How much does a concrete finisher charge per hour in Iowa?
Typical concrete finisher rate, Iowa
$69/hr
Most concrete finishers in Iowa charge $56 to $77 an hour. A full 8-hour day runs about $552.
Updated October 2026 · Wage data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
How we got $69
| Median concrete finisher wage in Iowa | $27.99 |
|---|---|
| × 1.4 payroll taxes, workers' comp, insurance | $39.19 |
| ÷ 0.8 for hours nobody gets billed (driving, supply runs, estimates) | $48.98 |
| × 1.4 overhead (truck, tools, office) and profit | $68.58 |
| Typical rate | $69/hr |
What concrete finishers earn in Iowa
| Pay level | Wage | Charges about |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level (10th percentile) | $19.67 | $48/hr |
| 25th percentile | $22.74 | $56/hr |
| Median (middle) | $27.99 | $69/hr |
| 75th percentile | $31.25 | $77/hr |
| Top earners (90th percentile) | $35.67 | $87/hr |
2,110 concrete finishers work in Iowa. The middle earner makes $58,220 a year. Wages are from the BLS Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers category.
How Iowa compares
Iowa concrete finishers earn 2% above the U.S., ranking #26 of 51 states for concrete finisher pay (#1 pays the most). The typical U.S. rate is $67 an hour.
| State | Typical | Most charge |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $79/hr | $71 to $94 |
| Missouri | $72/hr | $57 to $86 |
| Iowa | $69/hr | $56 to $77 |
| North Dakota | $68/hr | $59 to $72 |
| Kansas | $61/hr | $54 to $74 |
| Nebraska | $58/hr | $55 to $70 |
| South Dakota | $56/hr | $47 to $68 |
| United States | $67/hr | $55 to $79 |
What drives concrete finisher prices
Concrete is usually priced by the square foot or the cubic yard, and flatwork is done by crews. The rate here is per worker, so a three-person crew bills about three times this per hour.
Common questions
How much does a concrete finisher charge per hour in Iowa?
Most concrete finishers in Iowa charge between $56 and $77 an hour, and about $69 is typical. A full 8-hour day runs about $552. These are estimates built from what concrete finishers earn in Iowa (a median of $27.99 an hour, BLS May 2025), not quotes.
Why do concrete finishers charge so much more than they earn?
The wage is only part of the cost. On top of $27.99 an hour, the employer pays payroll taxes, workers' comp and insurance (about $39.19 in total), loses paid hours to driving, supply runs and estimates that nobody is billed for (about $48.98 per billed hour), and has to cover the truck, tools, office and a profit. That's how $27.99 becomes about $69.
What's the lowest rate a concrete finisher in Iowa can charge without losing money?
About $49 an hour for a concrete finisher paid the Iowa median. That covers pay, payroll taxes, insurance and unbilled time, but nothing for the truck, tools, office or profit, so a rate below it loses money on every hour.
Other trades in Iowa
Rates are BidFlow estimates, not quotes. Each starts with the May 2025 wage from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, then multiplies by 1.4 for payroll taxes and insurance, divides by 0.8 for hours that can't be billed, and multiplies by 1.4 for overhead and profit. Updated October 2026. How we calculate
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