Skilled Wages

Cement mason salary in Arkansas

Median $22.23 an hour for 1,900 cement masons and concrete finishers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$22.23/hrMedian hourly wageArkansas, May data
$46,230/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$16.47 – $28.5310th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,900Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Cement mason pay in Arkansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, ArkansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrArkansas: 10th $16.47 · 25th $18.19 · median $22.23 · 75th $23.86 · 90th $28.53Arkansas$22.23$16.47$28.53United States: 10th $18.84 · 25th $22.60 · median $27.41 · 75th $32.15 · 90th $41.10United States$27.41
Hourly wage percentiles for cement masons and concrete finishers: Arkansas vs United States, May 2025.

Arkansas ranks 47th of 51 states for median cement mason pay, and 39th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $25.58). 1,900 cement masons and concrete finishers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$16.47 – $18.19$34,260 – $37,840roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$18.19 – $23.86$37,840 – $49,640the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$23.86 – $28.53$49,640 – $59,340the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Cement mason pay by metro in Arkansas

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrMemphis: $24.05Memphis$24.05Fayetteville: $22.94Fayetteville$22.94Little Rock: $22.13Little Rock$22.13Hot Springs: $21.24Hot Springs$21.24Texarkana: $19.57Texarkana$19.57Jonesboro: $18.77Jonesboro$18.77Fort Smith: $18.70Fort Smith$18.70
Median hourly wage for cement masons and concrete finishers by metro area in Arkansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Memphis$18.27$24.05$29.665108% above
Fayetteville$17.49$22.94$28.415103% above
Little Rock$17.08$22.13$28.57420about the same as
Hot Springs$16.40$21.24$33.36604% below
Texarkana$16.88$19.57$26.1212012% below
Jonesboro$15.82$18.77$26.559016% below
Fort Smith$15.40$18.70$28.6513016% below

Cement mason wages in Arkansas over time

Arkansas, 1999-2025ArkansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$27.41United States$22.23Arkansas
Median hourly wage for cement masons and concrete finishers, Arkansas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearArkansas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$11.80$22.80$13.681,260
2000$11.60$21.69$13.501,560
2001$11.83$21.51$14.251,530
2002$12.18$21.80$14.741,480
2003$12.10$21.17$14.801,390
2004$12.89$21.97$15.101,600
2005$12.65$20.85$15.401,600
2006$13.18$21.05$15.701,790
2007$13.79$21.41$16.272,000
2008$14.54$21.74$16.871,800
2009$14.51$21.77$17.041,550
2010$14.87$21.95$17.041,340
2011$14.67$21.00$17.11990
2012$14.80$20.75$17.191,000
2013$14.71$20.33$17.37970
2014$15.22$20.70$17.671,080
2015$15.74$21.38$18.141,110
2016$16.24$21.78$18.841,200
2017$17.04$22.38$19.541,470
2018$17.27$22.14$20.671,770
2019$17.68$22.26$21.541,950
2020$17.71$22.03$22.121,990
2021$18.02$21.41$22.761,260
2022$19.20$21.12$23.221,330
2023$21.17$22.37$24.381,420
2024$22.13$22.71$26.282,530
2025$22.23$22.23$27.411,900

In today's dollars, the median cement mason wage in Arkansas changed by +4.0% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for cement masons in Arkansas

