154 metro areas
Brickmason and Blockmason Salary by City (2026)
Brickmasons and blockmasons earn the most in Boston, MA-NH, an average of $103,310 a year, against $68,280 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Rochester, MN ($108,850 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.
- US average (mean)
- $68,280BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Highest-paying city
- $103,310Boston, MA-NH
- Best after cost of living
- $108,850Rochester, MN
- Metro areas
- 154With their own estimate
Top cities
Highest-paying cities for brickmasons and blockmasons
Top 10 metro areas
- Boston, MA-NH$103,310
- Rochester, MN$98,860
- New York, NY-NJ$94,810
- Minneapolis, MN-WI$92,810
- Seattle, WA$90,540
- Lima, OH$90,210
- Altoona, PA$89,440
- Providence, RI-MA$88,170
- Pittsfield, MA$87,530
- Worcester, MA$87,010
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $103,310 |
| Rochester, MN | $98,860 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $94,810 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $92,810 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $90,540 |
| Lima, OH | $90,210 |
| Altoona, PA | $89,440 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $88,170 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $87,530 |
| Worcester, MA | $87,010 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Mean wage ÷ BEA price level
- Rochester, MN$98,860 nominal$108,850
- Lima, OH$90,210 nominal$100,600
- Altoona, PA$89,440 nominal$99,930
- Boston, MA-NH$103,310 nominal$95,420
- St. Cloud, MN$82,930 nominal$94,630
- Duluth, MN-WI$82,660 nominal$93,120
- Pittsfield, MA$87,530 nominal$92,030
- Eau Claire, WI$83,470 nominal$89,950
- Minneapolis, MN-WI$92,810 nominal$88,540
- Milwaukee, WI$84,300 nominal$86,960
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Rochester, MN | $108,850 |
| Lima, OH | $100,600 |
| Altoona, PA | $99,930 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $95,420 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $94,630 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $93,120 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $92,030 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $89,950 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $88,540 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $86,960 |
Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024
Every city
Brickmason and Blockmason salary in every metro area
Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.
| # | Metro area | Mean | Entry (Level I) | Experienced (Level IV) | At US prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston, MA-NH | $103,310 | $66,480 | $121,450 | $95,420 |
| 2 | Rochester, MN | $98,860 | $83,740 | $106,310 | $108,850 |
| 3 | New York, NY-NJ | $94,810 | $66,500 | $108,740 | $84,230 |
| 4 | Minneapolis, MN-WI | $92,810 | $79,060 | $99,590 | $88,540 |
| 5 | Seattle, WA | $90,540 | $64,060 | $103,580 | $81,470 |
| 6 | Lima, OH | $90,210 | $55,430 | $107,350 | $100,600 |
| 7 | Altoona, PA | $89,440 | $60,110 | $103,880 | $99,930 |
| 8 | Providence, RI-MA | $88,170 | $60,690 | $101,710 | $86,630 |
| 9 | Pittsfield, MA | $87,530 | $54,330 | $103,900 | $92,030 |
| 10 | Worcester, MA | $87,010 | $58,780 | $100,900 | $84,870 |
| 11 | San Francisco, CA | $86,650 | $59,400 | $100,070 | $74,950 |
| 12 | Portland, OR-WA | $85,400 | $64,730 | $95,580 | $81,010 |
| 13 | Salem, OR | $84,660 | $65,270 | $94,200 | $81,680 |
| 14 | Milwaukee, WI | $84,300 | $60,150 | $96,200 | $86,960 |
