | 2,330 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | $55,780 |
$38,510 | 5,070 |
| 15 | District of Columbia | $55,550 |
$37,620 | 260 |
| 16 | Colorado | $50,660 |
$38,800 | 6,070 |
| 17 | Utah | $50,470 |
$37,140 | 4,130 |
| 18 | Missouri | $50,130 |
$36,990 | 6,110 |
| 19 | Ohio | $49,550 |
$36,130 | 4,850 |
| 20 | Arizona | $49,540 |
$37,930 | 6,450 |
| 21 | Indiana | $49,230 |
$36,040 | 4,030 |
| 22 | Michigan | $48,890 |
$36,730 | 5,110 |
| 23 | Delaware | $48,760 |
$38,470 | 370 |
| 24 | Vermont | $48,340 |
$37,530 | 210 |
| 25 | North Dakota | $48,290 |
$37,660 | 1,230 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $48,140 |
$37,570 | 700 |
| 27 | Kansas | $47,800 |
$36,400 | 3,040 |
| 28 | Montana | $47,530 |
$39,310 | 840 |
| 29 | Iowa | $47,300 |
$36,780 | 3,330 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $47,290 |
$33,750 | 5,190 |
| 31 | Maine | $47,210 |
$38,030 | 520 |
| 32 | Virgin Islands | $47,150 |
$36,750 | 50 |
| 33 | Maryland | $47,050 |
$31,830 | 3,120 |
| 34 | Tennessee | $46,950 |
$31,940 | 2,640 |
| 35 | New Hampshire | $46,660 |
$37,820 | 380 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $46,430 |
$35,790 | 3,350 |
| 37 | Virginia | $46,420 |
$35,640 | 5,750 |
| 38 | Georgia | $45,600 |
$33,950 | 2,730 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $45,570 |
$33,350 | 2,100 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $44,860 |
$35,180 | 5,190 |
| 41 | Louisiana | $44,560 |
$24,590 | 1,180 |
| 42 | Texas | $44,320 |
$33,030 | 20,850 |
| 43 | Mississippi | $43,820 |
$30,850 | 920 |
| 44 | Florida | $42,580 |
$30,820 | 15,440 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $41,820 |
$31,810 | 1,550 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $40,590 |
$28,380 | 1,830 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $40,100 |
$32,040 | 2,580 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $39,940 |
$28,910 | 1,330 |
| 49 | Alabama | $39,840 |
$30,440 | 1,910 |
| 50 | Idaho | $39,720 |
$30,770 | 2,480 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $38,870 |
$28,450 | 620 |
| 52 | South Dakota | $38,250 |
$30,790 | 1,760 |
| 53 | Guam | $33,810 |
$30,690 | 650 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $22,710 |
$17,680 | 800 |