47 Series · SOC 47-2021
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$60,800
per year
Median Hourly
$29.23/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$65,390
average
Employment
53,520
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$41,330
25th Percentile
$49,430
Median
$60,800
75th Percentile
$77,290
90th Percentile
$95,560
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $94,370 | +55% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $92,910 | +53% above national |
| 3 | Minnesota | $89,170 | +47% above national |
| 4 | Illinois | $86,330 | +42% above national |
| 5 | Wisconsin | $78,700 | +29% above national |
| 6 | Connecticut | $78,030 | +28% above national |
| 7 | New York | $77,600 | +28% above national |
| 8 | Hawaii | $77,260 | +27% above national |
| 9 | New Jersey | $75,300 | +24% above national |
| 10 | Oregon | $74,870 | +23% above national |
| 11 | Indiana | $72,050 | +19% above national |
| 12 | Missouri | $70,520 | +16% above national |
| 13 | Maine | $67,220 | +11% above national |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $67,220 | +11% above national |
| 15 | California | $66,420 | +9% above national |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $65,450 | +8% above national |
| 17 | Montana | $65,070 | +7% above national |
| 18 | District of Columbia | $64,100 | +5% above national |
| 19 | Ohio | $64,030 | +5% above national |
| 20 | Colorado | $63,480 | +4% above national |
| 21 | Iowa | $63,470 | +4% above national |
| 22 | Tennessee | $63,440 | +4% above national |
| 23 | Idaho | $63,040 | +4% above national |
| 24 | Michigan | $62,970 | +4% above national |
| 25 | Kentucky | $62,160 | +2% above national |
| 26 | South Dakota | $61,260 | +1% above national |
| 27 | Nevada | $60,570 | same as national |
| 28 | Vermont | $60,290 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Georgia | $60,270 | 1% below national |
| 30 | North Dakota | $60,260 | 1% below national |
| 31 | Nebraska | $60,060 | 1% below national |
| 32 | Arizona | $59,400 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Maryland | $58,420 | 4% below national |
| 34 | Delaware | $58,410 | 4% below national |
| 35 | Wyoming | $58,150 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Utah | $56,340 | 7% below national |
| 37 | Rhode Island | $55,730 | 8% below national |
| 38 | Virginia | $55,630 | 9% below national |
| 39 | Kansas | $54,770 | 10% below national |
| 40 | Texas | $51,020 | 16% below national |
| 41 | Florida | $49,980 | 18% below national |
| 42 | Virgin Islands | $49,920 | 18% below national |
| 43 | Mississippi | $49,300 | 19% below national |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | $48,940 | 20% below national |
| 45 | Alabama | $48,820 | 20% below national |
| 46 | North Carolina | $48,420 | 20% below national |
| 47 | Arkansas | $48,100 | 21% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $47,370 | 22% below national |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $47,330 | 22% below national |
| 50 | New Mexico | $47,280 | 22% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $46,810 | 23% below national |
| 52 | South Carolina | $43,680 | 28% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsfield, MA | $103,890 | +71% above national |
| 2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $101,120 | +66% above national |
| 3 | Rochester, MN | $99,580 | +64% above national |
| 4 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $91,880 | +51% above national |
| 5 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $89,590 | +47% above national |
| 6 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $89,140 | +47% above national |
| 7 | Peoria, IL | $86,590 | +42% above national |
| 8 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $86,330 | +42% above national |
| 9 | New Haven, CT | $85,390 | +40% above national |
| 10 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $85,340 | +40% above national |
| 11 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $85,220 | +40% above national |
| 12 | St. Cloud, MN | $82,490 | +36% above national |
| 13 | Rockford, IL | $81,100 | +33% above national |
| 14 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $80,870 | +33% above national |
| 15 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $80,320 | +32% above national |
| 16 | Madison, WI | $80,310 | +32% above national |
| 17 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $79,790 | +31% above national |
| 18 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $79,090 | +30% above national |
| 19 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $79,030 | +30% above national |
| 20 | Appleton, WI | $78,700 | +29% above national |
| 21 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $78,650 | +29% above national |
| 22 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $78,570 | +29% above national |
| 23 | Salem, OR | $78,450 | +29% above national |
| 24 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $77,720 | +28% above national |
| 25 | Duluth, MN-WI | $77,590 | +28% above national |
| 26 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $77,550 | +28% above national |
| 27 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $77,510 | +27% above national |
| 28 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $77,270 | +27% above national |
| 29 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $77,260 | +27% above national |
| 30 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $77,120 | +27% above national |
| 31 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $76,810 | +26% above national |
| 32 | Toledo, OH | $76,670 | +26% above national |
| 33 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $76,340 | +26% above national |
| 34 | Pittsburgh, PA | $76,040 | +25% above national |
| 35 | Fresno, CA | $75,880 | +25% above national |
| 36 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $75,230 | +24% above national |
| 37 | Altoona, PA | $75,000 | +23% above national |
| 38 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $74,980 | +23% above national |
| 39 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $74,810 | +23% above national |
| 40 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $74,120 | +22% above national |
| 41 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $73,960 | +22% above national |
| 42 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $73,940 | +22% above national |
