Skilled Wages

Brickmason salary in South Dakota

Median $29.03 an hour for 320 brickmasons, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$29.03/hrMedian hourly wageSouth Dakota, May data
$60,380/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.16 – $41.3610th to 90th percentilehourly range
320Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Brickmason pay in South Dakota: the full range

Wage percentiles, South DakotaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrSouth Dakota: 10th $21.16 · 25th $22.65 · median $29.03 · 75th $31.77 · 90th $41.36South Dakota$29.03$21.16$41.36United States: 10th $21.55 · 25th $24.57 · median $29.87 · 75th $38.15 · 90th $48.08United States$29.87
Hourly wage percentiles for brickmasons: South Dakota vs United States, May 2025.

South Dakota ranks 29th of 50 states for median brickmason pay, and 18th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $32.77). 320 brickmasons work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.0× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$21.16 – $22.65$44,000 – $47,100roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$22.65 – $31.77$47,100 – $66,080the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$31.77 – $41.36$66,080 – $86,020the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Brickmason pay by metro in South Dakota

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrSioux Falls: $29.55Sioux Falls$29.55
Median hourly wage for brickmasons by metro area in South Dakota, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Sioux Falls$18.98$29.55$41.361602% above

Brickmason wages in South Dakota over time

South Dakota, 1999-2025South DakotaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$29.87United States$29.03South Dakota
Median hourly wage for brickmasons, South Dakota vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearSouth Dakota $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$19.17$37.04$19.36440
2000$20.45$38.23$19.37330
2001$19.32$35.12$20.00340
2002$20.26$36.26$20.11270
2003$19.33$33.82$19.98250
2004$17.22$29.35$20.07270
2005$21.04$34.68$20.13220
2006$15.98$25.52$20.66270
2007$18.92$29.38$21.19270
2008$18.67$27.92$21.94300
2009$19.33$29.01$22.47280
2010$18.95$27.98$22.56250
2011$18.39$26.32$22.50270
2012$18.72$26.25$22.33290
2013$18.07$24.97$22.41320
2014$18.76$25.51$22.91280
2015$21.85$29.68$23.05350
2016$24.24$32.52$23.68340
2017$24.12$31.68$23.93330
2018$24.47$31.37$24.49290
2019$27.50$34.63$25.53220
2020$27.81$34.59$26.48180
2021$23.29$27.67$28.53260
2022$24.30$26.73$28.37270
2023$31.03$32.79$28.67240
2024$29.45$30.22$29.23270
2025$29.03$29.03$29.87320

In today's dollars, the median brickmason wage in South Dakota changed by -2.2% over the last ten years of data and by -16.2% since 2019.

Are there more brickmason jobs in South Dakota?

0.7Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 2.0× the US share, 3rd of 49 states

BLS counted 320 brickmasons in South Dakota in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 17%. 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 South Dakota

+8.1%Projected growth in South Dakota2024–2034, state agency
30Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
360Jobs in 2024380 projected for 2034
+1.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

South Dakota's labor market agency projects the number of brickmasons in the state to change by +8.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 360 to 380, with about 30 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 320 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for brickmasons in South Dakota

