Statewide pay Government data
Brickmasons in New York earn a statewide median of $84,410 a year, 34% above the typical U.S. metro, ranking #4 of 49 states and DC. About 3,790 people work in the trade statewide.
Statewide pay range
States ranked near New York
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Pay by city Government data
BLS publishes brickmason pay for 5 New York metros. The highest-paying is New York at $92,300, followed by Albany and Buffalo.
| Metro | Median pay | Real pay | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New YorkNEW YORK · NY | $92,300 | $81,999 | 3,010 |
| AlbanyNEW YORK · NY | $76,890 | $77,225 | 80 |
| BuffaloNEW YORK · NY | $76,800 | $80,130 | 290 |
| SyracuseNEW YORK · NY | $73,880 | $77,166 | 180 |
| RochesterNEW YORK · NY | $73,860 | $76,117 | 180 |
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate
Pay outside the cities Government data
BLS also reports pay for New York's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.
BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.
The job (national)
Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances, to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures.
Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 1.1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,100 openings a year. Typical training: apprenticeship.
Nationally, brickmasons have 131 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 1.5× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is falls, slips and trips.
What the work is like Government data
How often brickmasons deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.
Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).
O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.
Getting started: registered apprenticeship Government data
Most brickmasons train through a paid apprenticeship: you work and earn under experienced pros while taking classes, and pay usually rises as you progress. 727,586 people were active registered apprentices nationwide in FY2026, up 87% since FY2016, and construction is the largest field with 290,043 of them (40%), according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Official U.S. Department of Labor tools at Apprenticeship.gov. Counts: DOL Apprentices by State dashboard, FY2026 (all occupations).
Serious injuries & deaths reported to OSHA Government data
From 2015 to 2024, masonry contractors in New York filed 36 severe injury reports (a hospital stay, amputation or loss of an eye), 7 of them involving an amputation. The most common cause was falls, slips and trips (50% of reports). These cover everyone at those employers, not only brickmasons. OSHA also opened 24 fatality investigations at masonry contractors in New York over the same years (federal and state programs).
OSHA Severe Injury Reports, January 2015–December 2024 (states under federal OSHA only).
Fatality investigations: OSHA Fatality Inspection Data, events 2015–2024, all states.
Where to train in New York Government data
1 school in New York offers masonry programs below the bachelor's level. Many people in this trade learn through an apprenticeship instead; a program can shorten it or get you hired as a helper.
| School | Credential | Yearly cost | Recent grads | First-year pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred, NY · Public | Associate degree | $25,215 | 9 | — |
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (data updated October 2026). Cost is the school's average yearly cost of attendance before financial aid; earnings are the median for graduates one year after finishing, shown only where the school has enough graduates to publish. “—” means not published.
Licensing in New York Official source
New York licenses most trades at the city or county level (e.g. New York City). Check with the building or licensing office where you plan to work.
Requirements for brickmasons vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.
Union membership
In 2025, 21.3% of wage and salary workers in New York were union members, above the U.S. rate of about 10% (#2 of 51 states and D.C.), and 22.5% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only brickmasons.
BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.
Cities in New York
All trades in New York.