Salary Data/Bricklayer & Mason by State/Midwest/Ohio/Dayton

Bricklayer & Mason Salary in Dayton

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from BAC Local 23, Southwest Ohio, effective June 2024.

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Market Context

BAC Local 23, through its Southwest Ohio Chapter, is the union local for bricklayers in Dayton. Union apprentices train at the Southern Ohio/Kentucky Regional Training Center in Batavia. Ohio prevailing wage law applies to public construction.

Union Scale

BAC Local 23, Southwest Ohio journeyman bricklayer Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$33.30

Effective June 2024

Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective June 2024). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.

Base wage: $33.30/hr

Benefit contribution: $18.28/hr

Total package: $51.58/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$69,264

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$3,124

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the BAC Local 23, Southwest Ohio 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 23 Southern Ohio/Kentucky Regional Training Center
Address	800 Kent Road, Batavia, OH 45103
Phone	(513) 732-6232
Website	23bricks.org
Minimum Score	Not published

Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$66,140

+$4,020 vs. national

Median Hourly

$31.80

vs. Ohio

-$3,951

vs. state average

Total Employed

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	$66,140
Annual Mean Wage	$64,820
Hourly Median Wage	$31.80
Hourly Mean Wage	$31.16
Total Employed	80
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Ohio

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Other Bricklayer & Mason Markets in Ohio

West Northwestern Ohio (Non-Metro)

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)

$62,260

Non-Metro

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Union Rates in Ohio and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Ohio, 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 23, Ohio Valley

Cincinnati

$35.00/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2024 · More than two years old

BAC Local 23, Central Ohio

Columbus, OH

$33.24/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2023 · More than two years old

BAC Local 23, Northwest Ohio

Toledo