Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,550
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$9,160
15.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,814
North Dakota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in North Dakota — 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
$57,710
Kept after tax
$48,550
Worth in national money
$54,814
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. North Dakota pays this job around $57,710 at the midpoint, 27 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 460 occupations North Dakota reports figures for, this is number 265.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $57,710 the take-home is $48,550; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $54,814 would nationally. The average lands at $56,800, below the middle of the range.
- For cement masons and concrete finishers the North Dakota median is $57,710, ranking 27 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In North Dakota's occupational distribution, cement masons and concrete finishers sits at 265 of 460 — 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 North Dakota, on $57,710, is $48,550 — equivalent to $54,814 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 $56,800 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 | $46,500 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $71,440 |
| This salary | $57,710 |
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 North Dakota | $48,550 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,550 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,853 |
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 | $57,710 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,869 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $57,710 as a midpoint for North Dakota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $46,500 and the ninetieth is $71,440 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In North Dakota the take-home figure of $48,550, from $57,710, 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 265 of 460 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $54,814, the adjusted value of that $57,710 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of North Dakota. 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 265 of 460 locally.
- The North Dakota median of $57,710 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $46,500 to $71,440. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for North Dakota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $48,550 from $57,710. 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 265 of 460 locally.
- This $54,814 adjusted figure, worked from $57,710, 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 265 of 460 in the state. The occupation ranks 265 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $46,500 at the bottom tenth to $71,440 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 North Dakota sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $54,814 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 North Dakota adds its own income tax on top — which is why $48,550 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,500 to $71,440) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to North Dakota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
North Dakota'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 $54,814 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 $48,550 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and North Dakota 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.