| 43 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $73,910 | +22% above national |
| 44 | Dover, DE | $73,900 | +22% above national |
| 45 | Muncie, IN | $73,800 | +21% above national |
| 46 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $73,440 | +21% above national |
| 47 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $72,970 | +20% above national |
| 48 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $72,910 | +20% above national |
| 49 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $72,850 | +20% above national |
| 50 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $72,820 | +20% above national |
| 51 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $72,800 | +20% above national |
| 52 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $72,770 | +20% above national |
| 53 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $72,490 | +19% above national |
| 54 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $72,190 | +19% above national |
| 55 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $71,590 | +18% above national |
| 56 | Evansville, IN | $70,810 | +16% above national |
| 57 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $70,720 | +16% above national |
| 58 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $70,670 | +16% above national |
| 59 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $70,520 | +16% above national |
| 60 | Fort Wayne, IN | $70,350 | +16% above national |
| 61 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $70,280 | +16% above national |
| 62 | Cleveland, OH | $69,560 | +14% above national |
| 63 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $69,560 | +14% above national |
| 64 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $69,540 | +14% above national |
| 65 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $68,540 | +13% above national |
| 66 | Green Bay, WI | $68,120 | +12% above national |
| 67 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $67,870 | +12% above national |
| 68 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $67,640 | +11% above national |
| 69 | Colorado Springs, CO | $67,530 | +11% above national |
| 70 | Rochester, NY | $66,260 | +9% above national |
| 71 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $66,020 | +9% above national |
| 72 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $65,400 | +8% above national |
| 73 | Syracuse, NY | $65,210 | +7% above national |
| 74 | Greeley, CO | $65,170 | +7% above national |
| 75 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $64,850 | +7% above national |
| 76 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $64,780 | +7% above national |
| 77 | Bend, OR | $64,750 | +6% above national |
| 78 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $64,670 | +6% above national |
| 79 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $64,620 | +6% above national |
| 80 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $64,610 | +6% above national |
| 81 | Columbus, OH | $64,570 | +6% above national |
| 82 | Grand Junction, CO | $64,570 | +6% above national |
| 83 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $64,450 | +6% above national |
| 84 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $64,330 | +6% above national |
| 85 | Reno, NV | $64,110 | +5% above national |
| 86 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $63,620 | +5% above national |
| 87 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $63,610 | +5% above national |
| 88 | Sandusky, OH | $63,060 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Boise City, ID | $63,040 | +4% above national |
| 90 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $62,980 | +4% above national |
| 91 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $62,630 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $62,540 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $62,400 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $62,400 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Omaha, NE-IA | $62,190 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $62,050 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $61,980 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Lancaster, PA | $61,860 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $61,630 | +1% above national |
| 100 | Rapid City, SD | $61,560 | +1% above national |
| 101 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $61,360 | +1% above national |
| 102 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $61,260 | +1% above national |
| 103 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $60,890 | same as national |
| 104 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $60,860 | same as national |
| 105 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $60,790 | same as national |
| 106 | Reading, PA | $60,700 | same as national |
| 107 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $60,520 | same as national |
| 108 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $60,500 | same as national |
| 109 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $60,390 | 1% below national |
| 110 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $60,390 | 1% below national |
| 111 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $60,200 | 1% below national |
| 112 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $60,180 | 1% below national |
| 113 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $60,150 | 1% below national |
| 114 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $60,030 | 1% below national |
| 115 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $59,900 | 1% below national |
| 116 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $59,840 | 2% below national |
| 117 | Springfield, MO | $59,830 | 2% below national |
| 118 | Fargo, ND-MN | $59,600 | 2% below national |
| 119 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $59,220 | 3% below national |
| 120 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $59,180 | 3% below national |
| 121 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $59,160 | 3% below national |
| 122 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $58,490 | 4% below national |
| 123 | Knoxville, TN | $58,260 | 4% below national |
| 124 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $58,260 | 4% below national |
| 125 | Ogden, UT | $58,200 | 4% below national |
| 126 | Jacksonville, FL | $58,140 | 4% below national |
