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Northwest WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment60
Mean wage$28.00
Entry wage$16.10
10th percentile wage$10.89
50th percentile wage$25.07
90th percentile wage$40.28
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction5096.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction50$24.91
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).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$25.07 $24.90  $0.17
2015$24.48+2.4%$24.32 +2.4%$0.17
2014$23.96+2.2%$23.80 +2.2%$0.16
2013$23.59+1.5%$23.43 +1.5%$0.16
2012$23.39+.9%$23.23 +.9%$0.16
2011$23.05+1.5%$22.89 +1.5%$0.16
2010$22.79+1.2%$22.63 +1.2%$0.15
2009$22.54+1.1%$22.39 +1.1%$0.15
2008$21.79+3.4%$21.65 +3.4%$0.15
2007$20.97+4.0%$20.82 +4.0%$0.14
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$25.07 $19.32  $5.75
2015$24.48+2.4%$18.78 +2.9%$5.70
2014$23.96+2.2%$18.38 +2.2%$5.58
2013$23.59+1.5%$18.01 +2.1%$5.59
2012$23.39+.9%$17.70 +1.7%$5.69
2011$23.05+1.5%$17.42 +1.6%$5.63
2010$22.79+1.2%$17.13 +1.7%$5.66
2009$22.54+1.1%$16.90 +1.4%$5.65
2008$21.79+3.4%$16.46 +2.6%$5.33
2007$20.97+4.0%$15.94 +3.3%$5.03
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 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $34.05 150
South Central $33.58 260
Northwest $25.07 60
Southwest $23.33 70
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $33.58 260
North Central $34.05 150
Southwest $23.33 70
Northwest $25.07 60
Wages in other areas
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