Skilled Wages

Brickmason salary in Nebraska

Median $29.42 an hour for 350 brickmasons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$29.42/hrMedian hourly wageNebraska, May data
$61,200/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.48 – $34.8610th to 90th percentilehourly range
350Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Brickmason pay in Nebraska: the full range

Wage percentiles, NebraskaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrNebraska: 10th $21.48 · 25th $26.02 · median $29.42 · 75th $31.25 · 90th $34.86Nebraska$29.42$21.48$34.86United States: 10th $21.55 · 25th $24.57 · median $29.87 · 75th $38.15 · 90th $48.08United States$29.87
Hourly wage percentiles for brickmasons: Nebraska vs United States, May 2025.

Nebraska ranks 26th of 50 states for median brickmason pay, and 19th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $32.65). 350 brickmasons work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.6× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$21.48 – $26.02$44,670 – $54,120roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$26.02 – $31.25$54,120 – $65,000the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$31.25 – $34.86$65,000 – $72,500the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Brickmason pay by metro in Nebraska

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrOmaha: $30.71Omaha$30.71Lincoln: $26.85Lincoln$26.85
Median hourly wage for brickmasons by metro area in Nebraska, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Omaha$21.85$30.71$33.42$34.902204% above
Lincoln$19.28$26.85$29.31$33.59609% below

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

Brickmason wages in Nebraska over time

Nebraska, 1999-2025NebraskaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$29.87United States$29.42Nebraska
Median hourly wage for brickmasons, Nebraska vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearNebraska $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$16.36$31.61$19.36450
2000$17.35$32.44$19.37580
2001$18.55$33.72$20.00580
2002$18.81$33.66$20.11670
2003$19.12$33.45$19.98640
2004$20.40$34.77$20.07740
2005$20.78$34.25$20.13910
2006$20.84$33.28$20.66800
2007$20.68$32.11$21.19880
2008$22.05$32.97$21.94830
2009$20.22$30.34$22.47790
2010$23.26$34.34$22.56590
2011$18.59$26.61$22.50580
2012$19.90$27.90$22.33560
2013$20.71$28.62$22.41580
2014$24.25$32.98$22.91520
2015$24.90$33.82$23.05460
2016$25.18$33.78$23.68600
2017$25.87$33.98$23.93540
2018$26.37$33.81$24.49660
2019$25.59$32.22$25.53560
2020$26.91$33.47$26.48920
2021$28.66$34.05$28.53580
2022$23.76$26.14$28.37590
2023$29.17$30.82$28.67480
2024$28.88$29.64$29.23370
2025$29.42$29.42$29.87350

In today's dollars, the median brickmason wage in Nebraska changed by -13.0% over the last ten years of data and by -8.7% since 2019.

Are there more brickmason jobs in Nebraska?

0.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.0× the US share, 25th of 49 states

BLS counted 350 brickmasons in Nebraska in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 15%. 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 Nebraska

+7.8%Projected growth in Nebraska2024–2034, state agency
40Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
510Jobs in 2024550 projected for 2034
+1.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Nebraska's labor market agency projects the number of brickmasons in the state to change by +7.8% between 2024 and 2034, from 510 to 550, 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 350 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for brickmasons in Nebraska

