Skilled Wages

Brickmason salary in Indiana

Median $35.15 an hour for 1,770 brickmasons and blockmasons, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$35.15/hrMedian hourly wageIndiana, May data
$73,110/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$22.48 – $43.2810th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,770Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Brickmason pay in Indiana: the full range

Wage percentiles, IndianaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrIndiana: 10th $22.48 · 25th $27.39 · median $35.15 · 75th $38.56 · 90th $43.28Indiana$35.15$22.48$43.28United 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: Indiana vs United States, May 2025.

Indiana ranks 12th of 50 states for median brickmason pay, and 8th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $37.67). 1,770 brickmasons and blockmasons work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$22.48 – $27.39$46,760 – $56,980roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$27.39 – $38.56$56,980 – $80,210the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$38.56 – $43.28$80,210 – $90,020the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Brickmason pay by metro in Indiana

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrChicago: $43.26Chicago$43.26South Bend: $35.36South Bend$35.36Indianapolis: $34.99Indianapolis$34.99Cincinnati: $34.02Cincinnati$34.02Fort Wayne: $30.88Fort Wayne$30.88Evansville: $30.62Evansville$30.62Louisville: $29.38Louisville$29.38Lafayette: $29.00Lafayette$29.00
Median hourly wage for brickmasons and blockmasons by metro area in Indiana, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Chicago$22.58$43.26$52.822,14023% above
South Bend$23.33$35.36$40.751301% above
Indianapolis$23.69$34.99$42.05670about the same as
Cincinnati$22.05$34.02$40.534403% below
Fort Wayne$19.12$30.88$43.109012% below
Evansville$22.47$30.62$39.7912013% below
Louisville$18.56$29.38$37.4828016% below
Lafayette$23.66$29.00$40.587017% below

Brickmason wages in Indiana over time

Indiana, 1999-2025IndianaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$35.15Indiana$29.87United States
Median hourly wage for brickmasons and blockmasons, Indiana vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearIndiana $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$20.98$40.54$19.363,340
2000$18.14$33.91$19.373,490
2001$19.69$35.79$20.002,900
2002$21.50$38.48$20.113,080
2003$20.67$36.17$19.982,880
2004$24.40$41.59$20.073,330
2005$23.14$38.15$20.133,480
2006$23.94$38.23$20.663,410
2007$22.47$34.89$21.193,200
2008$25.08$37.50$21.942,920
2009$23.95$35.94$22.472,670
2010$24.05$35.51$22.562,170
2011$22.26$31.86$22.502,370
2012$23.18$32.50$22.332,060
2013$24.19$33.43$22.411,920
2014$24.83$33.77$22.911,780
2015$23.35$31.72$23.051,730
2016$22.51$30.19$23.681,870
2017$24.68$32.41$23.931,820
2018$25.36$32.51$24.491,970
2019$26.63$33.53$25.531,940
2020$26.41$32.85$26.481,710
2021$29.02$34.48$28.531,800
2022$30.00$33.00$28.372,350
2023$32.96$34.82$28.671,910
2024$34.64$35.55$29.232,070
2025$35.15$35.15$29.871,770

In today's dollars, the median brickmason wage in Indiana changed by +10.8% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for brickmasons in Indiana

