Concrete driveway cost in Montgomery, AL

The best months for concrete driveway in Montgomery

Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Montgomery Ap (10 miles from the city center). They are 30-year averages, so any one year can run hotter, colder or wetter.

For pouring concrete, the comfortable months in Montgomery are March through May and September through November: 6 of 12. Outside them, January, February and December have an average overnight low of 40°F or below, and June, July and August have an average daytime high of 90°F or more.

The 40°F line is a deliberately cautious stand-in. The American Concrete Institute's cold-weather guide (ACI 306R-16) defines cold-weather concreting around an average daily air temperature below 40°F, which is colder than our test of an average overnight low at or below 40°F, so we flag a few extra shoulder months. In cold weather crews may need heated enclosures, insulating blankets or accelerated mixes, and those measures can raise a quote.

Heat matters for concrete as well. With average highs of 90°F or more in June, July and August, crews often start early, wet the base and plan for faster set times.

Montgomery gets about 51 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are March, July and December (5.2 inches in March). Inside the workable window, September and October are the driest, at 3.7 and 2.9 inches. The station averages about 93 days a year at 90°F or above.

We do not adjust the estimate by month, because we have no reliable published data on seasonal pricing. It is still worth asking contractors whether an off-peak start date changes their bid.

Is Montgomery cheap or dear? The local comparison

Same job, same size (600 sq ft), priced for the nearest metros. Birmingham is the priciest of the group at $5,550. Dothan is the cheapest at $5,200.

Out of the 300 metros we cover, Montgomery ranks #282 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Montgomery is 1% below the Alabama figure.

Elsewhere in Alabama

Metros of a similar size

Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Montgomery against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.

Who does the work: Montgomery trade wages

The labor line is built from BLS wage data, one trade at a time. This job draws on 4 trades. We compare each trade's local median with the US median, weight the ratios by how much of the job each trade does, and apply the blend to the national labor cost. For Montgomery the blend is 0.77.

Cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051), 50% of the weighting: a median of $21.27 an hour, 22% below the US median of $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $17.23 and $26.49 an hour. About 130 work in the metro. That is 7.9 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 13.3 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 30%) the local median is $17.61 an hour, which is 22% below the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $14.10 and $21.41 an hour. BLS counts 1,040 of them working in the area, 62.8 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is about average.

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073), 10% of the weighting: a median of $21.57 an hour, 25% below the US median of $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $17.49 and $23.74 an hour. About 580 work in the metro. That is 35.0 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 30.7 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

Carpenters (47-2031), 10% of the weighting: a median of $22.77 an hour, 22% below the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $17.72 and $26.19 an hour. About 300 work in the metro. That is 18.1 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

A quick sensitivity check: moving the lead trade (cement masons and concrete finishers) from the median to the 75th percentile wage adds about $420 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $320. That is a swing of roughly 6.1% to 7.9% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.

Montgomery has 165,550 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 142nd by size among the 300 metros on this site.

What nearby projects cost in Montgomery

Jobs that often go together with concrete driveway are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Montgomery wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, concrete slab comes out highest (−12%) and concrete patio lowest (−14%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.

Extras that change the Montgomery total

Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 0.87 for Montgomery, which is the average of the area's wage index (0.77) and goods price index (0.96). The estimator above can add them to your total.

Specs and site conditions that change a Montgomery bid

• Permits and the apron

  A driveway permit is typically $50-$200 and is often required for new work. The apron where the driveway meets the street can need a separate right-of-way permit.

• Thickness

  HomeGuide prices a standard 4-inch driveway at $6-$15/sq ft and a 6-inch one, recommended for heavy vehicles, at $8-$20/sq ft.

• Old driveway removal

  Tearing out the old surface adds about $2-$6 per sq ft, and some cities want the haul-off documented.

Pick a size, pick a tier: concrete driveway pricing in Montgomery

The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Montgomery. Bands overlap, because plenty of standard jobs cost as much as a light premium one. Sizes run from 1-car (12x20), 240 sq ft to 3-car (900 sq ft).