Skilled Wages

Brickmason salary in Oklahoma

Median $24.34 an hour for 580 brickmasons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$24.34/hrMedian hourly wageOklahoma, May data
$50,620/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$19.40 – $33.0210th to 90th percentilehourly range
580Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Brickmason pay in Oklahoma: the full range

Wage percentiles, OklahomaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrOklahoma: 10th $19.40 · 25th $21.85 · median $24.34 · 75th $28.48 · 90th $33.02Oklahoma$24.34$19.40$33.02United States: 10th $21.55 · 25th $24.57 · median $29.87 · 75th $38.15 · 90th $48.08United States$29.87
Hourly wage percentiles for brickmasons: Oklahoma vs United States, May 2025.

Oklahoma ranks 43rd of 50 states for median brickmason pay, and 39th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $27.72). 580 brickmasons work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.7× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$19.40 – $21.85$40,350 – $45,450roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$21.85 – $28.48$45,450 – $59,230the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$28.48 – $33.02$59,230 – $68,680the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Brickmason pay by metro in Oklahoma

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrTulsa: $27.92Tulsa$27.92Oklahoma City: $24.62Oklahoma City$24.62
Median hourly wage for brickmasons by metro area in Oklahoma, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Tulsa$21.39$27.92$31.30$33.0219015% above
Oklahoma City$19.40$24.62$27.23$32.792601% above

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

Brickmason wages in Oklahoma over time

Oklahoma, 1999-2025OklahomaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$29.87United States$24.34Oklahoma
Median hourly wage for brickmasons, Oklahoma vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOklahoma $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$13.74$26.55$19.36380
2000$18.26$34.14$19.37510
2001$18.81$34.19$20.00420
2002$18.68$33.43$20.11700
2003$18.46$32.30$19.98890
2004$18.46$31.46$20.071,000
2005$19.31$31.83$20.131,050
2006$20.03$31.99$20.66950
2007$19.59$30.42$21.19720
2008$20.10$30.06$21.94660
2009$17.98$26.98$22.47730
2010$16.97$25.05$22.56740
2011$16.22$23.21$22.50670
2012$17.29$24.24$22.33570
2013$18.55$25.64$22.41530
2014$18.84$25.62$22.91620
2015$20.16$27.38$23.05600
2016$20.26$27.18$23.68440
2017$20.57$27.02$23.93340
2018$23.02$29.51$24.49270
2019$22.61$28.47$25.53360
2020$22.39$27.85$26.48420
2021$28.45$33.80$28.53620
2022$23.05$25.36$28.37410
2023$23.64$24.98$28.67380
2024$22.76$23.36$29.23550
2025$24.34$24.34$29.87580

In today's dollars, the median brickmason wage in Oklahoma changed by -11.1% over the last ten years of data and by -14.5% since 2019.

Are there more brickmason jobs in Oklahoma?

0.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.0× the US share, 26th of 49 states

BLS counted 580 brickmasons in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma

+3.4%Projected growth in Oklahoma2024–2034, state agency
60Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
750Jobs in 2024780 projected for 2034
+1.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Oklahoma's labor market agency projects the number of brickmasons in the state to change by +3.4% between 2024 and 2034, from 750 to 780, with about 60 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 580 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for brickmasons in Oklahoma

