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Michigan cement mason prevailing wage, county by county

A cement mason's prevailing wage on Michigan public works runs from $54.48 an hour in Wexford County to $64.56 in Livingston County. The median county is $55.76.

Cement Mason rate in each Michigan county, A to Z

83 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Alcona CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-alcona
Alger CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-alger
Allegan CountyCement Masons
incl.incl.$56.72 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-allegan
Alpena CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-alpena
Antrim CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-antrim
Arenac CountyCement Mason · Saginaw County group
incl.incl.$55.78 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-arenac
Baraga CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-baraga
Barry CountyCement Masons
incl.incl.$56.72 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-barry
Bay CountyCement Mason · Saginaw County group
incl.incl.$55.78 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-bay
Benzie CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-benzie
Berrien CountyCement Masons · Kalamazoo County group
incl.incl.$56.72 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-berrien
Branch CountyCement Mason · Lenawee County group
incl.incl.$59.47 Mar 24, 2026LEO-November-2025-branch
Calhoun CountyCement Masons · Kalamazoo County group
incl.incl.$56.72 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-calhoun
Cass CountyCement Masons · Kalamazoo County group
incl.incl.$56.72 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-cass
Charlevoix CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-charlevoix
Cheboygan CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-cheboygan
Chippewa CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-chippewa
Clare CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-clare
Clinton CountyCement Mason · Ingham County group
incl.incl.$55.92 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-clinton
Crawford CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-crawford
Delta CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-delta
Dickinson CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-dickinson
Eaton CountyCement Mason · Ingham County group
incl.incl.$55.92 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-eaton
Emmet CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-emmet
Genesee CountyCement Mason · Genesee County group
incl.incl.$58.41 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-genesee
Gladwin CountyCement Mason · Saginaw County group
incl.incl.$55.78 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-gladwin
Gogebic CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-gogebic
Grand Traverse CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-grand-traverse
Gratiot CountyCement Mason · Saginaw County group
incl.incl.$55.78 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-gratiot
Hillsdale CountyCement Mason · Lenawee County group
incl.incl.$59.47 Mar 24, 2026LEO-November-2025-hillsdale
Houghton CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-houghton
Huron CountyCement Mason · Saginaw County group
incl.incl.$55.78 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-huron
Ingham CountyCement Mason · Ingham County group
incl.incl.$55.92 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-ingham
Ionia CountyCement Mason
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-ionia
Iosco CountyCement Mason · Saginaw County group
incl.incl.$55.78 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-iosco
Iron CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-iron
Isabella CountyCement Mason · Saginaw County group
incl.incl.$55.78 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-isabella
Jackson CountyCement Mason · Ingham County group
incl.incl.$55.92 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-jackson
Kalamazoo CountyCement Masons · Kalamazoo County group
incl.incl.$56.72 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-kalamazoo
Kalkaska CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-kalkaska
Kent CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-kent
Keweenaw CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-keweenaw
Lake CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-lake
Lapeer CountyCement Mason · Genesee County group
incl.incl.$58.41 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-lapeer
Leelanau CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-leelanau
Lenawee CountyCement Mason · Lenawee County group
incl.incl.$59.47 Mar 24, 2026LEO-November-2025-lenawee
Livingston CountyCement Mason
incl.incl.$64.56 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-livingston
Luce CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-luce
Mackinac CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-mackinac
Macomb CountyCement Mason · Wayne County group
incl.incl.$64.27 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-macomb
Manistee CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-manistee
Marquette CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-marquette
Mason CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-mason
Mecosta CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-mecosta
Menominee CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-menominee
Midland CountyCement Mason · Saginaw County group
incl.incl.$55.78 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-midland
Missaukee CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-missaukee
Monroe CountyCement Mason · Wayne County group
incl.incl.$64.27 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-monroe
Montcalm CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-montcalm
Montmorency CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-montmorency
Muskegon CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-muskegon
Newaygo CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-newaygo
Oakland CountyCement Mason · Wayne County group
incl.incl.$64.27 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-oakland
Oceana CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-oceana
Ogemaw CountyCement Mason · Saginaw County group
incl.incl.$55.78 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-ogemaw
Ontonagon CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-ontonagon
Osceola CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-osceola
Oscoda CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-oscoda
Otsego CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-otsego
Ottawa CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-ottawa
Presque Isle CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-presque-isle
Roscommon CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-roscommon
Saginaw CountyCement Mason · Saginaw County group
incl.incl.$55.78 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-saginaw
Sanilac CountyCement Mason · Saginaw County group
incl.incl.$55.78 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-sanilac
Schoolcraft CountyCement Masons · Houghton County group
incl.incl.$55.76 Jan 7, 2026LEO-November-2025-schoolcraft
Shiawassee CountyCement Mason · Genesee County group
incl.incl.$58.41 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-shiawassee
St. Clair CountyCement Mason · Wayne County group
incl.incl.$64.27 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-st-clair
St. Joseph CountyCement Masons · Kalamazoo County group
incl.incl.$56.72 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-st-joseph
Tuscola CountyCement Mason · Saginaw County group
incl.incl.$55.78 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-tuscola
Van Buren CountyCement Masons · Kalamazoo County group
incl.incl.$56.72 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-van-buren
Washtenaw CountyCement Mason
incl.incl.$64.56 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-washtenaw
Wayne CountyCement Mason · Wayne County group
incl.incl.$64.27 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-wayne
Wexford CountyCement Mason · Kent County group
incl.incl.$54.48 Oct 29, 2025LEO-November-2025-wexford

