47-2051 - BLS OEWS 2025
Cement masons & concrete finishers wages in California
The BLS reported a $30.15 median hourly wage for cement masons & concrete finishers in California in 2025. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin.
Median hourly wage
$30.15
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$22.36-$48.95
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
28,700
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#12
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
California's median is +$2.16 per hour above the median state record for cement masons & concrete finishers ($27.99).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #1 by BLS employment among generated cement masons & concrete finishers records, with 28,700 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $26.54 in 2019 to $30.15 in 2025, a +14% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $26.54 |
| 2020 | $27.44 |
| 2021 | $27.87 |
| 2022 | $28.53 |
| 2023 | $29.89 |
| 2024 | $30.90 |
| 2025 | $30.15 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Cement masons & concrete finishers in California. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.