Bricklayer & Mason Salary in Baltimore
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with state-adopted journey-level scale for the Baltimore area, effective December 2025.
Wage figures reflect all brickmasons and blockmasons across all employment types, union and non-union, residential and commercial, apprentice through master.
Federal facilities and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage sustain the Baltimore masonry market.
The Baltimore metro masonry market's rate is set through Maryland's state prevailing wage determination. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage applies to federal projects, and Maryland has its own prevailing wage law for state projects. Federal facility and government contractor work sustains above-average demand.
- →Davis-Bacon and Maryland Prevailing Wage on public projects
- →Federal facility and government contractor work sustains demand
Baltimore Area Journeyman bricklayer Prevailing Rate
The prevailing rate reflects the journeyman bricklayer classification from the applicable state prevailing wage determination for the Baltimore area. The BLS area median reflects all brickmasons and blockmasons across all employment types and experience levels.
| Training Center | BAC Local 1 MD/VA/DC Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee |
| Address | 5879 Allentown Road, Camp Springs, MD 20748 |
| Phone | (240) 695-9463 |
| 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 | $58,000 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $55,340 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $27.89 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $26.61 |
| Total Employed | 580 |
| 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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