Brickmasons and Blockmasons in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,893
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$18,227
22.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,482
Wisconsin costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Wisconsin — 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
$80,120
Kept after tax
$61,893
Worth in national money
$66,482
State rank
6
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin is one of the better-paying states for brickmasons and blockmasons. The middle earner takes $80,120, which ranks 6 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 28.98% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 491 occupations Wisconsin reports, brickmasons and blockmasons comes in at 118 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $80,120 the take-home is $61,893; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $66,482 would nationally. The average lands at $78,140, below the middle of the range.
- Wisconsin ranks 6 of 50 states publishing a median for brickmasons and blockmasons, at $80,120 — about 28.98% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Brickmasons and blockmasons ranks 118 of 491 occupations by median in Wisconsin, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for brickmasons and blockmasons in Wisconsin, on $80,120, is $61,893 — equivalent to $66,482 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $78,140 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Brickmasons and Blockmasons
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,110 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $80,120 |
| Top tenth earn over | $100,360 |
| This salary | $80,120 |
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 Wisconsin | $61,893 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $65,194 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$608 |
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 | $75,427 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$839 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
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 Wisconsin earn under $80,120 and half over. The published range runs $47,110 at the tenth percentile to $100,360 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Wisconsin's $61,893, worked from $80,120. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 118 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wisconsin, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $66,482, the adjusted value of that $80,120 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 118 of 491 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for brickmasons and blockmasons in Wisconsin, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $47,110 to $100,360; 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.
- The Wisconsin take-home of $61,893, on $80,120 for work ranking 118 of 491 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 118 of 491 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wisconsin, so $66,482 — the adjusted value of that $80,120 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 118 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $47,110 at the tenth percentile, $100,360 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $66,482.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Wisconsin's own levy, $61,893 remains.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,110 to $100,360) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Wisconsin rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Wisconsin'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 $66,482 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 $61,893 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Wisconsin 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.