Main cement mason classification in each county, LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. The contracting agent gets LEO's rates before advertising and puts them in the specifications; if the contract isn't awarded or started within 90 days of LEO's determination, LEO must redetermine them (MCL 408.1103). Checked October 25, 2026.

Lapeer County cement mason: $58.41 per hourNewaygo County cement mason: $54.48 per hourIsabella County cement mason: $55.78 per hourSanilac County cement mason: $55.78 per hourManistee County cement mason: $54.48 per hourOgemaw County cement mason: $55.78 per hourClare County cement mason: $54.48 per hourCrawford County cement mason: $54.48 per hourMontmorency County cement mason: $54.48 per hourGladwin County cement mason: $55.78 per hourOscoda County cement mason: $54.48 per hourClinton County cement mason: $55.92 per hourBranch County cement mason: $59.47 per hourGratiot County cement mason: $55.78 per hourIonia County cement mason: $54.48 per hourKalamazoo County cement mason: $56.72 per hourLake County cement mason: $54.48 per hourMason County cement mason: $54.48 per hourMecosta County cement mason: $54.48 per hourMuskegon County cement mason: $54.48 per hourOtsego County cement mason: $54.48 per hourRoscommon County cement mason: $54.48 per hourWashtenaw County cement mason: $64.56 per hourBarry County cement mason: $56.72 per hourMenominee County cement mason: $55.76 per hourMidland County cement mason: $55.78 per hourLuce County cement mason: $55.76 per hourAntrim County cement mason: $54.48 per hourJackson County cement mason: $55.92 per hourSt. Joseph County cement mason: $56.72 per hourOsceola County cement mason: $54.48 per hourSaginaw County cement mason: $55.78 per hourHillsdale County cement mason: $59.47 per hourArenac County cement mason: $55.78 per hourKalkaska County cement mason: $54.48 per hourBay County cement mason: $55.78 per hourAlpena County cement mason: $54.48 per hourGogebic County cement mason: $55.76 per hourDickinson County cement mason: $55.76 per hourMissaukee County cement mason: $54.48 per hourMontcalm County cement mason: $54.48 per hourBaraga County cement mason: $55.76 per hourOceana County cement mason: $54.48 per hourAlger County cement mason: $55.76 per hourHoughton County cement mason: $55.76 per hourIngham County cement mason: $55.92 per hourIron County cement mason: $55.76 per hourOttawa County cement mason: $54.48 per hourGrand Traverse County cement mason: $54.48 per hourLivingston County cement mason: $64.56 per hourSt. Clair County cement mason: $64.27 per hourWayne County cement mason: $64.27 per hourCass County cement mason: $56.72 per hourKent County cement mason: $54.48 per hourCharlevoix County cement mason: $54.48 per hourLenawee County cement mason: $59.47 per hourChippewa County cement mason: $55.76 per hourMackinac County cement mason: $55.76 per hourSchoolcraft County cement mason: $55.76 per hourBenzie County cement mason: $54.48 per hourEmmet County cement mason: $54.48 per hourMonroe County cement mason: $64.27 per hourShiawassee County cement mason: $58.41 per hourTuscola County cement mason: $55.78 per hourHuron County cement mason: $55.78 per hourAlcona County cement mason: $54.48 per hourMarquette County cement mason: $55.76 per hourIosco County cement mason: $55.78 per hourOntonagon County cement mason: $55.76 per hourMacomb County cement mason: $64.27 per hourGenesee County cement mason: $58.41 per hourVan Buren County cement mason: $56.72 per hourPresque Isle County cement mason: $54.48 per hourCheboygan County cement mason: $54.48 per hourDelta County cement mason: $55.76 per hourBerrien County cement mason: $56.72 per hourAllegan County cement mason: $56.72 per hourLeelanau County cement mason: $54.48 per hourKeweenaw County cement mason: $55.76 per hourOakland County cement mason: $64.27 per hourEaton County cement mason: $55.92 per hourCalhoun County cement mason: $56.72 per hourWexford County cement mason: $54.48 per hour
$54$54$55$55$56$64Cement Mason, main rate, total (fringes included) per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a cement mason make on prevailing wage in Michigan?

