Skilled Wages

Brickmason salary in Colorado

Median $31.37 an hour for 870 brickmasons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$31.37/hrMedian hourly wageColorado, May data
$65,260/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$22.20 – $37.2210th to 90th percentilehourly range
870Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Brickmason pay in Colorado: the full range

Wage percentiles, ColoradoMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrColorado: 10th $22.20 · 25th $24.63 · median $31.37 · 75th $36.12 · 90th $37.22Colorado$31.37$22.20$37.22United States: 10th $21.55 · 25th $24.57 · median $29.87 · 75th $38.15 · 90th $48.08United States$29.87
Hourly wage percentiles for brickmasons: Colorado vs United States, May 2025.

Colorado ranks 21st of 50 states for median brickmason pay, and 30th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $30.43). 870 brickmasons work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.7× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$22.20 – $24.63$46,180 – $51,230roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$24.63 – $36.12$51,230 – $75,120the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$36.12 – $37.22$75,120 – $77,420the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Brickmason pay by metro in Colorado

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrDenver: $36.12Denver$36.12Fort Collins: $32.27Fort Collins$32.27Colorado Springs: $31.50Colorado Springs$31.50Greeley: $30.32Greeley$30.32
Median hourly wage for brickmasons by metro area in Colorado, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Denver$22.72$36.12$34.14$38.0539015% above
Fort Collins$24.63$32.27$31.92$35.85703% above
Colorado Springs$22.54$31.50$31.28$35.3060about the same as
Greeley$21.08$30.32$30.26$35.94603% below

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

Brickmason wages in Colorado over time

Colorado, 1999-2025ColoradoUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$31.37Colorado$29.87United States
Median hourly wage for brickmasons, Colorado vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearColorado $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$19.55$37.78$19.361,780
2000$18.34$34.29$19.372,220
2001$19.48$35.41$20.002,290
2002$21.72$38.87$20.111,810
2003$21.73$38.02$19.981,910
2004$22.59$38.50$20.072,110
2005$21.86$36.04$20.131,930
2006$20.06$32.03$20.662,020
2007$20.49$31.82$21.192,180
2008$21.47$32.10$21.942,010
2009$22.36$33.55$22.471,620
2010$22.21$32.79$22.561,290
2011$22.07$31.59$22.501,230
2012$22.46$31.49$22.331,180
2013$21.37$29.53$22.41950
2014$21.44$29.16$22.911,300
2015$23.45$31.85$23.051,310
2016$24.04$32.25$23.681,480
2017$26.21$34.42$23.931,480
2018$26.67$34.19$24.491,370
2019$27.09$34.11$25.531,010
2020$28.04$34.88$26.48850
2021$29.13$34.61$28.53820
2022$29.24$32.17$28.37750
2023$29.18$30.83$28.67780
2024$30.52$31.32$29.231,030
2025$31.37$31.37$29.87870

In today's dollars, the median brickmason wage in Colorado changed by -1.5% over the last ten years of data and by -8.0% since 2019.

Are there more brickmason jobs in Colorado?

0.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.9× the US share, 32nd of 49 states

BLS counted 870 brickmasons in Colorado in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 11%. 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 Colorado

+21.9%Projected growth in Colorado2024–2034, state agency
140Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
1,250Jobs in 20241,520 projected for 2034
+1.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Colorado's labor market agency projects the number of brickmasons in the state to change by +21.9% between 2024 and 2034, from 1,250 to 1,520, with about 140 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 870 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for brickmasons in Colorado

