Skilled Wages

Brickmason salary in Minnesota

Median $45.78 an hour for 1,040 brickmasons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$45.78/hrMedian hourly wageMinnesota, May data
$95,220/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$31.45 – $48.5510th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,040Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Brickmason pay in Minnesota: the full range

Wage percentiles, MinnesotaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrMinnesota: 10th $31.45 · 25th $40.81 · median $45.78 · 75th $47.51 · 90th $48.55Minnesota$45.78$31.45$48.55United States: 10th $21.55 · 25th $24.57 · median $29.87 · 75th $38.15 · 90th $48.08United States$29.87
Hourly wage percentiles for brickmasons: Minnesota vs United States, May 2025.

Minnesota ranks 1st of 50 states for median brickmason pay, and 1st once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $46.43). 1,040 brickmasons work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.5× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$31.45 – $40.81$65,420 – $84,880roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$40.81 – $47.51$84,880 – $98,810the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$47.51 – $48.55$98,810 – $100,980the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Brickmason pay by metro in Minnesota

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrMinneapolis: $47.10Minneapolis$47.10Rochester: $44.75Rochester$44.75St. Cloud: $41.12St. Cloud$41.12Duluth: $38.78Duluth$38.78Fargo: $29.86Fargo$29.86Sioux Falls: $29.55Sioux Falls$29.55
Median hourly wage for brickmasons by metro area in Minnesota, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Minneapolis$34.15$47.10$44.94$48.918203% above
Rochester$39.50$44.75$49.28$54.93502% below
St. Cloud$30.45$41.12$46.94$45.083010% below
Duluth$27.98$38.78$43.67$47.116015% below
Fargo$24.83$29.86$32.85$44.419035% below
Sioux Falls$18.98$29.55$32.62$41.3616035% below

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

Brickmason wages in Minnesota over time

Minnesota, 1999-2025MinnesotaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50200020052010201520202025$45.78Minnesota$29.87United States
Median hourly wage for brickmasons, Minnesota vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMinnesota $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$23.93$46.24$19.362,000
2000$25.21$47.13$19.372,430
2001$25.76$46.83$20.002,290
2002$25.69$45.97$20.112,570
2003$25.68$44.93$19.982,090
2004$24.23$41.30$20.072,410
2005$24.69$40.70$20.132,840
2006$25.83$41.25$20.662,660
2007$27.36$42.48$21.192,770
2008$28.48$42.59$21.942,510
2009$29.71$44.58$22.472,020
2010$30.18$44.56$22.561,210
2011$31.36$44.88$22.501,060
2012$31.80$44.59$22.331,100
2013$31.24$43.17$22.411,400
2014$31.46$42.78$22.911,390
2015$31.73$43.10$23.051,340
2016$33.35$44.74$23.681,300
2017$30.97$40.68$23.931,760
2018$30.51$39.12$24.491,880
2019$30.99$39.02$25.532,150
2020$34.65$43.10$26.481,650
2021$36.98$43.94$28.531,370
2022$37.06$40.77$28.371,150
2023$39.77$42.02$28.671,310
2024$42.87$44.00$29.231,160
2025$45.78$45.78$29.871,040

In today's dollars, the median brickmason wage in Minnesota changed by +6.2% over the last ten years of data and by +17.3% since 2019.

Are there more brickmason jobs in Minnesota?

0.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.0× the US share, 22nd of 49 states

BLS counted 1,040 brickmasons in Minnesota in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 12%. 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 Minnesota

0.0%Projected growth in Minnesota2024–2034, state agency
120Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
1,660Jobs in 20241,660 projected for 2034
+1.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Minnesota's labor market agency projects the number of brickmasons in the state to change by 0.0% between 2024 and 2034, from 1,660 to 1,660, with about 120 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 1,040 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for brickmasons in Minnesota

