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Bricklayer & Mason Salary in Topeka

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from BAC Local 15, effective April 2025.

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Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.

BAC Local 15 Missouri/Kansas/Nebraska is the union local for bricklayers in Topeka, where it has a chapter.

BAC Local 15 journeyman bricklayer Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$43.57
Effective April 2025
Base wage: $43.57/hr
Benefit contribution: $23.02/hr
Total package: $66.59/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$90,626
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$27,316
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the BAC Local 15 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.

All brickmasons and blockmasons, union and non-union, all experience levels

Median Annual
$63,310
+$1,190 vs. national
Median Hourly
$30.44
vs. Kansas
+$0
vs. state average
Total Employed
50
In this area

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$63,310
Annual Mean Wage$67,360
Hourly Median Wage$30.44
Hourly Mean Wage$32.39
Total Employed50
Area TypeMetropolitan Area

There is no other Kansas metro in our coverage. These are the nearest metros in other states, within 300 miles, nearest first. Journey-level rates are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement.

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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2021). How we build these figures →