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Bricklayer & Mason Salary in Salem

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

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BAC Local 1 Oregon/Washington/Idaho/Montana, headquartered in Portland, is the union local for bricklayers in Salem. Union apprentices train through the Oregon and SW Washington Mason Trades JATC. Oregon's prevailing wage rate law applies to public works.

BAC Local 1 OR/WA/ID/MT 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
+$11,058
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the BAC Local 1 OR/WA/ID/MT 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 CenterOregon and SW Washington Mason Trades JATC
Address12812 NE Marx Street, Portland, OR 97230
Phone(503) 232-0358
Websitebac1or.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

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

Median Annual
$92,110
+$29,990 vs. national
Median Hourly
$44.29
vs. Oregon
+$9,957
vs. state average
Total Employed
120
In this area

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$92,110
Annual Mean Wage$84,650
Hourly Median Wage$44.29
Hourly Mean Wage$40.70
Total Employed120
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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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.

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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2021). How we build these figures →