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SOC 47-2021 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Brickmasons and Blockmasons — Jacksonville

Jacksonville, FL · 10 metro areas compared

$58,490 /year
$28.12per hour
130jobs in area
−5.8%vs US median

The median wage for Brickmasons and Blockmasons in Jacksonville, FL is $58,490 per year, close to the national median of $62,120 for the same occupation.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $62,12010TH$38,17025TH$47,500MEDIAN$58,49075TH$85,71090TH$96,000

How pay has moved

$63,560$33,1402019202020212022202320242025$58,490
$38,210 in 2019 to $58,490 in 2025, +53.1% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+3.2%
Openings per year
5,600
Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Apprenticeship

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

27.1% of people in this occupation work for themselves.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Jacksonville, FL.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Brickmasons and Blockmasons in Jacksonville, FL is $58,490 per year, close to the national median of $62,120 for the same occupation. Pay ranges from under $38,170 at the tenth percentile to more than $96,000 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $47,500 to $85,710.

Employment stands at 130, or 0.2 jobs per thousand held locally. Naples leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $58,800. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 277th of 579 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Jacksonville, FL · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$38,170−38.6%
25th$47,500−23.5%
Median (50th)$58,490−5.8%
75th$85,710+38.0%
90th$96,000+54.5%
Mean$64,190+3.3%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Florida

Median annual wage for Brickmasons and Blockmasons, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Naples$58,800150
2Palm Bay$58,61030
3Crestview$58,18050
4Tampa$57,490360
5Miami$56,500530
6Tallahassee$52,76060
7Orlando$50,470380
8Pensacola$50,39050
9Lakeland$50,21070
10Cape Coral$48,800250

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Jacksonville sit close to the national average, so $58,490 is worth roughly its face value against pay elsewhere.

Published median

$58,490as reported by BLS

Local price level

99.5US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$58,784US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $58,490 a year, 5.8% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $38,170 to $96,000 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 130 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Naples, at $58,800.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Brickmasons and Blockmasons in Jacksonville, FL?

The median annual wage is $58,490, or $28.12 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $62,120, so pay in Jacksonville, FL is 5.8% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Jacksonville, FL earns more than $96,000 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $38,170 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Naples, at $58,800 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 130 jobs in this occupation in Jacksonville, FL. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.