Mason: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 47-2021 Brickmasons and Blockmasons, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Brickmasons and Blockmasons. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$97,960	820	1.24	1.65
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$97,830	310	0.45	1.35
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$96,960	1,060	1.16	1.46
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$96,010	280	0.99	1.88
Lima, OH	$94,220	40	2.13	2.00
Rochester, MN	$93,070	50	1.17	1.54
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$92,300	3,010	0.94	1.50
Salem, OR	$92,110	120	1.91	1.67
Altoona, PA	$92,010	70	3.73	2.08
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$89,980	2,140	1.4	1.64
Pittsfield, MA	$87,730	40	2.23	1.69
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$87,520	270	1.34	1.46
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$86,990	450	1.88	1.62
St. Cloud, MN	$85,530	30	0.91	1.68
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$83,250	40	0.98	1.64
Ann Arbor, MI	$83,190	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.50
Madison, WI	$82,420	150	1.11	1.42
Eau Claire, WI	$81,860	40	1.5	1.70
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$81,700	400	0.98	1.35
Urban Honolulu, HI	$81,120	60	0.38	1.42
Duluth, MN-WI	$80,660	60	1.43	1.61
Traverse City, MI	$80,390	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.69
Appleton, WI	$79,870	90	2.07	1.60
Cleveland, OH	$78,530	560	1.62	1.57
Rockford, IL	$78,080	40	0.78	1.66
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$78,010	40	0.5	1.43
St. Louis, MO-IL	$77,490	1,070	2.35	1.55
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$77,350	340	0.43	1.04
Pittsburgh, PA	$76,940	590	1.58	1.55
Worcester, MA	$76,930	140	1.19	1.33
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$76,890	80	0.52	1.32
Toledo, OH	$76,870	120	1.19	1.59
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$76,800	290	1.63	1.51
Canton-Massillon, OH	$76,250	150	2.69	1.66
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$75,970	1,210	1.23	1.40
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$75,930	180	0.47	0.90
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$75,810	80	0.57	1.46
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$75,650	180	2.51	1.43
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$75,490	150	1.52	1.54
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$75,120	390	0.72	1.21
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$74,410	50	0.74	1.31
Syracuse, NY	$73,880	180	1.8	1.39
Rochester, NY	$73,860	180	1.09	1.44
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$73,810	340	0.93	1.24
New Haven, CT	$73,670	50	0.49	1.23
Columbus, OH	$73,550	430	1.15	1.43
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$73,540	130	2.93	1.58
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$72,770	670	1.79	1.47
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$72,730	80	0.68	1.47
Bend, OR	$72,650	80	2.15	1.33
Kansas City, MO-KS	$72,370	500	1.35	1.42
Columbia, MO	$72,190	30	0.83	1.53
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$70,760	440	1.18	1.41
Reading, PA	$69,990	90	1.53	1.42
Green Bay, WI	$69,970	70	1.16	1.40
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$69,660	150	1.68	1.49
Fresno, CA	$69,050	170	1.04	1.47
Idaho Falls, ID	$69,050	40	1.32	1.48
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$67,110	70	1.19	1.21
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$66,380	540	1.45	1.32
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$66,140	80	0.66	1.32
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$66,080	340	1.67	1.39
Colorado Springs, CO	$65,520	60	0.59	1.24
Salinas, CA	$65,430	40	0.62	1.38
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$65,360	90	0.41	1.39
Fort Wayne, IN	$64,240	90	1.12	1.35
Knoxville, TN	$64,090	70	0.51	1.36
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$64,000	90	0.8	1.22
Omaha, NE-IA	$63,870	220	1.32	1.29
Evansville, IN	$63,690	120	2.53	1.37
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$63,600	30	0.48	1.23
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$63,450	1,220	0.58	1.14
Lancaster, PA	$63,430	350	4.11	1.32
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$63,330	540	0.93	1.31
Topeka, KS	$63,310	50	1.32	1.28
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$63,280	260	0.5	1.08
Greeley, CO	$63,070	60	1.4	1.15
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$62,830	1,120	1.74	1.21
Mansfield, OH	$62,570	40	2.56	1.40
Boise City, ID	$62,510	150	1.11	1.27
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$62,400	100	0.76	1.27
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$62,380	510	4.93	1.30
Fargo, ND-MN	$62,110	90	1.76	1.22
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$62,060	40	0.95	1.03
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$61,460	160	2.66	1.28
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$61,420	130	2.36	1.40
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$61,100	280	1.19	1.26
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$60,670	1,910	1.8	0.85
Ogden, UT	$60,560	270	2.89	1.24
Springfield, MO	$60,530	170	2.27	1.32
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$60,450	510	1.82	1.09
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$60,320	70	1.97	1.24
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$60,270	370	0.86	1.06
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$60,140	60	0.97	1.25
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$59,590	170	1.82	1.28
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$59,540	90	0.89	1.22
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$59,400	1,590	1.16	1.15
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$59,390	930	1.16	1.16
