Skilled Wages

Brickmason salary in Missouri

Median $34.80 an hour for 1,940 brickmasons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$34.80/hrMedian hourly wageMissouri, May data
$72,370/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$22.89 – $41.1710th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,940Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Brickmason pay in Missouri: the full range

Wage percentiles, MissouriMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrMissouri: 10th $22.89 · 25th $28.18 · median $34.80 · 75th $38.24 · 90th $41.17Missouri$34.80$22.89$41.17United States: 10th $21.55 · 25th $24.57 · median $29.87 · 75th $38.15 · 90th $48.08United States$29.87
Hourly wage percentiles for brickmasons: Missouri vs United States, May 2025.

Missouri ranks 13th of 50 states for median brickmason pay, and 6th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $38.33). 1,940 brickmasons work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.8× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$22.89 – $28.18$47,610 – $58,620roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$28.18 – $38.24$58,620 – $79,550the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$38.24 – $41.17$79,550 – $85,630the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Brickmason pay by metro in Missouri

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrSt. Louis: $37.26St. Louis$37.26Kansas City: $34.80Kansas City$34.80Columbia: $34.71Columbia$34.71Springfield: $29.10Springfield$29.10Jefferson City: $27.94Jefferson City$27.94
Median hourly wage for brickmasons by metro area in Missouri, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
St. Louis$23.25$37.26$39.18$42.481,0707% above
Kansas City$23.09$34.80$37.62$42.34500about the same as
Columbia$23.75$34.71$38.83$38.1630about the same as
Springfield$22.68$29.10$32.84$37.3017016% below
Jefferson City$18.93$27.94$31.75$38.725020% below

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

Brickmason wages in Missouri over time

Missouri, 1999-2025MissouriUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$35$40200020052010201520202025$34.80Missouri$29.87United States
Median hourly wage for brickmasons, Missouri vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMissouri $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$22.80$44.06$19.362,670
2000$21.29$39.80$19.373,160
2001$22.03$40.05$20.002,880
2002$22.20$39.73$20.113,360
2003$21.18$37.06$19.983,460
2004$23.64$40.29$20.072,840
2005$25.00$41.21$20.133,030
2006$25.85$41.28$20.663,050
2007$27.50$42.70$21.193,040
2008$27.55$41.20$21.943,190
2009$28.43$42.66$22.472,820
2010$28.59$42.21$22.562,020
2011$30.38$43.48$22.501,730
2012$30.86$43.27$22.331,940
2013$30.99$42.83$22.412,000
2014$31.90$43.38$22.911,690
2015$31.77$43.15$23.051,470
2016$31.84$42.71$23.681,600
2017$31.34$41.16$23.931,590
2018$32.19$41.27$24.491,460
2019$33.86$42.64$25.531,660
2020$34.99$43.53$26.481,920
2021$29.50$35.05$28.531,840
2022$34.18$37.60$28.371,860
2023$33.71$35.62$28.671,670
2024$33.91$34.80$29.232,030
2025$34.80$34.80$29.871,940

In today's dollars, the median brickmason wage in Missouri changed by -19.4% over the last ten years of data and by -18.4% since 2019.

Are there more brickmason jobs in Missouri?

0.7Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.9× the US share, 4th of 49 states

BLS counted 1,940 brickmasons in Missouri in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 14%. 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 Missouri

+7.6%Projected growth in Missouri2024–2034, state agency
180Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
2,140Jobs in 20242,300 projected for 2034
+1.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Missouri's labor market agency projects the number of brickmasons in the state to change by +7.6% between 2024 and 2034, from 2,140 to 2,300, with about 180 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 1,940 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for brickmasons in Missouri

