Skilled Wages

Brickmason salary in Minnesota

Median $45.78 an hour for 1,040 brickmasons and blockmasons, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$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 2026-09-28

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 and blockmasons: 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 and blockmasons work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$31.45 – $40.81$65,420 – $84,880roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$40.81 – $47.51$84,880 – $98,810the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$47.51 – $48.55$98,810 – $100,980the 75th–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 and blockmasons by metro area in Minnesota, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Minneapolis$34.15$47.10$48.918203% above
Rochester$39.50$44.75$54.93502% below
St. Cloud$30.45$41.12$45.083010% below
Duluth$27.98$38.78$47.116015% below
Fargo$24.83$29.86$44.419035% below
Sioux Falls$18.98$29.55$41.3616035% below

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 and blockmasons, 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.

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 2026-09-28. 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?

164.2kConstruction jobsMinnesota, 2026-08
+4.9%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k50k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025164kAug 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 and blockmasons in Minnesota in May 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.04; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

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