On federally funded construction in Arkansas, contractors must pay cement masons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 75 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $19.14). 75 of the 75 counties still use a survey rate dated 2017 or earlier (for example Arkansas County at $19.14). The market median for the state is $22.23.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, ARArkansas: $19.14 (survey)Ashley: $19.14 (survey)Baxter: $15.62 (survey)Benton: $17.67 (survey)Boone: $15.62 (survey)Bradley: $19.14 (survey)Calhoun: $19.14 (survey)Carroll: $15.62 (survey)Chicot: $19.14 (survey)Clark: $19.14 (survey)Clay: $21.08 (survey)Cleburne: $21.08 (survey)Cleveland: $17.03 (survey)Columbia: $19.14 (survey)Conway: $15.62 (survey)Craighead: $17.03 (survey)Crawford: $15.20 (survey)Crittenden: $17.03 (survey)Cross: $21.08 (survey)Dallas: $19.14 (survey)Desha: $19.14 (survey)Drew: $19.14 (survey)Faulkner: $23.69 (survey)Franklin: $15.62 (survey)Fulton: $21.08 (survey)Garland: $23.64 (survey)Grant: $23.69 (survey)Greene: $21.08 (survey)Hempstead: $19.14 (survey)Hot Spring: $19.14 (survey)Howard: $19.14 (survey)Independence: $21.08 (survey)Izard: $21.08 (survey)Jackson: $21.08 (survey)Jefferson: $17.03 (survey)Johnson: $15.62 (survey)Lafayette: $19.14 (survey)Lawrence: $21.08 (survey)Lee: $21.08 (survey)Lincoln: $17.03 (survey)Little River: $17.03 (survey)Logan: $15.62 (survey)Lonoke: $23.69 (survey)Madison: $17.34 (survey)Marion: $15.62 (survey)Miller: $17.03 (survey)Mississippi: $21.08 (survey)Monroe: $21.08 (survey)Montgomery: $19.14 (survey)Nevada: $19.14 (survey)Newton: $15.62 (survey)Ouachita: $19.14 (survey)Perry: $23.69 (survey)Phillips: $19.14 (survey)Pike: $19.14 (survey)Poinsett: $17.03 (survey)Polk: $15.62 (survey)Pope: $15.62 (survey)Prairie: $19.14 (survey)Pulaski: $23.21 (survey)Randolph: $21.08 (survey)St. Francis: $21.08 (survey)Saline: $23.69 (survey)Scott: $15.62 (survey)Searcy: $15.62 (survey)Sebastian: $14.79 (survey)Sevier: $19.14 (survey)Sharp: $21.08 (survey)Stone: $21.08 (survey)Union: $19.14 (survey)Van Buren: $15.62 (survey)Washington: $17.85 (survey)White: $21.08 (survey)Woodruff: $21.08 (survey)Yell: $15.62 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$15.62$19.14$21.08survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for cement masons by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (survey)$10$15$20$25/hrGarland (Hot Springs): market median $21.24, prevailing (survey) $23.64, gap +$2.40Garland (Hot Springs)+$2.40Faulkner (Little Rock): market median $22.13, prevailing (survey) $23.69, gap +$1.56Faulkner (Little Rock)+$1.56Craighead (Jonesboro): market median $18.77, prevailing (survey) $17.03, gap −$1.74Craighead (Jonesboro)−$1.74Little River (Texarkana): market median $19.57, prevailing (survey) $17.03, gap −$2.54Little River (Texarkana)−$2.54Crawford (Fort Smith): market median $18.70, prevailing (survey) $15.20, gap −$3.50Crawford (Fort Smith)−$3.50Washington (Fayetteville): market median $22.94, prevailing (survey) $17.85, gap −$5.09Washington (Fayetteville)−$5.09Crittenden (Memphis): market median $24.05, prevailing (survey) $17.03, gap −$7.02Crittenden (Memphis)−$7.02
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for cement masons, metro counties in Arkansas.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
FaulknerSurvey SUAR2015-024 2017-01-09$19.80$3.89$23.69AR20260027
GrantSurvey SUAR2015-034 2017-01-09$19.80$3.89$23.69AR20260037
LonokeSurvey SUAR2015-026 2017-01-09$19.80$3.89$23.69AR20260029
PerrySurvey SUAR2015-034 2017-01-09$19.80$3.89$23.69AR20260037
SalineSurvey SUAR2015-030 2017-01-09$19.80$3.89$23.69AR20260033
GarlandSurvey SUAR2015-025 2017-01-09$19.71$3.93$23.64AR20260028
PulaskiSurvey SUAR2015-029 2017-01-09$19.91$3.30$23.21AR20260032
ClaySurvey SUAR2015-018 2017-01-09$21.08$0.00$21.08AR20260021
CleburneSurvey SUAR2015-019 2017-01-09$21.08$0.00$21.08AR20260022
CrossSurvey SUAR2015-018 2017-01-09$21.08$0.00$21.08AR20260021
FultonSurvey SUAR2015-018 2017-01-09$21.08$0.00$21.08AR20260021
GreeneSurvey SUAR2015-002 2017-01-09$21.08$0.00$21.08AR20260005
IndependenceSurvey SUAR2015-004 2017-01-09$21.08$0.00$21.08AR20260007
IzardSurvey SUAR2015-019 2017-01-09$21.08$0.00$21.08AR20260022
JacksonSurvey SUAR2015-018 2017-01-09$21.08$0.00$21.08AR20260021

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Arkansas prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Arkansas?

68.3kConstruction jobsArkansas, 2026-08
+2.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k1990199520002005201020152020202568kAug 2026
Construction employment in Arkansas (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do cement masons make in Arkansas?

The median cement mason in Arkansas earned $22.23 an hour ($46,230 a year) in May 2025, 19% below the national median of $27.41. The middle half earn $18.19–$23.86; the top 10% earn more than $28.53.

Where does Arkansas rank for cement mason pay?

Arkansas ranks 47th of 51 states for cement mason pay, with a median of $22.23 an hour, and 39th after adjusting for Arkansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 86.9, US = 100).

What is the union cement mason rate in Arkansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a cement mason classification for most Arkansas counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many cement masons work in Arkansas?

BLS counted 1,900 cement masons and concrete finishers in Arkansas in May 2025, 1.5 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.10; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Arkansas and metro areas, SOC 47-2051.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.