Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,851
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$8,129
18.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,070
Mississippi costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Mississippi — 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
$43,980
Kept after tax
$35,851
Worth in national money
$41,070
State rank
51
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Mississippi. The middle earner gets $43,980. That is 51 of 51 states, and about 22.87% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 486 occupations Mississippi reports figures for, this is number 295.
- Mississippi is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $43,980 the take-home is $35,851; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $41,070 would nationally. The average lands at $43,470, below the middle of the range.
- For cement masons and concrete finishers, Mississippi sits in the lower band at $43,980, ranking 51 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 22.87%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Mississippi's occupational distribution, cement masons and concrete finishers sits at 295 of 486 — 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.
- Post-tax income for cement masons and concrete finishers in Mississippi, on $43,980, is $35,851 — equivalent to $41,070 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 $43,470 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 | $32,710 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,980 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,020 |
| This salary | $43,980 |
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 Mississippi | $35,851 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,518 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,461 |
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 | $41,905 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,977 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Mississippi earn less than $43,980. The published range is $32,710 up to $57,020, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Mississippi the take-home figure of $35,851, from $43,980, 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 295 of 486 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $41,070, the adjusted value of that $43,980 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Mississippi. 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 295 of 486 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for cement masons and concrete finishers in Mississippi the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $32,710 to $57,020. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Mississippi is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $35,851 from $43,980. 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 295 of 486 locally.
- This $41,070 adjusted figure, worked from $43,980, 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 295 of 486 in the state. The occupation ranks 295 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $32,710 at the bottom tenth to $57,020 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Mississippi is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $41,070 in national terms.
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 Mississippi adds its own income tax on top — which is why $35,851 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 ($32,710 to $57,020) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Mississippi rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Mississippi'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 $41,070 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 $35,851 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Mississippi 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.