Skilled Wages

Cement mason salary in Kansas

Median $25.06 an hour for 3,610 cement masons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$25.06/hrMedian hourly wageKansas, May data
$52,130/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.75 – $38.3010th to 90th percentilehourly range
3,610Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Cement mason pay in Kansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, KansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrKansas: 10th $18.75 · 25th $22.15 · median $25.06 · 75th $30.10 · 90th $38.30Kansas$25.06$18.75$38.30United 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: Kansas vs United States, May 2025.

Kansas ranks 33rd of 51 states for median cement mason pay, and 26th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $27.81). 3,610 cement masons work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.0× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.75 – $22.15$39,010 – $46,080roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$22.15 – $30.10$46,080 – $62,620the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$30.10 – $38.30$62,620 – $79,670the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Cement mason pay by metro in Kansas

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrKansas City: $29.93Kansas City$29.93Lawrence: $28.96Lawrence$28.96St. Joseph: $28.12St. Joseph$28.12Manhattan: $27.42Manhattan$27.42Joplin: $27.10Joplin$27.10Topeka: $25.69Topeka$25.69Wichita: $23.45Wichita$23.45
Median hourly wage for cement masons by metro area in Kansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Kansas City$21.96$29.93$32.36$41.942,95019% above
Lawrence$20.64$28.96$32.11$40.2110016% above
St. Joseph$19.01$28.12$32.55$37.337012% above
Manhattan$22.33$27.42$30.40$38.051309% above
Joplin$17.54$27.10$31.62$36.831008% above
Topeka$18.36$25.69$28.93$40.442103% above
Wichita$18.73$23.45$26.38$35.859906% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Cement mason wages in Kansas over time

Kansas, 1999-2025KansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$27.41United States$25.06Kansas
Median hourly wage for cement masons, Kansas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearKansas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$11.94$23.07$13.682,200
2000$12.60$23.56$13.501,670
2001$13.62$24.76$14.251,840
2002$14.68$26.27$14.741,810
2003$14.50$25.37$14.801,960
2004$16.00$27.27$15.102,040
2005$14.09$23.23$15.402,630
2006$14.20$22.68$15.702,060
2007$15.24$23.66$16.272,110
2008$16.36$24.46$16.872,010
2009$16.66$25.00$17.042,100
2010$15.89$23.46$17.041,760
2011$16.06$22.99$17.111,850
2012$16.30$22.86$17.191,970
2013$17.37$24.01$17.371,990
2014$17.86$24.29$17.672,560
2015$19.11$25.96$18.142,290
2016$18.49$24.80$18.842,280
2017$19.74$25.93$19.542,070
2018$19.15$24.55$20.672,330
2019$20.98$26.42$21.542,740
2020$20.70$25.75$22.122,610
2021$22.24$26.42$22.762,770
2022$22.98$25.28$23.223,040
2023$23.26$24.58$24.383,590
2024$24.35$24.99$26.283,730
2025$25.06$25.06$27.413,610

In today's dollars, the median cement mason wage in Kansas changed by -3.5% over the last ten years of data and by -5.1% since 2019.

Are there more cement mason jobs in Kansas?

+31.8%Jobs since 20192,740 then, 3,610 in 2025
+57.6%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
2.5Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.9× the US share, 6th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of cement masons counted in Kansas has changed by +64.1%, against +35.9% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +31.8%.

Cement masons and concrete finishers in Kansas vs United States, 1999 = 100KansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200200020052010201520202025164Kansas136United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Kansas vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearKansas jobsKansas indexUS index
19992,200100100
20001,67076112
20011,84084116
20021,81082117
20031,96089119
20042,04093126
20052,630120135
20062,06094144
20072,11096141
20082,01091133
20092,10096109
20101,7608093
20111,8508489
20121,9709089
20131,9909094
20142,560116100
20152,290104108
20162,280104115
20172,07094118
20182,330106123
20192,740124129
20202,610119129
20212,770126123
20223,040138130
20233,590163134
20243,730170135
20253,610164136

