Salary Data/Bricklayer & Mason by State/Mid-Atlantic/New York/Buffalo

Bricklayer & Mason Salary in Buffalo

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from BAC Local 3 NY, effective July 2025.

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Market Context

BAC Local 3 New York, through its Buffalo Chapter, is the union local for bricklayers in Buffalo; its chapters cover Rochester, Buffalo and the Southern Tier. New York's prevailing wage law applies to public construction.

Union Scale

BAC Local 3 NY journeyman bricklayer Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$39.44

Effective July 2025

Base wage: $39.44/hr

Benefit contribution: $32.11/hr

Total package: $71.55/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$82,035

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$5,235

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the BAC Local 3 NY 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.

JATC Information

Training Center	BAC Local 3 NY, Buffalo Chapter
Address	1175 William Street, Buffalo, NY 14206
Phone	(716) 842-1013
Website	bac3ny.com
Minimum Score	Not published

Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$76,800

+$14,680 vs. national

Median Hourly

$36.92

vs. New York

-$3,514

vs. state average

Total Employed

290

In this area

Full Wage Breakdown

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	$76,800
Annual Mean Wage	$74,100
Hourly Median Wage	$36.92
Hourly Mean Wage	$35.63
Total Employed	290
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

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Other Bricklayer & Mason Markets in New York

New York

$92,300

Metro

Capital/Northern New York (Non-Metro)

$91,120

Non-Metro

Central East New York (Non-Metro)

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Union Rates in New York and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in New York, 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.

BAC Local 3 NY

Rochester, NY

$35.81/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective July 2017 · More than two years old

BAC Local 2 NY/VT

Albany, NY