Skilled Wages

Brickmason salary in Kansas

Median $28.47 an hour for 330 brickmasons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$28.47/hrMedian hourly wageKansas, May data
$59,220/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$19.68 – $39.4610th to 90th percentilehourly range
330Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Brickmason pay in Kansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, KansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrKansas: 10th $19.68 · 25th $23.31 · median $28.47 · 75th $37.43 · 90th $39.46Kansas$28.47$19.68$39.46United States: 10th $21.55 · 25th $24.57 · median $29.87 · 75th $38.15 · 90th $48.08United States$29.87
Hourly wage percentiles for brickmasons: Kansas vs United States, May 2025.

Kansas ranks 34th of 50 states for median brickmason pay, and 23rd once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $31.60). 330 brickmasons work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.0× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$19.68 – $23.31$40,930 – $48,480roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.31 – $37.43$48,480 – $77,860the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$37.43 – $39.46$77,860 – $82,080the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Brickmason pay by metro in Kansas

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrKansas City: $34.80Kansas City$34.80Topeka: $30.44Topeka$30.44
Median hourly wage for brickmasons by metro area in Kansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Kansas City$23.09$34.80$37.62$42.3450022% above
Topeka$22.39$30.44$34.28$40.00507% above

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

Brickmason wages in Kansas over time

Kansas, 1999-2025KansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$29.87United States$28.47Kansas
Median hourly wage for brickmasons, Kansas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearKansas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$17.00$32.85$19.36620
2000$19.29$36.06$19.37850
2001$19.47$35.39$20.00750
2002$19.96$35.72$20.11550
2003$20.62$36.08$19.98520
2004$20.30$34.60$20.07540
2005$19.91$32.82$20.13740
2006$19.65$31.38$20.661,030
2007$19.53$30.32$21.19960
2008$20.85$31.18$21.94860
2009$22.08$33.13$22.47660
2010$23.30$34.40$22.56670
2011$23.04$32.98$22.50590
2012$24.49$34.34$22.33590
2013$25.18$34.80$22.41540
2014$26.26$35.71$22.91590
2015$25.73$34.95$23.05490
2016$23.56$31.60$23.68520
2017$23.56$30.94$23.93540
2018$24.62$31.57$24.49580
2019$27.73$34.92$25.53530
2020$29.52$36.72$26.48470
2021$29.20$34.69$28.53510
2022$24.18$26.60$28.37490
2023$23.76$25.10$28.67400
2024$26.33$27.02$29.23400
2025$28.47$28.47$29.87330

In today's dollars, the median brickmason wage in Kansas changed by -18.5% over the last ten years of data and by -18.5% since 2019.

Are there more brickmason jobs in Kansas?

0.2Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.7× the US share, 38th of 49 states

BLS counted 330 brickmasons in Kansas 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 Kansas

+3.2%Projected growth in Kansas2024–2034, state agency
40Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
560Jobs in 2024570 projected for 2034
+1.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Kansas's labor market agency projects the number of brickmasons in the state to change by +3.2% between 2024 and 2034, from 560 to 570, with about 40 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 330 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for brickmasons in Kansas

