Bricklayer & Mason Salary in Chicago
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from BAC Local 21 IL, effective June 2016.
Wage figures reflect all brickmasons and blockmasons across all employment types, union and non-union, residential and commercial, apprentice through master.
BAC Illinois and Illinois prevailing wage anchor Chicago's union masonry market.
The Chicago metro masonry market is served by BAC Illinois locals, with Illinois prevailing wage law covering public construction. The metro's density of commercial, healthcare, and infrastructure construction sustains above-average demand for bricklayers and allied craftworkers. The IMTEF provides training infrastructure through the Illinois regional program.
- →BAC Illinois locals — Illinois Prevailing Wage Act covers public construction
- →Healthcare, commercial, and infrastructure construction sustaining demand
- →IMTEF training infrastructure serves the Chicago metro
BAC Local 21 IL journeyman bricklayer Journey-Level Rate
Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective June 2016). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.
Union scale reflects the BAC Local 21 IL journeyman bricklayer journey-level rate from the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination. The BLS area median reflects all brickmasons and blockmasons across all employment types and experience levels.
| Training Center | BAC Local 21 JATC — Chicago |
| Website | bacweb.org |
| Minimum Score | No minimum |
All brickmasons and blockmasons, union and non-union, all experience levels
All brickmasons and blockmasons, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.
| Annual Median Wage | $89,980 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $84,010 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $43.26 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $40.39 |
| Total Employed | 2,140 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
Journey-level rates below are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement. Union density and market conditions vary significantly by region.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 - SOC 47-2021 (Brickmasons and Blockmasons) - Cross-Industry, All Ownership
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