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Entry-Level Opportunities for Masons — 2026

Minneapolis, Minnesota ranks first with an average Mason salary of $92,810 per year ($44.62/hr). Full ranking of 100 cities below, updated August 2026.

Methodology: Wage figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release data vintage (survey reference period May 2025), mapped from SOC occupation 47-2021 Brickmasons and Blockmasons to the job title "Mason". Values are measured survey estimates for the metropolitan metropolitan statistical area (MSA) — not modeled or interpolated. Year-over-year comparisons use the May 2024 OEWS release. The year shown in page titles is the publication and update year, not the data vintage.

Ranked Cities

Entry-Level Opportunities for Masons (2026)
CityStateAverage Annual SalaryHourly RateEntry LevelSenior Level
MinneapolisMinnesota$92,810$44.62/hr$71,020$101,720
BostonMassachusetts$103,310$49.67/hr$62,720$136,870
New YorkNew York$94,810$45.58/hr$62,180$127,980
StocktonCalifornia$79,610$38.27/hr$59,850$123,010
SeattleWashington$90,530$43.53/hr$59,580$115,460
WorcesterMassachusetts$87,000$41.83/hr$59,090$128,220
AnchorageAlaska$89,447$43.01/hr$58,714$131,013
BridgeportConnecticut$66,020$31.74/hr$58,240$76,110
BuffaloNew York$74,100$35.63/hr$57,080$95,100
San FranciscoCalifornia$86,650$41.66/hr$56,220$125,460
PortlandOregon$85,390$41.06/hr$55,740$102,760
HartfordConnecticut$75,020$36.07/hr$55,180$87,550
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania$78,460$37.72/hr$54,300$106,040
Des MoinesIowa$69,020$33.18/hr$52,270$80,100
SyracuseNew York$75,560$36.33/hr$52,000$102,730
ProvidenceRhode Island$88,180$42.39/hr$51,980$125,340
ChattanoogaTennessee$65,220$31.35/hr$50,790$69,660
NashvilleTennessee$65,990$31.73/hr$50,670$75,410
PittsburghPennsylvania$74,600$35.87/hr$50,440$97,220
RochesterNew York$74,560$35.84/hr$50,440$94,350
YorkPennsylvania$67,650$32.52/hr$50,340$120,540
AllentownPennsylvania$68,670$33.02/hr$50,170$82,050
SpokaneWashington$75,240$36.18/hr$49,930$96,750
ScrantonPennsylvania$74,050$35.60/hr$49,690$102,760
MilwaukeeWisconsin$84,310$40.53/hr$49,650$100,360
PhoenixArizona$62,200$29.90/hr$49,520$75,470
SacramentoCalifornia$74,900$36.01/hr$49,470$101,770
BakersfieldCalifornia$73,120$35.15/hr$49,440$108,200
Los AngelesCalifornia$71,350$34.30/hr$49,440$103,680
ModestoCalifornia$73,120$35.15/hr$49,440$108,200
IndianapolisIndiana$69,470$33.40/hr$49,280$87,460
Grand RapidsMichigan$67,340$32.37/hr$49,220$83,200
DetroitMichigan$68,570$32.97/hr$49,180$93,670
LancasterPennsylvania$72,530$34.87/hr$49,160$98,800
MemphisTennessee$61,500$29.57/hr$48,680$76,870
MadisonWisconsin$77,690$37.35/hr$48,650$100,820
ToledoOhio$72,340$34.78/hr$48,530$83,730
San DiegoCalifornia$66,670$32.05/hr$48,510$101,820
St LouisMissouri$71,620$34.43/hr$48,360$88,350
Kansas CityMissouri$69,030$33.19/hr$48,020$88,070
BoiseIdaho$65,590$31.53/hr$47,950$78,780