On federally funded construction in Indiana, contractors must pay brickmasons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 87 of the 89 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $53.40 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $10.93). 2 of the 89 counties still use a survey rate dated 1995 or earlier (for example Jefferson County at $10.93). The market median for the state is $35.15.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, INAdams: $53.40 (union)Allen: $53.40 (union)Bartholomew: $53.40 (union)Benton: $53.40 (union)Blackford: $53.40 (union)Boone: $53.40 (union)Brown: $50.27 (union)Carroll: $53.40 (union)Cass: $53.40 (union)Clark: $50.27 (union)Clay: $53.40 (union)Clinton: $53.40 (union)Crawford: $57.06 (union)Daviess: $36.53 (union)Dearborn: $50.27 (union)Decatur: $50.27 (union)DeKalb: $53.40 (union)Delaware: $53.40 (union)Dubois: $36.18 (union)Elkhart: $53.71 (union)Fayette: $50.27 (union)Floyd: $50.27 (union)Fountain: $53.40 (union)Franklin: $50.27 (union)Fulton: $53.40 (union)Gibson: $53.40 (union)Grant: $53.40 (union)Greene: $53.40 (union)Hamilton: $53.40 (union)Hancock: $53.40 (union)Harrison: $50.27 (union)Hendricks: $53.40 (union)Henry: $50.27 (union)Howard: $53.40 (union)Huntington: $53.40 (union)Jackson: $53.40 (union)Jasper: $53.71 (union)Jay: $53.40 (union)Jefferson: $10.93 (survey)Jennings: $50.27 (union)Johnson: $53.40 (union)Knox: $36.53 (union)Kosciusko: $53.71 (union)LaGrange: $53.71 (union)Lake: $54.84 (union)LaPorte: $54.84 (union)Lawrence: $53.40 (union)Madison: $53.40 (union)Marion: $53.40 (union)Marshall: $53.71 (union)Martin: $36.53 (union)Miami: $53.40 (union)Monroe: $53.40 (union)Montgomery: $53.40 (union)Morgan: $53.40 (union)Newton: $53.71 (union)Noble: $53.40 (union)Ohio: $50.27 (union)Orange: —Owen: $53.40 (union)Parke: $53.40 (union)Perry: $57.06 (union)Pike: $36.18 (union)Porter: $54.84 (union)Posey: $53.40 (union)Pulaski: $53.71 (union)Putnam: $53.40 (union)Randolph: $50.27 (union)Ripley: $50.27 (union)Rush: $50.27 (union)St. Joseph: $54.84 (union)Scott: $10.93 (survey)Shelby: $53.40 (union)Spencer: —Starke: $53.71 (union)Steuben: $53.40 (union)Sullivan: $53.40 (union)Switzerland: $50.27 (union)Tippecanoe: $53.40 (union)Tipton: $53.40 (union)Union: $50.27 (union)Vanderburgh: $53.40 (union)Vermillion: $53.40 (union)Vigo: $53.40 (union)Wabash: $53.40 (union)Warren: $53.40 (union)Warrick: $53.40 (union)Washington: —Wayne: $50.27 (union)Wells: $53.40 (union)White: $53.40 (union)Whitley: $53.40 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$50.27$53.40n/asurvey 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 (union)$20$30$40$50$60/hrBenton (Lafayette): market median $29.00, prevailing (union) $53.40, gap +$24.40Benton (Lafayette)+$24.40Posey (Evansville): market median $30.62, prevailing (union) $53.40, gap +$22.78Posey (Evansville)+$22.78Allen (Fort Wayne): market median $30.88, prevailing (union) $53.40, gap +$22.52Allen (Fort Wayne)+$22.52Clark (Louisville): market median $29.38, prevailing (union) $50.27, gap +$20.89Clark (Louisville)+$20.89LaPorte (Indiana): market median $35.15, prevailing (union) $54.84, gap +$19.69LaPorte (Indiana)+$19.69St. Joseph (South Bend): market median $35.36, prevailing (union) $54.84, gap +$19.48St. Joseph (South Bend)+$19.48Boone (Indianapolis): market median $34.99, prevailing (union) $53.40, gap +$18.41Boone (Indianapolis)+$18.41Dearborn (Cincinnati): market median $34.02, prevailing (union) $50.27, gap +$16.25Dearborn (Cincinnati)+$16.25Lake (Chicago): market median $43.26, prevailing (union) $54.84, gap +$11.58Lake (Chicago)+$11.58
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for brickmasons, metro counties in Indiana.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
CrawfordUnion BRIN0004-020 2024-06-01$35.34$21.72$57.06IN20260011
PerryUnion BRIN0004-020 2024-06-01$35.34$21.72$57.06IN20260011
LakeUnion BRIN0004-018 2024-09-21$33.00$21.84$54.84IN20260001
LaPorteUnion BRIN0004-018 2024-09-21$33.00$21.84$54.84IN20260001
PorterUnion BRIN0004-018 2024-09-21$33.00$21.84$54.84IN20260001
St. JosephUnion BRIN0004-018 2024-09-21$33.00$21.84$54.84IN20260001
ElkhartUnion BRIN0018-003 2023-06-01$34.00$19.71$53.71IN20260005
JasperUnion BRIN0018-003 2023-06-01$34.00$19.71$53.71IN20260005
KosciuskoUnion BRIN0018-003 2023-06-01$34.00$19.71$53.71IN20260005
LaGrangeUnion BRIN0018-003 2023-06-01$34.00$19.71$53.71IN20260005
MarshallUnion BRIN0018-003 2023-06-01$34.00$19.71$53.71IN20260005
NewtonUnion BRIN0018-003 2023-06-01$34.00$19.71$53.71IN20260005
PulaskiUnion BRIN0018-003 2023-06-01$34.00$19.71$53.71IN20260005
StarkeUnion BRIN0018-003 2023-06-01$34.00$19.71$53.71IN20260005
AdamsUnion BRIN0004-021 2024-06-01$35.21$18.19$53.40IN20260002

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

Is construction work growing in Indiana?

187.2kConstruction jobsIndiana, 2026-08
+2.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025187kAug 2026
Construction employment in Indiana (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 Indiana?

The median brickmason in Indiana earned $35.15 an hour ($73,110 a year) in May 2025, 18% above the national median of $29.87. The middle half earn $27.39–$38.56; the top 10% earn more than $43.28.

Where does Indiana rank for brickmason pay?

Indiana ranks 12th of 50 states for brickmason pay, with a median of $35.15 an hour, and 8th after adjusting for Indiana's cost of living (BEA price parity 93.3, US = 100).

What is the union brickmason rate in Indiana?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for brickmasons in 87 counties, with a typical package of $53.40 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many brickmasons work in Indiana?

BLS counted 1,770 brickmasons and blockmasons in Indiana in May 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.64; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Indiana 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.