| 127 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $57,910 | 5% below national |
| 128 | Erie, PA | $57,890 | 5% below national |
| 129 | Topeka, KS | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 130 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $57,530 | 5% below national |
| 131 | York-Hanover, PA | $57,490 | 5% below national |
| 132 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $56,830 | 7% below national |
| 133 | Jefferson City, MO | $56,630 | 7% below national |
| 134 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $56,420 | 7% below national |
| 135 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $56,160 | 8% below national |
| 136 | Baton Rouge, LA | $56,150 | 8% below national |
| 137 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $56,040 | 8% below national |
| 138 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $55,950 | 8% below national |
| 139 | Traverse City, MI | $55,120 | 9% below national |
| 140 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $54,760 | 10% below national |
| 141 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $54,570 | 10% below national |
| 142 | Lincoln, NE | $54,340 | 11% below national |
| 143 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $54,220 | 11% below national |
| 144 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $53,910 | 11% below national |
| 145 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $53,640 | 12% below national |
| 146 | Jackson, MS | $53,400 | 12% below national |
| 147 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $53,260 | 12% below national |
| 148 | Richmond, VA | $53,240 | 12% below national |
| 149 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $53,060 | 13% below national |
| 150 | Flagstaff, AZ | $52,310 | 14% below national |
| 151 | St. George, UT | $52,310 | 14% below national |
| 152 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $52,190 | 14% below national |
| 153 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $52,170 | 14% below national |
| 154 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | 14% below national |
| 155 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $51,640 | 15% below national |
| 156 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $51,230 | 16% below national |
| 157 | Lubbock, TX | $50,950 | 16% below national |
| 158 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $50,700 | 17% below national |
| 159 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $50,700 | 17% below national |
| 160 | Chambersburg, PA | $50,380 | 17% below national |
| 161 | Lynchburg, VA | $50,360 | 17% below national |
| 162 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $50,210 | 17% below national |
| 163 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $50,190 | 17% below national |
| 164 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $50,120 | 18% below national |
| 165 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $50,070 | 18% below national |
| 166 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $50,060 | 18% below national |
| 167 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $50,010 | 18% below national |
| 168 | Birmingham, AL | $49,980 | 18% below national |
| 169 | Winston-Salem, NC | $49,890 | 18% below national |
| 170 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $49,880 | 18% below national |
| 171 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $49,790 | 18% below national |
| 172 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $49,570 | 18% below national |
| 173 | Roanoke, VA | $49,570 | 18% below national |
| 174 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $49,500 | 19% below national |
| 175 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $49,480 | 19% below national |
| 176 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $49,190 | 19% below national |
| 177 | Charleston, WV | $49,080 | 19% below national |
| 178 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $48,940 | 20% below national |
| 179 | Tallahassee, FL | $48,880 | 20% below national |
| 180 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $48,870 | 20% below national |
| 181 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $48,660 | 20% below national |
| 182 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $48,640 | 20% below national |
| 183 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $48,630 | 20% below national |
| 184 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $48,580 | 20% below national |
| 185 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $48,440 | 20% below national |
| 186 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $48,300 | 21% below national |
| 187 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $48,280 | 21% below national |
| 188 | Oklahoma City, OK | $48,270 | 21% below national |
| 189 | Punta Gorda, FL | $48,170 | 21% below national |
| 190 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $48,010 | 21% below national |
| 191 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $47,990 | 21% below national |
| 192 | Tulsa, OK | $47,330 | 22% below national |
| 193 | Albuquerque, NM | $47,280 | 22% below national |
| 194 | Tucson, AZ | $47,250 | 22% below national |
| 195 | Asheville, NC | $47,210 | 22% below national |
| 196 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $47,110 | 23% below national |
| 197 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $47,020 | 23% below national |
| 198 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $46,750 | 23% below national |
| 199 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $45,650 | 25% below national |
| 200 | Wilmington, NC | $45,300 | 25% below national |
| 201 | Gainesville, FL | $45,170 | 26% below national |
| 202 | Greenville, NC | $44,720 | 26% below national |
| 203 | Columbia, SC | $44,710 | 26% below national |
| 204 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $44,660 | 27% below national |
| 205 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $43,680 | 28% below national |
| 206 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $43,460 | 29% below national |
| 207 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $43,350 | 29% below national |
| 208 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $42,630 | 30% below national |
| 209 | El Paso, TX | $41,360 | 32% below national |
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