How much does a concrete finisher make in Texas?
In Texas, cement masons and concrete finishers earned an average of $23.69 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $22.84 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$23.69
$22.84
$28.87
$5.18 less an hour
$49,275
By the hour, the week and the year in Texas
At 40 hours a week, the average of $23.69 an hour comes to $947.60 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $49,275 a year, and the median of $22.84 to $47,507 a year.
In Texas, the average is $0.85 above the median (3.7%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of cement masons and concrete finishers earn $22.84 an hour or less.
How does Texas compare?
The average in Texas is $5.18 below the national average of $28.87 (17.9% less), about $10,774 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Texas ranks 43 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $27.41 an hour.
Texas and its Census division, West South Central
By average wage, Texas ranks 2 of the 4 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Louisiana, $25.41, and the lowest Arkansas, $21.97.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | $25.41 | $23.64 | +$1.72 |
| Texas | $23.69 | $22.84 | |
| Oklahoma | $22.13 | $22.00 | -$1.56 |
| Arkansas | $21.97 | $22.23 | -$1.72 |
This trade and the others in Texas
Of the 5 trades this site prices, cement masons and concrete finishers rank 1 of the 5 by average wage in Texas. Among them, the average runs from $14.56 (Cleaning) to $23.69 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against concrete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $23.69 | $22.84 | |
| Drywall | $23.58 | $22.88 | -$0.11 |
| Painting | $22.13 | $21.86 | -$1.56 |
| Landscaping | $18.27 | $17.66 | -$5.42 |
| Cleaning | $14.56 | $14.26 | -$9.13 |
Against the minimum wage in Texas
In Texas most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of cement masons and concrete finishers, $22.84, is $15.59 above it, 3.2 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 Texas, $22.84 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the concrete calculator cost $182.72 in wages. With its $444.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $792.80; 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.