The annual salary statistics of brickmasons and blockmasons in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of brickmasons and blockmasons in Lexington-Fayette is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for brickmasons and blockmasons in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of brickmasons and blockmasons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,030 | -18.11% | 13.40% |
| 2021 | $60,270 | 31.31% | - |
| 2020 | $41,400 | 10.60% | - |
| 2019 | $37,010 | -33.96% | - |
| 2017 | $49,580 | 2.86% | - |
| 2016 | $48,160 | 6.13% | - |
| 2015 | $45,210 | 4.51% | - |
| 2014 | $43,170 | 13.13% | - |
| 2013 | $37,500 | -17.84% | - |
| 2012 | $44,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,030 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for brickmasons and blockmasons in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of brickmasons and blockmasons in Lexington-Fayette is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 38.3 percent (38.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bowling Green.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green |