Stamped concrete cost in Albany, GA

Related projects, priced for Albany

Jobs that often go together with stamped concrete are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Albany wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, asphalt driveway comes out highest (−10%) and concrete driveway lowest (−22%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.

How Albany compares

Of the five closest metros, none is cheaper than Albany. Dothan comes closest at about $4,800.

Out of the 300 metros we cover, Albany ranks #298 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Albany is 8% below the Georgia figure.

Elsewhere in Georgia

Metros of a similar size

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

Add-ons priced for Albany

Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 0.83 for Albany, which is the average of the area's wage index (0.70) and goods price index (0.96). The estimator above can add them to your total.

What local crews earn in Albany

The labor line is built from BLS wage data, one trade at a time. This job draws on 3 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 Albany the blend is 0.70.

Cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051), 60% of the weighting: a median of $17.98 an hour, 34% below the US median of $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $15.21 and $18.98 an hour. About 80 work in the metro. That is 13.7 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 13.3 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 30%) the local median is $17.25 an hour, which is 24% below the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $14.62 and $18.96 an hour. BLS counts 400 of them working in the area, 68.5 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 $21.86 an hour, 24% below the US median of $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $18.48 and $22.50 an hour. About 260 work in the metro. That is 44.5 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 30.7 nationally, which suggests plenty of 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 $60 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $160. That is a swing of roughly 3.5% to 1.3% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.

Albany has 58,390 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 293rd by size among the 300 metros on this site.

Pick a size, pick a tier: stamped concrete pricing in Albany

The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Albany. Bands overlap, because plenty of standard jobs cost as much as a light premium one. Sizes run from 10x20 patio (200 sq ft) to 2-car driveway (600 sq ft).

Albany weather and the stamped concrete calendar

Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Albany Sw Ga Rgnl Ap (5 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 Albany are February through May and September through December: 8 of 12. Outside them, January has 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.

Albany gets about 47 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are June, July and August (5.1 inches in July). Inside the workable window, May and October are the driest, at 2.4 and 2.3 inches. The station averages about 106 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.

Stamped concrete: what moves the price in Albany

• Specialist labor

  Stamping has to be done before the concrete sets, so crews arrive in larger teams and charge for it.

• Sealing and vapor barrier

  Sealer is usually quoted separately; vapor barrier material is $0.20-$1.50 per sq ft depending on thickness (HomeGuide).

• Not included

  These prices don't include site prep that depends on the project: demolition, grading, or a thicker base.