Skilled Wages

Cement mason salary in Washington

Median $37.27 an hour for 4,440 cement masons and concrete finishers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$37.27/hrMedian hourly wageWashington, May data
$77,520/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$23.90 – $60.4410th to 90th percentilehourly range
4,440Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Cement mason pay in Washington: the full range

Wage percentiles, WashingtonMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60$80/hrWashington: 10th $23.90 · 25th $28.31 · median $37.27 · 75th $47.25 · 90th $60.44Washington$37.27$23.90$60.44United 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: Washington vs United States, May 2025.

Washington ranks 4th of 51 states for median cement mason pay, and 4th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $34.83). 4,440 cement masons and concrete finishers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$23.90 – $28.31$49,710 – $58,880roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$28.31 – $47.25$58,880 – $98,280the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$47.25 – $60.44$98,280 – $125,720the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Cement mason pay by metro in Washington

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrMount Vernon: $42.84Mount Vernon$42.84Yakima: $42.23Yakima$42.23Seattle: $38.88Seattle$38.88Bellingham: $37.46Bellingham$37.46Kennewick: $37.23Kennewick$37.23Longview: $36.87Longview$36.87Olympia: $36.47Olympia$36.47Spokane: $36.16Spokane$36.16Portland: $36.10Portland$36.10Wenatchee: $35.52Wenatchee$35.52Walla Walla: $29.89Walla Walla$29.89Lewiston: $28.61Lewiston$28.61
Median hourly wage for cement masons and concrete finishers by metro area in Washington, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Mount Vernon$24.00$42.84$53.695015% above
Yakima$23.36$42.23$56.5913013% above
Seattle$27.35$38.88$63.772,1404% above
Bellingham$24.17$37.46$64.361301% above
Kennewick$23.56$37.23$58.30290about the same as
Longview$22.27$36.87$47.62401% below
Olympia$23.00$36.47$57.211202% below
Spokane$22.64$36.16$55.674003% below
Portland$23.82$36.10$47.801,4103% below
Wenatchee$23.22$35.52$57.631505% below
Walla Walla$23.08$29.89$44.7310020% below
Lewiston$21.38$28.61$33.004023% below

Cement mason wages in Washington over time

Washington, 1999-2025WashingtonUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$37.27Washington$27.41United States
Median hourly wage for cement masons and concrete finishers, Washington vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearWashington $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$19.49$37.66$13.681,980
2000$22.64$42.33$13.502,870
2001$20.30$36.90$14.253,080
2002$16.95$30.33$14.744,860
2003$17.22$30.13$14.804,730
2004$15.90$27.10$15.104,810
2005$17.39$28.67$15.404,920
2006$21.51$34.35$15.704,040
2007$22.55$35.01$16.274,450
2008$23.87$35.69$16.874,350
2009$21.15$31.74$17.043,330
2010$21.86$32.27$17.042,110
2011$22.13$31.67$17.112,120
2012$21.92$30.74$17.192,080
2013$21.67$29.95$17.372,320
2014$20.25$27.54$17.672,900
2015$21.80$29.61$18.143,330
2016$23.35$31.32$18.843,660
2017$25.18$33.07$19.543,280
2018$27.17$34.83$20.673,900
2019$29.80$37.53$21.544,670
2020$28.30$35.20$22.124,950
2021$29.15$34.63$22.765,300
2022$29.19$32.11$23.225,400
2023$29.94$31.63$24.385,460
2024$34.53$35.44$26.285,000
2025$37.27$37.27$27.414,440

In today's dollars, the median cement mason wage in Washington changed by +25.9% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for cement masons in Washington

