Skilled Wages

Cement mason salary in Pennsylvania

Median $29.62 an hour for 5,180 cement masons and concrete finishers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$29.62/hrMedian hourly wagePennsylvania, May data
$61,610/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.20 – $37.5510th to 90th percentilehourly range
5,180Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Cement mason pay in Pennsylvania: the full range

Wage percentiles, PennsylvaniaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrPennsylvania: 10th $21.20 · 25th $24.06 · median $29.62 · 75th $33.20 · 90th $37.55Pennsylvania$29.62$21.20$37.55United 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 and concrete finishers: Pennsylvania vs United States, May 2025.

Pennsylvania ranks 15th of 51 states for median cement mason pay, and 14th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $30.35). 5,180 cement masons and concrete finishers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$21.20 – $24.06$44,090 – $50,050roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$24.06 – $33.20$50,050 – $69,050the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$33.20 – $37.55$69,050 – $78,100the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Cement mason pay by metro in Pennsylvania

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrPittsburgh: $30.44Pittsburgh$30.44Allentown: $30.28Allentown$30.28State College: $29.35State College$29.35Philadelphia: $29.28Philadelphia$29.28Harrisburg: $29.13Harrisburg$29.13Gettysburg: $28.94Gettysburg$28.94York: $28.77York$28.77Lancaster: $28.75Lancaster$28.75Reading: $28.71Reading$28.71Erie: $28.27Erie$28.27Scranton: $27.89Scranton$27.89Lebanon: $27.11Lebanon$27.11
Median hourly wage for cement masons and concrete finishers by metro area in Pennsylvania, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Pittsburgh$22.15$30.44$35.941,5003% above
Allentown$21.95$30.28$42.152202% above
State College$22.87$29.35$34.91501% below
Philadelphia$20.28$29.28$45.551,8701% below
Harrisburg$21.91$29.13$40.901202% below
Gettysburg$22.14$28.94$35.04402% below
York$19.85$28.77$36.322403% below
Lancaster$22.34$28.75$35.994703% below
Reading$21.00$28.71$36.531603% below
Erie$20.49$28.27$61.44—5% below
Scranton$19.27$27.89$38.141406% below
Lebanon$19.87$27.11$33.00408% below
Williamsport$17.93$27.05$37.77309% below
Johnstown$18.46$25.75$30.795013% below
Altoona$18.38$25.48$29.795014% below
Chambersburg$18.26$24.63$49.576017% below

Cement mason wages in Pennsylvania over time

Pennsylvania, 1999-2025PennsylvaniaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$29.62Pennsylvania$27.41United States
Median hourly wage for cement masons and concrete finishers, Pennsylvania vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearPennsylvania $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$18.36$35.48$13.684,300
2000$18.03$33.71$13.503,400
2001$17.19$31.25$14.253,790
2002$18.16$32.50$14.744,180
2003$18.05$31.58$14.804,050
2004$17.91$30.52$15.104,840
2005$18.53$30.55$15.405,340
2006$17.44$27.85$15.705,950
2007$18.05$28.03$16.276,090
2008$18.54$27.72$16.875,610
2009$18.80$28.21$17.044,500
2010$18.05$26.65$17.044,480
2011$19.06$27.28$17.115,210
2012$20.22$28.35$17.195,750
2013$21.14$29.22$17.375,620
2014$21.44$29.16$17.675,430
2015$20.89$28.38$18.145,240
2016$20.77$27.86$18.844,960
2017$20.47$26.89$19.544,300
2018$21.52$27.59$20.673,790
2019$24.18$30.45$21.544,060
2020$25.84$32.14$22.123,860
2021$22.53$26.77$22.765,530
2022$22.73$25.00$23.225,190
2023$25.17$26.59$24.384,760
2024$28.74$29.50$26.284,000
2025$29.62$29.62$27.415,180

In today's dollars, the median cement mason wage in Pennsylvania changed by +4.4% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for cement masons in Pennsylvania