| 15 | Chicago, IL-IN | $84,010 | $54,000 | $98,780 | $81,090 |
| 16 | Eau Claire, WI | $83,470 | $69,780 | $90,230 | $89,950 |
| 17 | St. Cloud, MN | $82,930 | $70,390 | $89,110 | $94,630 |
| 18 | Duluth, MN-WI | $82,660 | $67,290 | $90,230 | $93,120 |
| 19 | Champaign, IL | $80,120 | $56,640 | $91,690 | $86,430 |
| 20 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $79,810 | $62,210 | $88,480 | $71,930 |
| 21 | Stockton, CA | $79,600 | $60,260 | $89,130 | $75,750 |
| 22 | Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $78,460 | $55,890 | $89,590 | $76,510 |
| 23 | San Jose, CA | $78,210 | $49,550 | $92,310 | $70,830 |
| 24 | Albany, NY | $77,940 | $50,860 | $91,250 | $78,280 |
| 25 | Madison, WI | $77,690 | $53,020 | $89,840 | $79,860 |
| 26 | Appleton, WI | $77,560 | $52,750 | $89,770 | $83,920 |
| 27 | Ann Arbor, MI | $77,310 | $62,130 | $84,780 | $76,640 |
| 28 | Rockford, IL | $76,520 | $48,940 | $90,110 | $83,030 |
| 29 | Harrisburg, PA | $75,920 | $50,320 | $88,520 | $76,960 |
| 30 | New Haven, CT | $75,840 | $58,570 | $84,340 | $72,530 |
| 31 | Fresno, CA | $75,690 | $51,190 | $87,760 | $74,090 |
| 32 | Santa Rosa, CA | $75,630 | $59,740 | $83,470 | $70,170 |
| 33 | Syracuse, NY | $75,570 | $55,740 | $85,320 | $78,930 |
| 34 | Spokane, WA | $75,250 | $55,270 | $85,090 | $74,990 |
| 35 | Hartford, CT | $75,030 | $57,760 | $83,510 | $73,020 |
| 36 | Sacramento, CA | $74,900 | $53,890 | $85,240 | $70,220 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh, PA | $74,610 | $54,790 | $84,360 | $78,810 |
| 38 | Rochester, NY | $74,550 | $54,040 | $84,680 | $76,830 |
| 39 | Columbus, OH | $74,510 | $51,830 | $85,680 | $78,050 |
| 40 | Traverse City, MI | $74,280 | $57,100 | $82,740 | $79,550 |
| 41 | Buffalo, NY | $74,110 | $56,580 | $82,740 | $77,320 |
| 42 | Bend, OR | $73,650 | $57,740 | $81,490 | $71,090 |
| 43 | Lancaster, PA | $72,530 | $51,330 | $82,970 | $73,820 |
| 44 | Toledo, OH | $72,340 | $52,730 | $81,990 | $79,100 |
| 45 | Reading, PA | $72,030 | $54,310 | $80,770 | $74,210 |
| 46 | Green Bay, WI | $71,680 | $47,740 | $83,470 | $77,000 |
| 47 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $71,610 | $52,250 | $81,160 | $75,310 |
| 48 | Cleveland, OH | $71,390 | $51,880 | $81,000 | $76,010 |
| 49 | Los Angeles, CA | $71,340 | $51,150 | $81,310 | $62,820 |
| 50 | South Bend, IN-MI | $70,700 | $50,960 | $80,410 | $76,140 |
| 51 | Fargo, ND-MN | $70,370 | $53,620 | $78,620 | $77,440 |
| 52 | Lansing, MI | $70,370 | $51,750 | $79,520 | $74,080 |
| 53 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $70,300 | $50,710 | $79,930 | $73,710 |
| 54 | Canton, OH | $70,080 | $52,890 | $78,540 | $78,380 |
| 55 | Riverside, CA | $69,970 | $49,230 | $80,180 | $65,740 |
| 56 | Indianapolis, IN | $69,470 | $53,290 | $77,440 | $72,590 |
| 57 | Denver, CO | $69,370 | $55,370 | $76,270 | $65,580 |
| 58 | Salinas, CA | $69,370 | $47,340 | $80,230 | $63,620 |
| 59 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $69,040 | $50,480 | $78,170 | $74,600 |
| 60 | Des Moines, IA | $69,010 | $54,560 | $76,150 | $75,260 |
| 61 | Allentown, PA-NJ | $68,680 | $50,940 | $77,400 | $68,700 |
| 62 | Detroit, MI | $68,580 | $51,900 | $76,770 | $68,380 |
| 63 | Oxnard, CA | $68,080 | $50,460 | $76,750 | $61,590 |
| 64 | Mansfield, OH | $67,750 | $47,760 | $77,580 | $76,230 |
| 65 | York, PA | $67,640 | $48,980 | $76,840 | $70,460 |
| 66 | Topeka, KS | $67,370 | $50,900 | $75,480 | $75,850 |
| 67 | Grand Rapids, MI | $67,330 | $51,040 | $75,360 | $70,470 |
| 68 | San Diego, CA | $66,660 | $47,340 | $76,190 | $59,580 |
