How much does a concrete finisher make in Kansas?
In Kansas, cement masons and concrete finishers earned an average of $27.32 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $25.06 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$27.32
$25.06
$28.87
$1.55 less an hour
$56,826
By the hour, the week and the year in Kansas
At 40 hours a week, the average of $27.32 an hour comes to $1,092.80 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $56,826 a year, and the median of $25.06 to $52,125 a year.
In Kansas, the average is $2.26 above the median (9.0%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of cement masons and concrete finishers earn $25.06 an hour or less.
How does Kansas compare?
The average in Kansas is $1.55 below the national average of $28.87 (5.4% less), about $3,224 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Kansas ranks 30 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $27.41 an hour.
Kansas and its Census division, West North Central
By average wage, Kansas ranks 4 of the 7 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Minnesota, $34.00, and the lowest South Dakota, $23.46.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $34.00 | $32.13 | +$6.68 |
| Missouri | $30.84 | $29.51 | +$3.52 |
| Iowa | $27.80 | $27.99 | +$0.48 |
| Kansas | $27.32 | $25.06 | |
| North Dakota | $27.31 | $27.74 | -$0.01 |
| Nebraska | $25.17 | $23.80 | -$2.15 |
| South Dakota | $23.46 | $22.67 | -$3.86 |
This trade and the others in Kansas
Of the 5 trades this site prices, cement masons and concrete finishers rank 1 of the 5 by average wage in Kansas. Among them, the average runs from $15.41 (Cleaning) to $27.32 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against concrete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $27.32 | $25.06 | |
| Drywall | $21.89 | $19.18 | -$5.43 |
| Painting | $21.85 | $21.88 | -$5.47 |
| Landscaping | $19.49 | $18.91 | -$7.83 |
| Cleaning | $15.41 | $14.95 | -$11.91 |
Against the minimum wage in Kansas
In Kansas most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of cement masons and concrete finishers, $25.06, is $17.81 above it, 3.5 times the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $15,080 a year.
From wage to rate
This is what an employer pays an employee, not what a contractor bills. Your rate also has to cover your overhead (vehicle, insurance, tools), your profit, and the hours you cannot bill.
If you pay a helper the median wage in Kansas, $25.06 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the concrete calculator cost $200.48 in wages. With its $444.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $815.27; at the national median, $27.41, the same job comes to $839.05. A wage is only the floor: your own rate also pays your taxes, your unbilled hours and your business.