On federally funded construction in Colorado, contractors must pay brickmasons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 47 of the 64 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $47.22 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $21.96). 17 of the 64 counties still use a survey rate dated 2015 or earlier (for example Adams County at $21.96). The market median for the state is $31.37.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, COAdams: $21.96 (survey)Alamosa: $47.22 (union)Arapahoe: $21.96 (survey)Archuleta: $47.22 (union)Baca: $47.22 (union)Bent: $47.22 (union)Boulder: $21.96 (survey)Broomfield: $21.96 (survey)Chaffee: $47.22 (union)Cheyenne: $47.22 (union)Clear Creek: $21.96 (survey)Conejos: $47.22 (union)Costilla: $47.22 (union)Crowley: $47.22 (union)Custer: $47.22 (union)Delta: $47.22 (union)Denver: $21.96 (survey)Dolores: $47.22 (union)Douglas: $21.96 (survey)Eagle: $47.22 (union)Elbert: $21.96 (survey)El Paso: $21.96 (survey)Fremont: $47.22 (union)Garfield: $47.22 (union)Gilpin: $21.96 (survey)Grand: $47.22 (union)Gunnison: $47.22 (union)Hinsdale: $47.22 (union)Huerfano: $47.22 (union)Jackson: $47.22 (union)Jefferson: $21.96 (survey)Kiowa: $47.22 (union)Kit Carson: $47.22 (union)Lake: $47.22 (union)La Plata: $47.22 (union)Larimer: $21.96 (survey)Las Animas: $47.22 (union)Lincoln: $47.22 (union)Logan: $47.22 (union)Mesa: $21.96 (survey)Mineral: $47.22 (union)Moffat: $47.22 (union)Montezuma: $47.22 (union)Montrose: $47.22 (union)Morgan: $47.22 (union)Otero: $47.22 (union)Ouray: $47.22 (union)Park: $21.96 (survey)Phillips: $47.22 (union)Pitkin: $47.22 (union)Prowers: $47.22 (union)Pueblo: $21.96 (survey)Rio Blanco: $47.22 (union)Rio Grande: $47.22 (union)Routt: $47.22 (union)Saguache: $47.22 (union)San Juan: $47.22 (union)San Miguel: $47.22 (union)Sedgwick: $47.22 (union)Summit: $47.22 (union)Teller: $21.96 (survey)Washington: $47.22 (union)Weld: $21.96 (survey)Yuma: $47.22 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hrsurvey 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)$20$25$30$35$40/hrWeld (Greeley): market median $30.32, prevailing (survey) $21.96, gap −$8.36Weld (Greeley)−$8.36Boulder (Colorado): market median $31.37, prevailing (survey) $21.96, gap −$9.41Boulder (Colorado)−$9.41El Paso (Colorado Springs): market median $31.50, prevailing (survey) $21.96, gap −$9.54El Paso (Colorado Springs)−$9.54Larimer (Fort Collins): market median $32.27, prevailing (survey) $21.96, gap −$10.31Larimer (Fort Collins)−$10.31Adams (Denver): market median $36.12, prevailing (survey) $21.96, gap −$14.16Adams (Denver)−$14.16
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for brickmasons, metro counties in Colorado.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AlamosaUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001
ArchuletaUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001
BacaUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001
BentUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001
ChaffeeUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001
CheyenneUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001
ConejosUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001
CostillaUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001
CrowleyUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001
CusterUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001
DeltaUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001
DoloresUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001
EagleUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001
FremontUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001
GarfieldUnion BRCO0007-009 2024-05-01$32.93$14.29$47.22CO20260001

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Colorado prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Colorado?

193.6kConstruction jobsColorado, 2026-09
+3.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k50k100k150k200k250k19901995200020052010201520202025194kSep 2026
Construction employment in Colorado (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 Colorado?

The median brickmason in Colorado earned $31.37 an hour ($65,260 a year) in May 2025, 5% above the national median of $29.87. The middle half earn $24.63–$36.12; the top 10% earn more than $37.22.

Where does Colorado rank for brickmason pay?

Colorado ranks 21st of 50 states for brickmason pay, with a median of $31.37 an hour, and 30th after adjusting for Colorado's cost of living (BEA price parity 103.1, US = 100).

What is the union brickmason rate in Colorado?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for brickmasons in 47 counties, with a typical package of $47.22 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many brickmasons work in Colorado?

BLS counted 870 brickmasons in Colorado in May 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.89; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is brickmason work growing in Colorado?

Colorado's labor market agency projects +21.9% growth for brickmasons between 2024 and 2034, from 1,250 to 1,520 jobs.

How many brickmason openings a year are there in Colorado?

Colorado projects about 140 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, Colorado 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 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Colorado labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.