Skilled Wages

Cement mason salary in Oklahoma

Median $22.00 an hour for 2,980 cement masons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$22.00/hrMedian hourly wageOklahoma, May data
$45,750/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$17.49 – $27.8210th to 90th percentilehourly range
2,980Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Cement mason pay in Oklahoma: the full range

Wage percentiles, OklahomaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrOklahoma: 10th $17.49 · 25th $18.98 · median $22.00 · 75th $23.58 · 90th $27.82Oklahoma$22.00$17.49$27.82United 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: Oklahoma vs United States, May 2025.

Oklahoma ranks 49th of 51 states for median cement mason pay, and 42nd once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $25.06). 2,980 cement masons work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.6× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$17.49 – $18.98$36,380 – $39,480roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$18.98 – $23.58$39,480 – $49,040the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$23.58 – $27.82$49,040 – $57,860the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Cement mason pay by metro in Oklahoma

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrLawton: $22.92Lawton$22.92Oklahoma City: $22.57Oklahoma City$22.57Tulsa: $22.19Tulsa$22.19Fort Smith: $18.70Fort Smith$18.70
Median hourly wage for cement masons by metro area in Oklahoma, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Lawton$16.97$22.92$26.68$23.76704% above
Oklahoma City$17.94$22.57$24.97$28.011,2103% above
Tulsa$17.81$22.19$24.88$27.821,1401% above
Fort Smith$15.40$18.70$21.77$28.6513015% below

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

Cement mason wages in Oklahoma over time

Oklahoma, 1999-2025OklahomaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$5$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$27.41United States$22.00Oklahoma
Median hourly wage for cement masons, Oklahoma vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOklahoma $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$11.23$21.70$13.681,920
2000$11.10$20.75$13.502,450
2001$11.61$21.11$14.252,390
2002$12.01$21.49$14.742,610
2003$11.77$20.59$14.802,840
2004$12.18$20.76$15.102,620
2005$12.91$21.28$15.402,230
2006$13.64$21.78$15.702,960
2007$13.72$21.30$16.273,370
2008$14.21$21.25$16.873,770
2009$13.95$20.93$17.043,350
2010$13.80$20.37$17.042,840
2011$13.85$19.82$17.113,040
2012$14.01$19.65$17.193,130
2013$14.94$20.65$17.372,870
2014$15.57$21.17$17.672,600
2015$16.53$22.45$18.142,690
2016$15.85$21.26$18.842,930
2017$15.98$20.99$19.542,670
2018$17.09$21.91$20.672,760
2019$18.19$22.91$21.542,690
2020$18.51$23.03$22.122,840
2021$18.27$21.71$22.762,190
2022$19.28$21.21$23.222,580
2023$21.12$22.32$24.383,110
2024$22.57$23.16$26.282,740
2025$22.00$22.00$27.412,980

In today's dollars, the median cement mason wage in Oklahoma changed by -2.0% over the last ten years of data and by -4.0% since 2019.

Are there more cement mason jobs in Oklahoma?

1.8Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.3× the US share, 14th of 51 states

BLS counted 2,980 cement masons in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma

+0.5%Projected growth in Oklahoma2024–2034, state agency
190Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
2,800Jobs in 20242,810 projected for 2034
+1.6%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Oklahoma's labor market agency projects the number of cement masons in the state to change by +0.5% between 2024 and 2034, from 2,800 to 2,810, with about 190 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 2,980 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for cement masons in Oklahoma

