Brickmasons and Blockmasons in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,062
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$12,388
20.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,590
Utah costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Utah — 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
$60,450
Kept after tax
$48,062
Worth in national money
$50,590
State rank
28
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah sits in the middle of the pack for brickmasons and blockmasons. The median is $60,450, ranking 28 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 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 230.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $60,450 you keep $48,062 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $50,590 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $59,730.
- Utah occupies the middle band for brickmasons and blockmasons: a median of $60,450, ranking 28 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 Utah's occupational distribution, brickmasons and blockmasons sits at 230 of 487 — 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.
- Retained pay in Utah is $48,062 after the full tax stack, from $60,450. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $50,590 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $59,730 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Brickmasons and Blockmasons
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,550 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,450 |
| Top tenth earn over | $78,280 |
| This salary | $60,450 |
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 Utah | $48,062 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,752 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,637 |
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 | $57,102 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,980 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of brickmasons and blockmasons in Utah earn under $60,450 and half over. The published range runs $40,550 at the tenth percentile to $78,280 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $48,062 take-home in Utah comes from $60,450. 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 230 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $50,590, the adjusted value of that $60,450 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 230 of 487 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for brickmasons and blockmasons in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $40,550 to $78,280; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $48,062, from $60,450, assumes a single Utah 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 230 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 28 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $50,590 — the adjusted value of that $60,450 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 230 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $40,550 at the bottom tenth to $78,280 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Utah is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $50,590 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Utah then takes its own share, leaving $48,062.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,550 to $78,280) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Utah rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Utah'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 $50,590 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 $48,062 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Utah 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.