Skilled Wages

Cement mason salary in Minnesota

Median $32.13 an hour for 3,070 cement masons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$32.13/hrMedian hourly wageMinnesota, May data
$66,830/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$23.74 – $47.4110th to 90th percentilehourly range
3,070Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Cement mason pay in Minnesota: the full range

Wage percentiles, MinnesotaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrMinnesota: 10th $23.74 · 25th $28.81 · median $32.13 · 75th $38.21 · 90th $47.41Minnesota$32.13$23.74$47.41United 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: Minnesota vs United States, May 2025.

Minnesota ranks 6th of 51 states for median cement mason pay, and 7th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $32.59). 3,070 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$23.74 – $28.81$49,380 – $59,920roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$28.81 – $38.21$59,920 – $79,480the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$38.21 – $47.41$79,480 – $98,610the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Cement mason pay by metro in Minnesota

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrMinneapolis: $34.98Minneapolis$34.98Rochester: $34.75Rochester$34.75Duluth: $33.81Duluth$33.81Mankato: $29.61Mankato$29.61St. Cloud: $29.37St. Cloud$29.37La Crosse: $29.26La Crosse$29.26Fargo: $27.51Fargo$27.51Grand Forks: $25.07Grand Forks$25.07Sioux Falls: $22.98Sioux Falls$22.98
Median hourly wage for cement masons by metro area in Minnesota, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Minneapolis$24.19$34.98$33.38$48.651,8809% above
Rochester$23.51$34.75$38.27$46.681108% above
Duluth$22.05$33.81$38.07$44.251505% above
Mankato$22.84$29.61$32.54$35.95408% below
St. Cloud$23.18$29.37$33.53$43.211409% below
La Crosse$21.88$29.26$31.87$37.681209% below
Fargo$22.17$27.51$30.26$34.7252014% below
Grand Forks$19.79$25.07$28.92$34.447022% below
Sioux Falls$17.87$22.98$25.36$30.661,02028% below

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

Cement mason wages in Minnesota over time

Minnesota, 1999-2025MinnesotaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$32.13Minnesota$27.41United States
Median hourly wage for cement masons, Minnesota vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMinnesota $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$17.19$33.22$13.682,230
2000$18.19$34.01$13.501,940
2001$20.85$37.90$14.253,330
2002$20.43$36.56$14.743,530
2003$20.26$35.45$14.803,290
2004$22.03$37.55$15.103,900
2005$20.65$34.04$15.403,930
2006$21.92$35.00$15.704,080
2007$21.61$33.55$16.274,090
2008$21.77$32.55$16.873,640
2009$20.03$30.06$17.043,420
2010$20.34$30.03$17.043,080
2011$20.19$28.90$17.113,400
2012$21.30$29.87$17.192,990
2013$20.14$27.83$17.373,110
2014$21.34$29.02$17.674,140
2015$22.35$30.36$18.144,720
2016$23.43$31.43$18.844,990
2017$23.42$30.76$19.544,540
2018$24.16$30.98$20.674,650
2019$25.18$31.71$21.544,170
2020$26.38$32.81$22.123,950
2021$28.73$34.13$22.764,060
2022$30.00$33.00$23.224,580
2023$31.13$32.89$24.383,380
2024$30.58$31.38$26.284,150
2025$32.13$32.13$27.413,070

In today's dollars, the median cement mason wage in Minnesota changed by +5.8% over the last ten years of data and by +1.3% since 2019.

Are there more cement mason jobs in Minnesota?

-26.4%Jobs since 20194,170 then, 3,070 in 2025
-35.0%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
1.0Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.8× the US share, 29th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of cement masons counted in Minnesota has changed by +37.7%, against +35.9% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by -26.4%.

Cement masons and concrete finishers in Minnesota vs United States, 1999 = 100MinnesotaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200250200020052010201520202025138Minnesota136United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Minnesota vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearMinnesota jobsMinnesota indexUS index
19992,230100100
20001,94087112
20013,330149116
20023,530158117
20033,290148119
20043,900175126
20053,930176135
20064,080183144
20074,090183141
20083,640163133
20093,420153109
20103,08013893
20113,40015289
20122,99013489
20133,11014094
20144,140186100
20154,720212108
20164,990224115
20174,540204118
20184,650208123
20194,170187129
20203,950177129
20214,060182123
20224,580205130
20233,380152134
20244,150186135
20253,070138136

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 Minnesota

+0.7%Projected growth in Minnesota2024–2034, state agency
270Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
3,990Jobs in 20244,020 projected for 2034
+1.6%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Minnesota's labor market agency projects the number of cement masons in the state to change by +0.7% between 2024 and 2034, from 3,990 to 4,020, with about 270 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.6% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 3,070 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for cement masons in Minnesota

