Bricklayer & Mason Salary in Detroit
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from BAC Local 2 MI, effective January 2025.
How to become a bricklayer or mason →Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.
BAC Local 2 Michigan is the union local for bricklayers in Detroit. Union apprentices train at the IMTEF Metro Detroit Training Center, which serves Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe and St. Clair counties; through BAC University at Washtenaw Community College, a completed registered apprenticeship earns 25 college credits. Michigan's prevailing wage law applies to public construction projects.
BAC Local 2 MI journeyman bricklayer Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the BAC Local 2 MI 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 | IMTEF Metro Detroit Training Center |
| Phone | (313) 467-5382 |
| Website | detroittroweltrades.org |
| Minimum Score | Not published |
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 | $62,830 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $68,570 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $30.21 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $32.97 |
| Total Employed | 1,120 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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Up to six other metros in Michigan, nearest first, then metros in other states within 300 miles. 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.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2021). How we build these figures →