Skilled Wages

Cement mason salary in West Virginia

Median $24.98 an hour for 760 cement masons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$24.98/hrMedian hourly wageWest Virginia, May data
$51,950/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$15.46 – $30.6710th to 90th percentilehourly range
760Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Cement mason pay in West Virginia: the full range

Wage percentiles, West VirginiaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrWest Virginia: 10th $15.46 · 25th $19.60 · median $24.98 · 75th $28.39 · 90th $30.67West Virginia$24.98$15.46$30.67United 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: West Virginia vs United States, May 2025.

West Virginia ranks 35th of 51 states for median cement mason pay, and 25th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $27.91). 760 cement masons work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.0× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$15.46 – $19.60$32,170 – $40,760roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$19.60 – $28.39$40,760 – $59,060the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$28.39 – $30.67$59,060 – $63,790the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Cement mason pay by metro in West Virginia

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrWheeling: $32.06Wheeling$32.06Charleston: $28.52Charleston$28.52Washington DC: $28.05Washington DC$28.05Huntington: $27.03Huntington$27.03Parkersburg: $24.98Parkersburg$24.98Morgantown: $24.10Morgantown$24.10Beckley: $23.81Beckley$23.81Hagerstown: $22.95Hagerstown$22.95Winchester: $22.86Winchester$22.86
Median hourly wage for cement masons by metro area in West Virginia, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Wheeling$22.48$32.06$36.31$37.355028% above
Charleston$18.87$28.52$32.15$31.757014% above
Washington DC$21.16$28.05$25.76$37.222,81012% above
Huntington$18.09$27.03$30.58$31.471108% above
Parkersburg$17.72$24.98$28.68$26.9070about the same as
Morgantown$17.70$24.10$25.83$29.08404% below
Beckley$15.22$23.81$26.93$27.61405% below
Hagerstown$16.18$22.95$24.36$30.32808% below
Winchester$17.81$22.86$23.69$30.411108% below

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

Cement mason wages in West Virginia over time

West Virginia, 1999-2025West VirginiaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$27.41United States$24.98West Virginia
Median hourly wage for cement masons, West Virginia vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearWest Virginia $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$17.48$33.78$13.68400
2000$15.37$28.74$13.50420
2001$15.08$27.41$14.25600
2002$14.79$26.47$14.74560
2003$13.70$23.97$14.80620
2004$13.34$22.74$15.10590
2005$12.25$20.19$15.40480
2006$14.75$23.55$15.70470
2007$16.41$25.48$16.27580
2008$17.72$26.50$16.87560
2009$15.10$22.66$17.04720
2010$14.82$21.88$17.04590
2011$14.88$21.30$17.11600
2012$15.89$22.28$17.19570
2013$18.78$25.95$17.37670
2014$19.67$26.75$17.67590
2015$16.22$22.03$18.14500
2016$17.64$23.66$18.84300
2017$19.52$25.64$19.54320
2018$19.20$24.62$20.67290
2019$22.02$27.73$21.54280
2020$19.97$24.84$22.12290
2021$18.34$21.79$22.76540
2022$18.69$20.56$23.22620
2023$21.31$22.52$24.38490
2024$22.61$23.20$26.28570
2025$24.98$24.98$27.41760

In today's dollars, the median cement mason wage in West Virginia changed by +13.4% over the last ten years of data and by -9.9% since 2019.

Are there more cement mason jobs in West Virginia?

1.1Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.8× the US share, 28th of 51 states

BLS counted 760 cement masons in West Virginia in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 13%. 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 West Virginia

+13.3%Projected growth in West Virginia2024–2034, state agency
60Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
730Jobs in 2024830 projected for 2034
+1.6%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

West Virginia's labor market agency projects the number of cement masons in the state to change by +13.3% between 2024 and 2034, from 730 to 830, with about 60 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 760 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: West Virginia labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections.

