Skilled Wages

Brickmason salary in Arkansas

Median $26.49 an hour for 450 brickmasons and blockmasons, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$26.49/hrMedian hourly wageArkansas, May data
$55,100/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.83 – $29.9910th to 90th percentilehourly range
450Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Brickmason pay in Arkansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, ArkansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrArkansas: 10th $18.83 · 25th $22.14 · median $26.49 · 75th $28.69 · 90th $29.99Arkansas$26.49$18.83$29.99United States: 10th $21.55 · 25th $24.57 · median $29.87 · 75th $38.15 · 90th $48.08United States$29.87
Hourly wage percentiles for brickmasons and blockmasons: Arkansas vs United States, May 2025.

Arkansas ranks 39th of 50 states for median brickmason pay, and 29th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $30.48). 450 brickmasons and blockmasons work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$18.83 – $22.14$39,170 – $46,060roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$22.14 – $28.69$46,060 – $59,670the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$28.69 – $29.99$59,670 – $62,370the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Brickmason pay by metro in Arkansas

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrMemphis: $31.42Memphis$31.42Fayetteville: $28.65Fayetteville$28.65Little Rock: $28.13Little Rock$28.13Jonesboro: $23.50Jonesboro$23.50
Median hourly wage for brickmasons and blockmasons by metro area in Arkansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Memphis$23.40$31.42$36.969019% above
Fayetteville$19.12$28.65$30.451708% above
Little Rock$18.39$28.13$29.93706% above
Jonesboro$20.96$23.50$28.823011% below

Brickmason wages in Arkansas over time

Arkansas, 1999-2025ArkansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$29.87United States$26.49Arkansas
Median hourly wage for brickmasons and blockmasons, Arkansas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearArkansas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$15.57$30.09$19.36610
2000$14.35$26.83$19.37700
2001$17.07$31.03$20.00730
2002$17.62$31.53$20.11790
2003$15.96$27.93$19.98970
2004$17.31$29.50$20.07840
2005$16.67$27.48$20.13960
2006$18.23$29.11$20.661,070
2007$17.89$27.78$21.191,010
2008$18.45$27.59$21.941,110
2009$18.81$28.23$22.47920
2010$19.53$28.83$22.56740
2011$19.24$27.54$22.50460
2012$17.42$24.43$22.33460
2013$16.88$23.33$22.41430
2014$17.21$23.40$22.91510
2015$18.00$24.45$23.05480
2016$18.99$25.47$23.68460
2017$20.55$26.99$23.93480
2018$21.51$27.58$24.49450
2019$21.12$26.60$25.53400
2020$20.85$25.94$26.48370
2021$23.08$27.42$28.53330
2022$23.00$25.30$28.37310
2023$22.55$23.83$28.67460
2024$23.12$23.73$29.23520
2025$26.49$26.49$29.87450

In today's dollars, the median brickmason wage in Arkansas changed by +8.3% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for brickmasons in Arkansas

