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Alabama bricklayer prevailing wage, county by county

A bricklayer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Alabama runs from $19.81 an hour in Russell County to $22.00 in Bibb County. The median county is $20.00.

Main bricklayer classification in each county (Bricklayer), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Butler County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourCoffee County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourMorgan County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourBaldwin County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourLowndes County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourFayette County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourWinston County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourChilton County bricklayer: $22.00 per hourJefferson County bricklayer: $22.00 per hourClay County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourChambers County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourSt. Clair County bricklayer: $22.00 per hourLauderdale County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourDeKalb County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourGreene County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourCherokee County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourColbert County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourMontgomery County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourEtowah County bricklayer: $22.00 per hourFranklin County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourElmore County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourPerry County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourCalhoun County bricklayer: $22.00 per hourDallas County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourConecuh County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourChoctaw County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourSumter County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourRandolph County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourLimestone County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourMarshall County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourBullock County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourRussell County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourShelby County bricklayer: $22.00 per hourClarke County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourMarengo County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourHale County bricklayer: $22.00 per hourLamar County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourPickens County bricklayer: $22.00 per hourCoosa County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourWalker County bricklayer: $22.00 per hourWashington County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourCrenshaw County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourDale County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourLee County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourAutauga County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourBarbour County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourMobile County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourBibb County bricklayer: $22.00 per hourPike County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourGeneva County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourHouston County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourMarion County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourCleburne County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourMadison County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourWilcox County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourBlount County bricklayer: $22.00 per hourLawrence County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourTuscaloosa County bricklayer: $22.00 per hourMacon County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourTallapoosa County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourJackson County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourCovington County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourMonroe County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourTalladega County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourHenry County bricklayer: $19.81 per hourEscambia County bricklayer: $20.00 per hourCullman County bricklayer: $20.00 per hour
$19$19$20$20$20$22Bricklayer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a bricklayer make on prevailing wage in Alabama?

4 groups of counties with identical rates and 55 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Blount County group2 counties$22.00
  2. Calhoun County1 county$22.00
  3. Chilton County1 county$22.00
  4. Etowah County1 county$22.00
  5. Hale County1 county$22.00
  6. Jefferson County1 county$22.00
  7. Pickens County1 county$22.00
  8. Shelby County1 county$22.00
  9. St. Clair County1 county$22.00
  10. Tuscaloosa County1 county$22.00
  11. Walker County1 county$22.00
  12. Chambers County group6 counties$20.00
  13. Monroe County group2 counties$20.00
  14. Pike County group2 counties$20.00
  15. Barbour County1 county$20.00
  16. Butler County1 county$20.00
  17. Choctaw County1 county$20.00
  18. Clarke County1 county$20.00
  19. Coffee County1 county$20.00
  20. Conecuh County1 county$20.00
  21. Covington County1 county$20.00
  22. Crenshaw County1 county$20.00
  23. Cullman County1 county$20.00
  24. Dale County1 county$20.00
  25. Dallas County1 county$20.00
  26. DeKalb County1 county$20.00
  27. Escambia County1 county$20.00
  28. Fayette County1 county$20.00
  29. Franklin County1 county$20.00
  30. Greene County1 county$20.00
  31. Jackson County1 county$20.00
  32. Lamar County1 county$20.00
  33. Macon County1 county$20.00
  34. Marion County1 county$20.00
  35. Marshall County1 county$20.00
  36. Perry County1 county$20.00
  37. Sumter County1 county$20.00
  38. Talladega County1 county$20.00
  39. Tallapoosa County1 county$20.00
  40. Washington County1 county$20.00

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Blount County group, 2 localities: Bibb, BlountBRICKLAYER$22.00 $22.00 
Calhoun CountyBRICKLAYER$22.00 $22.00 
Chilton CountyBRICKLAYER$22.00 $22.00 
Etowah CountyBRICKLAYER$22.00 $22.00 
Hale CountyBRICKLAYER$22.00 $22.00 
Jefferson CountyBRICKLAYER$22.00 $22.00 
Pickens CountyBRICKLAYER$22.00 $22.00 
Shelby CountyBRICKLAYER$22.00 $22.00 
St. Clair CountyBRICKLAYER$22.00 $22.00 
Tuscaloosa CountyBRICKLAYER$22.00 $22.00 
Walker CountyBRICKLAYER$22.00 $22.00 
Chambers County group, 6 localities: Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, RandolphBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Monroe County group, 2 localities: Marengo, MonroeBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Pike County group, 2 localities: Bullock, PikeBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Barbour CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Butler CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Choctaw CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Clarke CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Coffee CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Conecuh CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Covington CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Crenshaw CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Cullman CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Dale CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Dallas CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
DeKalb CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Escambia CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Fayette CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Franklin CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Greene CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Jackson CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Lamar CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Macon CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Marion CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Marshall CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Perry CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Sumter CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Talladega CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Tallapoosa CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Washington CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Wilcox CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Winston CountyBRICKLAYER$20.00 $20.00 
Autauga CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Baldwin CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Colbert CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Elmore CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Geneva CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Henry CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Houston CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Lauderdale CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Lawrence CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Lee CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Limestone CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Lowndes CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Madison CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Mobile CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Montgomery CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Morgan CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 
Russell CountyBRICKLAYER$19.81 $19.81 

4 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 55 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Alabama bricklayer pay

What is the bricklayer prevailing wage in Jefferson County?

$22.00 an hour: a $22.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AL20260087, modification 1. Overtime and every bricklayer classification in Jefferson County.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Jefferson County the $22.00 total is a $22.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage pay overtime in Alabama?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice bricklayers get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

Why do some counties have the same bricklayer rate?

DOL often publishes the same bricklayer rates for several counties. Across Alabama, the 67 counties with a bricklayer rate fall into 59 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 6 counties (the Chambers County group).