| 69 | Fort Collins, CO | $66,540 | $56,470 | $71,490 | $65,800 |
| 70 | Columbia, MO | $66,250 | $47,630 | $75,420 | $74,070 |
| 71 | Bridgeport, CT | $66,020 | $57,720 | $70,120 | $61,780 |
| 72 | Nashville, TN | $66,000 | $54,410 | $71,700 | $68,510 |
| 73 | Boise City, ID | $65,580 | $52,580 | $72,010 | $66,650 |
| 74 | Colorado Springs, CO | $65,500 | $54,270 | $71,030 | $65,040 |
| 75 | Fort Wayne, IN | $65,500 | $45,800 | $75,190 | $70,760 |
| 76 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $65,210 | $56,160 | $69,680 | $71,300 |
| 77 | Dayton, OH | $64,810 | $44,990 | $74,590 | $69,920 |
| 78 | Provo, UT | $64,380 | $49,860 | $71,530 | $65,540 |
| 79 | Lafayette, IN | $64,250 | $47,240 | $72,630 | $68,770 |
| 80 | Burlington, VT | $64,210 | $55,100 | $68,700 | $63,610 |
| 81 | Jacksonville, FL | $64,190 | $42,620 | $74,820 | $64,520 |
| 82 | Erie, PA | $63,860 | $49,320 | $71,010 | $70,210 |
| 83 | Evansville, IN | $63,520 | $46,090 | $72,110 | $69,400 |
| 84 | Springfield, MO | $63,400 | $49,110 | $70,430 | $71,570 |
| 85 | Santa Maria, CA | $63,190 | $47,880 | $70,720 | $58,080 |
| 86 | Knoxville, TN | $62,570 | $48,320 | $69,580 | $67,590 |
| 87 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $62,570 | $45,820 | $70,820 | $67,230 |
| 88 | Idaho Falls, ID | $62,460 | $47,690 | $69,720 | $66,160 |
| 89 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $62,230 | $43,560 | $71,450 | $68,660 |
| 90 | Phoenix, AZ | $62,190 | $51,040 | $67,680 | $60,190 |
| 91 | Omaha, NE-IA | $62,130 | $51,830 | $67,200 | $67,600 |
| 92 | Ogden, UT | $61,900 | $47,090 | $69,180 | $61,680 |
| 93 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $61,510 | $48,840 | $67,750 | $66,730 |
| 94 | Youngstown, OH | $61,440 | $45,490 | $69,280 | $70,300 |
| 95 | Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $61,130 | $46,820 | $68,180 | $56,140 |
| 96 | Jefferson City, MO | $61,110 | $43,930 | $69,580 | $69,460 |
| 97 | Greeley, CO | $60,670 | $44,660 | $68,560 | $60,560 |
| 98 | Palm Bay, FL | $59,990 | $41,350 | $69,180 | $59,990 |
| 99 | Flagstaff, AZ | $59,820 | $49,340 | $65,000 | $59,630 |
| 100 | Kingsport, TN-VA | $59,590 | $46,760 | $65,940 | $68,930 |
| 101 | Lexington, KY | $59,240 | $40,680 | $68,370 | $63,780 |
| 102 | Miami, FL | $59,070 | $40,980 | $68,000 | $51,750 |
| 103 | Las Vegas, NV | $58,280 | $47,630 | $63,520 | $58,150 |
| 104 | Atlanta, GA | $57,260 | $37,320 | $67,100 | $57,230 |
| 105 | Bozeman, MT | $57,220 | $47,030 | $62,250 | $55,820 |
| 106 | Salt Lake City, UT | $56,930 | $43,200 | $63,670 | $56,440 |
| 107 | Tulsa, OK | $56,470 | $43,850 | $62,690 | $63,300 |
| 108 | Austin, TX | $56,350 | $45,470 | $61,710 | $57,460 |
| 109 | Naples, FL | $56,140 | $41,480 | $63,380 | $54,400 |
| 110 | Dallas, TX | $56,040 | $47,150 | $60,400 | $54,360 |
| 111 | Tampa, FL | $55,640 | $40,960 | $62,880 | $55,150 |
| 112 | Lincoln, NE | $55,370 | $46,320 | $59,820 | $60,460 |
| 113 | Baltimore, MD | $55,350 | $40,960 | $62,420 | $52,970 |
| 114 | Charlottesville, VA | $55,120 | $40,120 | $62,520 | $55,590 |
| 115 | Crestview, FL | $54,600 | $40,790 | $61,420 | $56,270 |
| 116 | Tucson, AZ | $54,480 | $43,740 | $59,760 | $56,230 |
| 117 | Houston, TX | $54,120 | $46,160 | $58,050 | $54,870 |
| 118 | Greenville, SC | $54,080 | $40,980 | $60,550 | $57,990 |
| 119 | San Antonio, TX | $53,960 | $45,140 | $58,280 | $56,970 |
| 120 | Tallahassee, FL | $53,930 | $38,940 | $61,340 | $57,420 |
| 121 | Fayetteville, AR | $53,910 | $42,600 | $59,490 | $59,010 |
