How much do Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

Percentile spread

For Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers, the published 10th percentile is $47,170 and the 90th percentile is $102,760. The difference is $55,590, which is 83.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $54,810 to the 75th at $91,060, covers $36,250.

The mean annual wage is $74,330, which sits above the median of $66,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median is 16.7% higher than the national median of $57,020 for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,462, which is 4.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.1% higher than the California median of $62,700.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.887, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers at $59,462 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 1st of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• El Centro, CA is 82 miles away, with a median of $52,760 and employment of 60. That median is 20.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,435, against $59,462 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $63,790 and employment of 7,810. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,170, against $59,462 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $59,550 and employment of 4,740. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,946, against $59,462 here.

Employment share

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (2,330 of 1,538,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (206,170 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.