Stamped concrete cost in Provo, UT

Who does the work: Provo trade wages

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 Provo the blend is 0.94.

Cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051), 60% of the weighting: a median of $24.60 an hour, 10% below the US median of $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $22.53 and $29.09 an hour. About 1,210 work in the metro. That is 39.7 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 13.3 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 30%) the local median is $22.43 an hour, which is in line with the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $18.25 and $25.27 an hour. BLS counts 4,760 of them working in the area, 156.2 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073), 10% of the weighting: a median of $28.79 an hour, in line with the US median of $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $24.67 and $31.58 an hour. About 1,440 work in the metro. That is 47.3 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 $270 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $120. That is a swing of roughly 2.3% to 5.0% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.

Provo-Orem-Lehi has 304,660 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 84th by size among the 300 metros on this site.

Stamped concrete: what moves the price in Provo

• 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.

• 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.

Provo: what basic, standard and premium work costs

The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Provo. 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).

Is Provo 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 $5,650. St. George is the cheapest at $5,200.

Out of the 300 metros we cover, Provo ranks #172 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Provo is 3% below the Utah figure.

Elsewhere in Utah

Metros of a similar size

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

Planning more than one job in Provo?

Jobs that often go together with stamped concrete are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Provo wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, paver patio comes out highest (−2%) and concrete driveway lowest (−6%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.

Add-ons priced for Provo

Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 0.95 for Provo, which is the average of the area's wage index (0.94) and goods price index (0.96). The estimator above can add them to your total.

The best months for stamped concrete in Provo

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

For pouring concrete, the comfortable months in Provo are May through June and September through October: 4 of 12. Outside them, January, February, March, April, November and December have an average overnight low of 40°F or below, and 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.

Provo gets about 17 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 45 inches of snow. The wettest months are January, April and May (2.0 inches in May). Inside the workable window, June and September are the driest, at 0.9 and 1.2 inches. The station averages about 74 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.