Best Cities for Cement Masons and Concrete Finisherss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where cement masons and concrete finisherss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	AlaskaState	1.56	$92,960	$89,128	18%
2	HawaiiState	1.53	$95,890	$87,173	30%
3	IllinoisState	1.41	$78,170	$80,257	20%
4	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.28	$72,760	$73,126	24%
5	WashingtonState	1.27	$77,520	$72,246	29%
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.24	$80,860	$70,744	33%
7	MissouriState	1.22	$61,390	$69,289	20%
8	OhioState	1.22	$62,990	$69,679	20%
9	WisconsinState	1.22	$64,250	$69,610	20%
10	Columbus, OHMetro	1.22	$64,910	$69,422	24%
11	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.22	$75,090	$69,657	29%
12	MinnesotaState	1.20	$66,830	$68,194	23%
13	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.20	$62,330	$68,344	23%
14	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.20	$63,310	$68,443	22%
15	IndianaState	1.19	$61,270	$67,702	21%
16	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.18	$62,250	$67,080	25%
17	OregonState	1.17	$68,530	$66,534	28%
18	IowaState	1.14	$58,220	$65,269	20%
19	MichiganState	1.14	$59,860	$64,854	22%
20	MontanaState	1.12	$61,620	$63,921	22%
21	PennsylvaniaState	1.11	$61,610	$63,515	25%
22	Rhode IslandState	1.10	$62,950	$62,637	29%
23	WyomingState	1.10	$58,450	$62,849	20%
24	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.10	$75,520	$62,829	50%
25	North DakotaState	1.09	$57,710	$62,322	20%
26	West VirginiaState	1.08	$51,950	$61,698	19%
27	NevadaState	1.07	$61,230	$61,108	28%
28	VermontState	1.05	$61,160	$59,668	28%
29	IdahoState	1.03	$56,410	$58,456	25%
30	MassachusettsState	1.03	$63,840	$58,839	42%
31	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.03	$60,900	$58,841	31%
32	ArizonaState	1.02	$58,910	$58,385	31%
33	KansasState	1.02	$52,130	$57,922	24%
34	ColoradoState	1.01	$60,700	$57,590	36%
35	New YorkState	1.00	$64,040	$56,924	35%
36	CaliforniaState	0.99	$62,700	$56,640	43%
37	DelawareState	0.99	$57,030	$56,465	29%
38	KentuckyState	0.99	$50,200	$56,723	23%
39	New JerseyState	0.99	$61,410	$56,443	35%
40	UtahState	0.99	$56,420	$56,307	32%
41	MaineState	0.98	$55,680	$55,792	28%
42	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.97	$62,870	$55,392	49%
43	ConnecticutState	0.96	$58,640	$54,498	32%
44	LouisianaState	0.96	$49,180	$54,584	26%
45	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.96	$63,790	$54,755	43%
46	District of ColumbiaState	0.95	$61,680	$53,963	41%
47	NebraskaState	0.95	$49,510	$54,109	25%
48	ArkansasState	0.94	$46,230	$53,569	23%
49	New MexicoState	0.94	$49,230	$53,511	26%
50	South CarolinaState	0.94	$49,360	$53,652	31%
51	TennesseeState	0.92	$47,910	$52,361	31%
52	MississippiState	0.91	$43,980	$51,863	24%
53	OklahomaState	0.91	$45,750	$51,695	25%
54	South DakotaState	0.91	$47,160	$51,938	24%
55	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.91	$58,350	$51,729	41%
56	AlabamaState	0.90	$44,720	$51,343	26%
57	New HampshireState	0.90	$54,210	$51,142	35%
58	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.90	$47,010	$51,098	33%
59	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.89	$48,810	$50,738	38%
60	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.88	$48,200	$50,313	37%
61	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.88	$48,770	$50,175	39%
62	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.88	$49,590	$50,345	42%
63	GeorgiaState	0.87	$46,240	$49,507	37%
64	North CarolinaState	0.87	$46,780	$49,555	33%
65	TexasState	0.87	$47,500	$49,686	35%
66	VirginiaState	0.86	$50,930	$49,208	37%
67	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.86	$51,950	$49,102	39%
68	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.85	$46,750	$48,295	41%
69	FloridaState	0.84	$48,680	$47,961	42%
70	MarylandState	0.83	$51,950	$47,573	39%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.79	$48,860	$45,032	50%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).