Skilled Wages

Brickmason salary in Pennsylvania

Median $33.44 an hour for 2,910 brickmasons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$33.44/hrMedian hourly wagePennsylvania, May data
$69,560/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$23.89 – $49.4110th to 90th percentilehourly range
2,910Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Brickmason pay in Pennsylvania: the full range

Wage percentiles, PennsylvaniaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrPennsylvania: 10th $23.89 · 25th $28.58 · median $33.44 · 75th $41.79 · 90th $49.41Pennsylvania$33.44$23.89$49.41United States: 10th $21.55 · 25th $24.57 · median $29.87 · 75th $38.15 · 90th $48.08United States$29.87
Hourly wage percentiles for brickmasons: Pennsylvania vs United States, May 2025.

Pennsylvania ranks 15th of 50 states for median brickmason pay, and 15th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $34.26). 2,910 brickmasons work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.1× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$23.89 – $28.58$49,690 – $59,440roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$28.58 – $41.79$59,440 – $86,920the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$41.79 – $49.41$86,920 – $102,760the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Brickmason pay by metro in Pennsylvania

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrAltoona: $44.24Altoona$44.24Pittsburgh: $36.99Pittsburgh$36.99Philadelphia: $36.52Philadelphia$36.52Harrisburg: $34.97Harrisburg$34.97Reading: $33.65Reading$33.65Lancaster: $30.50Lancaster$30.50Allentown: $30.00Allentown$30.00York: $28.91York$28.91Erie: $28.24Erie$28.24
Median hourly wage for brickmasons by metro area in Pennsylvania, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Altoona$24.90$44.24$49.43$60.907032% above
Pittsburgh$24.25$36.99$39.06$46.7459011% above
Philadelphia$26.11$36.52$35.59$50.981,2109% above
Harrisburg$22.95$34.97$35.43$49.11805% above
Reading$24.61$33.65$34.65$47.31901% above
Lancaster$23.64$30.50$31.03$47.503509% below
Allentown$24.12$30.00$30.00$39.4510010% below
York$24.20$28.91$30.11$57.956014% below
Erie$23.12$28.24$31.03$40.214016% below

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

Brickmason wages in Pennsylvania over time

Pennsylvania, 1999-2025PennsylvaniaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$33.44Pennsylvania$29.87United States
Median hourly wage for brickmasons, Pennsylvania vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearPennsylvania $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$19.52$37.72$19.365,490
2000$21.78$40.72$19.376,600
2001$20.34$36.98$20.006,040
2002$20.35$36.42$20.115,290
2003$21.46$37.55$19.985,070
2004$20.31$34.61$20.075,270
2005$19.83$32.69$20.135,230
2006$21.40$34.17$20.665,630
2007$21.99$34.14$21.195,770
2008$22.89$34.23$21.945,750
2009$23.76$35.66$22.474,920
2010$23.09$34.09$22.564,050
2011$23.37$33.45$22.503,630
2012$22.50$31.55$22.332,910
2013$22.28$30.79$22.412,860
2014$23.06$31.36$22.912,920
2015$24.85$33.75$23.053,340
2016$26.06$34.96$23.683,150
2017$25.47$33.45$23.933,260
2018$25.43$32.60$24.493,560
2019$26.61$33.51$25.533,560
2020$27.75$34.52$26.483,140
2021$27.76$32.98$28.532,880
2022$28.54$31.40$28.373,120
2023$32.05$33.86$28.673,310
2024$32.32$33.17$29.233,150
2025$33.44$33.44$29.872,910

In today's dollars, the median brickmason wage in Pennsylvania changed by -0.9% over the last ten years of data and by -0.2% since 2019.

Are there more brickmason jobs in Pennsylvania?

0.5Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.4× the US share, 11th of 49 states

BLS counted 2,910 brickmasons in Pennsylvania in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 6%. 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 Pennsylvania

+2.5%Projected growth in Pennsylvania2024–2034, state agency
310Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
4,190Jobs in 20244,290 projected for 2034
+1.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Pennsylvania's labor market agency projects the number of brickmasons in the state to change by +2.5% between 2024 and 2034, from 4,190 to 4,290, with about 310 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 2,910 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for brickmasons in Pennsylvania

