Brickmasons and Blockmasons in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,931
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$7,779
18.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,975
Maine costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maine — 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
$42,710
Kept after tax
$34,931
Worth in national money
$35,975
State rank
50
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maine is among the lower-paying states for brickmasons and blockmasons. The middle earner takes $42,710, ranking 50 of 50 states — about 31.25% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Maine, this one sits low: 423 of 484 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $42,710 the take-home is $34,931, which is worth about $35,975 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $51,000, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Maine ranks 50 of 50 for brickmasons and blockmasons, with a median of $42,710 — about 31.25% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Brickmasons and blockmasons occupies position 423 of 484 in Maine's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Maine's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for brickmasons and blockmasons on its $42,710 median: $34,931 retained after tax becomes $35,975 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $51,000 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 | $38,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $42,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,130 |
| This salary | $42,710 |
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 Maine | $34,931 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,497 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,583 |
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 | $40,760 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,915 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $42,710 as a midpoint for Maine, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $38,400 and the ninetieth is $73,130 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $34,931 take-home in Maine comes from $42,710. 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 423 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maine, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $35,975, the adjusted value of that $42,710 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 423 of 484 in the state.
- The Maine median of $42,710 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $38,400 to $73,130. 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 $34,931, from $42,710, assumes a single Maine 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 423 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 50 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maine, so $35,975 — the adjusted value of that $42,710 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 423 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $51,000, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $38,400 at the bottom tenth to $73,130 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Maine sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $35,975 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 Maine adds its own income tax on top — which is why $34,931 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Maine is $51,000. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($38,400) and the ninetieth ($73,130) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Maine's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $35,975 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $34,931 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maine 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.