On federally funded construction in Washington, contractors must pay cement masons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 34 of the 39 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $75.43 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $21.94). The market median for the state is $37.27.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, WAAdams: $59.53 (union)Asotin: $59.53 (union)Benton: $21.94 (survey)Chelan: $75.43 (union)Clallam: $75.43 (union)Clark: $66.44 (union)Columbia: $21.94 (survey)Cowlitz: $66.44 (union)Douglas: $75.43 (union)Ferry: $59.53 (union)Franklin: $21.94 (survey)Garfield: $59.53 (union)Grant: $59.53 (union)Grays Harbor: $75.43 (union)Island: $75.43 (union)Jefferson: $75.43 (union)King: $75.43 (union)Kitsap: $75.43 (union)Kittitas: $59.53 (union)Klickitat: $66.44 (union)Lewis: $75.43 (union)Lincoln: $59.53 (union)Mason: $75.43 (union)Okanogan: $59.53 (union)Pacific: $75.43 (union)Pend Oreille: $59.53 (union)Pierce: $75.43 (union)San Juan: $75.43 (union)Skagit: $75.43 (union)Skamania: $66.44 (union)Snohomish: $75.43 (union)Spokane: $59.53 (union)Stevens: $59.53 (union)Thurston: $75.43 (union)Wahkiakum: $75.43 (union)Walla Walla: $21.94 (survey)Whatcom: $75.43 (union)Whitman: $59.53 (union)Yakima: $37.55 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$59.53survey 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)$0$20$40$60$80/hrChelan (Wenatchee): market median $35.52, prevailing (union) $75.43, gap +$39.91Chelan (Wenatchee)+$39.91Thurston (Olympia): market median $36.47, prevailing (union) $75.43, gap +$38.96Thurston (Olympia)+$38.96Kitsap (Washington): market median $37.27, prevailing (union) $75.43, gap +$38.16Kitsap (Washington)+$38.16Whatcom (Bellingham): market median $37.46, prevailing (union) $75.43, gap +$37.97Whatcom (Bellingham)+$37.97King (Seattle): market median $38.88, prevailing (union) $75.43, gap +$36.55King (Seattle)+$36.55Skagit (Mount Vernon): market median $42.84, prevailing (union) $75.43, gap +$32.59Skagit (Mount Vernon)+$32.59Asotin (Lewiston): market median $28.61, prevailing (union) $59.53, gap +$30.92Asotin (Lewiston)+$30.92Clark (Portland): market median $36.10, prevailing (union) $66.44, gap +$30.34Clark (Portland)+$30.34Cowlitz (Longview): market median $36.87, prevailing (union) $66.44, gap +$29.57Cowlitz (Longview)+$29.57Spokane (Spokane): market median $36.16, prevailing (union) $59.53, gap +$23.37Spokane (Spokane)+$23.37Yakima (Yakima): market median $42.23, prevailing (survey) $37.55, gap −$4.68Yakima (Yakima)−$4.68Walla Walla (Walla Walla): market median $29.89, prevailing (survey) $21.94, gap −$7.95Walla Walla (Walla Walla)−$7.95Benton (Kennewick): market median $37.23, prevailing (survey) $21.94, gap −$15.29Benton (Kennewick)−$15.29
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for cement masons, metro counties in Washington.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
ChelanUnion PLAS0528-009 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260103
ClallamUnion PLAS0528-004 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260022
DouglasUnion PLAS0528-009 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260106
Grays HarborUnion PLAS0528-004 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260027
IslandUnion PLAS0528-004 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260028
JeffersonUnion PLAS0528-004 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260029
KingUnion PLAS0528-009 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260108
KitsapUnion PLAS0528-009 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260109
LewisUnion PLAS0528-004 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260032
MasonUnion PLAS0528-004 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260034
PacificUnion PLAS0528-004 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260036
PierceUnion PLAS0528-009 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260111
San JuanUnion PLAS0528-004 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260038
SkagitUnion PLAS0528-009 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260112
SnohomishUnion PLAS0528-009 2024-06-01$54.16$21.27$75.43WA20260113

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

Is construction work growing in Washington?

223.8kConstruction jobsWashington, 2026-08
-0.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k250k300k19901995200020052010201520202025224kAug 2026
Construction employment in Washington (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 Washington?

The median cement mason in Washington earned $37.27 an hour ($77,520 a year) in May 2025, 36% above the national median of $27.41. The middle half earn $28.31–$47.25; the top 10% earn more than $60.44.

Where does Washington rank for cement mason pay?

Washington ranks 4th of 51 states for cement mason pay, with a median of $37.27 an hour, and 4th after adjusting for Washington's cost of living (BEA price parity 107.0, US = 100).

What is the union cement mason rate in Washington?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for cement masons in 34 counties, with a typical package of $75.43 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many cement masons work in Washington?

BLS counted 4,440 cement masons and concrete finishers in Washington in May 2025, 1.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.94; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Washington 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.