Cement Mason & Concrete Finisher
Place, smooth and finish concrete for floors, walls, sidewalks and structural elements.
Cement masons and concrete finishers in the New York metro area earned an average of $73,940 a year in 2025 (median $65,670), according to BLS — 14% below the $86,310 average for all occupations. On New York City public-work contracts, the Comptroller's schedule sets the Cement & Concrete Worker rate at $47.28 an hour plus $34.20 in benefit supplements for 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026 — a window that has since ended; the rate in force now comes from a later step or a newer Comptroller schedule, not shown here.
Two Different Pay Figures
The BLS average describes what cement masons and concrete finishers across the metro area earned. The prevailing wage is a legal floor for one kind of work — New York City public-work contracts — paid as an hourly wage plus a separate supplement for benefits. Neither is a quote for any particular job. Rates below are the first step recorded from the Comptroller's 2025–26 schedule; where that window has ended, the rate in force now is a later step or a newer schedule — check the Comptroller's site before relying on a figure.
| Classification | Wage | Supplements | Total /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cement & Concrete WorkerCement & Concrete Workers District Council 16 · 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026 · window ended | $47.28 | $34.20 | $81.48 |
Getting In
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Open City Postings
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Busiest Masonry & Concrete Firms in NYC
By DOB permits on file. A measure of how much work a firm files, not whether it is hiring or employs union members.
- 1Sarcona Masonry Contracting373 permits
- 2Wes Maskow Masonry Inc336 permits
- 3400 Concrete Corp319 permits
- 4Cardone Concrete Inc281 permits
- 5Masonry Services, Inc211 permits
- 6Perkan Concrete Corp208 permits
- 7Long Island Concrete Inc149 permits
- 8Rapid Masonry Restoration132 permits
Common Questions
- How much do cement masons and concrete finishers make in NYC?
- Cement masons and concrete finishers in the New York metro area earned an average of $73,940 a year in 2025 (median $65,670), according to BLS — 14% below the $86,310 average for all occupations. On New York City public-work contracts, the Comptroller's schedule sets the Cement & Concrete Worker rate at $47.28 an hour plus $34.20 in benefit supplements for 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026 — a window that has since ended; the rate in force now comes from a later step or a newer Comptroller schedule, not shown here.
- What is the prevailing wage for cement masons and concrete finishers on NYC public work?
- Cement & Concrete Worker (Cement & Concrete Workers District Council 16): $47.28 an hour plus $34.20 in supplements, a total of $81.48, for 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026 (that window has ended). Source: NYC Comptroller's schedule published Jan 19, 2026; some rates step up later in the schedule period.
- Are there City of New York jobs for cement masons and concrete finishers?
- None matching this trade's titles are open with City agencies right now; the City's postings change daily.
Other Construction Careers
Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area, 2025, SOC 47-2051 (bls.gov). Public-work rates: NYC Comptroller construction prevailing wage schedule, published Jan 19, 2026 (PDF). Open postings: NYC Jobs, live. Firms: NYC DOB Permit Issuance, by permits on file.