$54.48 to $64.56 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $55.76. 8 groups of counties with identical rates and 5 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Livingston County1 county$64.56
  2. Washtenaw County1 county$64.56
  3. Wayne County group5 counties$64.27
  4. Lenawee County group3 counties$59.47
  5. Genesee County group3 counties$58.41
  6. Kalamazoo County group6 counties$56.72
  7. Allegan County1 county$56.72
  8. Barry County1 county$56.72
  9. Ingham County group4 counties$55.92
  10. Saginaw County group12 counties$55.78
  11. Houghton County group15 counties$55.76
  12. Kent County group30 counties$54.48
  13. Ionia County1 county$54.48
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Livingston County*Cement Mason—$64.56 
Washtenaw CountyCement Mason—$64.56 
Wayne County group, 5 localities: Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, WayneCement Mason—$64.27 
Lenawee County group, 3 localities: Branch, Hillsdale, LenaweeCement Mason—$59.47 
Genesee County group, 3 localities: Genesee, Lapeer, ShiawasseeCement Mason—$58.41 
Kalamazoo County group, 6 localities: Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Van BurenCement Masons—$56.72 
Allegan County*Cement Masons—$56.72 
Barry County*Cement Masons—$56.72 
Ingham County group, 4 localities: Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, JacksonCement Mason—$55.92 
Saginaw County group, 12 localities: Arenac, Bay, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Iosco, Isabella, Midland, Ogemaw, Saginaw, Sanilac, TuscolaCement Mason—$55.78 
Houghton County group, 15 localities: Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, SchoolcraftCement Masons—$55.76 
Kent County group, 30 localities: Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Roscommon, WexfordCement Mason—$54.48 
Ionia County*Cement Mason—$54.48 

8 groups of counties with identical LEO rates, and 5 counties with rates of their own. * Part of the county has a rate of its own; its page lists each part's rate.

LEO prints apprentice levels (straight time, 1.5x, 2x) on each classification page; see apprentice_rates.

Questions about Michigan cement mason pay

What is the cement mason prevailing wage in Wayne County?

$64.27 an hour, fringe benefits included (one rate, no separate base wage), under LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. Overtime and every cement mason classification in Wayne County.

Does cement mason prevailing wage pay overtime in Michigan?

Standard overtime unless the classification says otherwise: 1.5× over 8 hours a day (unless four 10-hour days are allowed), over 40 a week and on Saturdays; 2× on Sundays and holidays. The figures are LEO's own (LEO).

Do apprentice cement masons get this rate?

LEO prints apprentice levels (straight time, 1.5x, 2x) on each classification page; see apprentice_rates.

Why do some counties have the same cement mason rate?

LEO often publishes the same cement mason rates for several counties. Across Michigan, the 83 counties with a cement mason rate fall into 13 distinct sets of rates, and 8 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 30 counties (the Kent County group).

Which county pays cement masons the most in Michigan?

Livingston County, at $64.56 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Wexford County at $54.48, and the median county is $55.76.