Salary Data/Bricklayer & Mason by State/Mid-Atlantic/New York/Rochester, NY

Bricklayer & Mason Salary in Rochester, NY

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 Rochester Chapter, is the union local for bricklayers in Rochester; 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

$35.81

Effective July 2025

Base wage: $35.81/hr

Benefit contribution: $27.65/hr

Total package: $63.46/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$74,485

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$625

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 JATC, Rochester Chapter
Address	33 Saginaw Drive, Rochester, NY 14623
Phone	(585) 641-0750
Website	bac3ny.com
Minimum Score	Not published

Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$73,860

+$11,740 vs. national

Median Hourly

$35.51

vs. New York

-$6,454

vs. state average

Total Employed

180

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	$73,860
Annual Mean Wage	$74,560
Hourly Median Wage	$35.51
Hourly Mean Wage	$35.84
Total Employed	180
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

Buffalo

$39.44/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