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Cement Mason prevailing wage in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

$52.83an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$37.78 base wage + $15.05 fringe benefits · Building

Lycoming County uses the same cement mason rates as 2 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On Pennsylvania public works in Lycoming County, a cement mason must be paid at least $52.83 an hour: a $37.78 base wage plus $15.05 in fringe benefits.

PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026); this rate, effective June 1, 2024. Rates are set per project: the public body gets a determination before bidding, and once the contract is signed its rates "shall not be altered" while it is in force (Act § 4). A determination must be re-requested if the contract isn't awarded within 120 days (34 Pa. Code 9.104(a)). Checked against dliweb.pa.gov on October 25, 2026.

L&I lists 3 cement mason rates for Lycoming County, from $43.78 to $56.50 an hour. See all of them.

Pennsylvania publishes no county rate schedule. These are the rates printed in each county's newest project determination; the binding rates for a job are the ones in that job's own determination.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $37.78 + $15.05

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. L&I prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$37.78
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$15.05
Total hourly rate, as printed$52.83

When does this rate change?

Every cement mason rate in Lycoming County

As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. Cement Finishers & PlasterersBuilding$56.50
  2. Cement MasonsBuilding$52.83
  3. Cement FinishersHeavy/Highway$43.78
Hourly rate of each cement mason classification in Lycoming County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
Cement Finishers & PlasterersBuilding$34.23 $22.27 $56.50 May 3, 2026
Cement MasonsBuilding$37.78 $15.05 $52.83 Jun 1, 2024
Cement FinishersHeavy/Highway$32.43 $11.35 $43.78 Jun 1, 2016

Davis-Bacon cement mason rate in Lycoming County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. Pennsylvania's Act doesn't cover projects where Davis-Bacon applies, so a job uses one schedule or the other (L&I FAQ).

For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER at $53.98 ($32.66 base + $21.32 fringe), from PA20260096 modification 2, published May 18, 2026, rate UAVGPA0022. Against L&I's $52.83: The Davis-Bacon rate is $1.15 an hour higher.

ConstructionFederal classificationBase wageTotal rateWD
BuildingCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERUAVGPA0022$32.66 $53.98 PA20260096 Mod 2
Highway, HeavyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (MONROE COUNTY; (EXCEPT TOBYHANNA DEPOT))PLAS0592-004$37.13 $51.43 PA20260006 Mod 2

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Pennsylvania Davis-Bacon changes

How Lycoming County compares

The main cement mason rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Pennsylvania

$49.50Erie$81.16Bucks
LycomingNearby: Union $52.83, Sullivan $52.83, Montour $57.60Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 52 counties pay more than Lycoming, 12 the same, 2 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Lycoming Countybase $37.78$52.83
  2. Union Countybase $37.78$52.83
  3. Sullivan Countybase $37.78$52.83
  4. Montour Countybase $34.65$57.60

Cement Mason rates in nearby counties

Current L&I rates. L&I sets rates by county, and counties in the same collective bargaining area often share them.

L&I's cement mason rates for Lycoming County are the same as in 2 other counties: Bradford, Columbia.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Lycoming County
Montour CountyCement Masons$34.65 $57.60 +$4.77
Northumberland CountyCement Masons$34.65 $57.60 +$4.77
Clinton CountyCement Masons$32.97 $55.44 +$2.61
Lycoming CountyCement Masons$37.78 $52.83 
Union CountyCement Masons$37.78 $52.83 same
Sullivan CountyCement Masons$37.78 $52.83 same
Tioga CountyCement Masons$37.78 $52.83 same

Pennsylvania cement mason prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from L&I on this rate

All Lycoming County prevailing wage rates

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base wage to the fringe your employer pays for you, and compare it with the total. A worker can protest to L&I within three months: Bureau of Labor Law Compliance, 1-800-932-0665 (L&I).

Source

Department of Labor & Industry (L&I), PPWS determination 26-09344, issued October 23, 2026, effective June 1, 2024: www.dliweb.pa.gov/PrevWage/Pages/Project.aspx

We read each county's newest PPWS determination from L&I's site and check every number with a second read. The totals are the ones L&I prints. How we check · Download Lycoming County as CSV · Report an error