Brickmasons and Blockmasons in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,716
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$10,544
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$48,184
Arizona costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arizona — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$59,260
Kept after tax
$48,716
Worth in national money
$48,184
State rank
33
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arizona sits in the middle of the pack for brickmasons and blockmasons. The median is $59,260, ranking 33 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Arizona reports figures for, this is number 239.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $59,260 the take-home is $48,716, which is worth about $48,184 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $60,830, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Arizona occupies the middle band for brickmasons and blockmasons: a median of $59,260, ranking 33 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Arizona's occupational distribution, brickmasons and blockmasons sits at 239 of 491 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Arizona's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for brickmasons and blockmasons on its $59,260 median: $48,716 retained after tax becomes $48,184 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $60,830 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Brickmasons and Blockmasons
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,260 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,040 |
| This salary | $59,260 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Arizona | $48,716 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,795 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,059 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $57,917 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,700 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $59,260 as a midpoint for Arizona, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $49,080 and the ninetieth is $75,040 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $48,716 take-home in Arizona comes from $59,260. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 239 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Arizona, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $48,184, the adjusted value of that $59,260 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 239 of 491 in the state.
- The Arizona median of $59,260 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $49,080 to $75,040. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $48,716, from $59,260, assumes a single Arizona filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 239 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 33 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Arizona, so $48,184 — the adjusted value of that $59,260 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 239 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $49,080 and the top tenth $75,040, so most people doing this work in Arizona sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $48,184 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Arizona adds its own income tax on top — which is why $48,716 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($49,080 to $75,040) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arizona rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Arizona's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $48,184 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $48,716 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arizona income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.