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$58,800	150	2.49	1.23
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$58,790	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.96
Erie, PA	$58,740	40	0.97	1.32
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$58,610	30	0.37	1.20
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$58,510	70	0.56	1.28
Jacksonville, FL	$58,490	130	0.52	1.20
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$58,180	50	1.11	1.22
Jefferson City, MO	$58,120	50	1.85	1.21
Tulsa, OK	$58,080	190	1.26	1.24
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$58,000	580	1.27	0.98
Flagstaff, AZ	$57,760	30	1.34	1.22
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$57,490	360	0.75	1.17
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$57,450	60	1.37	1.27
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$56,600	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.11
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$56,580	400	1.06	1.20
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$56,500	530	0.55	1.16
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$56,410	1,090	0.98	1.14
Lincoln, NE	$55,850	60	1.04	1.12
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$55,780	90	2.58	1.18
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$55,580	690	1.78	1.19
Tucson, AZ	$55,310	120	0.89	1.16
Bozeman, MT	$54,870	60	2.44	1.00
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$54,230	40	0.16	1.84
Charlottesville, VA	$52,800	30	0.8	0.96
Tallahassee, FL	$52,760	60	0.95	1.13
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$52,500	760	1.66	1.05
Lynchburg, VA	$52,270	110	3.33	1.13
Richmond, VA	$51,800	430	1.93	1.01
St. George, UT	$51,720	180	5.79	1.15
Oklahoma City, OK	$51,200	260	1.14	1.08
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$50,470	380	0.8	1.08
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$50,390	50	0.79	1.09
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$50,370	400	1.54	1.02
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$50,210	70	0.73	1.09
Birmingham, AL	$50,030	120	0.7	1.05
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$49,920	290	1.17	0.96
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$49,730	60	0.44	1.07
Lubbock, TX	$49,680	80	1.49	1.18
Charleston, WV	$49,670	40	1.11	1.08
El Paso, TX	$48,940	60	0.56	1.24
Jonesboro, AR	$48,880	30	1.5	1.16
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$48,840	70	2.45	1.27
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$48,800	250	2.42	1.04
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$48,690	50	0.4	0.99
Columbia, SC	$48,590	80	0.58	1.05
Roanoke, VA	$48,460	70	1.42	1.03
Asheville, NC	$48,310	30	0.56	1.03
College Station-Bryan, TX	$48,250	50	1.02	1.09
Wilmington, NC	$48,200	80	1.3	1.05
Spartanburg, SC	$47,990	50	0.82	1.01
Winston-Salem, NC	$47,910	140	1.57	1.03
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$47,430	30	1.78	0.99
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$47,220	50	1.02	1.24
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$46,090	50	0.98	1.03
Greenville, NC	$44,370	40	1.36	0.95
Albuquerque, NM	$43,910	180	1.32	0.91

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Altoona, PA	2.08	$92,010	3.73
Lima, OH	2.00	$94,220	2.13
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.88	$96,010	0.99
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.84	$54,230	0.16
Eau Claire, WI	1.70	$81,860	1.5
Traverse City, MI	1.69	$80,390	Not published by BLS
Pittsfield, MA	1.69	$87,730	2.23
St. Cloud, MN	1.68	$85,530	0.91
Salem, OR	1.67	$92,110	1.91
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.66	$76,250	2.69
Rockford, IL	1.66	$78,080	0.78
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.65	$97,960	1.24
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.64	$89,980	1.4
Champaign-Urbana, IL	1.64	$83,250	0.98
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.62	$86,990	1.88
Duluth, MN-WI	1.61	$80,660	1.43
Appleton, WI	1.60	$79,870	2.07
Toledo, OH	1.59	$76,870	1.19
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.58	$73,540	2.93
Cleveland, OH	1.57	$78,530	1.62
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.55	$77,490	2.35
Pittsburgh, PA	1.55	$76,940	1.58
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.54	$75,490	1.52
Rochester, MN	1.54	$93,070	1.17
Columbia, MO	1.53	$72,190	0.83
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.51	$76,800	1.63
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.50	$92,300	0.94
Ann Arbor, MI	1.50	$83,190	Not published by BLS
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.49	$69,660	1.68
Idaho Falls, ID	1.48	$69,050	1.32
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.47	$72,770	1.79
Fresno, CA	1.47	$69,050	1.04
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.47	$72,730	0.68
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.46	$75,810	0.57
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.46	$87,520	1.34
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.46	$96,960	1.16
Rochester, NY	1.44	$73,860	1.09
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.43	$75,650	2.51
Columbus, OH	1.43	$73,550	1.15
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.43	$78,010	0.5
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.42	$72,370	1.35
Madison, WI	1.42	$82,420	1.11
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.42	$81,120	0.38
Reading, PA	1.42	$69,990	1.53
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.41	$70,760	1.18
Youngstown-Warren, OH	1.40	$61,420	2.36
Green Bay, WI	1.40	$69,970	1.16
Mansfield, OH	1.40	$62,570	2.56
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.40	$75,970	1.23
Syracuse, NY	1.39	$73,880	1.8
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.39	$65,360	0.41