On federally funded construction in Minnesota, contractors must pay brickmasons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 87 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $81.24). The market median for the state is $45.78.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MNAitkin: $78.46 (survey)Anoka: $81.25 (survey)Becker: $77.81 (survey)Beltrami: $77.81 (survey)Benton: $78.46 (survey)Big Stone: $81.24 (survey)Blue Earth: $81.24 (survey)Brown: $81.24 (survey)Carlton: $85.58 (survey)Carver: $81.25 (survey)Cass: $77.81 (survey)Chippewa: $77.81 (survey)Chisago: $81.25 (survey)Clay: $77.81 (survey)Clearwater: $77.81 (survey)Cook: $85.58 (survey)Cottonwood: $81.24 (survey)Crow Wing: $78.46 (survey)Dakota: $81.25 (survey)Dodge: $81.24 (survey)Douglas: $77.81 (survey)Faribault: $80.09 (survey)Fillmore: $81.24 (survey)Freeborn: $81.24 (survey)Goodhue: $81.24 (survey)Grant: $77.81 (survey)Hennepin: $81.25 (survey)Houston: $81.24 (survey)Hubbard: $77.81 (survey)Isanti: $81.25 (survey)Itasca: $85.60 (survey)Jackson: $81.24 (survey)Kanabec: $85.58 (survey)Kandiyohi: $78.46 (survey)Kittson: $77.81 (survey)Koochiching: $77.81 (survey)Lac qui Parle: $81.24 (survey)Lake: $85.58 (survey)Lake of the Woods: $77.81 (survey)Le Sueur: $81.24 (survey)Lincoln: $81.24 (survey)Lyon: $81.24 (survey)McLeod: $81.24 (survey)Mahnomen: $77.81 (survey)Marshall: $77.81 (survey)Martin: $81.24 (survey)Meeker: $78.46 (survey)Mille Lacs: $78.46 (survey)Morrison: $78.46 (survey)Mower: $81.24 (survey)Murray: $81.24 (survey)Nicollet: $81.24 (survey)Nobles: $81.24 (survey)Norman: $77.81 (survey)Olmsted: $81.24 (survey)Otter Tail: $77.81 (survey)Pennington: $77.81 (survey)Pine: $85.58 (survey)Pipestone: $81.24 (survey)Polk: $77.81 (survey)Pope: $77.81 (survey)Ramsey: $81.25 (survey)Red Lake: $77.81 (survey)Redwood: $81.24 (survey)Renville: $81.24 (survey)Rice: $81.25 (survey)Rock: $81.24 (survey)Roseau: $77.81 (survey)St. Louis: $85.58 (survey)Scott: $81.25 (survey)Sherburne: $78.46 (survey)Sibley: $81.24 (survey)Stearns: $78.46 (survey)Steele: $81.25 (survey)Stevens: $77.81 (survey)Swift: $77.81 (survey)Todd: $77.81 (survey)Traverse: $77.81 (survey)Wabasha: $81.24 (survey)Wadena: $77.81 (survey)Waseca: $80.09 (survey)Washington: $81.25 (survey)Watonwan: $81.24 (survey)Wilkin: $77.81 (survey)Winona: $81.24 (survey)Wright: $81.25 (survey)Yellow Medicine: $81.24 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$78.46$81.24$81.25survey 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$40$60$80$100/hrRock (Sioux Falls): market median $29.55, prevailing (survey) $81.24, gap +$51.69Rock (Sioux Falls)+$51.69Clay (Fargo): market median $29.86, prevailing (survey) $77.81, gap +$47.95Clay (Fargo)+$47.95Carlton (Duluth): market median $38.78, prevailing (survey) $85.58, gap +$46.80Carlton (Duluth)+$46.80Benton (St. Cloud): market median $41.12, prevailing (survey) $78.46, gap +$37.34Benton (St. Cloud)+$37.34Dodge (Rochester): market median $44.75, prevailing (survey) $81.24, gap +$36.49Dodge (Rochester)+$36.49Blue Earth (Minnesota): market median $45.78, prevailing (survey) $81.24, gap +$35.46Blue Earth (Minnesota)+$35.46Anoka (Minneapolis): market median $47.10, prevailing (survey) $81.25, gap +$34.15Anoka (Minneapolis)+$34.15
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for brickmasons, metro counties in Minnesota.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
Itascastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.22$37.38$85.60MN20260057
Carltonstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.48$33.10$85.58MN20260035
Cookstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.48$33.10$85.58MN20260042
Kanabecstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.48$33.10$85.58MN20260059
Lakestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.48$33.10$85.58MN20260064
Pinestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.48$33.10$85.58MN20260084
St. Louisstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.48$33.10$85.58MN20260098
Anokastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.91$28.34$81.25MN20260028
Carverstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.91$28.34$81.25MN20260036
Chisagostate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.91$28.34$81.25MN20260039
Dakotastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.91$28.34$81.25MN20260045
Hennepinstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.91$28.34$81.25MN20260053
Isantistate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.91$28.34$81.25MN20260056
Ramseystate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$52.91$28.34$81.25MN20260088
Ricestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$53.70$27.55$81.25MN20260092

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

Is construction work growing in Minnesota?

161.1kConstruction jobsMinnesota, 2026-09
+5.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k50k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025161kSep 2026
Construction employment in Minnesota (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 Minnesota?

The median brickmason in Minnesota earned $45.78 an hour ($95,220 a year) in May 2025, 53% above the national median of $29.87. The middle half earn $40.81–$47.51; the top 10% earn more than $48.55.

Where does Minnesota rank for brickmason pay?

Minnesota ranks 1st of 50 states for brickmason pay, with a median of $45.78 an hour, and 1st after adjusting for Minnesota's cost of living (BEA price parity 98.6, US = 100).

What is the union brickmason rate in Minnesota?

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

How many brickmasons work in Minnesota?

BLS counted 1,040 brickmasons in Minnesota in May 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.04; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is brickmason work growing in Minnesota?

Minnesota's labor market agency projects 0.0% growth for brickmasons between 2024 and 2034, from 1,660 to 1,660 jobs.

How many brickmason openings a year are there in Minnesota?

Minnesota projects about 120 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, Minnesota 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: Minnesota labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.