Cement mason salary in Montana

Median $29.63 an hour for 780 cement masons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

TradePlace

$29.63/hrMedian hourly wageMontana, May data

$61,620/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent

$23.16 – $37.0010th to 90th percentilehourly range

780Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Cement mason pay in Montana: the full range

Hourly wage percentiles for cement masons: Montana vs United States, May 2025.

Montana ranks 14th of 51 states for median cement mason pay, and 12th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $31.32). 780 cement masons work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.6× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)	Hourly	Annual	Where it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level	$23.16 – $26.07	$48,170 – $54,220	roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman	$26.07 – $31.20	$54,220 – $64,890	the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist	$31.20 – $37.00	$64,890 – $76,950	the 75th to 90th percentile and above

Where does your pay fall?

Cement mason pay by metro in Montana

Median hourly wage for cement masons by metro area in Montana, May 2025.

Metro	10th	Median $/hr	Cost-of-living adjusted	90th	Jobs	vs state
Bozeman	$26.80	$30.90	$30.15	$36.78	160	4% above
Billings	$23.01	$30.12	$32.21	$45.66	140	2% above
Missoula	$23.46	$29.59	$30.70	$34.80	100	about the same as
Helena	$23.59	$28.49	$29.77	$37.10	80	4% below
Great Falls	$22.10	$27.73	$28.65	$36.68	50	6% below

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

Cement mason wages in Montana over time

Median hourly wage for cement masons, Montana vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.

Table

Year	Montana $/hr	In 2025 $	US $/hr	Jobs
1999	$13.96	$26.98	$13.68	950
2000	$12.93	$24.17	$13.50	930
2001	$14.85	$27.00	$14.25	1,130
2002	$14.26	$25.52	$14.74	1,030
2003	$14.21	$24.86	$14.80	1,130
2004	$16.17	$27.56	$15.10	1,080
2005	$14.01	$23.09	$15.40	960
2006	$15.28	$24.40	$15.70	1,150
2007	$15.39	$23.90	$16.27	1,210
2008	$16.80	$25.12	$16.87	1,230
2009	$17.03	$25.56	$17.04	780
2010	$17.56	$25.93	$17.04	780
2011	$16.66	$23.84	$17.11	600
2012	$17.01	$23.85	$17.19	620
2013	$15.00	$20.73	$17.37	390
2014	$17.02	$23.15	$17.67	380
2015	$17.87	$24.27	$18.14	450
2016	$21.84	$29.30	$18.84	450
2017	$22.25	$29.22	$19.54	400
2018	$20.93	$26.83	$20.67	420
2019	$20.26	$25.51	$21.54	510
2020	$22.04	$27.42	$22.12	710
2021	$22.89	$27.20	$22.76	800
2022	$22.85	$25.14	$23.22	840
2023	$24.49	$25.88	$24.38	1,090
2024	$26.55	$27.25	$26.28	810
2025	$29.63	$29.63	$27.41	780

In today's dollars, the median cement mason wage in Montana changed by +22.1% over the last ten years of data and by +16.1% since 2019.

Are there more cement mason jobs in Montana?

1.5Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.1× the US share, 17th of 51 states

BLS counted 780 cement masons in Montana in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 12%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for cement masons in Montana

+8.4%Projected growth in Montana2024–2034, state agency

70Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements

860Jobs in 2024930 projected for 2034

+1.6%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Montana's labor market agency projects the number of cement masons in the state to change by +8.4% between 2024 and 2034, from 860 to 930, with about 70 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.6% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 780 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for cement masons in Montana

On federally funded construction in Montana, contractors must pay cement masons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 52 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $19.77). 52 of the 52 counties still use a survey rate dated 2011 or earlier (for example Beaverhead County at $19.77). The market median for the state is $29.63.

Union contract rateSurvey 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 (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for cement masons, metro counties in Montana.

County	Rate source	Base	Fringe	Total	Determination
Beaverhead	Survey SUMT2011-001 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260025
Big Horn	Survey SUMT2011-032 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260056
Blaine	Survey SUMT2011-002 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260026
Broadwater	Survey SUMT2011-003 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260027
Carter	Survey SUMT2011-033 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260057
Chouteau	Survey SUMT2011-034 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260058
Custer	Survey SUMT2011-033 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260057
Daniels	Survey SUMT2011-004 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260028
Dawson	Survey SUMT2011-005 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260029
Deer Lodge	Survey SUMT2011-006 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260030
Fallon	Survey SUMT2011-033 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260057
Fergus	Survey SUMT2011-007 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260031
Flathead	Survey SUMT2011-008 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260032
Gallatin	Survey SUMT2011-009 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260033
Garfield	Survey SUMT2011-033 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260057
Glacier	Survey SUMT2011-010 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260034
Golden Valley	Survey SUMT2011-011 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260035
Granite	Survey SUMT2011-012 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260036
Hill	Survey SUMT2011-013 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260037
Jefferson	Survey SUMT2011-014 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260038
Judith Basin	Survey SUMT2011-034 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260058
Lake	Survey SUMT2011-015 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260039
Lewis and Clark	Survey SUMT2011-016 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260040
Liberty	Survey SUMT2011-034 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260058
Lincoln	Survey SUMT2011-017 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260041
McCone	Survey SUMT2011-019 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260043
Madison	Survey SUMT2011-018 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260042
Meagher	Survey SUMT2011-035 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260059
Mineral	Survey SUMT2011-020 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260044
Musselshell	Survey SUMT2011-034 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260058
Park	Survey SUMT2011-021 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260045
Petroleum	Survey SUMT2011-022 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260046
Phillips	Survey SUMT2011-033 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260057
Pondera	Survey SUMT2011-023 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260047
Powder River	Survey SUMT2011-033 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260057
Powell	Survey SUMT2011-024 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260048
Prairie	Survey SUMT2011-032 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260056
Ravalli	Survey SUMT2011-036 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260060
Richland	Survey SUMT2011-025 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260049
Roosevelt	Survey SUMT2011-026 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260050
Rosebud	Survey SUMT2011-033 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260057
Sanders	Survey SUMT2011-036 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260060
Sheridan	Survey SUMT2011-027 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260051
Silver Bow	Survey SUMT2011-028 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260052
Stillwater	Survey SUMT2011-029 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260053
Sweet Grass	Survey SUMT2011-034 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260058
Teton	Survey SUMT2011-034 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260058
Toole	Survey SUMT2011-034 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260058
Treasure	Survey SUMT2011-030 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260054
Valley	Survey SUMT2011-033 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260057
Wheatland	Survey SUMT2011-034 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260058
Wibaux	Survey SUMT2011-031 2011-01-04	$18.27	$1.50	$19.77	MT20260055

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

Is construction work growing in Montana?

38.7kConstruction jobsMontana, 2026-09

+0.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted

Construction employment in Montana (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 Montana?

The median cement mason in Montana earned $29.63 an hour ($61,620 a year) in May 2025, 8% above the national median of $27.41. The middle half earn $26.07–$31.20; the top 10% earn more than $37.00.

Where does Montana rank for cement mason pay?

Montana ranks 14th of 51 states for cement mason pay, with a median of $29.63 an hour, and 12th after adjusting for Montana's cost of living (BEA price parity 94.6, US = 100).

What is the union cement mason rate in Montana?

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

How many cement masons work in Montana?

BLS counted 780 cement masons in Montana in May 2025, 1.5 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.15; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is cement mason work growing in Montana?

Montana's labor market agency projects +8.4% growth for cement masons between 2024 and 2034, from 860 to 930 jobs.

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

Montana projects about 70 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, Montana 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: Montana labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.