How much do brickmasons make in Missouri in 2026?

The median brickmason in Missouri earns $72,370 per year, which works out to roughly $34.79 an hour based on a standard 2,080-hour work year. That's the midpoint — half of Missouri's brickmasons earn more, half earn less. If you're trying to figure out where you stand or what to aim for, that number is your baseline.

The bottom quarter of Missouri brickmasons — those at the 25th percentile — earn $58,620 annually, or about $28.18 an hour. This tier typically includes workers who are earlier in their careers, working in less demanding markets, or handling lighter residential work rather than commercial or industrial masonry. If you're pulling less than $28 an hour after a few years on the wall, that's a signal to look at your market, your employer, or your skill set.

At the 75th percentile, Missouri brickmasons earn $79,550 a year, around $38.25 an hour. Workers at this level have generally built up a strong book of experience — they can read blueprints, lay complex patterns, handle restoration work, and move efficiently without constant supervision. The gap between the 25th and 75th percentile is just over $20,900 annually, which tells you experience and specialization pay off meaningfully in this trade.

The spread from the low end to the high end represents about a $10.07-per-hour difference. Over a full year, that gap adds up to roughly $20,930. That's not small money, and it doesn't close on its own — it closes when masons move into commercial and industrial projects, take on foreman responsibilities, or develop specialties like tuckpointing, restoration, or decorative brickwork.

Missouri's construction sector pulls brickmasons into a range of project types — commercial builds in Kansas City and St. Louis, institutional work across the state, and ongoing residential demand in suburban growth corridors. Urban markets tend to pay closer to or above the median. Rural and small-market work can land closer to the 25th percentile, particularly on lower-complexity residential jobs.

No union scale data is available for brickmasons in Missouri at this time. Where union agreements do exist in construction trades, they typically set a defined wage floor with predictable step increases — but for this trade and state, individual employer rates and market conditions drive what workers actually take home.

Hours matter too. Brickmasons in Missouri often work seasonally, with outdoor work slowing in hard winters. A mason who averages only 1,800 billable hours in a year instead of 2,080 will see their effective annual earnings drop even if their hourly rate holds steady. Staying busy through winter means either lining up interior work, commercial jobs with climate-controlled conditions, or supplementing with tuckpointing and repair contracts that can run year-round.

For journeymen looking to push past the median, the clearest paths are moving into larger commercial or industrial jobs, adding supervisory duties, or shifting into restoration masonry — a specialty that commands premium rates because fewer masons have the patience and skill for it. Estimating and project management skills also expand what a top mason can earn over time.

All figures on this page come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. TradesPays presents this data directly without adjustment so you can see exactly what the government's wage survey found for this trade in this state.