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Cement Mason prevailing wage in Caroline County, Virginia

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$17.23an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$17.23 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · SUVA2013-028

$15.05an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$15.05 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · SUVA2012-025

$16.03an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$16.03 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · SUVA2016-045

$24.70an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$20.29 base wage + $4.41 fringe benefits

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · SUVA2018-011

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Caroline County, a cement mason must be paid at least $17.23 an hour: a $17.23 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260015 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $17.23 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VA20260015, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUVA2013-028 (January 11, 2016). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Caroline County, a cement mason must be paid at least $15.05 an hour: a $15.05 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260147 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $15.05 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VA20260147, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUVA2012-025 (August 8, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Caroline County, a cement mason must be paid at least $16.03 an hour: a $16.03 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260109 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.03 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VA20260109, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUVA2016-045 (July 2, 2018). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Caroline County, a cement mason must be paid at least $24.70 an hour: a $20.29 base wage plus $4.41 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260206 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $24.70 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VA20260206, modification 2, published October 15, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUVA2018-011 (January 5, 2023). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Virginia's prevailing wage for state-funded public works over $250,000, and for localities that adopt it by ordinance, uses these same rates: DOLI's wage determinations "are based on" the Davis-Bacon ones, with no project-specific determinations (Va. Code 2.2-4321.3; DOLI). Only DOLI's official copy sent to the contracting agency counts for official purposes.

DOL lists 4 cement mason rates for Caroline County, from $15.05 to $24.70 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $17.23 + $0.00

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL 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)$17.23
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$17.23

Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.05 + $0.00

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL 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)$15.05
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$15.05

Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.03 + $0.00

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL 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)$16.03
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$16.03

Base wage and fringe benefits: $20.29 + $4.41

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL 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)$20.29
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$4.41
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$24.70

When does this rate change?

Every cement mason rate in Caroline County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERHeavy · SUVA2018-011$24.70
  2. CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERBuilding · SUVA2013-028$17.23
  3. CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERHighway · SUVA2016-045$16.03
  4. CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERResidential · SUVA2012-025$15.05
Hourly rate of each cement mason classification in Caroline County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERBuildingSUVA2013-028$17.23 $0.00 $17.23 VA20260015 Mod 1
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERHighwaySUVA2016-045$16.03 $0.00 $16.03 VA20260109 Mod 1
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERHeavySUVA2018-011$20.29 $4.41 $24.70 VA20260206 Mod 2
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERResidentialSUVA2012-025$15.05 $0.00 $15.05 VA20260147 Mod 1

How Caroline County compares

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

Every county or city in Virginia

$17.13Virginia Beach (city)$30.24Fairfax
CarolineNearby: King George $19.35, Hanover $17.23, Spotsylvania $25.30Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 115 counties pay more than Caroline, 16 the same, 1 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Caroline Countybase $17.23$17.23
  2. King George Countybase $19.35$19.35
  3. Hanover Countybase $17.23$17.23
  4. Spotsylvania Countybase $21.94$25.30

Cement Mason rates in nearby localities

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties and cities, so neighbours often share them; the county or city where the work is done decides.

County or cityClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Caroline County
Spotsylvania CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$21.94 $25.30 +$8.07
Fredericksburg (independent city)CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$21.94 $25.30 +$8.07
King George CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$19.35 $19.35 +$2.12
Essex CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$19.35 $19.35 +$2.12
Caroline CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$17.23 $17.23 
Hanover CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$17.23 $17.23 same
King William CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$17.23 $17.23 same

Virginia cement mason prevailing wage by county or city, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Caroline County prevailing wage rates

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.

Source

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination VA20260015 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/VA20260015/1

We read every active Virginia Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Caroline County as CSV · Report an error