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.39	$66,080	1.67
Salinas, CA	1.38	$65,430	0.62
Evansville, IN	1.37	$63,690	2.53
Knoxville, TN	1.36	$64,090	0.51
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.35	$97,830	0.45
Fort Wayne, IN	1.35	$64,240	1.12
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.35	$81,700	0.98
Bend, OR	1.33	$72,650	2.15
Worcester, MA	1.33	$76,930	1.19
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.32	$66,140	0.66
Springfield, MO	1.32	$60,530	2.27
Erie, PA	1.32	$58,740	0.97
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.32	$66,380	1.45
Lancaster, PA	1.32	$63,430	4.11
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.32	$76,890	0.52
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.31	$74,410	0.74
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.31	$63,330	0.93
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.30	$62,380	4.93
Omaha, NE-IA	1.29	$63,870	1.32
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.28	$61,460	2.66
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.28	$59,590	1.82
Topeka, KS	1.28	$63,310	1.32
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.28	$58,510	0.56
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.27	$62,400	0.76
Boise City, ID	1.27	$62,510	1.11
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	1.27	$57,450	1.37
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.27	$48,840	2.45
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.26	$61,100	1.19
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.25	$60,140	0.97
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	1.24	$47,220	1.02
Tulsa, OK	1.24	$58,080	1.26
Colorado Springs, CO	1.24	$65,520	0.59
El Paso, TX	1.24	$48,940	0.56
Ogden, UT	1.24	$60,560	2.89
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.24	$60,320	1.97
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1.24	$73,810	0.93
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1.23	$63,600	0.48
Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.23	$58,800	2.49
New Haven, CT	1.23	$73,670	0.49
Lexington-Fayette, KY	1.22	$59,540	0.89
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.22	$58,180	1.11
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.22	$64,000	0.8
Fargo, ND-MN	1.22	$62,110	1.76
Flagstaff, AZ	1.22	$57,760	1.34
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.21	$67,110	1.19
Jefferson City, MO	1.21	$58,120	1.85
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.21	$62,830	1.74
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1.21	$75,120	0.72
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.20	$56,580	1.06
Jacksonville, FL	1.20	$58,490	0.52
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.20	$58,610	0.37
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.19	$55,580	1.78
Lubbock, TX	1.18	$49,680	1.49
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	1.18	$55,780	2.58
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.17	$57,490	0.75
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.16	$56,500	0.55
Tucson, AZ	1.16	$55,310	0.89
Jonesboro, AR	1.16	$48,880	1.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.16	$59,390	1.16
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.15	$59,400	1.16
St. George, UT	1.15	$51,720	5.79
Greeley, CO	1.15	$63,070	1.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.14	$56,410	0.98
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.14	$63,450	0.58
Tallahassee, FL	1.13	$52,760	0.95
Lynchburg, VA	1.13	$52,270	3.33
Lincoln, NE	1.12	$55,850	1.04
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.11	$56,600	Not published by BLS
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.09	$60,450	1.82
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.09	$50,390	0.79
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.09	$50,210	0.73
College Station-Bryan, TX	1.09	$48,250	1.02
Oklahoma City, OK	1.08	$51,200	1.14
Charleston, WV	1.08	$49,670	1.11
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.08	$50,470	0.8
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.08	$63,280	0.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.07	$49,730	0.44
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.06	$60,270	0.86
Wilmington, NC	1.05	$48,200	1.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.05	$52,500	1.66
Birmingham, AL	1.05	$50,030	0.7
Columbia, SC	1.05	$48,590	0.58
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.04	$48,800	2.42
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.04	$77,350	0.43
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	1.03	$62,060	0.95
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.03	$46,090	0.98
Winston-Salem, NC	1.03	$47,910	1.57
Asheville, NC	1.03	$48,310	0.56
Roanoke, VA	1.03	$48,460	1.42
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.02	$50,370	1.54
Spartanburg, SC	1.01	$47,990	0.82
Richmond, VA	1.01	$51,800	1.93
Bozeman, MT	1.00	$54,870	2.44
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	0.99	$48,690	0.4
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	0.99	$47,430	1.78
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.98	$58,000	1.27
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.96	$49,920	1.17
Charlottesville, VA	0.96	$52,800	0.8
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	0.96	$58,790	Not published by BLS
Greenville, NC	0.95	$44,370	1.36
Albuquerque, NM	0.91	$43,910	1.32
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.90	$75,930	0.47
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.85	$60,670	1.8

Broader occupation Our title "Mason" is reported by BLS as SOC 47-2021 Brickmasons and Blockmasons. BLS groups Mason within Brickmasons and Blockmasons; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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