Salary Data/Bricklayer & Mason by State/Pacific Coast/Oregon/Portland, OR

Bricklayer & Mason Salary in Portland, OR

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from BAC Local 1 OR, effective June 2025.

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Market Context

BAC Local 1 Oregon/Washington/Idaho/Montana is the union local for bricklayers in Portland; its members include bricklayers, stone and marble masons, tilesetters, terrazzo workers, pointers, cleaners and caulkers, refractory specialists and finishers. Oregon's prevailing wage law applies to public construction.

Union Scale

BAC Local 1 OR journeyman bricklayer Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$49.60

Effective June 2025

Base wage: $49.60/hr

Benefit contribution: $25.15/hr

Total package: $74.75/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$103,168

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$21,468

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the BAC Local 1 OR 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 1 OR/WA/ID/MT Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee
Website	bac1or.org
Minimum Score	Not published

Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$81,700

+$19,580 vs. national

Median Hourly

$39.28

vs. Oregon

-$453

vs. state average

Total Employed

400

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	$81,700
Annual Mean Wage	$85,390
Hourly Median Wage	$39.28
Hourly Mean Wage	$41.06
Total Employed	400
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Oregon

Baker School District
Baker City
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Oregon Coast Community College
Newport
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Southern Oregon Builds Pre-Apprenticeship
White City
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Union Rates in Oregon and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Oregon, 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 1 OR/WA/ID/MT

Salem

$49.60/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2025

BAC Local 1 OR/WA/ID/MT

Bend

$49.60/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2025

BAC Local 1 WA/AK

Seattle