Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,074
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$8,156
17.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,012
Arkansas costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arkansas — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$46,230
Kept after tax
$38,074
Worth in national money
$44,012
State rank
48
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Arkansas. The middle earner gets $46,230. That is 48 of 51 states, and about 18.92% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 265 among 489 occupations Arkansas publishes pay for.
- Arkansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $46,230 the take-home is $38,074; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $44,012 would nationally. The average lands at $45,700, below the middle of the range.
- For cement masons and concrete finishers, Arkansas sits in the lower band at $46,230, ranking 48 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 18.92%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 265 of 489 in Arkansas places cement masons and concrete finishers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for cement masons and concrete finishers in Arkansas, on $46,230, is $38,074 — equivalent to $44,012 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $45,700 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,260 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,340 |
| This salary | $46,230 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Arkansas | $38,074 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,326 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,543 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $44,672 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,285 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of cement masons and concrete finishers in Arkansas earn under $46,230 and half over. The published range runs $34,260 at the tenth percentile to $59,340 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Arkansas's $38,074, worked from $46,230. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 265 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Arkansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $44,012, the adjusted value of that $46,230 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 265 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for cement masons and concrete finishers in Arkansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $34,260 to $59,340; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Arkansas take-home of $38,074, on $46,230 for work ranking 265 of 489 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 265 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Arkansas, so $44,012 — the adjusted value of that $46,230 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 265 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $34,260 at the bottom tenth to $59,340 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Arkansas sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $44,012 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Arkansas adds its own income tax on top — which is why $38,074 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,260 to $59,340) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arkansas rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Arkansas's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $44,012 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,074 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arkansas income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.