Skilled Wages

Brickmason salary in Utah

Median $29.06 an hour for 1,590 brickmasons and blockmasons, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 2000.

$29.06/hrMedian hourly wageUtah, May data
$60,450/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$19.49 – $37.6410th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,590Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Brickmason pay in Utah: the full range

Wage percentiles, UtahMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrUtah: 10th $19.49 · 25th $23.88 · median $29.06 · 75th $33.85 · 90th $37.64Utah$29.06$19.49$37.64United States: 10th $21.55 · 25th $24.57 · median $29.87 · 75th $38.15 · 90th $48.08United States$29.87
Hourly wage percentiles for brickmasons and blockmasons: Utah vs United States, May 2025.

Utah ranks 28th of 50 states for median brickmason pay, and 32nd once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $29.38). 1,590 brickmasons and blockmasons work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$19.49 – $23.88$40,550 – $49,660roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$23.88 – $33.85$49,660 – $70,400the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$33.85 – $37.64$70,400 – $78,280the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Brickmason pay by metro in Utah

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrProvo: $29.99Provo$29.99Ogden: $29.11Ogden$29.11Salt Lake City: $29.06Salt Lake City$29.06St. George: $24.87St. George$24.87
Median hourly wage for brickmasons and blockmasons by metro area in Utah, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Provo$22.52$29.99$37.645103% above
Ogden$19.51$29.11$37.15270about the same as
Salt Lake City$18.86$29.06$36.05510about the same as
St. George$19.10$24.87$29.7618014% below

Brickmason wages in Utah over time

Utah, 2000-2025UtahUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$29.87United States$29.06Utah
Median hourly wage for brickmasons and blockmasons, Utah vs United States, 2000–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearUtah $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
2000$19.24$35.97$19.37830
2001$21.98$39.96$20.001,090
2002$20.77$37.17$20.111,150
2003$20.30$35.52$19.981,080
2004$20.31$34.61$20.071,050
2005$18.49$30.48$20.131,670
2006$18.08$28.87$20.661,530
2007$20.11$31.23$21.191,390
2008$24.43$36.53$21.941,460
2009$25.57$38.37$22.471,110
2010$25.98$38.36$22.56920
2011$23.13$33.10$22.50730
2012$22.80$31.97$22.33740
2013$20.51$28.34$22.41970
2014$20.36$27.69$22.911,130
2015$20.52$27.87$23.051,440
2016$18.96$25.43$23.681,390
2017$17.60$23.12$23.931,990
2018$18.25$23.40$24.492,270
2019$21.71$27.34$25.531,690
2020$25.90$32.22$26.481,180
2021$23.80$28.28$28.531,030
2022$27.03$29.74$28.371,240
2023$26.96$28.49$28.671,290
2024$27.09$27.80$29.231,810
2025$29.06$29.06$29.871,590

In today's dollars, the median brickmason wage in Utah changed by +4.3% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for brickmasons in Utah

On federally funded construction in Utah, contractors must pay brickmasons at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 27 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $23.88). 27 of the 27 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Beaver County at $23.88). The market median for the state is $29.06.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, UTBeaver: $23.88 (survey)Box Elder: $23.80 (survey)Cache: $23.80 (survey)Carbon: $23.88 (survey)Daggett: $23.88 (survey)Davis: $23.80 (survey)Duchesne: $23.88 (survey)Emery: $23.88 (survey)Garfield: $23.88 (survey)Grand: $23.88 (survey)Iron: $23.88 (survey)Juab: $23.80 (survey)Kane: $23.88 (survey)Millard: $23.88 (survey)Morgan: $23.80 (survey)Piute: $23.88 (survey)Rich: $23.88 (survey)Salt Lake: —San Juan: $23.88 (survey)Sanpete: $23.88 (survey)Sevier: $23.88 (survey)Summit: $23.88 (survey)Tooele: $23.80 (survey)Uintah: $23.88 (survey)Utah: —Wasatch: $23.88 (survey)Washington: $23.80 (survey)Wayne: $23.88 (survey)Weber: $23.80 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hrn/asurvey 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 (survey)$22$24$26$28$30$32/hrWashington (St. George): market median $24.87, prevailing (survey) $23.80, gap −$1.07Washington (St. George)−$1.07Cache (Utah): market median $29.06, prevailing (survey) $23.80, gap −$5.26Cache (Utah)−$5.26Tooele (Salt Lake City): market median $29.06, prevailing (survey) $23.80, gap −$5.26Tooele (Salt Lake City)−$5.26Davis (Ogden): market median $29.11, prevailing (survey) $23.80, gap −$5.31Davis (Ogden)−$5.31Juab (Provo): market median $29.99, prevailing (survey) $23.80, gap −$6.19Juab (Provo)−$6.19
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for brickmasons, metro counties in Utah.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BeaverSurvey SUUT2012-001 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260069
CarbonSurvey SUUT2012-002 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260070
DaggettSurvey SUUT2012-011 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260079
DuchesneSurvey SUUT2012-011 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260079
EmerySurvey SUUT2012-012 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260080
GarfieldSurvey SUUT2012-003 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260071
GrandSurvey SUUT2012-004 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260072
IronSurvey SUUT2012-005 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260073
KaneSurvey SUUT2012-012 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260080
MillardSurvey SUUT2012-012 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260080
PiuteSurvey SUUT2012-006 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260074
RichSurvey SUUT2012-011 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260079
San JuanSurvey SUUT2012-007 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260075
SanpeteSurvey SUUT2012-008 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260076
SevierSurvey SUUT2012-012 2014-07-29$23.88$0.00$23.88UT20260080

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Utah prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Utah?

148.6kConstruction jobsUtah, 2026-08
+2.6%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k50k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025149kAug 2026
Construction employment in Utah (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 Utah?

The median brickmason in Utah earned $29.06 an hour ($60,450 a year) in May 2025, 3% below the national median of $29.87. The middle half earn $23.88–$33.85; the top 10% earn more than $37.64.

Where does Utah rank for brickmason pay?

Utah ranks 28th of 50 states for brickmason pay, with a median of $29.06 an hour, and 32nd after adjusting for Utah's cost of living (BEA price parity 98.9, US = 100).

What is the union brickmason rate in Utah?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a brickmason classification for most Utah counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many brickmasons work in Utah?

BLS counted 1,590 brickmasons and blockmasons in Utah in May 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 2.71; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Utah and metro areas, SOC 47-2021.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.