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Northwest Workforce Development Area (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment70
Mean wage$23.51
Entry wage$17.12
10th percentile wage$11.45
50th percentile wage$23.59
90th percentile wage$32.87
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction7096.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction7023.37
Brickmasons and Blockmasons (47-2021)
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. Exclude "Stonemasons" (47-2022). Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers" (37-3011).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$23.59 $26.21  -$2.62
2016$22.70+3.9%$25.23 +3.9%-$2.52
2015$22.34+1.7%$24.82 +1.7%-$2.48
2014$21.86+2.2%$24.28 +2.2%-$2.42
2013$21.52+1.5%$23.91 +1.5%-$2.39
2012$21.34+.9%$23.71 +.9%-$2.37
2011$21.03+1.5%$23.36 +1.5%-$2.33
2010$20.79+1.2%$23.10 +1.2%-$2.30
2009$20.57+1.1%$22.85 +1.1%-$2.28
2008$19.88+3.4%$22.09 +3.4%-$2.20
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$23.59 $19.89  $3.70
2016$22.70+3.9%$19.25 +3.3%$3.45
2015$22.34+1.7%$18.85 +2.1%$3.48
2014$21.86+2.2%$18.45 +2.2%$3.41
2013$21.52+1.5%$18.08 +2.1%$3.45
2012$21.34+.9%$17.77 +1.7%$3.57
2011$21.03+1.5%$17.49 +1.6%$3.54
2010$20.79+1.2%$17.19 +1.7%$3.59
2009$20.57+1.1%$16.96 +1.4%$3.61
2008$19.88+3.4%$16.53 +2.6%$3.36
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $33.86 
South Central $33.47280
Northwest $23.5970
Southwest $21.3560
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $33.47280
Northwest $23.5970
Southwest $21.3560
North Central $33.86 
Wages in other areas
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