Statewide pay Government data
Concrete finishers in Florida earn a statewide median of $48,680 a year, 15% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #42 of 50 states and DC. About 15,240 people work in the trade statewide.
Statewide pay range
States ranked near Florida
See all states on the concrete finisher overview.
Pay by city Government data
BLS publishes concrete finisher pay for 20 Florida metros. The highest-paying is Naples at $49,700, followed by Tampa and North Port.
| Metro | Median pay | Real pay | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaplesFLORIDA · FL | $49,700 | $48,159 | 640 |
| TampaFLORIDA · FL | $49,590 | $49,153 | 1,780 |
| North PortFLORIDA · FL | $49,440 | $48,273 | 720 |
| JacksonvilleFLORIDA · FL | $49,260 | $49,515 | 980 |
| CrestviewFLORIDA · FL | $49,120 | $50,623 | 200 |
| MiamiFLORIDA · FL | $48,860 | $42,801 | 3,820 |
| Cape CoralFLORIDA · FL | $48,350 | $47,240 | 960 |
| Port St. LucieFLORIDA · FL | $48,280 | $48,170 | 290 |
| DeltonaFLORIDA · FL | $48,010 | $48,316 | 330 |
| OrlandoFLORIDA · FL | $47,800 | $47,132 | 2,120 |
| PensacolaFLORIDA · FL | $47,580 | $48,692 | 200 |
| LakelandFLORIDA · FL | $47,440 | $48,836 | 560 |
| Palm BayFLORIDA · FL | $47,410 | $47,408 | 370 |
| Panama CityFLORIDA · FL | $47,370 | $48,686 | 130 |
| SebastianFLORIDA · FL | $47,330 | $48,145 | 110 |
| Punta GordaFLORIDA · FL | $47,150 | $46,904 | 190 |
| OcalaFLORIDA · FL | $47,010 | $49,363 | 250 |
| GainesvilleFLORIDA · FL | $46,580 | $48,153 | 160 |
| Homosassa SpringsFLORIDA · FL | $45,430 | $48,605 | 50 |
| TallahasseeFLORIDA · FL | $44,770 | $47,669 | 200 |
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate
Pay outside the cities Government data
BLS also reports pay for Florida's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.
BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.
The job (national)
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; and use saws to cut expansion joints.
Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 1.6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,600 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.
Nationally, concrete finishers have 25 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 71% below the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.
What the work is like Government data
How often concrete finishers deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.
Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).
O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.
Serious injuries & deaths reported to OSHA Government data
From 2015 to 2024, concrete contractors in Florida filed 140 severe injury reports (a hospital stay, amputation or loss of an eye), 20 of them involving an amputation. The most common cause was contact with objects and equipment (49% of reports). These cover everyone at those employers, not only concrete finishers. OSHA also opened 14 fatality investigations at concrete contractors in Florida over the same years (federal and state programs).
OSHA Severe Injury Reports, January 2015–December 2024 (states under federal OSHA only).
Fatality investigations: OSHA Fatality Inspection Data, events 2015–2024, all states.
Licensing in Florida Official source
The main state licensing office in Florida is the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Construction and electrical contractor boards. It can point you to the right license for concrete finishers.
Official Florida licensing site ↗
Requirements for concrete finishers vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.
Union membership
In 2025, 5.4% of wage and salary workers in Florida were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#38 of 51 states and D.C.), and 6.2% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only concrete finishers.
BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.
Cities in Florida
All trades in Florida.