Skilled Wages

Cement mason salary in Oregon

Median $32.95 an hour for 2,170 cement masons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$32.95/hrMedian hourly wageOregon, May data
$68,530/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$23.56 – $45.4510th to 90th percentilehourly range
2,170Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Cement mason pay in Oregon: the full range

Wage percentiles, OregonMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrOregon: 10th $23.56 · 25th $27.85 · median $32.95 · 75th $39.84 · 90th $45.45Oregon$32.95$23.56$45.45United 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: Oregon vs United States, May 2025.

Oregon ranks 5th of 51 states for median cement mason pay, and 10th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $31.87). 2,170 cement masons work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.9× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$23.56 – $27.85$49,000 – $57,930roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$27.85 – $39.84$57,930 – $82,860the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$39.84 – $45.45$82,860 – $94,540the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Cement mason pay by metro in Oregon

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrPortland: $36.10Portland$36.10Salem: $32.69Salem$32.69Bend: $31.63Bend$31.63Medford: $29.81Medford$29.81Eugene: $29.46Eugene$29.46Grants Pass: $28.95Grants Pass$28.95Albany: $28.81Albany$28.81
Median hourly wage for cement masons by metro area in Oregon, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Portland$23.82$36.10$34.25$47.801,41010% above
Salem$23.56$32.69$31.55$44.041701% below
Bend$23.36$31.63$30.53$44.732204% below
Medford$21.99$29.81$29.40$45.4512010% below
Eugene$22.78$29.46$29.00$40.6321011% below
Grants Pass$22.57$28.95$29.60$36.273012% below
Albany$22.51$28.81$28.22$38.064013% below

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

Cement mason wages in Oregon over time

Oregon, 1999-2025OregonUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$32.95Oregon$27.41United States
Median hourly wage for cement masons, Oregon vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOregon $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$16.73$32.33$13.681,770
2000$16.01$29.93$13.502,170
2001$16.07$29.21$14.252,080
2002$17.21$30.80$14.741,890
2003$16.47$28.82$14.801,790
2004$16.25$27.69$15.101,700
2005$16.27$26.82$15.401,950
2006$17.20$27.47$15.702,660
2007$16.99$26.38$16.273,150
2008$18.62$27.84$16.872,710
2009$19.48$29.23$17.041,960
2010$19.13$28.24$17.041,410
2011$19.93$28.52$17.111,420
2012$20.41$28.62$17.191,430
2013$21.63$29.89$17.371,610
2014$20.70$28.15$17.671,770
2015$18.52$25.16$18.141,960
2016$19.26$25.84$18.842,360
2017$19.45$25.55$19.542,560
2018$22.47$28.81$20.672,450
2019$24.95$31.42$21.542,540
2020$25.35$31.53$22.122,820
2021$23.51$27.93$22.763,270
2022$26.91$29.60$23.222,330
2023$28.93$30.57$24.382,310
2024$29.95$30.74$26.282,650
2025$32.95$32.95$27.412,170

In today's dollars, the median cement mason wage in Oregon changed by +31.0% over the last ten years of data and by +4.9% since 2019.

Are there more cement mason jobs in Oregon?

1.1Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.8× the US share, 26th of 51 states

BLS counted 2,170 cement masons in Oregon in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 10%. 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 Oregon

+8.0%Projected growth in Oregon2024–2034, state agency
200Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
2,630Jobs in 20242,840 projected for 2034
+1.6%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Oregon's labor market agency projects the number of cement masons in the state to change by +8.0% between 2024 and 2034, from 2,630 to 2,840, with about 200 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.6% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 2,170 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for cement masons in Oregon

On federally funded construction in Oregon, contractors must pay cement masons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 33 of the 36 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $66.44 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $48.25). The market median for the state is $32.95.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, ORBaker: $66.44 (union)Benton: $66.44 (union)Clackamas: $66.44 (union)Clatsop: $66.44 (union)Columbia: $66.44 (union)Coos: $66.44 (union)Crook: $66.44 (union)Curry: $66.44 (union)Deschutes: $48.25 (survey)Douglas: $66.44 (union)Gilliam: $66.44 (union)Grant: $66.44 (union)Harney: $66.44 (union)Hood River: $66.44 (union)Jackson: $48.25 (survey)Jefferson: $66.44 (union)Josephine: $48.25 (survey)Klamath: $66.44 (union)Lake: $66.44 (union)Lane: $66.44 (union)Lincoln: $66.44 (union)Linn: $66.44 (union)Malheur: $66.44 (union)Marion: $66.44 (union)Morrow: $66.44 (union)Multnomah: $66.44 (union)Polk: $66.44 (union)Sherman: $66.44 (union)Tillamook: $66.44 (union)Umatilla: $66.44 (union)Union: $66.44 (union)Wallowa: $66.44 (union)Wasco: $66.44 (union)Washington: $66.44 (union)Wheeler: $66.44 (union)Yamhill: $66.44 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hrsurvey 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$40$60$80/hrLinn (Albany): market median $28.81, prevailing (union) $66.44, gap +$37.63Linn (Albany)+$37.63Lane (Eugene): market median $29.46, prevailing (union) $66.44, gap +$36.98Lane (Eugene)+$36.98Crook (Bend): market median $31.63, prevailing (union) $66.44, gap +$34.81Crook (Bend)+$34.81Marion (Salem): market median $32.69, prevailing (union) $66.44, gap +$33.75Marion (Salem)+$33.75Benton (Oregon): market median $32.95, prevailing (union) $66.44, gap +$33.49Benton (Oregon)+$33.49Clackamas (Portland): market median $36.10, prevailing (union) $66.44, gap +$30.34Clackamas (Portland)+$30.34Josephine (Grants Pass): market median $28.95, prevailing (survey) $48.25, gap +$19.30Josephine (Grants Pass)+$19.30Jackson (Medford): market median $29.81, prevailing (survey) $48.25, gap +$18.44Jackson (Medford)+$18.44
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for cement masons, metro counties in Oregon.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BakerUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260002
BentonUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260094
ClackamasUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260095
ClatsopUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260092
ColumbiaUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260096
CoosUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260082
CrookUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260083
CurryUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260084
DouglasUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260085
GilliamUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260093
GrantUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260093
HarneyUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260086
Hood RiverUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260087
JeffersonUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260093
KlamathUnion PLAS0555-007 2025-06-01$46.13$20.31$66.44OR20260093

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

Is construction work growing in Oregon?

117.9kConstruction jobsOregon, 2026-09
+3.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202625k50k75k100k125k150k19901995200020052010201520202025118kSep 2026
Construction employment in Oregon (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 Oregon?

The median cement mason in Oregon earned $32.95 an hour ($68,530 a year) in May 2025, 20% above the national median of $27.41. The middle half earn $27.85–$39.84; the top 10% earn more than $45.45.

Where does Oregon rank for cement mason pay?

Oregon ranks 5th of 51 states for cement mason pay, with a median of $32.95 an hour, and 10th after adjusting for Oregon's cost of living (BEA price parity 103.4, US = 100).

What is the union cement mason rate in Oregon?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for cement masons in 33 counties, with a typical package of $66.44 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many cement masons work in Oregon?

BLS counted 2,170 cement masons in Oregon in May 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.83; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is cement mason work growing in Oregon?

Oregon's labor market agency projects +8.0% growth for cement masons between 2024 and 2034, from 2,630 to 2,840 jobs.

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

Oregon projects about 200 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, Oregon 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: Oregon labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.