On federally funded construction in South Dakota, contractors must pay brickmasons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 46 of the 66 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $38.18 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $33.71). 20 of the 66 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Beadle County at $33.71). The market median for the state is $29.03.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, SDAurora: $43.75 (union)Beadle: $33.71 (survey)Bennett: $38.18 (union)Bon Homme: $43.75 (union)Brookings: $33.71 (survey)Brown: $33.71 (survey)Brule: $38.18 (union)Buffalo: $33.71 (survey)Butte: $38.18 (union)Campbell: $38.18 (union)Charles Mix: $43.75 (union)Clark: $33.71 (survey)Clay: $43.75 (union)Codington: $33.71 (survey)Corson: $38.18 (union)Custer: $38.18 (union)Davison: $43.75 (union)Day: $33.71 (survey)Deuel: $33.71 (survey)Dewey: $38.18 (union)Douglas: $43.75 (union)Edmunds: $33.71 (survey)Fall River: $38.18 (union)Faulk: $33.71 (survey)Grant: $33.71 (survey)Gregory: $38.18 (union)Haakon: $38.18 (union)Hamlin: $33.71 (survey)Hand: $33.71 (survey)Hanson: $43.75 (union)Harding: $38.18 (union)Hughes: $38.18 (union)Hutchinson: $43.75 (union)Hyde: $33.71 (survey)Jackson: $38.18 (union)Jerauld: $33.71 (survey)Jones: $38.18 (union)Kingsbury: $33.71 (survey)Lake: $43.75 (union)Lawrence: $38.18 (union)Lincoln: $46.84 (union)Lyman: $38.18 (union)McCook: $46.84 (union)McPherson: $33.71 (survey)Marshall: $33.71 (survey)Meade: $38.18 (union)Mellette: $38.18 (union)Miner: $43.75 (union)Minnehaha: $46.84 (union)Moody: $43.75 (union)Oglala Lakota: $38.18 (union)Pennington: $38.18 (union)Perkins: $38.18 (union)Potter: $38.18 (union)Roberts: $33.71 (survey)Sanborn: $43.75 (union)Spink: $33.71 (survey)Stanley: $38.18 (union)Sully: $38.18 (union)Todd: $38.18 (union)Tripp: $38.18 (union)Turner: $46.84 (union)Union: $46.84 (union)Walworth: $38.18 (union)Yankton: $43.75 (union)Ziebach: $38.18 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$38.18$43.75survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for brickmasons by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
LincolnUnion BRSD0001-004 2024-05-01$41.90$4.94$46.84SD20260026
McCookUnion BRSD0001-004 2024-05-01$41.90$4.94$46.84SD20260031
MinnehahaUnion BRSD0001-004 2024-05-01$41.90$4.94$46.84SD20260028
TurnerUnion BRSD0001-004 2024-05-01$41.90$4.94$46.84SD20260031
UnionUnion BRSD0001-004 2024-05-01$41.90$4.94$46.84SD20260030
AuroraUnion BRSD0002-003 2022-05-01$38.16$5.59$43.75SD20260004
Bon HommeUnion BRSD0002-003 2022-05-01$38.16$5.59$43.75SD20260023
Charles MixUnion BRSD0002-003 2022-05-01$38.16$5.59$43.75SD20260010
ClayUnion BRSD0002-003 2022-05-01$38.16$5.59$43.75SD20260023
DavisonUnion BRSD0002-003 2022-05-01$38.16$5.59$43.75SD20260023
DouglasUnion BRSD0002-003 2022-05-01$38.16$5.59$43.75SD20260023
HansonUnion BRSD0002-003 2022-05-01$38.16$5.59$43.75SD20260023
HutchinsonUnion BRSD0002-003 2022-05-01$38.16$5.59$43.75SD20260023
LakeUnion BRSD0002-003 2022-05-01$38.16$5.59$43.75SD20260023
MinerUnion BRSD0002-003 2022-05-01$38.16$5.59$43.75SD20260023

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

Is construction work growing in South Dakota?

32.1kConstruction jobsSouth Dakota, 2026-09
+3.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k10k20k30k40k1990199520002005201020152020202532kSep 2026
Construction employment in South Dakota (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 South Dakota?

The median brickmason in South Dakota earned $29.03 an hour ($60,380 a year) in May 2025, 3% below the national median of $29.87. The middle half earn $22.65–$31.77; the top 10% earn more than $41.36.

Where does South Dakota rank for brickmason pay?

South Dakota ranks 29th of 50 states for brickmason pay, with a median of $29.03 an hour, and 18th after adjusting for South Dakota's cost of living (BEA price parity 88.6, US = 100).

What is the union brickmason rate in South Dakota?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for brickmasons in 46 counties, with a typical package of $38.18 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many brickmasons work in South Dakota?

BLS counted 320 brickmasons in South Dakota in May 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 2.05; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is brickmason work growing in South Dakota?

South Dakota's labor market agency projects +8.1% growth for brickmasons between 2024 and 2034, from 360 to 380 jobs.

How many brickmason openings a year are there in South Dakota?

South Dakota projects about 30 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, South Dakota 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: South Dakota labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.