Union scale and prevailing wage for cement masons in West Virginia

On federally funded construction in West Virginia, contractors must pay cement masons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 37 of the 37 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $61.43 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $24.98.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, WVBarbour: $61.43 (union)Berkeley: n/aBoone: n/aBraxton: $61.43 (union)Brooke: $53.25 (union)Cabell: $61.43 (union)Calhoun: $61.43 (union)Clay: n/aDoddridge: n/aFayette: $61.43 (union)Gilmer: $61.43 (union)Grant: $61.43 (union)Greenbrier: $61.43 (union)Hampshire: n/aHancock: $53.25 (union)Hardy: $61.43 (union)Harrison: n/aJackson: $61.43 (union)Jefferson: n/aKanawha: $54.86 (union)Lewis: $61.43 (union)Lincoln: $54.86 (union)Logan: $61.43 (union)McDowell: $61.43 (union)Marion: n/aMarshall: $53.25 (union)Mason: $61.43 (union)Mercer: $61.43 (union)Mineral: n/aMingo: $61.43 (union)Monongalia: $53.25 (union)Monroe: $61.43 (union)Morgan: n/aNicholas: $61.43 (union)Ohio: $53.25 (union)Pendleton: $61.43 (union)Pleasants: n/aPocahontas: $61.43 (union)Preston: $53.25 (union)Putnam: $54.86 (union)Raleigh: $54.86 (union)Randolph: $61.43 (union)Ritchie: $61.43 (union)Roane: $61.43 (union)Summers: n/aTaylor: n/aTucker: $61.43 (union)Tyler: n/aUpshur: n/aWayne: $61.43 (union)Webster: $61.43 (union)Wetzel: n/aWirt: n/aWood: n/aWyoming: $61.43 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$54.86n/a
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)$20$40$60$80/hrFayette (Beckley): market median $23.81, prevailing (union) $61.43, gap +$37.62Fayette (Beckley)+$37.62Cabell (Huntington): market median $27.03, prevailing (union) $61.43, gap +$34.40Cabell (Huntington)+$34.40Monongalia (Morgantown): market median $24.10, prevailing (union) $53.25, gap +$29.15Monongalia (Morgantown)+$29.15Brooke (West Virginia): market median $24.98, prevailing (union) $53.25, gap +$28.27Brooke (West Virginia)+$28.27Kanawha (Charleston): market median $28.52, prevailing (union) $54.86, gap +$26.34Kanawha (Charleston)+$26.34Marshall (Wheeling): market median $32.06, prevailing (union) $53.25, gap +$21.19Marshall (Wheeling)+$21.19
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for cement masons, metro counties in West Virginia.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BarbourUnion PLAS0926-008 2024-06-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260033
BraxtonUnion PLAS0926-008 2024-06-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260004
CabellUnion PLAS0926-006 2024-12-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260035
CalhounUnion PLAS0926-008 2024-06-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260033
FayetteUnion PLAS0926-009 2024-06-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260006
GilmerUnion PLAS0926-008 2024-06-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260007
GrantUnion PLAS0926-008 2024-06-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260008
GreenbrierUnion PLAS0926-008 2024-06-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260009
HardyUnion PLAS0926-008 2024-06-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260010
JacksonUnion PLAS0926-008 2024-06-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260012
LewisUnion PLAS0926-008 2024-06-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260013
LoganUnion PLAS0926-008 2024-06-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260014
McDowellUnion PLAS0926-008 2024-06-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260017
MasonUnion PLAS0926-008 2024-06-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260016
MercerUnion PLAS0926-008 2024-06-01$34.77$26.66$61.43WV20260018

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

Is construction work growing in West Virginia?

35.2kConstruction jobsWest Virginia, 2026-09
-5.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k30k40k50k60k1990199520002005201020152020202535kSep 2026
Construction employment in West Virginia (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 West Virginia?

The median cement mason in West Virginia earned $24.98 an hour ($51,950 a year) in May 2025, 9% below the national median of $27.41. The middle half earn $19.60–$28.39; the top 10% earn more than $30.67.

Where does West Virginia rank for cement mason pay?

West Virginia ranks 35th of 51 states for cement mason pay, with a median of $24.98 an hour, and 25th after adjusting for West Virginia's cost of living (BEA price parity 89.5, US = 100).

What is the union cement mason rate in West Virginia?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for cement masons in 37 counties, with a typical package of $61.43 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many cement masons work in West Virginia?

BLS counted 760 cement masons in West Virginia in May 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.82; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is cement mason work growing in West Virginia?

West Virginia's labor market agency projects +13.3% growth for cement masons between 2024 and 2034, from 730 to 830 jobs.

How many cement mason openings a year are there in West Virginia?

West Virginia projects about 60 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, West Virginia 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: West Virginia labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.