Stamped concrete cost in Medford, OR

Planning more than one job in Medford?

Because every project leans on different trades, Medford's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, paver patio runs +10% and gravel driveway +5%.

How Medford compares

Of the five closest metros, 1 is cheaper than Medford. Eugene is the lowest at about $5,900 (midpoint, 400 sq ft), 105 miles away.

Across 300 US metros, Medford comes in at #62 from the top. The priciest is Kahului, HI at $8,150; the cheapest is McAllen, TX at $4,550 (midpoints, 400 sq ft). Statewide, Medford is 4% below the Oregon figure.

Other Oregon metros

Cities with a workforce like Medford's

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

Why two Medford quotes can differ

• 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 Medford total

Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Medford by the average of the local wage index (1.07) and goods index (1.05), a factor of 1.06. 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.

Cost by quality level and size in Medford

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Medford 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.

Local wages behind the labor line

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 Medford is 1.07 times the national level.

For cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051, weighted 60%) the local median is $29.81 an hour, which is 9% above the national $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $26.38 and $34.90 an hour. BLS counts 120 of them working in the area, 13.5 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 13.3), so the local bench is about average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 30% of the weighting: a median of $23.72 an hour, 5% above the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $21.42 and $29.22 an hour. About 520 work in the metro. That is 58.4 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 70.5 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

For operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073, weighted 10%) the local median is $30.01 an hour, which is 4% above the national $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $26.77 and $37.14 an hour. BLS counts 270 of them working in the area, 30.3 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 30.7), so the local bench is about average.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the cement masons and concrete finishers on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($34.90 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $300. At the 25th percentile ($26.38) it shrinks by about $200. The total moves by 5.1% or 3.4%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 89,060 jobs in the Medford area. That makes it the 220th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.06% of US employment.

When to schedule stamped concrete in Medford

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

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

Medford gets about 18 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 3 inches of snow. The wettest months are January, November and December (3.5 inches in December). Inside the workable window, June and September are the driest, at 0.7 and 0.5 inches. The station averages about 61 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.