On federally funded construction in Oklahoma, contractors must pay brickmasons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 47 of the 77 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $40.01 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $20.00). 30 of the 77 counties still use a survey rate dated 2012 or earlier (for example Adair County at $20.00). The market median for the state is $24.34.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, OKAdair: $20.00 (survey)Alfalfa: $40.01 (union)Atoka: $20.00 (survey)Beaver: $40.01 (union)Beckham: $40.01 (union)Blaine: $40.01 (union)Bryan: $20.00 (survey)Caddo: $40.01 (union)Canadian: $40.01 (union)Carter: $20.00 (survey)Cherokee: $20.00 (survey)Choctaw: $20.00 (survey)Cimarron: $40.01 (union)Cleveland: $40.01 (union)Coal: $20.00 (survey)Comanche: $40.01 (union)Cotton: $40.01 (union)Craig: $20.00 (survey)Creek: $40.01 (union)Custer: $40.01 (union)Delaware: $20.00 (survey)Dewey: $40.01 (union)Ellis: $40.01 (union)Garfield: $40.01 (union)Garvin: $20.00 (survey)Grady: $40.01 (union)Grant: $40.01 (union)Greer: $40.01 (union)Harmon: $40.01 (union)Harper: $40.01 (union)Haskell: $20.00 (survey)Hughes: $20.00 (survey)Jackson: $40.01 (union)Jefferson: $40.01 (union)Johnston: $20.00 (survey)Kay: $40.01 (union)Kingfisher: $40.01 (union)Kiowa: $40.01 (union)Latimer: $20.00 (survey)Le Flore: $40.01 (union)Lincoln: $40.01 (union)Logan: $40.01 (union)Love: $20.00 (survey)McClain: $40.01 (union)McCurtain: $20.00 (survey)McIntosh: $20.00 (survey)Major: $40.01 (union)Marshall: $20.00 (survey)Mayes: $20.00 (survey)Murray: $20.00 (survey)Muskogee: $20.00 (survey)Noble: $40.01 (union)Nowata: $20.00 (survey)Okfuskee: $20.00 (survey)Oklahoma: $40.01 (union)Okmulgee: $40.01 (union)Osage: $40.01 (union)Ottawa: $20.00 (survey)Pawnee: $40.01 (union)Payne: $40.01 (union)Pittsburg: $20.00 (survey)Pontotoc: $20.00 (survey)Pottawatomie: $20.00 (survey)Pushmataha: $20.00 (survey)Roger Mills: $40.01 (union)Rogers: $40.01 (union)Seminole: $20.00 (survey)Sequoyah: $40.01 (union)Stephens: $40.01 (union)Texas: $40.01 (union)Tillman: $40.01 (union)Tulsa: $40.01 (union)Wagoner: $40.01 (union)Washington: $20.00 (survey)Washita: $40.01 (union)Woods: $40.01 (union)Woodward: $40.01 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hrsurvey 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$25$30$35$40$45/hrComanche (Oklahoma): market median $24.34, prevailing (union) $40.01, gap +$15.67Comanche (Oklahoma)+$15.67Canadian (Oklahoma City): market median $24.62, prevailing (union) $40.01, gap +$15.39Canadian (Oklahoma City)+$15.39Creek (Tulsa): market median $27.92, prevailing (union) $40.01, gap +$12.09Creek (Tulsa)+$12.09
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for brickmasons, metro counties in Oklahoma.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AlfalfaUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260068
BeaverUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260068
BeckhamUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260056
BlaineUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260068
CaddoUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260070
CanadianUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260041
CimarronUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260068
ClevelandUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260042
ComancheUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260043
CottonUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260070
CreekUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260044
CusterUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260057
DeweyUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260068
EllisUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260068
GarfieldUnion BROK0005-004 2023-06-01$26.92$13.09$40.01OK20260038

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

Is construction work growing in Oklahoma?

93.5kConstruction jobsOklahoma, 2026-09
+3.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k120k1990199520002005201020152020202594kSep 2026
Construction employment in Oklahoma (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 Oklahoma?

The median brickmason in Oklahoma earned $24.34 an hour ($50,620 a year) in May 2025, 19% below the national median of $29.87. The middle half earn $21.85–$28.48; the top 10% earn more than $33.02.

Where does Oklahoma rank for brickmason pay?

Oklahoma ranks 43rd of 50 states for brickmason pay, with a median of $24.34 an hour, and 39th after adjusting for Oklahoma's cost of living (BEA price parity 87.8, US = 100).

What is the union brickmason rate in Oklahoma?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for brickmasons in 47 counties, with a typical package of $40.01 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many brickmasons work in Oklahoma?

BLS counted 580 brickmasons in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma?

Oklahoma's labor market agency projects +3.4% growth for brickmasons between 2024 and 2034, from 750 to 780 jobs.

How many brickmason openings a year are there in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma projects about 60 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, Oklahoma 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: Oklahoma labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.