Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers in District of Columbia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,177
after federal, FICA and District of Columbia tax
Tax takes
$12,503
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,382
District of Columbia costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in District of Columbia — 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
$61,680
Kept after tax
$49,177
Worth in national money
$44,382
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. District of Columbia's middle earner gets $61,680, putting the state 13 of 51 — about 8.17% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 390 occupations District of Columbia reports figures for, this is number 269.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $61,680 the take-home is $49,177. But District of Columbia costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $44,382 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $64,280, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For cement masons and concrete finishers, District of Columbia sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $61,680, ranking 13 of 51 and running about 8.17% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- In District of Columbia's occupational distribution, cement masons and concrete finishers sits at 269 of 390 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and District of Columbia income tax is $49,177 for cement masons and concrete finishers, from $61,680. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $44,382. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $64,280 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,050 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,680 |
| Top tenth earn over | $87,120 |
| This salary | $61,680 |
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 District of Columbia | $49,177 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,740 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,862 |
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 | $58,491 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,718 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 111 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in District of Columbia earn less than $61,680. The published range is $47,050 up to $87,120, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In District of Columbia the take-home figure of $49,177, from $61,680, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 269 of 390 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $44,382, the adjusted value of that $61,680 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of District of Columbia. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 269 of 390 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for cement masons and concrete finishers in District of Columbia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,050 to $87,120. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for District of Columbia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $49,177 from $61,680. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 269 of 390 locally.
- This $44,382 adjusted figure, worked from $61,680, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 269 of 390 in the state. The occupation ranks 269 of 390 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $64,280 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $47,050 and the top tenth $87,120, so most people doing this work in District of Columbia sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $44,382 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and District of Columbia's own levy, $49,177 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in District of Columbia is $64,280. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,050 to $87,120) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to District of Columbia rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
District of Columbia's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $44,382 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $49,177 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and District of Columbia 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.