On federally funded construction in Pennsylvania, contractors must pay cement masons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 38 of the 67 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $53.66 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $36.47). 26 of the 67 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Adams County at $36.47). The market median for the state is $29.62.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, PAAdams: $36.47 (survey)Allegheny: $53.66 (union)Armstrong: $53.66 (union)Beaver: $53.66 (union)Bedford: $53.32 (union)Berks: $41.73 (survey)Blair: $53.32 (union)Bradford: $28.84 (survey)Bucks: $80.96 (union)Butler: $53.66 (union)Cambria: $53.66 (union)Cameron: $53.32 (union)Carbon: $40.74 (survey)Centre: $39.88 (survey)Chester: $80.96 (union)Clarion: $53.66 (union)Clearfield: $53.32 (union)Clinton: $53.32 (union)Columbia: $53.98 (survey)Crawford: $53.66 (union)Cumberland: $39.70 (survey)Dauphin: $40.24 (survey)Delaware: $80.96 (union)Elk: $53.32 (union)Erie: $49.28 (union)Fayette: $53.66 (union)Forest: $53.66 (union)Franklin: $36.47 (survey)Fulton: $53.32 (union)Greene: $53.66 (union)Huntingdon: $53.32 (union)Indiana: $53.66 (union)Jefferson: $53.32 (union)Juniata: $28.84 (survey)Lackawanna: $51.43 (union)Lancaster: $40.96 (survey)Lawrence: $53.66 (union)Lebanon: $35.97 (survey)Lehigh: $39.93 (survey)Luzerne: $51.43 (union)Lycoming: $53.98 (survey)McKean: $53.32 (union)Mercer: $53.66 (union)Mifflin: $28.84 (survey)Monroe: $41.57 (survey)Montgomery: $80.96 (union)Montour: $53.98 (survey)Northampton: $40.74 (survey)Northumberland: $28.84 (survey)Perry: $40.25 (survey)Philadelphia: $80.96 (union)Pike: $41.57 (survey)Potter: $53.32 (union)Schuylkill: $27.61 (survey)Snyder: $28.84 (survey)Somerset: $53.32 (union)Sullivan: $28.84 (survey)Susquehanna: $28.84 (survey)Tioga: $28.84 (survey)Union: $28.84 (survey)Venango: $53.66 (union)Warren: $53.66 (union)Washington: $53.66 (union)Wayne: $28.84 (survey)Westmoreland: $53.66 (union)Wyoming: $51.43 (union)York: $31.36 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$36.47$50.14$53.32$53.66survey 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$100/hrBucks (Philadelphia): market median $29.28, prevailing (union) $80.96, gap +$51.68Bucks (Philadelphia)+$51.68Cambria (Johnstown): market median $25.75, prevailing (union) $53.66, gap +$27.91Cambria (Johnstown)+$27.91Blair (Altoona): market median $25.48, prevailing (union) $53.32, gap +$27.84Blair (Altoona)+$27.84Lycoming (Williamsport): market median $27.05, prevailing (survey) $53.98, gap +$26.93Lycoming (Williamsport)+$26.93Lackawanna (Scranton): market median $27.89, prevailing (union) $51.43, gap +$23.54Lackawanna (Scranton)+$23.54Allegheny (Pittsburgh): market median $30.44, prevailing (union) $53.66, gap +$23.22Allegheny (Pittsburgh)+$23.22Erie (Erie): market median $28.27, prevailing (union) $49.28, gap +$21.01Erie (Erie)+$21.01Berks (Reading): market median $28.71, prevailing (survey) $41.73, gap +$13.02Berks (Reading)+$13.02Lancaster (Lancaster): market median $28.75, prevailing (survey) $40.96, gap +$12.21Lancaster (Lancaster)+$12.21Franklin (Chambersburg): market median $24.63, prevailing (survey) $36.47, gap +$11.84Franklin (Chambersburg)+$11.84Perry (Harrisburg): market median $29.13, prevailing (survey) $40.25, gap +$11.12Perry (Harrisburg)+$11.12Centre (State College): market median $29.35, prevailing (survey) $39.88, gap +$10.53Centre (State College)+$10.53Carbon (Allentown): market median $30.28, prevailing (survey) $40.74, gap +$10.46Carbon (Allentown)+$10.46Lebanon (Lebanon): market median $27.11, prevailing (survey) $35.97, gap +$8.86Lebanon (Lebanon)+$8.86Adams (Gettysburg): market median $28.94, prevailing (survey) $36.47, gap +$7.53Adams (Gettysburg)+$7.53York (York): market median $28.77, prevailing (survey) $31.36, gap +$2.59York (York)+$2.59
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for cement masons, metro counties in Pennsylvania.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BucksUnion PLAS0592-037 2025-05-01$48.70$32.26$80.96PA20260078
ChesterUnion PLAS0592-037 2025-05-01$48.70$32.26$80.96PA20260083
DelawareUnion PLAS0592-037 2025-05-01$48.70$32.26$80.96PA20260087
MontgomeryUnion PLAS0592-037 2025-05-01$48.70$32.26$80.96PA20260099
PhiladelphiaUnion PLAS0592-011 2025-05-01$48.70$32.26$80.96PA20260003
Columbiauavg UAVGPA0022 2025-01-01$32.66$21.32$53.98PA20260084
Lycominguavg UAVGPA0022 2025-01-01$32.66$21.32$53.98PA20260096
Montouruavg UAVGPA0022 2025-01-01$32.66$21.32$53.98PA20260100
AlleghenyUnion PLAS0526-007 2021-06-01$31.77$21.89$53.66PA20260001
ArmstrongUnion PLAS0526-015 2021-06-01$31.77$21.89$53.66PA20260074
BeaverUnion PLAS0526-015 2021-06-01$31.77$21.89$53.66PA20260075
ButlerUnion PLAS0526-015 2021-06-01$31.77$21.89$53.66PA20260079
CambriaUnion PLAS0526-015 2021-06-01$31.77$21.89$53.66PA20260080
ClarionUnion PLAS0526-015 2021-06-01$31.77$21.89$53.66PA20260046
CrawfordUnion PLAS0526-015 2021-06-01$31.77$21.89$53.66PA20260049

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Pennsylvania prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Pennsylvania?

272.7kConstruction jobsPennsylvania, 2026-08
-0.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026150k200k250k300k19901995200020052010201520202025273kAug 2026
Construction employment in Pennsylvania (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 Pennsylvania?

The median cement mason in Pennsylvania earned $29.62 an hour ($61,610 a year) in May 2025, 8% above the national median of $27.41. The middle half earn $24.06–$33.20; the top 10% earn more than $37.55.

Where does Pennsylvania rank for cement mason pay?

Pennsylvania ranks 15th of 51 states for cement mason pay, with a median of $29.62 an hour, and 14th after adjusting for Pennsylvania's cost of living (BEA price parity 97.6, US = 100).

What is the union cement mason rate in Pennsylvania?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for cement masons in 38 counties, with a typical package of $53.66 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many cement masons work in Pennsylvania?

BLS counted 5,180 cement masons and concrete finishers in Pennsylvania in May 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.64; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania and metro areas, SOC 47-2051.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.