On federally funded construction in Pennsylvania, contractors must pay brickmasons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 57 of the 67 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $55.89 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $60.11). 3 of the 67 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Lebanon County at $40.12). The market median for the state is $33.44.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, PAAdams: $50.86 (union)Allegheny: $61.66 (union)Armstrong: $61.01 (union)Beaver: $59.77 (union)Bedford: $60.11 (survey)Berks: $54.81 (union)Blair: $56.14 (union)Bradford: $55.89 (union)Bucks: $80.12 (union)Butler: $58.87 (union)Cambria: $56.14 (union)Cameron: $60.11 (survey)Carbon: $51.02 (union)Centre: $45.20 (union)Chester: $80.12 (union)Clarion: $56.91 (union)Clearfield: $56.91 (union)Clinton: $60.11 (survey)Columbia: $54.24 (union)Crawford: $56.11 (union)Cumberland: $50.86 (union)Dauphin: $50.86 (union)Delaware: $80.12 (union)Elk: $54.43 (union)Erie: $54.16 (union)Fayette: $61.01 (union)Forest: $57.60 (survey)Franklin: $50.86 (union)Fulton: $60.11 (survey)Greene: $60.82 (union)Huntingdon: $56.14 (union)Indiana: $61.01 (union)Jefferson: $60.11 (survey)Juniata: $54.24 (union)Lackawanna: $55.89 (union)Lancaster: $50.86 (union)Lawrence: $58.87 (union)Lebanon: $40.12 (survey)Lehigh: $51.02 (union)Luzerne: $55.89 (union)Lycoming: $45.20 (union)McKean: $54.43 (union)Mercer: $58.87 (union)Mifflin: $54.24 (union)Monroe: $44.31 (survey)Montgomery: $80.12 (union)Montour: $54.24 (union)Northampton: $51.02 (union)Northumberland: $54.24 (union)Perry: $50.86 (union)Philadelphia: $80.31 (union)Pike: $44.31 (survey)Potter: $60.11 (survey)Schuylkill: $54.24 (union)Snyder: $54.24 (union)Somerset: $56.14 (union)Sullivan: $55.89 (union)Susquehanna: $55.89 (union)Tioga: $51.37 (union)Union: $54.24 (union)Venango: $56.91 (union)Warren: $54.43 (union)Washington: $60.82 (union)Wayne: $55.89 (union)Westmoreland: $61.01 (union)Wyoming: $55.89 (union)York: $50.86 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$51.02$54.43$56.14$60.11survey 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$100/hrPhiladelphia (Philadelphia): market median $36.52, prevailing (union) $80.31, gap +$43.79Philadelphia (Philadelphia)+$43.79Erie (Erie): market median $28.24, prevailing (union) $54.16, gap +$25.92Erie (Erie)+$25.92Allegheny (Pittsburgh): market median $36.99, prevailing (union) $61.66, gap +$24.67Allegheny (Pittsburgh)+$24.67Cambria (Pennsylvania): market median $33.44, prevailing (union) $56.14, gap +$22.70Cambria (Pennsylvania)+$22.70York (York): market median $28.91, prevailing (union) $50.86, gap +$21.95York (York)+$21.95Berks (Reading): market median $33.65, prevailing (union) $54.81, gap +$21.16Berks (Reading)+$21.16Carbon (Allentown): market median $30.00, prevailing (union) $51.02, gap +$21.02Carbon (Allentown)+$21.02Lancaster (Lancaster): market median $30.50, prevailing (union) $50.86, gap +$20.36Lancaster (Lancaster)+$20.36Cumberland (Harrisburg): market median $34.97, prevailing (union) $50.86, gap +$15.89Cumberland (Harrisburg)+$15.89Blair (Altoona): market median $44.24, prevailing (union) $56.14, gap +$11.90Blair (Altoona)+$11.90
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for brickmasons, metro counties in Pennsylvania.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
PhiladelphiaUnion BRPA0001-006 2024-05-01$48.70$31.61$80.31PA20260003
BucksUnion BRPA0001-016 2024-05-01$48.70$31.42$80.12PA20260078
ChesterUnion BRPA0001-016 2024-05-01$48.70$31.42$80.12PA20260083
DelawareUnion BRPA0001-016 2024-05-01$48.70$31.42$80.12PA20260087
MontgomeryUnion BRPA0001-016 2024-05-01$48.70$31.42$80.12PA20260099
AlleghenyUnion BRPA0009-029 2022-12-01$36.99$24.67$61.66PA20260001
ArmstrongUnion BRPA0009-050 2022-12-01$36.55$24.46$61.01PA20260074
FayetteUnion BRPA0009-050 2022-12-01$36.55$24.46$61.01PA20260089
IndianaUnion BRPA0009-052 2022-12-01$36.55$24.46$61.01PA20260055
WestmorelandUnion BRPA0009-051 2022-12-01$36.55$24.46$61.01PA20260105
GreeneUnion BRPA0009-047 2022-12-01$37.00$23.82$60.82PA20260053
WashingtonUnion BRPA0009-047 2022-12-01$37.00$23.82$60.82PA20260104
Bedforduavg UAVGPA0001 2025-01-01$37.17$22.94$60.11PA20260043
Cameronuavg UAVGPA0001 2025-01-01$37.17$22.94$60.11PA20260045
Clintonuavg UAVGPA0001 2025-01-01$37.17$22.94$60.11PA20260048

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

Is construction work growing in Pennsylvania?

272.0kConstruction jobsPennsylvania, 2026-09
-0.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026150k200k250k300k19901995200020052010201520202025272kSep 2026
Construction employment in Pennsylvania (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 Pennsylvania?

The median brickmason in Pennsylvania earned $33.44 an hour ($69,560 a year) in May 2025, 12% above the national median of $29.87. The middle half earn $28.58–$41.79; the top 10% earn more than $49.41.

Where does Pennsylvania rank for brickmason pay?

Pennsylvania ranks 15th of 50 states for brickmason pay, with a median of $33.44 an hour, and 15th after adjusting for Pennsylvania's cost of living (BEA price parity 97.6, US = 100).

What is the union brickmason rate in Pennsylvania?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for brickmasons in 57 counties, with a typical package of $55.89 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many brickmasons work in Pennsylvania?

BLS counted 2,910 brickmasons in Pennsylvania in May 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.42; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is brickmason work growing in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania's labor market agency projects +2.5% growth for brickmasons between 2024 and 2034, from 4,190 to 4,290 jobs.

How many brickmason openings a year are there in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania projects about 310 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, Pennsylvania 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: Pennsylvania labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.