BLS metro-level wage data places Brickmasons and Blockmasons pay in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT at a median of $87,520 per year ($42.08/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $62,120, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford pays +41% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 270 brickmasons and blockmasonss are employed across the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford MSA in SOC 47-2021.

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford pay distribution spans from $55,180 at the 10th percentile to $87,550 at the 90th — a 1.6× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $65,740 and the 75th at $87,540, so half of Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford-based brickmasons and blockmasonss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide CT data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.