On federally funded construction in Arkansas, contractors must pay brickmasons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 75 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $20.00). 75 of the 75 counties still use a survey rate dated 2017 or earlier (for example Arkansas County at $20.78). The market median for the state is $26.49.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, ARArkansas: $20.78 (survey)Ashley: $20.78 (survey)Baxter: $20.00 (survey)Benton: $19.39 (survey)Boone: $20.00 (survey)Bradley: $20.78 (survey)Calhoun: $20.78 (survey)Carroll: $20.00 (survey)Chicot: $20.78 (survey)Clark: $20.78 (survey)Clay: $19.15 (survey)Cleburne: $19.15 (survey)Cleveland: $19.39 (survey)Columbia: $20.78 (survey)Conway: $20.00 (survey)Craighead: $19.39 (survey)Crawford: $19.39 (survey)Crittenden: $19.39 (survey)Cross: $19.15 (survey)Dallas: $20.78 (survey)Desha: $20.78 (survey)Drew: $20.78 (survey)Faulkner: $24.10 (survey)Franklin: $20.00 (survey)Fulton: $19.15 (survey)Garland: $24.10 (survey)Grant: $24.10 (survey)Greene: $19.15 (survey)Hempstead: $20.78 (survey)Hot Spring: $20.78 (survey)Howard: $20.78 (survey)Independence: $19.15 (survey)Izard: $19.15 (survey)Jackson: $19.15 (survey)Jefferson: $19.39 (survey)Johnson: $20.00 (survey)Lafayette: $20.78 (survey)Lawrence: $19.15 (survey)Lee: $19.15 (survey)Lincoln: $19.39 (survey)Little River: $19.39 (survey)Logan: $20.00 (survey)Lonoke: $24.10 (survey)Madison: $19.39 (survey)Marion: $20.00 (survey)Miller: $19.39 (survey)Mississippi: $19.15 (survey)Monroe: $19.15 (survey)Montgomery: $20.78 (survey)Nevada: $20.78 (survey)Newton: $20.00 (survey)Ouachita: $20.78 (survey)Perry: $24.10 (survey)Phillips: $20.78 (survey)Pike: $20.78 (survey)Poinsett: $19.39 (survey)Polk: $20.00 (survey)Pope: $20.00 (survey)Prairie: $20.78 (survey)Pulaski: $24.14 (survey)Randolph: $19.15 (survey)St. Francis: $19.15 (survey)Saline: $24.10 (survey)Scott: $20.00 (survey)Searcy: $20.00 (survey)Sebastian: $19.39 (survey)Sevier: $20.78 (survey)Sharp: $19.15 (survey)Stone: $19.15 (survey)Union: $20.78 (survey)Van Buren: $20.00 (survey)Washington: $19.39 (survey)White: $19.15 (survey)Woodruff: $19.15 (survey)Yell: $20.00 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$19.39$20.00$20.78survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for brickmasons by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (survey)$15$20$25$30$35/hrGarland (Arkansas): market median $26.49, prevailing (survey) $24.10, gap −$2.39Garland (Arkansas)−$2.39Pulaski (Little Rock): market median $28.13, prevailing (survey) $24.14, gap −$3.99Pulaski (Little Rock)−$3.99Craighead (Jonesboro): market median $23.50, prevailing (survey) $19.39, gap −$4.11Craighead (Jonesboro)−$4.11Benton (Fayetteville): market median $28.65, prevailing (survey) $19.39, gap −$9.26Benton (Fayetteville)−$9.26Crittenden (Memphis): market median $31.42, prevailing (survey) $19.39, gap −$12.03Crittenden (Memphis)−$12.03
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for brickmasons, metro counties in Arkansas.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
PulaskiSurvey SUAR2015-029 2017-01-09$20.37$3.77$24.14AR20260032
FaulknerSurvey SUAR2015-024 2017-01-09$20.33$3.77$24.10AR20260027
GarlandSurvey SUAR2015-025 2017-01-09$20.33$3.77$24.10AR20260028
GrantSurvey SUAR2015-034 2017-01-09$20.33$3.77$24.10AR20260037
LonokeSurvey SUAR2015-026 2017-01-09$20.33$3.77$24.10AR20260029
PerrySurvey SUAR2015-034 2017-01-09$20.33$3.77$24.10AR20260037
SalineSurvey SUAR2015-030 2017-01-09$20.33$3.77$24.10AR20260033
ArkansasSurvey SUAR2015-015 2017-01-09$19.18$1.60$20.78AR20260018
AshleySurvey SUAR2015-015 2017-01-09$19.18$1.60$20.78AR20260018
BradleySurvey SUAR2015-015 2017-01-09$19.18$1.60$20.78AR20260018
CalhounSurvey SUAR2015-017 2017-01-09$19.18$1.60$20.78AR20260020
ChicotSurvey SUAR2015-015 2017-01-09$19.18$1.60$20.78AR20260018
ClarkSurvey SUAR2015-017 2017-01-09$19.18$1.60$20.78AR20260020
ColumbiaSurvey SUAR2015-017 2017-01-09$19.18$1.60$20.78AR20260020
DallasSurvey SUAR2015-017 2017-01-09$19.18$1.60$20.78AR20260020

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Arkansas prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Arkansas?

68.3kConstruction jobsArkansas, 2026-08
+2.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k1990199520002005201020152020202568kAug 2026
Construction employment in Arkansas (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do brickmasons make in Arkansas?

The median brickmason in Arkansas earned $26.49 an hour ($55,100 a year) in May 2025, 11% below the national median of $29.87. The middle half earn $22.14–$28.69; the top 10% earn more than $29.99.

Where does Arkansas rank for brickmason pay?

Arkansas ranks 39th of 50 states for brickmason pay, with a median of $26.49 an hour, and 29th after adjusting for Arkansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 86.9, US = 100).

What is the union brickmason rate in Arkansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a brickmason classification for most Arkansas counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many brickmasons work in Arkansas?

BLS counted 450 brickmasons and blockmasons in Arkansas in May 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.02; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Arkansas and metro areas, SOC 47-2021.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.