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City of Los Angeles / Zoo / Cement Finisher

Job-title file

Cement Finisher

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

2 employees hold this title in Zoo. Median total compensation for the role is $110,973, above the department median of $50,374.

Employees
2
Total payroll
$221.9K
Role median
$110,973
Agency median
$50,374
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Cement Finisher pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area

Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers — about 7,810 people — is $63,790. Zoo pays a median base salary of $93,838 for this role, 47% above that figureabout the 85th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Zoo sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$46,160
$52,210
$63,790
$83,910
$99,420
Zoo median · $93,838

The bar is the range of annual wages for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Zoo’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers — about 206,170 people — is $57,020. Zoo’s median base salary is 65% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$39,190
$47,010
$57,020
$66,870
$85,480
Zoo median · $93,838

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Zoo is $110,973, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City of Los Angeles

Cement Finisher is held in 7 City of Los Angeles departments. In Zoo, the median of $110,973 ranks #6 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Transportation
$134,572 · 3
Airports
$133,515 · 3
Water and Power
$107,858 · 15

Median total compensation for the Cement Finisher role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Cement Finisher beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $137,674 ranks #1 of 10. See Cement Finisher across all of City of Los Angeles

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Median total compensation for comparable Cement Finisherroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Tommy Cortez

Cement Finisher/Zoo

2025 total comp
$112,865
Sub-department
Building Trades
Base pay
$91,434
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,304
Benefits
$19,127
Total compensation
$112,865
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
87
Job Class Pay Grade
3353-0
Job Status
Not active
Record Number
3830343032
Row ID
253830343032873353-0FT

Tommy Cortez holds the role of Cement Finisher at Zoo within Building Trades. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,865. Union affiliation: 02.

Gilbert Hernandez

Cement Finisher/Zoo

2025 total comp
$109,081
Sub-department
Building Trades
Base pay
$96,241
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,663
Benefits
$11,176
Total compensation
$109,081
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
87
Job Class Pay Grade
3353-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
373130363035
Row ID
25373130363035873353-0FT

Gilbert Hernandez is a Cement Finisher at Zoo within Building Trades. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $109,081. They are represented by 02.