Skilled Wages

Brickmason salary in Arkansas

Median $26.49 an hour for 450 brickmasons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$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 2026-11-06

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: 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 work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.6× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.83 – $22.14$39,170 – $46,060roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$22.14 – $28.69$46,060 – $59,670the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$28.69 – $29.99$59,670 – $62,370the 75th to 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 by metro area in Arkansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Memphis$23.40$31.42$34.08$36.969019% above
Fayetteville$19.12$28.65$31.35$30.451708% above
Little Rock$18.39$28.13$31.47$29.93706% above
Jonesboro$20.96$23.50$27.36$28.823011% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

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, 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 and by -0.4% since 2019.

Are there more brickmason jobs in Arkansas?

0.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.0× the US share, 23rd of 49 states

BLS counted 450 brickmasons in Arkansas in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 15%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for brickmasons in Arkansas

+9.0%Projected growth in Arkansas2024–2034, state agency
60Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
720Jobs in 2024790 projected for 2034
+1.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Arkansas's labor market agency projects the number of brickmasons in the state to change by +9.0% between 2024 and 2034, from 720 to 790, with about 60 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 450 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Arkansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

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 2026-11-06. 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?

68.0kConstruction jobsArkansas, 2026-09
+1.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k1990199520002005201020152020202568kSep 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 in Arkansas in May 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.02; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is brickmason work growing in Arkansas?

Arkansas's labor market agency projects +9.0% growth for brickmasons between 2024 and 2034, from 720 to 790 jobs.

How many brickmason openings a year are there in Arkansas?

Arkansas projects about 60 openings a year for brickmasons over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 4,100 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Arkansas and metro areas, SOC 47-2021. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Arkansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.