On federally funded construction in Oklahoma, contractors must pay cement masons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 77 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $16.10). 77 of the 77 counties still use a survey rate dated 2012 or earlier (for example Adair County at $17.52). The market median for the state is $22.00.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, OKAdair: $17.52 (survey)Alfalfa: $16.10 (survey)Atoka: $14.50 (survey)Beaver: $16.10 (survey)Beckham: $16.10 (survey)Blaine: $16.10 (survey)Bryan: $14.50 (survey)Caddo: $16.10 (survey)Canadian: $15.47 (survey)Carter: $14.50 (survey)Cherokee: $17.52 (survey)Choctaw: $14.50 (survey)Cimarron: $16.10 (survey)Cleveland: $16.72 (survey)Coal: $14.50 (survey)Comanche: $16.72 (survey)Cotton: $16.10 (survey)Craig: $17.52 (survey)Creek: $15.53 (survey)Custer: $16.10 (survey)Delaware: $17.52 (survey)Dewey: $16.10 (survey)Ellis: $16.10 (survey)Garfield: $16.10 (survey)Garvin: $14.50 (survey)Grady: $16.72 (survey)Grant: $16.10 (survey)Greer: $16.10 (survey)Harmon: $16.10 (survey)Harper: $16.10 (survey)Haskell: $14.50 (survey)Hughes: $14.50 (survey)Jackson: $16.10 (survey)Jefferson: $16.10 (survey)Johnston: $14.50 (survey)Kay: $16.10 (survey)Kingfisher: $16.10 (survey)Kiowa: $16.10 (survey)Latimer: $14.50 (survey)Le Flore: $15.53 (survey)Lincoln: $16.72 (survey)Logan: $16.72 (survey)Love: $14.50 (survey)McClain: $16.72 (survey)McCurtain: $14.50 (survey)McIntosh: $17.52 (survey)Major: $16.10 (survey)Marshall: $14.50 (survey)Mayes: $17.52 (survey)Murray: $14.50 (survey)Muskogee: $17.52 (survey)Noble: $16.10 (survey)Nowata: $17.52 (survey)Okfuskee: $17.52 (survey)Oklahoma: $16.75 (survey)Okmulgee: $15.53 (survey)Osage: $15.53 (survey)Ottawa: $17.52 (survey)Pawnee: $15.53 (survey)Payne: $16.10 (survey)Pittsburg: $14.50 (survey)Pontotoc: $14.50 (survey)Pottawatomie: $14.50 (survey)Pushmataha: $14.50 (survey)Roger Mills: $16.10 (survey)Rogers: $15.53 (survey)Seminole: $14.50 (survey)Sequoyah: $15.53 (survey)Stephens: $16.10 (survey)Texas: $16.10 (survey)Tillman: $16.10 (survey)Tulsa: $14.99 (survey)Wagoner: $15.53 (survey)Washington: $17.52 (survey)Washita: $16.10 (survey)Woods: $16.10 (survey)Woodward: $16.10 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$16.10$16.72survey 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)$12.50$15$17.50$20$22.50$25/hrSequoyah (Fort Smith): market median $18.70, prevailing (survey) $15.53, gap −$3.17Sequoyah (Fort Smith)−$3.17Oklahoma (Oklahoma City): market median $22.57, prevailing (survey) $16.75, gap −$5.82Oklahoma (Oklahoma City)−$5.82Garfield (Oklahoma): market median $22.00, prevailing (survey) $16.10, gap −$5.90Garfield (Oklahoma)−$5.90Comanche (Lawton): market median $22.92, prevailing (survey) $16.72, gap −$6.20Comanche (Lawton)−$6.20Creek (Tulsa): market median $22.19, prevailing (survey) $15.53, gap −$6.66Creek (Tulsa)−$6.66
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for cement masons, metro counties in Oklahoma.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AdairSurvey SUOK2012-047 2012-06-18$16.91$0.61$17.52OK20260067
CherokeeSurvey SUOK2012-047 2012-06-18$16.91$0.61$17.52OK20260067
CraigSurvey SUOK2012-052 2012-06-18$16.91$0.61$17.52OK20260072
DelawareSurvey SUOK2012-052 2012-06-18$16.91$0.61$17.52OK20260072
McIntoshSurvey SUOK2012-052 2012-06-18$16.91$0.61$17.52OK20260072
MayesSurvey SUOK2012-039 2012-06-18$16.91$0.61$17.52OK20260059
MuskogeeSurvey SUOK2012-041 2012-06-18$16.91$0.61$17.52OK20260061
NowataSurvey SUOK2012-052 2012-06-18$16.91$0.61$17.52OK20260072
OkfuskeeSurvey SUOK2012-052 2012-06-18$16.91$0.61$17.52OK20260072
OttawaSurvey SUOK2012-042 2012-06-18$16.91$0.61$17.52OK20260062
WashingtonSurvey SUOK2012-045 2012-06-18$16.91$0.61$17.52OK20260065
OklahomaSurvey SUOK2012-029 2012-07-30$16.75$0.00$16.75OK20260049
ClevelandSurvey SUOK2012-022 2012-07-30$16.72$0.00$16.72OK20260042
ComancheSurvey SUOK2012-023 2012-07-30$16.72$0.00$16.72OK20260043
GradySurvey SUOK2012-025 2012-07-30$16.72$0.00$16.72OK20260045

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

Is construction work growing in Oklahoma?

93.5kConstruction jobsOklahoma, 2026-09
+3.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k120k1990199520002005201020152020202594kSep 2026
Construction employment in Oklahoma (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 Oklahoma?

The median cement mason in Oklahoma earned $22.00 an hour ($45,750 a year) in May 2025, 20% below the national median of $27.41. The middle half earn $18.98–$23.58; the top 10% earn more than $27.82.

Where does Oklahoma rank for cement mason pay?

Oklahoma ranks 49th of 51 states for cement mason pay, with a median of $22.00 an hour, and 42nd after adjusting for Oklahoma's cost of living (BEA price parity 87.8, US = 100).

What is the union cement mason rate in Oklahoma?

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

How many cement masons work in Oklahoma?

BLS counted 2,980 cement masons in Oklahoma in May 2025, 1.8 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.32; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is cement mason work growing in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma's labor market agency projects +0.5% growth for cement masons between 2024 and 2034, from 2,800 to 2,810 jobs.

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

Oklahoma projects about 190 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, Oklahoma 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: Oklahoma labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.