The average cost of living for an American [edit]. 1  $20,194 per person per year according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (value given divided by 2.5 average household size ('consumer unit') - [1].
Their annual salaries vary according to industry and place of employment. Concrete finishers made a mean annual $39,370, with the lowest-paid 10 percent earning $23,180 yearly, and the highest-paid 10 percent making $62,600 per year.
Cement masons and concrete finishers earned a median of $36,130 in 2013, or $17.37 an hour, according to the BLS. The best-paid earned $65,680, while the lowest-paid earned $24,020.