Stamped concrete cost in Kahului, HI

Kahului labor market for stamped concrete

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 3 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Kahului is 1.82 times the national level.

For cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051, weighted 60%) the local median is $50.22 an hour, which is 83% above the national $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $36.41 and $54.26 an hour. BLS counts 60 of them working in the area, 8.1 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 13.3), so the local bench is thinner than average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 30% of the weighting: a median of $38.35 an hour, 69% above the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $28.72 and $47.03 an hour. About 630 work in the metro. That is 85.4 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 $60.09 an hour, which is 109% above the national $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $33.42 and $62.07 an hour. BLS counts 400 of them working in the area, 54.2 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 30.7), 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 ($54.26 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $240. At the 25th percentile ($36.41) it shrinks by about $820. The total moves by 2.9% or 10.0%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 73,750 jobs in the Kahului-Wailuku area. That makes it the 250th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.05% of US employment.

Specs and site conditions that change a Kahului bid

• Not included

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

• Pattern and color

  Basic to average coloring runs $8-$19 per sq ft. A 2-car stamped driveway runs $12-$18 per sq ft (HomeGuide); Estimators.us puts decorative slabs at $15-$30.

• Specialist labor

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

Extras that change the Kahului total

Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Kahului by the average of the local wage index (1.82) and goods index (1.12), a factor of 1.47. 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.

Is Kahului cheap or dear? The local comparison

Same job, same size (400 sq ft), priced for the nearest metros. Kahului is the priciest of the group. Santa Cruz is the cheapest at $6,100.

Across 300 US metros, Kahului comes in at #1 from the top. The priciest is Kahului, HI at $8,150; the cheapest is McAllen, TX at $4,550 (midpoints, 400 sq ft). Statewide, Kahului is 4% above the Hawaii figure.

Other Hawaii metros

Cities with a workforce like Kahului's

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

Related projects, priced for Kahului

Because every project leans on different trades, Kahului's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, concrete driveway runs +56% and paver patio +33%.

Climate in Kahului: timing your stamped concrete job

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

October through July is the stretch where pouring concrete runs into the fewest weather problems in Kahului (10 of 12 months). August and September have an average daytime high of 90°F or more.

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

Kahului gets about 16 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are January, March and December (2.8 inches in December). Inside the workable window, June and July are the driest, at 0.2 and 0.5 inches. The station averages about 39 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.

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

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Kahului 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 3 common sizes.