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Wisconsin cement mason prevailing wage, county by county

A cement mason's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Wisconsin runs from $65.09 an hour in Vernon County to $79.12 in Ashland County. The median county is $75.32.

Main cement mason classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Marinette County cement mason: $75.32 per hourWaushara County cement mason: $75.32 per hourSawyer County cement mason: $79.12 per hourWaupaca County cement mason: $75.32 per hourManitowoc County cement mason: $75.32 per hourLincoln County cement mason: $75.32 per hourTaylor County cement mason: $75.32 per hourWaukesha County cement mason: $68.96 per hourMarathon County cement mason: $75.32 per hourClark County cement mason: $75.32 per hourPortage County cement mason: $75.32 per hourWood County cement mason: $75.32 per hourMenominee County cement mason: $75.32 per hourGreen Lake County cement mason: $75.32 per hourRichland County cement mason: $65.09 per hourRock County cement mason: $67.82 per hourKenosha County cement mason: $69.42 per hourMarquette County cement mason: $75.32 per hourPrice County cement mason: $79.12 per hourLanglade County cement mason: $75.32 per hourChippewa County cement mason: $65.09 per hourBayfield County cement mason: $79.12 per hourVernon County cement mason: $65.09 per hourFlorence County cement mason: $75.32 per hourOzaukee County cement mason: $68.96 per hourDodge County cement mason: $75.32 per hourPierce County cement mason: $68.71 per hourPolk County cement mason: $65.09 per hourSt. Croix County cement mason: $75.32 per hourColumbia County cement mason: $75.32 per hourWashburn County cement mason: $79.12 per hourPepin County cement mason: $65.09 per hourCalumet County cement mason: $75.32 per hourOutagamie County cement mason: $75.32 per hourBuffalo County cement mason: $65.09 per hourBarron County cement mason: $75.32 per hourKewaunee County cement mason: $75.32 per hourIron County cement mason: $79.12 per hourCrawford County cement mason: $65.09 per hourBurnett County cement mason: $79.12 per hourDane County cement mason: $67.82 per hourDouglas County cement mason: $79.12 per hourGrant County cement mason: $68.96 per hourRacine County cement mason: $69.42 per hourLa Crosse County cement mason: $65.09 per hourEau Claire County cement mason: $65.09 per hourMilwaukee County cement mason: $68.96 per hourJackson County cement mason: $65.09 per hourDoor County cement mason: $75.32 per hourOconto County cement mason: $75.32 per hourLafayette County cement mason: $68.96 per hourGreen County cement mason: $68.96 per hourVilas County cement mason: $75.32 per hourShawano County cement mason: $75.32 per hourDunn County cement mason: $75.32 per hourTrempealeau County cement mason: $65.09 per hourFond du Lac County cement mason: $75.32 per hourAshland County cement mason: $79.12 per hourWashington County cement mason: $68.96 per hourWalworth County cement mason: $69.40 per hourAdams County cement mason: $75.32 per hourRusk County cement mason: $75.32 per hourSauk County cement mason: $75.32 per hourJefferson County cement mason: $75.32 per hourOneida County cement mason: $75.32 per hourMonroe County cement mason: $65.09 per hourForest County cement mason: $75.32 per hourJuneau County cement mason: $65.09 per hourWinnebago County cement mason: $75.32 per hourBrown County cement mason: $75.32 per hourIowa County cement mason: $68.96 per hourSheboygan County cement mason: $75.32 per hour
$65$67$75$75$75$79Cement Mason, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

12 groups of counties with identical rates and 26 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Burnett County group3 counties$79.12
  2. Sawyer County group3 counties$79.12
  3. Ashland County1 county$79.12
  4. Douglas County1 county$79.12
  5. Wood County group11 counties$75.32
  6. Barron County group7 counties$75.32
  7. Brown County group3 counties$75.32
  8. Dodge County group3 counties$75.32
  9. Dunn County group2 counties$75.32
  10. Manitowoc County group2 counties$75.32
  11. Marathon County group2 counties$75.32
  12. Outagamie County group2 counties$75.32
  13. Columbia County1 county$75.32
  14. Rusk County1 county$75.32
  15. Sheboygan County1 county$75.32
  16. St. Croix County1 county$75.32
  17. Winnebago County1 county$75.32
  18. Kenosha County1 county$69.42
  19. Racine County1 county$69.42
  20. Walworth County1 county$69.40
  21. Washington County group2 counties$68.96
  22. Grant County1 county$68.96
  23. Green County1 county$68.96
  24. Iowa County1 county$68.96
  25. Lafayette County1 county$68.96
  26. Milwaukee County1 county$68.96
  27. Waukesha County1 county$68.96
  28. Pierce County1 county$68.71
  29. Dane County1 county$67.82
  30. Rock County1 county$67.82
  31. Vernon County group6 counties$65.09
  32. Chippewa County1 county$65.09
  33. Eau Claire County1 county$65.09
  34. Juneau County1 county$65.09
  35. La Crosse County1 county$65.09
  36. Monroe County1 county$65.09
  37. Pepin County1 county$65.09
  38. Polk County1 county$65.09