HarrisburgPennsylvania$75,910$36.50/hr$47,740$102,140
ColumbusOhio$74,500$35.82/hr$47,500$124,340
DenverColorado$69,380$33.35/hr$47,260$79,140
KnoxvilleTennessee$62,560$30.08/hr$47,130$80,340
DallasTexas$56,040$26.94/hr$47,080$60,940
ChicagoIllinois$84,010$40.39/hr$46,960$109,870
Colorado SpringsColorado$65,500$31.49/hr$46,890$73,430
ProvoUtah$64,380$30.95/hr$46,840$78,280
FresnoCalifornia$75,690$36.39/hr$46,640$135,940
Las VegasNevada$58,280$28.02/hr$46,580$76,790
ClevelandOhio$71,380$34.32/hr$46,550$83,630
Baton RougeLouisiana$54,990$26.44/hr$46,500$62,200
New OrleansLouisiana$54,990$26.44/hr$46,500$62,200
AkronOhio$69,390$33.36/hr$46,260$83,790
CincinnatiOhio$70,290$33.80/hr$45,860$84,290
WashingtonDistrict of Columbia$61,140$29.39/hr$45,760$75,120
HoustonTexas$54,130$26.02/hr$45,550$59,090
OmahaNebraska$62,140$29.87/hr$45,440$72,600
RiversideCalifornia$69,970$33.64/hr$45,310$100,920
TulsaOklahoma$56,470$27.15/hr$44,480$68,690
McAllenTexas$54,140$26.03/hr$43,860$60,940
VictoriaTexas$54,140$26.03/hr$43,860$60,940
CharlotteNorth Carolina$52,640$25.31/hr$43,850$61,690
Urban HonoluluHawaii$79,810$38.37/hr$43,180$96,030
San AntonioTexas$53,940$25.94/hr$42,590$58,710
TucsonArizona$54,470$26.19/hr$41,150$68,610
WichitaKansas$61,760$29.69/hr$40,930$82,080
OgdenUtah$61,890$29.76/hr$40,570$77,260
Oklahoma CityOklahoma$53,030$25.49/hr$40,350$68,210
RichmondVirginia$52,560$25.27/hr$40,190$61,520
AustinTexas$56,350$27.09/hr$40,100$61,970
Fort WayneIndiana$65,500$31.49/hr$39,780$89,640
BirminghamAlabama$51,140$24.59/hr$39,470$59,140
DaytonOhio$64,820$31.16/hr$39,330$79,050
Virginia BeachVirginia$51,690$24.85/hr$39,250$60,050
Salt Lake CityUtah$56,920$27.37/hr$39,220$74,990
RaleighNorth Carolina$52,550$25.26/hr$39,130$63,220
LouisvilleKentucky$62,570$30.08/hr$38,610$77,960
DurhamNorth Carolina$50,590$24.32/hr$38,270$61,590
GreensboroNorth Carolina$50,590$24.32/hr$38,270$61,590
Little RockArkansas$53,500$25.72/hr$38,250$62,250
MiamiFlorida$59,080$28.40/hr$38,220$79,500
JacksonvilleFlorida$64,190$30.86/hr$38,170$96,000
MobileAlabama$50,630$24.34/hr$37,870$61,240
BaltimoreMaryland$55,340$26.61/hr$37,700$70,290
GreenvilleSouth Carolina$54,090$26.00/hr$37,510$63,600
Cape CoralFlorida$52,990$25.47/hr$37,440$65,010
AtlantaGeorgia$57,270$27.53/hr$37,420$74,450
Palm BayFlorida$59,990$28.84/hr$37,200$89,920
OrlandoFlorida$51,830$24.92/hr$37,150$63,700
TampaFlorida$55,630$26.75/hr$37,130$64,450
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico$44,580$21.43/hr$36,160$52,940
PensacolaFlorida$53,670$25.80/hr$36,030$63,370
CharlestonSouth Carolina$52,570$25.28/hr$35,840$70,440
AugustaGeorgia$54,220$26.07/hr$34,600$74,450
JacksonMississippi$48,330$23.23/hr$33,450$60,040
LakelandFlorida$48,730$23.43/hr$32,750$60,330
El PasoTexas$44,580$21.43/hr$32,000$53,320
ColumbiaSouth Carolina$52,170$25.08/hr$31,200$86,050

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