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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.

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

Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply to federally funded projects in the Baltimore metro, and Maryland has its own prevailing wage law for state projects. The rate shown is Maryland's state prevailing rate for bricklayers.

Baltimore Area Journeyman bricklayer Prevailing Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$38.80
Effective December 2025
Base wage: $38.80/hr
Benefit contribution: $15.57/hr
Total package: $54.37/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$80,704
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$22,704
Prevailing rate vs. all-worker median

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 CenterBAC Local 1 MD/VA/DC Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee
Address5879 Allentown Road, Camp Springs, MD 20748
Phone(240) 695-9463
Websitebacweb.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

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

Median Annual
$58,000
-$4,120 vs. national
Median Hourly
$27.89
vs. Maryland
+$3,257
vs. state average
Total Employed
580
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$58,000
Annual Mean Wage$55,340
Hourly Median Wage$27.89
Hourly Mean Wage$26.61
Total Employed580
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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No other Maryland metro has a published rate yet. 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 →