Stamped concrete cost in Janesville, WI

Who does the work: Janesville 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 Janesville the blend is 1.29.

Cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051), 60% of the weighting: a median of $37.50 an hour, 37% above the US median of $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $29.43 and $39.04 an hour. About 100 work in the metro. That is 14.3 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 $26.77 an hour, which is 18% above the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $22.00 and $36.28 an hour. BLS counts 480 of them working in the area, 68.7 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 $31.88 an hour, 11% above the US median of $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $27.94 and $44.34 an hour. About 240 work in the metro. That is 34.3 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 30.7 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

A quick sensitivity check: moving the lead trade (cement masons and concrete finishers) from the median to the 75th percentile wage adds about $90 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $480. That is a swing of roughly 7.7% to 1.5% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.

Janesville-Beloit has 69,870 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 260th by size among the 300 metros on this site.

The best months for stamped concrete in Janesville

Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Afton - Janesville Wwtp (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 Janesville are May through September: 5 of 12. Outside them, January, February, March, April, October, November and December have an average overnight low of 40°F or below.

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.

Janesville gets about 37 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 37 inches of snow. The wettest months are June, July and August (5.0 inches in June). Inside the workable window, May and September are the driest, at 4.1 and 3.7 inches. The station averages about 13 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.

Extras that change the Janesville total

Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 1.11 for Janesville, which is the average of the area's wage index (1.29) and goods price index (0.94). The estimator above can add them to your total.

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

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

Planning more than one job in Janesville?

Jobs that often go together with stamped concrete are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Janesville wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, concrete driveway comes out highest (+17%) and gravel driveway lowest (+4%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.

Why two Janesville 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.

How Janesville compares

Same job, same size (400 sq ft), priced for the nearest metros. Rockford is the priciest of the group at $6,300. Racine is the cheapest at $5,850.

Out of the 300 metros we cover, Janesville ranks #35 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Janesville is 6% above the Wisconsin figure.

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

Metros of a similar size

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