Concrete slab cost in Ogden, UT

Local wages behind the labor line

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 4 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Ogden is 0.93 times the national level.

For cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051, weighted 50%) the local median is $25.00 an hour, which is 9% below the national $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $23.18 and $29.20 an hour. BLS counts 840 of them working in the area, 31.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 13.3), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 30% of the weighting: a median of $22.31 an hour, in line with the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $18.74 and $26.80 an hour. About 3,140 work in the metro. That is 115.7 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 70.5 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

For operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073, weighted 10%) the local median is $28.96 an hour, which is in line with the national $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $24.54 and $31.46 an hour. BLS counts 1,160 of them working in the area, 42.7 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 30.7), so the local bench is deeper than average.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 10%) the local median is $23.21 an hour, which is 20% below the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $21.46 and $29.31 an hour. BLS counts 2,150 of them working in the area, 79.2 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the cement masons and concrete finishers on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($29.20 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $120. At the 25th percentile ($23.18) it shrinks by about $55. The total moves by 3.4% or 1.5%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 271,370 jobs in the Ogden area. That makes it the 95th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.17% of US employment.

Cost by quality level and size in Ogden

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Ogden wages and prices. They overlap on purpose: a good standard job and a modest premium job can cost the same. The grid below prices the same bands at 5 common sizes.

Is Ogden cheap or dear? The local comparison

Same job, same size (400 sq ft), priced for the nearest metros. Salt Lake City is the priciest of the group at $3,800. Logan is the cheapest at $3,600.

Across 300 US metros, Ogden comes in at #168 from the top. The priciest is Kahului, HI at $5,300; the cheapest is McAllen, TX at $3,200 (midpoints, 400 sq ft). Statewide, Ogden is 2% below the Utah figure.

Other Utah metros

Cities with a workforce like Ogden's

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

Planning more than one job in Ogden?

Because every project leans on different trades, Ogden's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, gravel driveway runs −2% and detached garage −8%.

Specs and site conditions that change a Ogden bid

• Thickness and mix

  A 4-inch slab uses about 1.23 cubic yards of concrete per 100 sq ft; a 6-inch slab uses about 1.85. Stepping up from a 3,000 PSI to a 4,000-4,500 PSI mix adds $10-$40 per cubic yard (Estimators.us).

• Base and reinforcement

  A compacted gravel base, vapor barrier, and wire mesh or rebar are priced separately by some contractors and bundled by others. Ask which one your quote does.

• Truck and pump access

  If the mixer truck can't back up to the forms, someone has to wheelbarrow it in or hire a pump. Pump or line-pump hire is typically billed per day.

When to schedule concrete slab in Ogden

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Ogden Hinkley Ap (5 miles from the city center). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

May through June and August through October are the stretches where pouring concrete runs into the fewest weather problems in Ogden (5 of 12 months). January, February, March, April, November and December have an average overnight low of 40°F or below; July has 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 July, crews often start early, wet the base and plan for faster set times.

Ogden gets about 16 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are March, April and May (2.2 inches in May). Inside the workable window, August and September are the driest, at 0.7 and 1.1 inches. The station averages about 49 days a year at 90°F or above.

Does the season change the price? Probably, but we do not have a sourced seasonal price curve, so the estimator shows a year-round figure and does not adjust by month. When you collect quotes, ask whether scheduling in a slower month gets a better rate.

Optional extras in Ogden

Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Ogden by the average of the local wage index (0.93) and goods index (0.96), a factor of 0.95. Tick any of them in the estimator above to add them to your total. Treat these as planning figures: an add-on touches different trades than the main job, so the scaling is an approximation.