Skilled Wages

Cement mason salary in Missouri

Median $29.51 an hour for 6,220 cement masons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$29.51/hrMedian hourly wageMissouri, May data
$61,390/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$20.33 – $41.8310th to 90th percentilehourly range
6,220Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Cement mason pay in Missouri: the full range

Wage percentiles, MissouriMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrMissouri: 10th $20.33 · 25th $23.25 · median $29.51 · 75th $35.27 · 90th $41.83Missouri$29.51$20.33$41.83United 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: Missouri vs United States, May 2025.

Missouri ranks 17th of 51 states for median cement mason pay, and 8th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $32.50). 6,220 cement masons work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.1× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$20.33 – $23.25$42,280 – $48,370roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.25 – $35.27$48,370 – $73,370the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$35.27 – $41.83$73,370 – $87,010the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Cement mason pay by metro in Missouri

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrSt. Louis: $31.09St. Louis$31.09Kansas City: $29.93Kansas City$29.93Columbia: $28.41Columbia$28.41Springfield: $28.13Springfield$28.13St. Joseph: $28.12St. Joseph$28.12Jefferson City: $28.07Jefferson City$28.07Cape Girardeau: $27.97Cape Girardeau$27.97Joplin: $27.10Joplin$27.10
Median hourly wage for cement masons by metro area in Missouri, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
St. Louis$22.71$31.09$32.69$47.322,5505% above
Kansas City$21.96$29.93$32.36$41.942,9501% above
Columbia$18.26$28.41$31.78$47.501604% below
Springfield$18.78$28.13$31.75$38.875405% below
St. Joseph$19.01$28.12$32.55$37.33705% below
Jefferson City$20.39$28.07$31.90$37.831805% below
Cape Girardeau$20.52$27.97$32.49$36.02705% below
Joplin$17.54$27.10$31.62$36.831008% below

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

Cement mason wages in Missouri over time

Missouri, 1999-2025MissouriUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$29.51Missouri$27.41United States
Median hourly wage for cement masons, Missouri vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMissouri $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$13.41$25.91$13.683,230
2000$15.35$28.70$13.503,100
2001$15.87$28.85$14.253,550
2002$15.95$28.54$14.743,390
2003$16.71$29.24$14.803,290
2004$18.07$30.80$15.103,680
2005$17.20$28.35$15.405,180
2006$15.60$24.91$15.706,300
2007$15.81$24.55$16.275,670
2008$16.76$25.06$16.875,560
2009$18.40$27.61$17.044,190
2010$19.44$28.70$17.043,490
2011$19.58$28.02$17.112,680
2012$20.59$28.87$17.192,600
2013$23.98$33.14$17.372,850
2014$20.26$27.55$17.673,610
2015$21.21$28.81$18.143,890
2016$21.32$28.60$18.844,640
2017$24.60$32.31$19.544,390
2018$26.88$34.46$20.674,560
2019$26.30$33.12$21.544,070
2020$26.17$32.55$22.124,300
2021$22.77$27.05$22.764,160
2022$24.10$26.51$23.226,110
2023$25.27$26.70$24.385,170
2024$27.43$28.15$26.285,630
2025$29.51$29.51$27.416,220

In today's dollars, the median cement mason wage in Missouri changed by +2.4% over the last ten years of data and by -10.9% since 2019.

Are there more cement mason jobs in Missouri?

+52.8%Jobs since 20194,070 then, 6,220 in 2025
+59.9%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
2.1Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.6× the US share, 9th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of cement masons counted in Missouri has changed by +92.6%, against +35.9% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +52.8%.