On federally funded construction in Kansas, contractors must pay brickmasons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 101 of the 105 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $44.68 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $24.89). 4 of the 105 counties still use a survey rate dated 2015 or earlier (for example Butler County at $24.89). The market median for the state is $28.47.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, KSAllen: $44.68 (union)Anderson: $44.68 (union)Atchison: $44.68 (union)Barber: $44.68 (union)Barton: $44.68 (union)Bourbon: $44.68 (union)Brown: $44.68 (union)Butler: $24.89 (survey)Chase: $35.76 (union)Chautauqua: $44.68 (union)Cherokee: $44.68 (union)Cheyenne: $44.68 (union)Clark: $44.68 (union)Clay: $44.68 (union)Cloud: $44.68 (union)Coffey: $44.68 (union)Comanche: $44.68 (union)Cowley: $44.68 (union)Crawford: $44.68 (union)Decatur: $44.68 (union)Dickinson: $44.68 (union)Doniphan: $66.59 (union)Douglas: $66.59 (union)Edwards: $44.68 (union)Elk: $44.68 (union)Ellis: $44.68 (union)Ellsworth: $44.68 (union)Finney: $44.68 (union)Ford: $44.68 (union)Franklin: $66.59 (union)Geary: $38.67 (union)Gove: $44.68 (union)Graham: $44.68 (union)Grant: $44.68 (union)Gray: $44.68 (union)Greeley: $44.68 (union)Greenwood: $44.68 (union)Hamilton: $44.68 (union)Harper: $44.68 (union)Harvey: $24.89 (survey)Haskell: $44.68 (union)Hodgeman: $44.68 (union)Jackson: $66.59 (union)Jefferson: $66.59 (union)Jewell: $44.68 (union)Johnson: $66.59 (union)Kearny: $44.68 (union)Kingman: $44.68 (union)Kiowa: $44.68 (union)Labette: $44.68 (union)Lane: $44.68 (union)Leavenworth: $66.59 (union)Lincoln: $44.68 (union)Linn: $66.59 (union)Logan: $44.68 (union)Lyon: $35.76 (union)McPherson: $44.68 (union)Marion: $44.68 (union)Marshall: $44.68 (union)Meade: $44.68 (union)Miami: $66.59 (union)Mitchell: $44.68 (union)Montgomery: $44.68 (union)Morris: $44.68 (union)Morton: $44.68 (union)Nemaha: $44.68 (union)Neosho: $44.68 (union)Ness: $44.68 (union)Norton: $44.68 (union)Osage: $66.59 (union)Osborne: $44.68 (union)Ottawa: $35.76 (union)Pawnee: $44.68 (union)Phillips: $44.68 (union)Pottawatomie: $38.67 (union)Pratt: $44.68 (union)Rawlins: $44.68 (union)Reno: $44.68 (union)Republic: $44.68 (union)Rice: $44.68 (union)Riley: $38.67 (union)Rooks: $44.68 (union)Rush: $44.68 (union)Russell: $44.68 (union)Saline: $35.76 (union)Scott: $44.68 (union)Sedgwick: $24.89 (survey)Seward: $44.68 (union)Shawnee: $66.59 (union)Sheridan: $44.68 (union)Sherman: $44.68 (union)Smith: $44.68 (union)Stafford: $44.68 (union)Stanton: $44.68 (union)Stevens: $44.68 (union)Sumner: $24.89 (survey)Thomas: $44.68 (union)Trego: $44.68 (union)Wabaunsee: $66.59 (union)Wallace: $44.68 (union)Washington: $44.68 (union)Wichita: $44.68 (union)Wilson: $44.68 (union)Woodson: $44.68 (union)Wyandotte: $66.59 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$44.68survey 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$40$60$80/hrDoniphan (Kansas): market median $28.47, prevailing (union) $66.59, gap +$38.12Doniphan (Kansas)+$38.12Jackson (Topeka): market median $30.44, prevailing (union) $66.59, gap +$36.15Jackson (Topeka)+$36.15Johnson (Kansas City): market median $34.80, prevailing (union) $66.59, gap +$31.79Johnson (Kansas City)+$31.79
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for brickmasons, metro counties in Kansas.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
DoniphanUnion BRKS0015-012 2025-04-01$43.57$23.02$66.59KS20260047
DouglasUnion BRKS0015-012 2025-04-01$43.57$23.02$66.59KS20260048
FranklinUnion BRKS0015-012 2025-04-01$43.57$23.02$66.59KS20260060
JacksonUnion BRKS0015-012 2025-04-01$43.57$23.02$66.59KS20260061
JeffersonUnion BRKS0015-012 2025-04-01$43.57$23.02$66.59KS20260051
JohnsonUnion BRKS0015-012 2025-04-01$43.57$23.02$66.59KS20260052
LeavenworthUnion BRKS0015-012 2025-04-01$43.57$23.02$66.59KS20260053
LinnUnion BRKS0015-012 2025-04-01$43.57$23.02$66.59KS20260054
MiamiUnion BRKS0015-012 2025-04-01$43.57$23.02$66.59KS20260060
OsageUnion BRKS0015-012 2025-04-01$43.57$23.02$66.59KS20260061
ShawneeUnion BRKS0015-012 2025-04-01$43.57$23.02$66.59KS20260058
WabaunseeUnion BRKS0015-012 2025-04-01$43.57$23.02$66.59KS20260061
WyandotteUnion BRKS0015-012 2025-04-01$43.57$23.02$66.59KS20260060
AllenUnion BRKS0015-015 2025-05-01$29.07$15.61$44.68KS20260044
AndersonUnion BRKS0015-015 2025-05-01$29.07$15.61$44.68KS20260044

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

Is construction work growing in Kansas?

78.5kConstruction jobsKansas, 2026-09
+5.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202578kSep 2026
Construction employment in Kansas (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 Kansas?

The median brickmason in Kansas earned $28.47 an hour ($59,220 a year) in May 2025, 5% below the national median of $29.87. The middle half earn $23.31–$37.43; the top 10% earn more than $39.46.

Where does Kansas rank for brickmason pay?

Kansas ranks 34th of 50 states for brickmason pay, with a median of $28.47 an hour, and 23rd after adjusting for Kansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union brickmason rate in Kansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for brickmasons in 101 counties, with a typical package of $44.68 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many brickmasons work in Kansas?

BLS counted 330 brickmasons in Kansas in May 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.68; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is brickmason work growing in Kansas?

Kansas's labor market agency projects +3.2% growth for brickmasons between 2024 and 2034, from 560 to 570 jobs.

How many brickmason openings a year are there in Kansas?

Kansas projects about 40 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, Kansas 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: Kansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.