On federally funded construction in Missouri, contractors must pay brickmasons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 103 of the 115 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $57.22 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $33.54). 12 of the 115 counties still use a survey rate dated 2010 or earlier (for example Camden County at $33.54). The market median for the state is $34.80.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MOAdair: $56.06 (union)Andrew: $57.22 (union)Atchison: $56.06 (union)Audrain: $54.10 (union)Barry: $53.15 (union)Barton: $53.15 (union)Bates: $57.22 (union)Benton: $53.15 (union)Bollinger: $65.05 (union)Boone: $53.31 (union)Buchanan: $57.22 (union)Butler: $46.51 (union)Caldwell: $57.22 (union)Callaway: $53.31 (union)Camden: $33.54 (survey)Cape Girardeau: $65.05 (union)Carroll: $61.55 (union)Carter: $50.01 (union)Cass: $57.22 (union)Cedar: $31.25 (survey)Chariton: $54.10 (union)Christian: $65.05 (union)Clark: $65.05 (union)Clay: $57.22 (union)Clinton: $57.22 (union)Cole: $53.31 (union)Cooper: $33.54 (survey)Crawford: $65.05 (union)Dade: $53.15 (union)Dallas: $65.05 (union)Daviess: $65.05 (union)DeKalb: $57.22 (union)Dent: $33.54 (survey)Douglas: $53.15 (union)Dunklin: $46.51 (union)Franklin: $65.05 (union)Gasconade: $33.54 (survey)Gentry: $65.05 (union)Greene: $65.05 (union)Grundy: $65.05 (union)Harrison: $65.05 (union)Henry: $53.15 (union)Hickory: $53.15 (union)Holt: $65.05 (union)Howard: $53.31 (union)Howell: $50.01 (union)Iron: $50.01 (union)Jackson: $57.22 (union)Jasper: $65.05 (union)Jefferson: $65.05 (union)Johnson: $61.55 (union)Knox: $65.05 (union)Laclede: $53.15 (union)Lafayette: $57.22 (union)Lawrence: $53.15 (union)Lewis: $65.05 (union)Lincoln: $65.05 (union)Linn: $65.05 (union)Livingston: $65.05 (union)McDonald: $65.05 (union)Macon: $65.05 (union)Madison: $50.01 (union)Maries: $33.54 (survey)Marion: $65.05 (union)Mercer: $65.05 (union)Miller: $33.54 (survey)Mississippi: $46.51 (union)Moniteau: $53.31 (union)Monroe: $65.05 (union)Montgomery: $33.54 (survey)Morgan: $33.54 (survey)New Madrid: $46.51 (union)Newton: $65.05 (union)Nodaway: $65.05 (union)Oregon: $50.01 (union)Osage: $53.31 (union)Ozark: $53.15 (union)Pemiscot: $46.51 (union)Perry: $50.01 (union)Pettis: $54.10 (union)Phelps: $33.54 (survey)Pike: $65.05 (union)Platte: $57.22 (union)Polk: $65.05 (union)Pulaski: $31.57 (survey)Putnam: $65.05 (union)Ralls: $65.05 (union)Randolph: $65.05 (union)Ray: $57.22 (union)Reynolds: $50.01 (union)Ripley: $46.51 (union)St. Charles: $65.05 (union)St. Clair: $53.15 (union)Ste. Genevieve: $50.01 (union)St. Francois: $50.01 (union)St. Louis: $65.05 (union)Saline: $65.05 (union)Schuyler: $65.05 (union)Scotland: $65.05 (union)Scott: $29.75 (survey)Shannon: $53.15 (union)Shelby: $65.05 (union)Stoddard: $46.51 (union)Stone: $53.15 (union)Sullivan: $65.05 (union)Taney: $53.15 (union)Texas: $53.15 (union)Vernon: $53.15 (union)Warren: $65.05 (union)Washington: $65.05 (union)Wayne: $50.01 (union)Webster: $65.05 (union)Worth: $65.05 (union)Wright: $53.15 (union)St. Louis: $65.05 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$50.01$53.25$58.95survey 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/hrChristian (Springfield): market median $29.10, prevailing (union) $65.05, gap +$35.95Christian (Springfield)+$35.95Bollinger (Missouri): market median $34.80, prevailing (union) $65.05, gap +$30.25Bollinger (Missouri)+$30.25Franklin (St. Louis): market median $37.26, prevailing (union) $65.05, gap +$27.79Franklin (St. Louis)+$27.79Callaway (Jefferson City): market median $27.94, prevailing (union) $53.31, gap +$25.37Callaway (Jefferson City)+$25.37Bates (Kansas City): market median $34.80, prevailing (union) $57.22, gap +$22.42Bates (Kansas City)+$22.42Boone (Columbia): market median $34.71, prevailing (union) $53.31, gap +$18.60Boone (Columbia)+$18.60
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for brickmasons, metro counties in Missouri.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BollingerUnion BRMO0001-009 2024-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260083
Cape GirardeauUnion BRMO0001-009 2024-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260083
ChristianUnion BRMO0001-009 2024-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260086
ClarkUnion BRMO0001-003 2024-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260031
CrawfordUnion BRMO0001-008 2025-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260056
DallasUnion BRMO0001-009 2024-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260086
DaviessUnion BRMO0001-003 2024-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260031
FranklinUnion BRMO0001-009 2024-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260074
GentryUnion BRMO0001-003 2024-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260031
GreeneUnion BRMO0001-009 2024-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260075
GrundyUnion BRMO0001-003 2024-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260031
HarrisonUnion BRMO0001-003 2024-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260031
HoltUnion BRMO0001-003 2024-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260031
JasperUnion BRMO0001-009 2024-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260076
JeffersonUnion BRMO0001-009 2024-06-04$41.15$23.90$65.05MO20260077

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

Is construction work growing in Missouri?

163.2kConstruction jobsMissouri, 2026-09
+6.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025163kSep 2026
Construction employment in Missouri (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 Missouri?

The median brickmason in Missouri earned $34.80 an hour ($72,370 a year) in May 2025, 17% above the national median of $29.87. The middle half earn $28.18–$38.24; the top 10% earn more than $41.17.

Where does Missouri rank for brickmason pay?

Missouri ranks 13th of 50 states for brickmason pay, with a median of $34.80 an hour, and 6th after adjusting for Missouri's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.8, US = 100).

What is the union brickmason rate in Missouri?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for brickmasons in 103 counties, with a typical package of $57.22 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many brickmasons work in Missouri?

BLS counted 1,940 brickmasons in Missouri in May 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.95; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is brickmason work growing in Missouri?

Missouri's labor market agency projects +7.6% growth for brickmasons between 2024 and 2034, from 2,140 to 2,300 jobs.

How many brickmason openings a year are there in Missouri?

Missouri projects about 180 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, Missouri 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: Missouri labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.