Salary Data/Bricklayer & Mason by State/Midwest/Wisconsin/Milwaukee

Bricklayer & Mason Salary in Milwaukee

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from BAC Local 8 WI, effective June 2025.

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Market Context

BAC Local 8 Wisconsin, part of the BAC District Council of Wisconsin, is the union local for bricklayers in Milwaukee. Union apprentices train through the Milwaukee Area Bricklayers JATC at the council's New Berlin training center. Wisconsin has no state prevailing wage law, so prevailing wage requirements apply only to federally funded construction.

Union Scale

BAC Local 8 WI journeyman bricklayer Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$45.72

Effective June 2025

Base wage: $45.72/hr

Benefit contribution: $27.42/hr

Total package: $73.14/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$95,098

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

-$912

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the BAC Local 8 WI 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	Milwaukee Area Bricklayers JATC
Address	17125 W. Cleveland Avenue, New Berlin, WI 53151
Phone	(262) 827-1507
Website	bacwi.org
Minimum Score	Not published

Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$96,010

+$33,890 vs. national

Median Hourly

$46.16

vs. Wisconsin

+$18,864

vs. state average

Total Employed

280

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	$96,010
Annual Mean Wage	$84,310
Hourly Median Wage	$46.16
Hourly Mean Wage	$40.53
Total Employed	280
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Wisconsin

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Other Bricklayer & Mason Markets in Wisconsin

South Central Wisconsin (Non-Metro)

Northeastern Wisconsin (Non-Metro)

$58,030

Non-Metro

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Union Rates in Wisconsin and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Wisconsin, 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 13 WI

Madison

$41.17/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2025

BAC Locals 3, 9 and 11 WI

Appleton

$38.45/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2024 · More than two years old

BAC Locals 3, 9 and 11 WI

Green Bay