Brickmasons & Blockmasons: Wages & Billed Rates by Metro (May 2024)

Across the 91 largest metros we cover, the median hourly wage for brickmasons & blockmasons is $30.07. Billed labor rates run higher once workers' compensation, overhead, and margin are added. Pick a metro for the full breakdown.

MetroMedian wageEst. billed rate
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$48.62$107.77–$126.96
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$44.17$104.50–$142.89
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$43.07$107.53–$118.22
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$42.86$56.82–$92.74
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$41.51$94.58–$126.61
New Haven, CT$41.05$93.08–$106.14
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$41.03$97.47–$112.18
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$38.88$99.45–$119.65
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$38.62$97.46–$119.36
Madison, WI$38.61$97.90–$118.06
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$37.77$81.45–$108.21
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$37.36$83.73–$97.61
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$37.28$92.42–$123.44
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37.27$97.88–$108.33
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$37.15$97.18–$124.88
Urban Honolulu, HI$37.15$105.06–$105.07
St. Louis, MO-IL$37.08$93.74–$108.33
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$36.93$97.82–$126.44
Toledo, OH$36.86$93.52–$106.93
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$36.70$97.07–$136.62
Pittsburgh, PA$36.56$80.62–$96.96
Fresno, CA$36.48$83.85–$117.51
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$36.17$82.89–$96.46
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$36.05$87.88–$111.12
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$35.53$78.94–$92.56
Portland-South Portland, ME$35.08$89.18–$103.39
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$34.98$80.17–$91.62
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$34.00$92.42–$118.82
Kansas City, MO-KS$33.91$74.63–$94.44
Cleveland, OH$33.44$80.51–$96.55
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$33.44$74.83–$92.36
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$32.95$88.45–$100.05
Chattanooga, TN-GA$32.63$62.62–$69.53
Colorado Springs, CO$32.47$73.70–$79.44
Rochester, NY$31.85$84.87–$99.91
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$31.74$88.99–$113.23
Syracuse, NY$31.35$85.68–$93.80
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$31.14$70.71–$79.61
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$31.07$60.04–$70.42
Columbus, OH$31.04$91.02–$108.37
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$30.99$74.48–$95.64
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$30.93$66.04–$83.23
Reno, NV$30.82$82.03–$90.32
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$30.58$81.03–$95.80
Boise City, ID$30.31$70.40–$83.48
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$30.07$75.87–$93.10
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$30.00$85.92–$108.69
Omaha, NE-IA$29.90$65.28–$76.10
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$29.83$80.29–$84.29
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$29.50$81.42–$97.05
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$29.23$54.67–$65.66
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$29.09$75.74–$99.00
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$29.03$86.32–$107.76
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$28.86$64.43–$80.87
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$28.47$75.71–$90.70
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$28.45$64.34–$80.47
Knoxville, TN$28.01$52.52–$67.71
Ogden, UT$27.98$63.62–$72.64
Jacksonville, FL$27.95$64.89–$98.05
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$27.13$64.74–$73.24
Baton Rouge, LA$27.00$72.47–$80.54
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$26.94$48.51–$65.36
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$26.90$72.40–$83.00
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$25.92$61.92–$70.88
Jackson, MS$25.67$52.03–$64.12
Richmond, VA$25.59$63.50–$69.85
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$25.51$52.26–$60.95
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$25.09$53.77–$59.53
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$25.08$61.55–$75.96
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$24.63$63.77–$69.55
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$24.14$53.85–$65.53
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$24.13$58.33–$77.02
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$24.07$51.79–$60.45
Birmingham, AL$24.03$47.81–$62.74
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$23.98$49.37–$61.23
Winston-Salem, NC$23.98$52.75–$60.58
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$23.83$48.60–$66.02
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$23.80$57.01–$69.91
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$23.53$51.39–$58.93
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$23.50$46.90–$61.78
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$23.38$58.16–$74.69
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$23.35$46.90–$55.63
Raleigh-Cary, NC$23.22$62.20–$68.99
Oklahoma City, OK$23.21$61.31–$67.92
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$23.07$48.90–$61.00
Tulsa, OK$22.76$51.90–$61.55
Albuquerque, NM$22.73$53.54–$57.14
Tucson, AZ$22.72$48.94–$63.35
Columbia, SC$21.50$45.71–$59.64
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$20.84$55.60–$67.57
El Paso, TX$19.89$45.21–$54.57

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2024 (SOC 47-2021). Billed rates are model estimates; see methodology.