On federally funded construction in Minnesota, contractors must pay cement masons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 87 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $71.52). The market median for the state is $32.13.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MNAitkin: $67.47 (survey)Anoka: $79.42 (survey)Becker: $64.40 (survey)Beltrami: $64.40 (survey)Benton: $79.42 (survey)Big Stone: $80.08 (survey)Blue Earth: $52.51 (survey)Brown: $80.08 (survey)Carlton: $67.47 (survey)Carver: $79.42 (survey)Cass: $64.40 (survey)Chippewa: $79.42 (survey)Chisago: $79.42 (survey)Clay: $61.01 (survey)Clearwater: $64.52 (survey)Cook: $67.47 (survey)Cottonwood: $80.08 (survey)Crow Wing: $64.40 (survey)Dakota: $79.42 (survey)Dodge: $71.52 (survey)Douglas: $73.18 (survey)Faribault: $73.18 (survey)Fillmore: $71.52 (survey)Freeborn: $73.18 (survey)Goodhue: $73.18 (survey)Grant: $42.99 (survey)Hennepin: $79.42 (survey)Houston: $71.52 (survey)Hubbard: $64.40 (survey)Isanti: $79.42 (survey)Itasca: $64.40 (survey)Jackson: $80.08 (survey)Kanabec: $79.42 (survey)Kandiyohi: $79.42 (survey)Kittson: $64.52 (survey)Koochiching: $64.40 (survey)Lac qui Parle: $80.08 (survey)Lake: $67.47 (survey)Lake of the Woods: $64.52 (survey)Le Sueur: $71.52 (survey)Lincoln: $60.23 (survey)Lyon: $67.81 (survey)McLeod: $79.42 (survey)Mahnomen: $64.52 (survey)Marshall: $64.52 (survey)Martin: $52.51 (survey)Meeker: $42.99 (survey)Mille Lacs: $79.42 (survey)Morrison: $80.08 (survey)Mower: $73.18 (survey)Murray: $80.08 (survey)Nicollet: $71.52 (survey)Nobles: $80.08 (survey)Norman: $64.52 (survey)Olmsted: $71.52 (survey)Otter Tail: $64.40 (survey)Pennington: $64.52 (survey)Pine: $67.47 (survey)Pipestone: $80.08 (survey)Polk: $64.52 (survey)Pope: $42.99 (survey)Ramsey: $79.42 (survey)Red Lake: $64.52 (survey)Redwood: $80.08 (survey)Renville: $80.08 (survey)Rice: $79.42 (survey)Rock: $80.08 (survey)Roseau: $64.52 (survey)St. Louis: $64.40 (survey)Scott: $79.42 (survey)Sherburne: $79.42 (survey)Sibley: $79.42 (survey)Stearns: $79.42 (survey)Steele: $71.52 (survey)Stevens: $79.42 (survey)Swift: $79.42 (survey)Todd: $73.18 (survey)Traverse: $50.23 (survey)Wabasha: $73.18 (survey)Wadena: $64.40 (survey)Waseca: $71.52 (survey)Washington: $79.42 (survey)Watonwan: $80.08 (survey)Wilkin: $61.01 (survey)Winona: $71.52 (survey)Wright: $79.42 (survey)Yellow Medicine: $80.08 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$64.40$69.29$79.42survey 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)$0$20$40$60$80$100/hrRock (Sioux Falls): market median $22.98, prevailing (survey) $80.08, gap +$57.10Rock (Sioux Falls)+$57.10Benton (St. Cloud): market median $29.37, prevailing (survey) $79.42, gap +$50.05Benton (St. Cloud)+$50.05Anoka (Minneapolis): market median $34.98, prevailing (survey) $79.42, gap +$44.44Anoka (Minneapolis)+$44.44Houston (La Crosse): market median $29.26, prevailing (survey) $71.52, gap +$42.26Houston (La Crosse)+$42.26Nicollet (Mankato): market median $29.61, prevailing (survey) $71.52, gap +$41.91Nicollet (Mankato)+$41.91Polk (Grand Forks): market median $25.07, prevailing (survey) $64.52, gap +$39.45Polk (Grand Forks)+$39.45Wabasha (Rochester): market median $34.75, prevailing (survey) $73.18, gap +$38.43Wabasha (Rochester)+$38.43Carlton (Duluth): market median $33.81, prevailing (survey) $67.47, gap +$33.66Carlton (Duluth)+$33.66Clay (Fargo): market median $27.51, prevailing (survey) $61.01, gap +$33.50Clay (Fargo)+$33.50
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for cement masons, metro counties in Minnesota.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
Big Stonestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.92$27.16$80.08MN20260032
Brownstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.92$27.16$80.08MN20260034
Cottonwoodstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.92$27.16$80.08MN20260043
Jacksonstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.92$27.16$80.08MN20260058
Lac qui Parlestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.92$27.16$80.08MN20260063
Morrisonstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.92$27.16$80.08MN20260075
Murraystate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.92$27.16$80.08MN20260077
Noblesstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.92$27.16$80.08MN20260079
Pipestonestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.92$27.16$80.08MN20260085
Redwoodstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.92$27.16$80.08MN20260090
Renvillestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.92$27.16$80.08MN20260091
Rockstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.92$27.16$80.08MN20260093
Watonwanstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.92$27.16$80.08MN20260109
Yellow Medicinestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.92$27.16$80.08MN20260113
Anokastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.20$27.22$79.42MN20260028

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

Is construction work growing in Minnesota?

161.1kConstruction jobsMinnesota, 2026-09
+5.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k50k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025161kSep 2026
Construction employment in Minnesota (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 Minnesota?

The median cement mason in Minnesota earned $32.13 an hour ($66,830 a year) in May 2025, 17% above the national median of $27.41. The middle half earn $28.81–$38.21; the top 10% earn more than $47.41.

Where does Minnesota rank for cement mason pay?

Minnesota ranks 6th of 51 states for cement mason pay, with a median of $32.13 an hour, and 7th after adjusting for Minnesota's cost of living (BEA price parity 98.6, US = 100).

What is the union cement mason rate in Minnesota?

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

How many cement masons work in Minnesota?

BLS counted 3,070 cement masons in Minnesota in May 2025, 1.0 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.79; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is cement mason work growing in Minnesota?

The BLS employer survey count of cement masons in Minnesota went from 4,720 in 2015 to 3,070 in 2025, -35.0%, and -26.4% since 2019. Minnesota's labor market agency projects +0.7% growth for cement masons between 2024 and 2034, from 3,990 to 4,020 jobs.

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

Minnesota projects about 270 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, Minnesota 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: Minnesota labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.