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Burnett County group, 3 localities: Burnett, Iron, WashburnCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER AREA A: ASHLAND, BURNETT, BAYFIELD, DOUGLAS, IRON, PRICE, SAWYER, AND WASHBURN COUNTIES$79.12 $47.22 
Sawyer County group, 3 localities: Bayfield, Price, SawyerCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (BAYFIELD, PRICE, AND SAWYER COUNTIES)$79.12 $47.22 
Ashland CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER AREA A: ASHLAND, BURNETT, BAYFIELD, DOUGLAS, IRON, PRICE, SAWYER, AND WASHBURN COUNTIES$79.12 $47.22 
Douglas CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$79.12 $47.22 
Wood County group, 11 localities: Adams, Florence, Green Lake, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, WoodCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, BARRON, BROWN, CALUMET, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, COLUMBIA, DODGE, DOOR, DUNN, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, FOREST, GREEN LAKE, JEFFERSON, KEWAUNEE, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MANITOWOC, MARATHON, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, ONEIDA, OUTAGAMIE, POLK, PORTAGE, RUSK, SAUK, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, ST. CROIX, TAYLOR, VILAS, WALWORTH, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$75.32 $46.01 
Barron County group, 7 localities: Barron, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Taylor, VilasCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, BARRON, BROWN, CALUMET, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, COLUMBIA, DODGE, DOOR, DUNN, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, FOREST, GREEN LAKE, JEFFERSON, KEWAUNEE, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MANITOWOC, MARATHON, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, ONEIDA, OUTAGAMIE, POLK, PORTAGE, RUSK, SAUK, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, ST. CROIX, TAYLOR, VILAS, WALWORTH, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$75.32 $46.01 
Brown County group, 3 localities: Brown, Kewaunee, OcontoCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, BARRON, BROWN, CALUMET, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, COLUMBIA, DODGE, DOOR, DUNN, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, FOREST, GREEN LAKE, JEFFERSON, KEWAUNEE, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MANITOWOC, MARATHON, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, ONEIDA, OUTAGAMIE, POLK, PORTAGE, RUSK, SAUK, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, ST. CROIX, TAYLOR, VILAS, WALWORTH, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$75.32 $46.01 
Dodge County group, 3 localities: Dodge, Jefferson, SaukCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, BARRON, BROWN, CALUMET, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, COLUMBIA, DODGE, DOOR, DUNN, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, FOREST, GREEN LAKE, JEFFERSON, KEWAUNEE, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MANITOWOC, MARATHON, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, ONEIDA, OUTAGAMIE, POLK, PORTAGE, RUSK, SAUK, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, ST. CROIX, TAYLOR, VILAS, WALWORTH, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$75.32 $46.01 
Dunn County group, 2 localities: Clark, DunnCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, BARRON, BROWN, CALUMET, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, COLUMBIA, DODGE, DOOR, DUNN, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, FOREST, GREEN LAKE, JEFFERSON, KEWAUNEE, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MANITOWOC, MARATHON, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, ONEIDA, OUTAGAMIE, POLK, PORTAGE, RUSK, SAUK, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, ST. CROIX, TAYLOR, VILAS, WALWORTH, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$75.32 $46.01 
Manitowoc County group, 2 localities: Door, ManitowocCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, BARRON, BROWN, CALUMET, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, COLUMBIA, DODGE, DOOR, DUNN, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, FOREST, GREEN LAKE, JEFFERSON, KEWAUNEE, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MANITOWOC, MARATHON, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, ONEIDA, OUTAGAMIE, POLK, PORTAGE, RUSK, SAUK, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, ST. CROIX, TAYLOR, VILAS, WALWORTH, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$75.32 $46.01 
Marathon County group, 2 localities: Fond du Lac, MarathonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, BARRON, BROWN, CALUMET, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, COLUMBIA, DODGE, DOOR, DUNN, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, FOREST, GREEN LAKE, JEFFERSON, KEWAUNEE, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MANITOWOC, MARATHON, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, ONEIDA, OUTAGAMIE, POLK, PORTAGE, RUSK, SAUK, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, ST. CROIX, TAYLOR, VILAS, WALWORTH, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$75.32 $46.01 
Outagamie County group, 2 localities: Calumet, OutagamieCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, BARRON, BROWN, CALUMET, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, COLUMBIA, DODGE, DOOR, DUNN, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, FOREST, GREEN LAKE, JEFFERSON, KEWAUNEE, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MANITOWOC, MARATHON, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, ONEIDA, OUTAGAMIE, POLK, PORTAGE, RUSK, SAUK, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, ST. CROIX, TAYLOR, VILAS, WALWORTH, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$75.32 $46.01 
Columbia CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, BARRON, BROWN, CALUMET, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, COLUMBIA, DODGE, DOOR, DUNN, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, FOREST, GREEN LAKE, JEFFERSON, KEWAUNEE, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MANITOWOC, MARATHON, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, ONEIDA, OUTAGAMIE, POLK, PORTAGE, RUSK, SAUK, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, ST. CROIX, TAYLOR, VILAS, WALWORTH, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$75.32 $46.01 
