What masons are paid varies widely by area. Below is the median and mean hourly wage for masons in each state and metro we cover (BLS OEWS, latest release) — click any area for the full pricing breakdown. Published averages, not the rate to charge.
| Area | Median /hr | Mean /hr |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $37.03 | $40.13 |
| North Jersey | $44.37 | $45.58 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro | $36.52 | $37.72 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | $30.00 | $33.02 |
| Alabama | $23.90 | $24.34 |
| Arizona | $28.49 | $29.25 |
| Arkansas | $26.49 | $25.34 |
| California | $33.20 | $35.15 |
| Colorado | $31.37 | $30.70 |
| Connecticut | $32.67 | $34.42 |
| Delaware | $32.00 | $33.63 |
| Washington DC | $30.98 | $36.26 |
| Florida | $25.37 | $26.43 |
| Georgia | $24.35 | $26.07 |
| Hawaii | $38.10 | $36.89 |
| Idaho | $30.06 | $30.89 |
| Illinois | $43.26 | $40.79 |
| Indiana | $35.15 | $32.90 |
| Iowa | $33.38 | $31.68 |
| Kansas | $28.47 | $29.69 |
| Kentucky | $28.76 | $27.95 |
| Louisiana | $27.62 | $26.44 |
| Maine | $20.54 | $24.52 |
| Maryland | $28.38 | $27.22 |
| Massachusetts | $45.65 | $48.01 |
| Michigan | $30.53 | $32.63 |
| Minnesota | $45.78 | $43.91 |
| Mississippi | $23.47 | $23.23 |
| Missouri | $34.80 | $32.69 |
| Montana | $26.94 | $26.71 |
| Nebraska | $29.42 | $28.62 |
| Nevada | $29.17 | $28.63 |
| New Hampshire | $32.16 | $31.84 |
| New Mexico | $21.63 | $22.81 |
| New York | $40.58 | $43.72 |
| North Carolina | $24.01 | $24.32 |
| North Dakota | $38.43 | $34.46 |
| Ohio | $34.11 | $33.36 |
| Oklahoma | $24.34 | $26.04 |
| Oregon | $38.20 | $39.48 |
| Pennsylvania | $33.44 | $35.60 |
| Rhode Island | $38.12 | $39.41 |
| South Carolina | $23.56 | $25.58 |
| South Dakota | $29.03 | $29.34 |
| Tennessee | $30.70 | $30.42 |
| Texas | $27.12 | $26.03 |
| Utah | $29.06 | $28.72 |
| Vermont | $28.65 | $29.67 |
| Virginia | $26.29 | $26.34 |
| Washington | $40.00 | $41.07 |
| West Virginia | $22.40 | $23.85 |
| Wisconsin | $38.52 | $37.57 |
| Wyoming | $28.87 | $30.55 |
| Albany, NY | $36.97 | $37.47 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $21.11 | $21.43 |
| Altoona, PA | $44.24 | $43.00 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $40.00 | $37.17 |
| Appleton, WI | $38.40 | $37.29 |
| Asheville, NC | $23.23 | $23.65 |
| Atlanta, GA | $27.21 | $27.53 |
| Austin, TX | $28.98 | $27.09 |
| Baltimore, MD | $27.89 | $26.61 |
| Bend, OR | $34.93 | $35.41 |
| Birmingham, AL | $24.06 | $24.59 |
| Boise City, ID | $30.06 | $31.53 |
| Boston, MA | $46.62 | $49.67 |
| Bozeman, MT | $26.38 | $27.51 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $28.26 | $31.74 |
| Buffalo, NY | $36.92 | $35.63 |
| Burlington, VT | $29.84 | $30.87 |
| Canton, OH | $36.66 | $33.69 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $23.46 | $25.47 |
| Champaign, IL | $40.02 | $38.52 |
| Charleston, WV | $23.88 | $25.44 |
| Charleston, SC | $23.41 | $25.28 |
| Charlotte, NC | $25.24 | $25.31 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $25.38 | $26.50 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $33.49 | $31.35 |
| Chicago, IL | $43.26 | $40.39 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $34.02 | $33.80 |
| Cleveland, OH | $37.76 | $34.32 |
| College Station, TX | $23.20 | $23.09 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $31.50 | $31.49 |
| Columbia, MO | $34.71 | $31.85 |
| Columbia, SC | $23.36 | $25.08 |
| Columbus, OH | $35.36 | $35.82 |
| Crestview, FL | $27.97 | $26.25 |
| Dallas, TX | $28.56 | $26.94 |
| Daphne, AL | $23.48 | $23.73 |
| Dayton, OH | $31.80 | $31.16 |
| Denver, CO | $36.12 | $33.35 |
| Des Moines, IA | $36.45 | $33.18 |
| Detroit, MI | $30.21 | $32.97 |
| Duluth, MN | $38.78 | $39.74 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $39.35 | $40.13 |
| El Paso, TX | $23.53 | $21.43 |
| Erie, PA | $28.24 | $30.70 |
| Evansville, IN | $30.62 | $30.54 |
| Fargo, ND | $29.86 | $33.83 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $28.65 | $25.92 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $27.77 | $28.76 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $32.27 | $31.99 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $30.88 | $31.49 |
| Fresno, CA | $33.20 | $36.39 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $31.77 | $32.37 |
| Greeley, CO | $30.32 | $29.17 |
