Salary Data/Bricklayer & Mason by State/Northeast/Rhode Island/Providence

Bricklayer & Mason Salary in Providence

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from BAC Local 3, effective June 2022.

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Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.

Market Context

BAC Local 3 Massachusetts/Maine/New Hampshire/Rhode Island, based in Charlestown, Massachusetts, is the union local for bricklayers in the Providence area.

→The negotiated bricklayer rate here took effect in June 2022

Union Scale

BAC Local 3 journeyman bricklayer Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$46.86

Effective June 2022

Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective June 2022). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.

Base wage: $46.86/hr

Benefit contribution: $29.14/hr

Total package: $76.00/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$97,469

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$10,479

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the BAC Local 3 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
Address	550 Medford Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
Phone	(617) 242-5500
Minimum Score	Not published

Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$86,990

+$24,870 vs. national

Median Hourly

$41.82

vs. Rhode Island

+$0

vs. state average

Total Employed

450

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	$86,990
Annual Mean Wage	$88,180
Hourly Median Wage	$41.82
Hourly Mean Wage	$42.39
Total Employed	450
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

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Union Rates Within 300 Miles

There is no other Rhode Island metro in our coverage. These are the nearest metros in other states, within 300 miles, nearest first. 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

Worcester

$62.36/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective August 2024 · More than two years old

BAC Local 3 MA

Boston

$64.50/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective August 2024 · More than two years old

BAC Local 1 Connecticut

Hartford