Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,098
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$18,072
23.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,794
Illinois costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Illinois — 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
$78,170
Kept after tax
$60,098
Worth in national money
$60,794
State rank
3
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Illinois's middle earner gets $78,170, putting the state 3 of 51 — about 37.09% ahead of the national figure.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 157 among 494 occupations Illinois publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Illinois costs about what the country costs, so from $78,170, take-home of $60,098 is worth roughly $60,794 in national money. The average lands at $77,800, below the middle of the range.
- For cement masons and concrete finishers, Illinois sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $78,170, ranking 3 of 51 and running about 37.09% 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.
- Position 157 of 494 in Illinois 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.
- Price parity in Illinois is near the national base, so for cement masons and concrete finishers, whose median is $78,170, the adjusted figure of $60,794 differs little from $60,098 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $77,800 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 | $49,050 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $78,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $107,670 |
| This salary | $78,170 |
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 Illinois | $60,098 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,823 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,884 |
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 | $72,876 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,746 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Illinois earn less than $78,170. The published range is $49,050 up to $107,670, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $60,098 take-home in Illinois comes from $78,170. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 157 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Illinois, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $60,794, the adjusted value of that $78,170 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 157 of 494 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for cement masons and concrete finishers in Illinois the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $49,050 to $107,670. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $60,098, from $78,170, assumes a single Illinois filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 157 of 494 locally, and the state ranks 3 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Illinois, so $60,794 — the adjusted value of that $78,170 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 157 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $49,050 and the top tenth $107,670 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Illinois is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $60,794 in national terms.
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 Illinois's own levy, $60,098 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.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($49,050) and the ninetieth ($107,670) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Illinois'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 $60,794 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 $60,098 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Illinois 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.