| Green Bay, WI | $33.64 | $34.46 |
| Greenville, NC | $21.33 | $22.01 |
| Greenville, SC | $23.91 | $26.00 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $26.82 | $25.46 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $34.97 | $36.50 |
| Hartford, CT | $42.08 | $36.07 |
| Houston, TX | $27.12 | $26.02 |
| Huntington, WV | $22.16 | $24.19 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $33.20 | $30.03 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $34.99 | $33.40 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $28.12 | $30.86 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $27.94 | $29.38 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $23.50 | $24.54 |
| Kansas City, MO | $34.80 | $33.19 |
| Kingsport, TN | $27.62 | $28.65 |
| Knoxville, TN | $30.81 | $30.08 |
| Lafayette, IN | $29.00 | $30.89 |
| Lakeland, FL | $24.14 | $23.43 |
| Lancaster, PA | $30.50 | $34.87 |
| Lansing, MI | $36.37 | $33.83 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $26.72 | $28.02 |
| Lexington, KY | $28.63 | $28.48 |
| Lima, OH | $45.30 | $43.37 |
| Lincoln, NE | $26.85 | $26.62 |
| Little Rock, AR | $28.13 | $25.72 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $30.51 | $34.30 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | $29.38 | $30.08 |
| Lubbock, TX | $23.89 | $24.46 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $25.13 | $25.44 |
| Madison, WI | $39.62 | $37.35 |
| Mansfield, OH | $30.08 | $32.57 |
| Memphis, TN | $31.42 | $29.57 |
| Miami, FL | $27.16 | $28.40 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $46.16 | $40.53 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $47.10 | $44.62 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $22.70 | $24.39 |
| Naples, FL | $28.27 | $26.99 |
| Nashville, TN | $31.91 | $31.73 |
| New Haven, CT | $35.42 | $36.46 |
| Ogden, UT | $29.11 | $29.76 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $24.62 | $25.49 |
| Omaha, NE | $30.71 | $29.87 |
| Orlando, FL | $24.26 | $24.92 |
| Oxnard, CA | $30.77 | $32.73 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $28.18 | $28.84 |
| Pensacola, FL | $24.23 | $25.80 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $28.55 | $29.90 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $36.99 | $35.87 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $42.18 | $42.08 |
| Portland, OR | $39.28 | $41.06 |
| Providence, RI | $41.82 | $42.39 |
| Provo, UT | $29.99 | $30.95 |
| Raleigh, NC | $24.00 | $25.26 |
| Reading, PA | $33.65 | $34.63 |
| Richmond, VA | $24.90 | $25.27 |
| Riverside, CA | $30.45 | $33.64 |
| Roanoke, VA | $23.30 | $23.52 |
| Rochester, MN | $44.75 | $47.53 |
| Rochester, NY | $35.51 | $35.84 |
| Rockford, IL | $37.54 | $36.79 |
| Sacramento, CA | $35.49 | $36.01 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $41.12 | $39.87 |
| St. George, UT | $24.87 | $25.38 |
| St. Louis, MO | $37.26 | $34.43 |
| Salem, OR | $44.29 | $40.70 |
| Salinas, CA | $31.46 | $33.35 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $29.06 | $27.37 |
| San Antonio, TX | $27.20 | $25.94 |
| San Diego, CA | $30.43 | $32.05 |
| San Francisco, CA | $37.19 | $41.66 |
| San Jose, CA | $36.51 | $37.60 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $30.58 | $30.38 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $35.77 | $36.36 |
| Seattle, WA | $47.04 | $43.53 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $29.55 | $29.92 |
| South Bend, IN | $35.36 | $33.99 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $23.07 | $25.67 |
| Spokane, WA | $37.50 | $36.18 |
| Springfield, MO | $29.10 | $30.48 |
| Staunton, VA | $22.80 | $23.62 |
| Stockton, CA | $36.29 | $38.27 |
| Syracuse, NY | $35.52 | $36.33 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $25.37 | $25.93 |
| Tampa, FL | $27.64 | $26.75 |
| Toledo, OH | $36.96 | $34.78 |
| Topeka, KS | $30.44 | $32.39 |
| Traverse City, MI | $38.65 | $35.71 |
| Tucson, AZ | $26.59 | $26.19 |
| Tulsa, OK | $27.92 | $27.15 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $39.00 | $38.37 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $24.22 | $24.85 |
| Washington, DC | $29.17 | $29.39 |
| Wilmington, NC | $23.17 | $24.19 |
| Winston, NC | $23.03 | $23.44 |
| Worcester, MA | $36.99 | $41.83 |
| York, PA | $28.91 | $32.52 |
| Youngstown, OH | $29.53 | $29.54 |
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