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for cement masons in Kansas

+2.1%Projected growth in Kansas2024–2034, state agency
260Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
3,820Jobs in 20243,900 projected for 2034
+1.6%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Kansas's labor market agency projects the number of cement masons in the state to change by +2.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 3,820 to 3,900, with about 260 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.6% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 3,610 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Kansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for cement masons in Kansas

On federally funded construction in Kansas, contractors must pay cement masons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 5 of the 105 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $60.63 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $21.34). 100 of the 105 counties still use a survey rate dated 2015 or earlier (for example Allen County at $21.34). The market median for the state is $25.06.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, KSAllen: $21.34 (survey)Anderson: $21.34 (survey)Atchison: $21.34 (survey)Barber: $21.34 (survey)Barton: $21.34 (survey)Bourbon: $21.34 (survey)Brown: $21.34 (survey)Butler: $19.40 (survey)Chase: $20.89 (survey)Chautauqua: $21.34 (survey)Cherokee: $21.34 (survey)Cheyenne: $21.34 (survey)Clark: $21.34 (survey)Clay: $21.34 (survey)Cloud: $21.34 (survey)Coffey: $21.34 (survey)Comanche: $21.34 (survey)Cowley: $21.34 (survey)Crawford: $21.34 (survey)Decatur: $21.34 (survey)Dickinson: $21.34 (survey)Doniphan: $31.88 (survey)Douglas: $31.88 (survey)Edwards: $21.34 (survey)Elk: $21.34 (survey)Ellis: $21.34 (survey)Ellsworth: $21.34 (survey)Finney: $20.92 (survey)Ford: $21.34 (survey)Franklin: $60.63 (union)Geary: $20.26 (survey)Gove: $21.34 (survey)Graham: $21.34 (survey)Grant: $21.34 (survey)Gray: $21.34 (survey)Greeley: $21.34 (survey)Greenwood: $21.34 (survey)Hamilton: $21.34 (survey)Harper: $21.34 (survey)Harvey: $19.40 (survey)Haskell: $21.34 (survey)Hodgeman: $21.34 (survey)Jackson: $24.32 (survey)Jefferson: $24.32 (survey)Jewell: $21.34 (survey)Johnson: $60.63 (union)Kearny: $20.92 (survey)Kingman: $21.34 (survey)Kiowa: $21.34 (survey)Labette: $21.34 (survey)Lane: $21.34 (survey)Leavenworth: $37.55 (survey)Lincoln: $21.34 (survey)Linn: $60.63 (union)Logan: $21.34 (survey)Lyon: $20.89 (survey)McPherson: $21.34 (survey)Marion: $21.34 (survey)Marshall: $21.34 (survey)Meade: $21.34 (survey)Miami: $60.63 (union)Mitchell: $21.34 (survey)Montgomery: $21.34 (survey)Morris: $21.34 (survey)Morton: $21.34 (survey)Nemaha: $21.34 (survey)Neosho: $21.34 (survey)Ness: $21.34 (survey)Norton: $21.34 (survey)Osage: $24.32 (survey)Osborne: $21.34 (survey)Ottawa: $20.89 (survey)Pawnee: $21.34 (survey)Phillips: $21.34 (survey)Pottawatomie: $19.88 (survey)Pratt: $21.34 (survey)Rawlins: $21.34 (survey)Reno: $21.34 (survey)Republic: $21.34 (survey)Rice: $21.34 (survey)Riley: $19.88 (survey)Rooks: $21.34 (survey)Rush: $21.34 (survey)Russell: $21.34 (survey)Saline: $20.89 (survey)Scott: $21.34 (survey)Sedgwick: $19.40 (survey)Seward: $21.34 (survey)Shawnee: $24.32 (survey)Sheridan: $21.34 (survey)Sherman: $21.34 (survey)Smith: $21.34 (survey)Stafford: $21.34 (survey)Stanton: $21.34 (survey)Stevens: $21.34 (survey)Sumner: $19.40 (survey)Thomas: $21.34 (survey)Trego: $21.34 (survey)Wabaunsee: $24.32 (survey)Wallace: $21.34 (survey)Washington: $21.34 (survey)Wichita: $21.34 (survey)Wilson: $21.34 (survey)Woodson: $21.34 (survey)Wyandotte: $60.63 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$21.34survey 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 (union)Prevailing (survey)$0$20$40$60$80/hrJohnson (Kansas City): market median $29.93, prevailing (union) $60.63, gap +$30.70Johnson (Kansas City)+$30.70Doniphan (St. Joseph): market median $28.12, prevailing (survey) $31.88, gap +$3.76Doniphan (St. Joseph)+$3.76Douglas (Lawrence): market median $28.96, prevailing (survey) $31.88, gap +$2.92Douglas (Lawrence)+$2.92Jackson (Topeka): market median $25.69, prevailing (survey) $24.32, gap −$1.37Jackson (Topeka)−$1.37Butler (Wichita): market median $23.45, prevailing (survey) $19.40, gap −$4.05Butler (Wichita)−$4.05Cherokee (Joplin): market median $27.10, prevailing (survey) $21.34, gap −$5.76Cherokee (Joplin)−$5.76Geary (Manhattan): market median $27.42, prevailing (survey) $20.26, gap −$7.16Geary (Manhattan)−$7.16
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for cement masons, metro counties in Kansas.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
FranklinUnion PLAS0518-009 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63KS20260060
JohnsonUnion PLAS0518-009 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63KS20260052
LinnUnion PLAS0518-009 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63KS20260054
MiamiUnion PLAS0518-009 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63KS20260060
WyandotteUnion PLAS0518-009 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63KS20260060
LeavenworthSurvey SUKS2015-022 2015-07-08$25.93$11.62$37.55KS20260053
DoniphanSurvey SUKS2015-016 2015-07-08$23.49$8.39$31.88KS20260047
DouglasSurvey SUKS2015-017 2015-07-08$23.49$8.39$31.88KS20260048
JacksonSurvey SUKS2015-030 2015-07-08$21.01$3.31$24.32KS20260061
JeffersonSurvey SUKS2015-020 2015-07-08$21.01$3.31$24.32KS20260051
OsageSurvey SUKS2015-030 2015-07-08$21.01$3.31$24.32KS20260061
ShawneeSurvey SUKS2015-027 2015-07-08$21.01$3.31$24.32KS20260058
WabaunseeSurvey SUKS2015-030 2015-07-08$21.01$3.31$24.32KS20260061
AllenSurvey SUKS2015-013 2015-07-08$18.01$3.33$21.34KS20260044
AndersonSurvey SUKS2015-013 2015-07-08$18.01$3.33$21.34KS20260044

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Kansas prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Kansas?

78.5kConstruction jobsKansas, 2026-09
+5.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202578kSep 2026
Construction employment in Kansas (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 Kansas?

The median cement mason in Kansas earned $25.06 an hour ($52,130 a year) in May 2025, 9% below the national median of $27.41. The middle half earn $22.15–$30.10; the top 10% earn more than $38.30.

Where does Kansas rank for cement mason pay?

Kansas ranks 33rd of 51 states for cement mason pay, with a median of $25.06 an hour, and 26th after adjusting for Kansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union cement mason rate in Kansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for cement masons in 5 counties, with a typical package of $60.63 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many cement masons work in Kansas?

BLS counted 3,610 cement masons in Kansas in May 2025, 2.5 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.89; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is cement mason work growing in Kansas?

The BLS employer survey count of cement masons in Kansas went from 2,290 in 2015 to 3,610 in 2025, +57.6%, and +31.8% since 2019. Kansas's labor market agency projects +2.1% growth for cement masons between 2024 and 2034, from 3,820 to 3,900 jobs.

How many cement mason openings a year are there in Kansas?

Kansas projects about 260 openings a year for cement masons over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 13,600 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Kansas and metro areas, SOC 47-2051. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Kansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.