The highest-paying states for brickmasons and blockmasons (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of brickmasons and blockmasons in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $84,500, Illinois is the highest paying state for brickmasons and blockmasons. It is followed by Oregon (average annual salary $82,690). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of brickmasons and blockmasons in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | $84,500 |
$51,940 | 3,570 |
| 2 | Oregon | $82,690 |
$60,020 | 280 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $82,010 |
$53,380 | 960 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $80,020 |
$41,850 | 90 |
| 5 | Washington | $78,530 |
$48,740 | 950 |
| 6 | Idaho | $77,600 |
$44,020 | 240 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $77,350 |
$46,740 | 1,610 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $77,080 |
$50,630 | 1,150 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $76,610 |
$38,850 | 440 |
| 10 | Alaska | $74,840 |
$47,480 | 40 |
| 11 | New York | $72,560 |
$40,120 | 5,360 |
| 12 | Missouri | $71,090 |
$36,770 | 1,860 |
| 13 | California | $70,190 |
$43,080 | 3,000 |
| 14 | New Hampshire | $66,920 |
$42,850 | 160 |
| 15 | Wyoming | $65,560 |
$47,610 | 160 |
| 16 | Delaware | $64,150 |
$45,960 | 190 |
| 17 | Montana | $62,930 |
$45,920 | 250 |
| 18 | Ohio | $62,830 |
$47,560 | 2,840 |
| 19 | North Dakota | $62,780 |
$44,650 | 150 |
| 20 | Indiana | $62,400 |
$46,260 | 2,350 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $60,890 |
$44,390 | 750 |
| 22 | Colorado | $60,830 |
$40,870 | 750 |
| 23 | Rhode Island | $59,960 |
$38,620 | 280 |
| 24 | Arizona | $59,390 |
$39,140 | 1,160 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $59,370 |
$38,370 | 3,120 |
| 26 | District of Columbia | $58,470 |
$58,470 | 70 |
| 27 | Maryland | $58,240 |
$44,010 | 1,220 |
| 28 | Vermont | $58,240 |
$44,370 | 130 |
| 29 | Michigan | $56,440 |
$29,860 | 1,800 |
| 30 | Utah | $56,210 |
$37,690 | 1,240 |
| 31 | Iowa | $53,560 |
$34,000 | 490 |
| 32 | Texas | $52,580 |
$38,270 | 4,010 |
| 33 | Tennessee | $51,880 |
$38,700 | 1,230 |
| 34 | Alabama | $51,060 |
$33,730 | 300 |
| 35 | Georgia | $50,940 |
$38,830 | 270 |
| 36 | South Dakota | $50,540 |
$34,380 | 270 |
| 37 | Kansas | $50,300 |
$35,120 | 490 |
| 38 | Virginia | $50,110 |
$36,900 | 1,990 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $49,720 |
$31,060 | 700 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $49,430 |
$36,420 | 590 |
| 41 | Maine | $48,930 |
$37,960 | 390 |
| 42 | Nevada | $48,310 |
$38,760 | 800 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $47,950 |
$37,430 | 410 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $47,840 |
$38,500 | 310 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $46,350 |
$33,860 | 1,580 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $46,040 |
$30,560 | 210 |
| 47 | Virgin Islands | $45,530 |
$35,690 | 30 |
| 48 | Florida | $44,980 |
$29,870 | 3,980 |
| 49 | South Carolina | $44,410 |
$30,280 | 420 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $44,370 |
$35,710 | 210 |
| 51 | New Mexico | $44,140 |
$36,240 | 230 |
| 52 | Louisiana | $41,600 |
$29,580 | 310 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $39,120 |
$19,090 | 70 |
| 54 | Guam | $31,000 |
$26,960 | 70 |