Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers in Florida
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,294
after federal, FICA and Florida tax
Tax takes
$7,386
15.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,916
Florida costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Florida — 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
$48,680
Kept after tax
$41,294
Worth in national money
$39,916
State rank
42
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Florida is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $48,680, ranking 42 of 51 states — about 14.63% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 296 among 493 occupations Florida publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $48,680 the take-home is $41,294. But Florida costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $39,916 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $52,530, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Florida ranks 42 of 51 for cement masons and concrete finishers, with a median of $48,680 — about 14.63% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 296 of 493 in Florida 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Florida income tax is $41,294 for cement masons and concrete finishers, from $48,680. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $39,916. ⚠️ 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 $52,530 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 | $38,240 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,680 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,310 |
| This salary | $48,680 |
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 Florida | $41,294 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,294 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,578 |
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 | $48,680 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,118 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 103 |
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 Florida earn under $48,680 and half over. The published range runs $38,240 at the tenth percentile to $63,310 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Florida the take-home figure of $41,294, from $48,680, 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 296 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Florida, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $39,916, the adjusted value of that $48,680 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 296 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for cement masons and concrete finishers in Florida, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,240 to $63,310; 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.
- Take-home for Florida is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $41,294 from $48,680. 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 296 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Florida, so $39,916 — the adjusted value of that $48,680 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 296 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $52,530, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $38,240 and the top tenth $63,310, so most people doing this work in Florida sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Florida costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $39,916 rather than its face figure.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $41,294 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
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.
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 Florida is $52,530. 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 ($38,240 to $63,310) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Florida rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Florida's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $39,916 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Florida levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $41,294 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
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.