On federally funded construction in Nebraska, contractors must pay brickmasons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 66 of the 93 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $54.74 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $28.57). 27 of the 93 counties still use a survey rate dated 2012 or earlier (for example Adams County at $28.57). The market median for the state is $29.42.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, NEAdams: $28.57 (survey)Antelope: $54.74 (union)Arthur: $46.23 (union)Banner: $46.23 (union)Blaine: $28.57 (survey)Boone: $46.23 (union)Box Butte: $46.23 (union)Boyd: $54.74 (union)Brown: $54.74 (union)Buffalo: $28.57 (survey)Burt: $54.74 (union)Butler: $54.74 (union)Cass: $54.74 (union)Cedar: $54.74 (union)Chase: $46.23 (union)Cherry: $46.23 (union)Cheyenne: $35.75 (survey)Clay: $28.57 (survey)Colfax: $54.74 (union)Cuming: $54.74 (union)Custer: $28.57 (survey)Dakota: $54.74 (union)Dawes: $46.23 (union)Dawson: $46.23 (union)Deuel: $46.23 (union)Dixon: $54.74 (union)Dodge: $54.74 (union)Douglas: $54.74 (union)Dundy: $35.75 (survey)Fillmore: $54.74 (union)Franklin: $28.57 (survey)Frontier: $46.23 (union)Furnas: $46.23 (union)Gage: $54.74 (union)Garden: $46.23 (union)Garfield: $28.57 (survey)Gosper: $46.23 (union)Grant: $46.23 (union)Greeley: $28.57 (survey)Hall: $28.57 (survey)Hamilton: $28.57 (survey)Harlan: $28.57 (survey)Hayes: $46.23 (union)Hitchcock: $46.23 (union)Holt: $54.74 (union)Hooker: $46.23 (union)Howard: $28.57 (survey)Jefferson: $54.74 (union)Johnson: $54.74 (union)Kearney: $28.57 (survey)Keith: $46.23 (union)Keya Paha: $54.74 (union)Kimball: $46.23 (union)Knox: $54.74 (union)Lancaster: $24.44 (survey)Lincoln: $46.23 (union)Logan: $46.23 (union)Loup: $28.57 (survey)McPherson: $46.23 (union)Madison: $54.74 (union)Merrick: $28.57 (survey)Morrill: $46.23 (union)Nance: $28.57 (survey)Nemaha: $54.74 (union)Nuckolls: $28.57 (survey)Otoe: $54.74 (union)Pawnee: $54.74 (union)Perkins: $46.23 (union)Phelps: $28.57 (survey)Pierce: $54.74 (union)Platte: $54.74 (union)Polk: $54.74 (union)Red Willow: $46.23 (union)Richardson: $54.74 (union)Rock: $54.74 (union)Saline: $54.74 (union)Sarpy: $54.74 (union)Saunders: $24.44 (survey)Scotts Bluff: $46.23 (union)Seward: $24.44 (survey)Sheridan: $46.23 (union)Sherman: $28.57 (survey)Sioux: $46.23 (union)Stanton: $54.74 (union)Thayer: $54.74 (union)Thomas: $46.23 (union)Thurston: $54.74 (union)Valley: $28.57 (survey)Washington: $54.74 (union)Wayne: $54.74 (union)Webster: $28.57 (survey)Wheeler: $28.57 (survey)York: $54.74 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$28.57$46.23$47.93survey 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)Prevailing (survey)$20$30$40$50$60/hrDakota (Nebraska): market median $29.42, prevailing (union) $54.74, gap +$25.32Dakota (Nebraska)+$25.32Cass (Omaha): market median $30.71, prevailing (union) $54.74, gap +$24.03Cass (Omaha)+$24.03Lancaster (Lincoln): market median $26.85, prevailing (survey) $24.44, gap −$2.41Lancaster (Lincoln)−$2.41
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for brickmasons, metro counties in Nebraska.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AntelopeUnion BRNE0001-006 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260078
BoydUnion BRNE0001-006 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260078
BrownUnion BRNE0001-006 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260078
BurtUnion BRNE0001-006 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260078
ButlerUnion BRNE0001-004 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260081
CassUnion BRNE0001-001 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260056
CedarUnion BRNE0001-006 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260078
ColfaxUnion BRNE0001-006 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260078
CumingUnion BRNE0001-006 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260078
DakotaUnion BRNE0001-001 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260063
DixonUnion BRNE0001-001 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260063
DodgeUnion BRNE0001-006 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260078
DouglasUnion BRNE0001-001 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260057
FillmoreUnion BRNE0001-004 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260081
GageUnion BRNE0001-004 2025-06-01$34.80$19.94$54.74NE20260081

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Nebraska prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Nebraska?

70.4kConstruction jobsNebraska, 2026-09
+7.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k20k40k60k80k1990199520002005201020152020202570kSep 2026
Construction employment in Nebraska (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 Nebraska?

The median brickmason in Nebraska earned $29.42 an hour ($61,200 a year) in May 2025, 2% below the national median of $29.87. The middle half earn $26.02–$31.25; the top 10% earn more than $34.86.

Where does Nebraska rank for brickmason pay?

Nebraska ranks 26th of 50 states for brickmason pay, with a median of $29.42 an hour, and 19th after adjusting for Nebraska's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union brickmason rate in Nebraska?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for brickmasons in 66 counties, with a typical package of $54.74 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many brickmasons work in Nebraska?

BLS counted 350 brickmasons in Nebraska in May 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.00; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is brickmason work growing in Nebraska?

Nebraska's labor market agency projects +7.8% growth for brickmasons between 2024 and 2034, from 510 to 550 jobs.

How many brickmason openings a year are there in Nebraska?

Nebraska 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, Nebraska 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 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Nebraska labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.