Rusk CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, BARRON, BROWN, CALUMET, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, COLUMBIA, DODGE, DOOR, DUNN, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, FOREST, GREEN LAKE, JEFFERSON, KEWAUNEE, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MANITOWOC, MARATHON, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, ONEIDA, OUTAGAMIE, POLK, PORTAGE, RUSK, SAUK, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, ST. CROIX, TAYLOR, VILAS, WALWORTH, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$75.32 $46.01 
Sheboygan CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, BARRON, BROWN, CALUMET, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, COLUMBIA, DODGE, DOOR, DUNN, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, FOREST, GREEN LAKE, JEFFERSON, KEWAUNEE, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MANITOWOC, MARATHON, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, ONEIDA, OUTAGAMIE, POLK, PORTAGE, RUSK, SAUK, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, ST. CROIX, TAYLOR, VILAS, WALWORTH, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$75.32 $46.01 
St. Croix CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, BARRON, BROWN, CALUMET, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, COLUMBIA, DODGE, DOOR, DUNN, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, FOREST, GREEN LAKE, JEFFERSON, KEWAUNEE, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MANITOWOC, MARATHON, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, ONEIDA, OUTAGAMIE, POLK, PORTAGE, RUSK, SAUK, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, ST. CROIX, TAYLOR, VILAS, WALWORTH, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$75.32 $46.01 
Winnebago CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, BARRON, BROWN, CALUMET, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, COLUMBIA, DODGE, DOOR, DUNN, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, FOREST, GREEN LAKE, JEFFERSON, KEWAUNEE, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MANITOWOC, MARATHON, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, ONEIDA, OUTAGAMIE, POLK, PORTAGE, RUSK, SAUK, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, ST. CROIX, TAYLOR, VILAS, WALWORTH, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$75.32 $46.01 
Kenosha CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$69.42 $38.04 
Racine CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$69.42 $38.04 
Walworth CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (WALWORTH COUNTY)$69.40 $40.50 
Washington County group, 2 localities: Ozaukee, WashingtonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$68.96 $43.27 
Grant CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (GRANT, GREEN, IOWA, AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES)$68.96 $43.27 
Green CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (GRANT, GREEN, IOWA, AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES)$68.96 $43.27 
Iowa CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (GRANT, GREEN, IOWA, AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES)$68.96 $43.27 
Lafayette CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (GRANT, GREEN, IOWA, AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES)$68.96 $43.27 
Milwaukee CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$68.96 $43.27 
Waukesha CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$68.96 $43.27 
Pierce CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER AREA C: BUFFALO, CRAWFORD, EAU CLAIRE, JACKSON, JUNEAU, LA CROSSE, MONROE, PEPIN, PIERCE, RICHLAND, TREMPEALEAU, AND VERNON COUNTIES$68.71 $40.06 
Dane CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$67.82 $40.28 
Rock CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$67.82 $40.28 
Vernon County group, 6 localities: Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, Richland, Trempealeau, VernonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (BUFFALO, CRAWFORD, JACKSON, JUNEAU, MONROE, POLK, RICHLAND, TREMPEALEAU, AND VERNON COUNTIES)$65.09 $37.25 
Chippewa CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$65.09 $37.25 
Eau Claire CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$65.09 $37.25 
Juneau CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (BUFFALO, CRAWFORD, JACKSON, JUNEAU, MONROE, POLK, RICHLAND, TREMPEALEAU, AND VERNON COUNTIES)$65.09 $37.25 
La Crosse CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$65.09 $37.25 
Monroe CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (BUFFALO, CRAWFORD, JACKSON, JUNEAU, MONROE, POLK, RICHLAND, TREMPEALEAU, AND VERNON COUNTIES)$65.09 $37.25 
Pepin CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (PEPIN COUNTY)$65.09 $37.25 
Polk CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (BUFFALO, CRAWFORD, JACKSON, JUNEAU, MONROE, POLK, RICHLAND, TREMPEALEAU, AND VERNON COUNTIES)$65.09 $37.25 

12 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 26 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Wisconsin cement mason pay

What is the cement mason prevailing wage in Milwaukee County?

$68.96 an hour: a $43.27 base wage plus $25.69 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WI20260001, modification 1. Overtime and every cement mason classification in Milwaukee County.

Does cement mason prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Milwaukee County the $68.96 total is a $43.27 base wage plus $25.69 in fringe benefits, about 37% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does cement mason prevailing wage pay overtime in Wisconsin?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice cement masons get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

Why do some counties have the same cement mason rate?

DOL often publishes the same cement mason rates for several counties. Across Wisconsin, the 72 counties with a cement mason rate fall into 38 distinct sets of rates, and 12 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 11 counties (the Wood County group).