| 122 | Pensacola, FL | $53,660 | $39,620 | $60,570 | $54,910 |
| 123 | Little Rock, AR | $53,500 | $40,980 | $59,680 | $59,870 |
| 124 | Spartanburg, SC | $53,390 | $39,750 | $60,130 | $58,640 |
| 125 | Oklahoma City, OK | $53,020 | $42,370 | $58,260 | $58,650 |
| 126 | Cape Coral, FL | $52,980 | $39,500 | $59,630 | $51,760 |
| 127 | Hagerstown, MD-WV | $52,960 | $40,810 | $58,950 | $56,240 |
| 128 | Charleston, WV | $52,920 | $39,770 | $59,400 | $59,650 |
| 129 | Lynchburg, VA | $52,920 | $42,560 | $58,030 | $59,220 |
| 130 | St. George, UT | $52,790 | $41,410 | $58,410 | $54,240 |
| 131 | Charlotte, NC-SC | $52,640 | $44,660 | $56,580 | $54,070 |
| 132 | Charleston, SC | $52,580 | $40,460 | $58,530 | $52,080 |
| 133 | Richmond, VA | $52,560 | $41,180 | $58,160 | $53,710 |
| 134 | Raleigh, NC | $52,540 | $43,220 | $57,140 | $53,530 |
| 135 | Columbia, SC | $52,170 | $35,610 | $60,340 | $55,700 |
| 136 | Orlando, FL | $51,830 | $38,810 | $58,240 | $51,110 |
| 137 | Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $51,690 | $41,500 | $56,720 | $52,780 |
| 138 | Birmingham, AL | $51,150 | $38,080 | $57,570 | $55,810 |
| 139 | Jonesboro, AR | $51,040 | $43,470 | $54,790 | $59,430 |
| 140 | Lubbock, TX | $50,880 | $41,640 | $55,430 | $55,720 |
| 141 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $50,730 | $37,110 | $57,430 | $54,170 |
| 142 | Huntington, WV-KY-OH | $50,320 | $36,610 | $57,050 | $56,910 |
| 143 | Wilmington, NC | $50,320 | $40,160 | $55,330 | $52,190 |
| 144 | San Juan, PR | $49,440 | $36,650 | $55,740 | N/A |
| 145 | Daphne, AL | $49,360 | $37,790 | $55,040 | $52,130 |
| 146 | Asheville, NC | $49,190 | $40,410 | $53,520 | $50,970 |
| 147 | Staunton, VA | $49,130 | $38,330 | $54,430 | $53,910 |
| 148 | Roanoke, VA | $48,920 | $38,250 | $54,180 | $52,250 |
| 149 | Winston, NC | $48,760 | $40,330 | $52,920 | $52,980 |
| 150 | Lakeland, FL | $48,730 | $34,220 | $55,870 | $50,160 |
| 151 | College Station, TX | $48,030 | $38,330 | $52,810 | $52,810 |
| 152 | Greenville, NC | $45,780 | $40,440 | $48,420 | $51,790 |
| 153 | Albuquerque, NM | $44,570 | $36,170 | $48,730 | $46,650 |
| 154 | El Paso, TX | $44,570 | $34,650 | $49,460 | $49,570 |
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About these numbers
- Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
- Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
- OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
- At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.
Questions
Brickmason and Blockmason salary by city: FAQ
Which city pays brickmasons and blockmasons the most?
Boston, MA-NH, where the average (mean) wage is $103,310 a year, followed by Rochester, MN ($98,860), New York, NY-NJ ($94,810), Minneapolis, MN-WI ($92,810). The national mean is $68,280 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do brickmasons and blockmasons earn the most after cost of living?
Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Rochester, MN ($108,850 at national prices, $98,860 nominal), Lima, OH ($100,600 at national prices, $90,210 nominal), Altoona, PA ($99,930 at national prices, $89,440 nominal).
How much do brickmasons and blockmasons make in the biggest cities?
New York, NY-NJ: $94,810; Los Angeles, CA: $71,340; Chicago, IL-IN: $84,010; Dallas, TX: $56,040; Houston, TX: $54,120 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).
Where do brickmasons and blockmasons earn the least?
Of the 154 metro areas with their own estimate, El Paso, TX has the lowest mean wage, $44,570. At local prices that is worth $49,570.