Cement masons and concrete finishers in Missouri vs United States, 1999 = 100MissouriUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200250200020052010201520202025193Missouri136United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Missouri vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearMissouri jobsMissouri indexUS index
19993,230100100
20003,10096112
20013,550110116
20023,390105117
20033,290102119
20043,680114126
20055,180160135
20066,300195144
20075,670176141
20085,560172133
20094,190130109
20103,49010893
20112,6808389
20122,6008089
20132,8508894
20143,610112100
20153,890120108
20164,640144115
20174,390136118
20184,560141123
20194,070126129
20204,300133129
20214,160129123
20226,110189130
20235,170160134
20245,630174135
20256,220193136

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 Missouri

+3.6%Projected growth in Missouri2024–2034, state agency
280Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
3,850Jobs in 20243,990 projected for 2034
+1.6%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Missouri's labor market agency projects the number of cement masons in the state to change by +3.6% between 2024 and 2034, from 3,850 to 3,990, with about 280 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.6% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 6,220 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for cement masons in Missouri

On federally funded construction in Missouri, contractors must pay cement masons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 59 of the 115 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $53.88 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $26.36). 48 of the 115 counties still use a survey rate dated 2010 or earlier (for example Adair County at $26.36). The market median for the state is $29.51.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MOAdair: $26.36 (survey)Andrew: $60.63 (union)Atchison: $26.36 (survey)Audrain: $26.36 (survey)Barry: $24.59 (survey)Barton: $24.59 (survey)Bates: $60.63 (union)Benton: $24.59 (survey)Bollinger: $58.61 (union)Boone: $49.40 (union)Buchanan: $60.63 (union)Butler: $53.88 (union)Caldwell: $60.63 (union)Callaway: $49.40 (union)Camden: $49.40 (union)Cape Girardeau: $58.61 (union)Carroll: $26.36 (survey)Carter: $53.88 (union)Cass: $60.63 (union)Cedar: $24.59 (survey)Chariton: $26.36 (survey)Christian: $49.72 (survey)Clark: $26.36 (survey)Clay: $60.63 (union)Clinton: $60.63 (union)Cole: $49.40 (union)Cooper: $49.40 (union)Crawford: $46.48 (union)Dade: $24.59 (survey)Dallas: $49.72 (survey)Daviess: $26.36 (survey)DeKalb: $60.63 (union)Dent: $49.40 (union)Douglas: $24.59 (survey)Dunklin: $53.88 (union)Franklin: $58.61 (union)Gasconade: $49.40 (union)Gentry: $26.36 (survey)Greene: $49.72 (survey)Grundy: $26.36 (survey)Harrison: $26.36 (survey)Henry: $24.59 (survey)Hickory: $24.59 (survey)Holt: $26.36 (survey)Howard: $49.40 (union)Howell: $53.88 (union)Iron: $53.88 (union)Jackson: $60.63 (union)Jasper: $49.72 (survey)Jefferson: $58.61 (union)Johnson: $24.59 (survey)Knox: $26.36 (survey)Laclede: $24.59 (survey)Lafayette: $60.63 (union)Lawrence: $24.59 (survey)Lewis: $26.36 (survey)Lincoln: $58.61 (union)Linn: $26.36 (survey)Livingston: $26.36 (survey)McDonald: $49.72 (survey)Macon: $26.36 (survey)Madison: $53.88 (union)Maries: $49.40 (union)Marion: $26.36 (survey)Mercer: $26.36 (survey)Miller: $49.40 (union)Mississippi: $53.88 (union)Moniteau: $49.40 (union)Monroe: $26.36 (survey)Montgomery: $49.40 (union)Morgan: $49.40 (union)New Madrid: $53.88 (union)Newton: $49.72 (survey)Nodaway: $26.36 (survey)Oregon: $53.88 (union)Osage: $49.40 (union)Ozark: $24.59 (survey)Pemiscot: $53.88 (union)Perry: $53.88 (union)Pettis: $24.59 (survey)Phelps: $46.48 (union)Pike: $26.36 (survey)Platte: $60.63 (union)Polk: $49.72 (survey)Pulaski: $46.48 (union)Putnam: $26.36 (survey)Ralls: $26.36 (survey)Randolph: $26.36 (survey)Ray: $60.63 (union)Reynolds: $53.88 (union)Ripley: $53.88 (union)St. Charles: $58.61 (union)St. Clair: $24.59 (survey)Ste. Genevieve: $53.88 (union)St. Francois: $53.88 (union)St. Louis: $58.61 (union)Saline: $26.36 (survey)Schuyler: $26.36 (survey)Scotland: $26.36 (survey)Scott: $53.88 (union)Shannon: $46.48 (union)Shelby: $26.36 (survey)Stoddard: $53.88 (union)Stone: $24.59 (survey)Sullivan: $26.36 (survey)Taney: $24.59 (survey)Texas: $46.48 (union)Vernon: $24.59 (survey)Warren: $58.61 (union)Washington: $58.61 (union)Wayne: $53.88 (union)Webster: $49.72 (survey)Worth: $26.36 (survey)Wright: $24.59 (survey)St. Louis: $58.61 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$26.36$49.72$53.88survey 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)$20$30$40$50$60$70/hrAndrew (St. Joseph): market median $28.12, prevailing (union) $60.63, gap +$32.51Andrew (St. Joseph)+$32.51Bates (Kansas City): market median $29.93, prevailing (union) $60.63, gap +$30.70Bates (Kansas City)+$30.70Bollinger (Cape Girardeau): market median $27.97, prevailing (union) $58.61, gap +$30.64Bollinger (Cape Girardeau)+$30.64Franklin (St. Louis): market median $31.09, prevailing (union) $58.61, gap +$27.52Franklin (St. Louis)+$27.52Jasper (Joplin): market median $27.10, prevailing (survey) $49.72, gap +$22.62Jasper (Joplin)+$22.62Christian (Springfield): market median $28.13, prevailing (survey) $49.72, gap +$21.59Christian (Springfield)+$21.59Callaway (Jefferson City): market median $28.07, prevailing (union) $49.40, gap +$21.33Callaway (Jefferson City)+$21.33Boone (Columbia): market median $28.41, prevailing (union) $49.40, gap +$20.99Boone (Columbia)+$20.99
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for cement masons, metro counties in Missouri.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AndrewUnion PLAS0518-015 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63MO20260081
BatesUnion PLAS0518-015 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63MO20260082
BuchananUnion PLAS0518-015 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63MO20260081
CaldwellUnion PLAS0518-015 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63MO20260082
CassUnion PLAS0518-015 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63MO20260072
ClayUnion PLAS0518-015 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63MO20260082
ClintonUnion PLAS0518-015 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63MO20260073
DeKalbUnion PLAS0518-015 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63MO20260081
JacksonUnion PLAS0518-015 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63MO20260082
LafayetteUnion PLAS0518-015 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63MO20260082
PlatteUnion PLAS0518-015 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63MO20260079
RayUnion PLAS0518-015 2025-04-01$40.13$20.50$60.63MO20260082
BollingerUnion PLAS0527-005 2023-04-01$38.46$20.15$58.61MO20260083
Cape GirardeauUnion PLAS0527-005 2023-04-01$38.46$20.15$58.61MO20260083
FranklinUnion PLAS0527-005 2023-04-01$38.46$20.15$58.61MO20260074

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

Is construction work growing in Missouri?

163.2kConstruction jobsMissouri, 2026-09
+6.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025163kSep 2026
Construction employment in Missouri (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 Missouri?

The median cement mason in Missouri earned $29.51 an hour ($61,390 a year) in May 2025, 8% above the national median of $27.41. The middle half earn $23.25–$35.27; the top 10% earn more than $41.83.

Where does Missouri rank for cement mason pay?

Missouri ranks 17th of 51 states for cement mason pay, with a median of $29.51 an hour, and 8th after adjusting for Missouri's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.8, US = 100).

What is the union cement mason rate in Missouri?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for cement masons in 59 counties, with a typical package of $53.88 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many cement masons work in Missouri?

BLS counted 6,220 cement masons in Missouri in May 2025, 2.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.60; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is cement mason work growing in Missouri?

The BLS employer survey count of cement masons in Missouri went from 3,890 in 2015 to 6,220 in 2025, +59.9%, and +52.8% since 2019. Missouri's labor market agency projects +3.6% growth for cement masons between 2024 and 2034, from 3,850 to 3,990 jobs.

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

Missouri projects about 280 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, Missouri 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: Missouri labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.