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Michigan bricklayer prevailing wage, county by county

A bricklayer's prevailing wage on Michigan public works runs from $55.76 an hour in Schoolcraft County to $67.98 in Livingston County. The median county is $58.37.

Main bricklayer classification in each county, LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. The contracting agent gets LEO's rates before advertising and puts them in the specifications; if the contract isn't awarded or started within 90 days of LEO's determination, LEO must redetermine them (MCL 408.1103). Checked October 25, 2026.

Lapeer County bricklayer: $63.77 per hourNewaygo County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourIsabella County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourSanilac County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourManistee County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourOgemaw County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourClare County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourCrawford County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourMontmorency County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourGladwin County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourOscoda County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourClinton County bricklayer: $62.02 per hourBranch County bricklayer: $61.21 per hourGratiot County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourIonia County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourKalamazoo County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourLake County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourMason County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourMecosta County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourMuskegon County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourOtsego County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourRoscommon County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourWashtenaw County bricklayer: $67.98 per hourBarry County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourMenominee County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourMidland County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourLuce County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourAntrim County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourJackson County bricklayer: $62.02 per hourSt. Joseph County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourOsceola County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourSaginaw County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourHillsdale County bricklayer: $61.21 per hourArenac County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourKalkaska County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourBay County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourAlpena County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourGogebic County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourDickinson County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourMissaukee County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourMontcalm County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourBaraga County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourOceana County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourAlger County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourHoughton County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourIngham County bricklayer: $62.02 per hourIron County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourOttawa County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourGrand Traverse County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourLivingston County bricklayer: $67.98 per hourSt. Clair County bricklayer: $67.32 per hourWayne County bricklayer: $67.32 per hourCass County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourKent County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourCharlevoix County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourLenawee County bricklayer: $61.21 per hourChippewa County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourMackinac County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourSchoolcraft County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourBenzie County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourEmmet County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourMonroe County bricklayer: $67.32 per hourShiawassee County bricklayer: $63.77 per hourTuscola County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourHuron County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourAlcona County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourMarquette County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourIosco County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourOntonagon County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourMacomb County bricklayer: $67.32 per hourGenesee County bricklayer: $63.77 per hourVan Buren County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourPresque Isle County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourCheboygan County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourDelta County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourBerrien County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourAllegan County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourLeelanau County bricklayer: $58.37 per hourKeweenaw County bricklayer: $55.76 per hourOakland County bricklayer: $67.32 per hourEaton County bricklayer: $62.02 per hourCalhoun County bricklayer: $59.07 per hourWexford County bricklayer: $58.37 per hour
$55$58$58$59$61$67Bricklayer, main rate, total (fringes included) per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

8 groups of counties with identical rates and 5 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Livingston County1 county$67.98
  2. Washtenaw County1 county$67.98
  3. Wayne County group5 counties$67.32
  4. Genesee County group3 counties$63.77
  5. Ingham County group4 counties$62.02
  6. Lenawee County group3 counties$61.21
  7. Saginaw County group12 counties$59.07
  8. Kalamazoo County group6 counties$59.07
  9. Allegan County1 county$59.07
  10. Barry County1 county$59.07
  11. Kent County group30 counties$58.37
  12. Ionia County1 county$58.37
  13. Houghton County group15 counties$55.76

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotal (fringes included)Base
Livingston County*Bricklayer$67.98 —
Washtenaw CountyBricklayer$67.98 —
Wayne County group, 5 localities: Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, WayneBricklayers$67.32 —
Genesee County group, 3 localities: Genesee, Lapeer, ShiawasseeBricklayer$63.77 —
Ingham County group, 4 localities: Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, JacksonBricklayer$62.02 —
Lenawee County group, 3 localities: Branch, Hillsdale, LenaweeBricklayer$61.21 —
Saginaw County group, 12 localities: Arenac, Bay, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Iosco, Isabella, Midland, Ogemaw, Saginaw, Sanilac, TuscolaBricklayer$59.07 —
Kalamazoo County group, 6 localities: Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Van BurenBricklayers$59.07 —
Allegan County*Bricklayers$59.07 —
Barry County*Bricklayers$59.07 —
Kent County group, 30 localities: Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Roscommon, WexfordBricklayer$58.37 —
Ionia County*Bricklayer$58.37 —
Houghton County group, 15 localities: Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, SchoolcraftBricklayers$55.76 —

8 groups of counties with identical LEO rates, and 5 counties with rates of their own. * Part of the county has a rate of its own; its page lists each part's rate.

LEO prints apprentice levels (straight time, 1.5x, 2x) on each classification page; see apprentice_rates.

Questions about Michigan bricklayer pay

What is the bricklayer prevailing wage in Wayne County?

$67.32 an hour, fringe benefits included (one rate, no separate base wage), under LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. Overtime and every bricklayer classification in Wayne County.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage pay overtime in Michigan?

Standard overtime unless the classification says otherwise: 1.5× over 8 hours a day (unless four 10-hour days are allowed), over 40 a week and on Saturdays; 2× on Sundays and holidays. The figures are LEO's own (LEO).

Do apprentice bricklayers get this rate?

LEO prints apprentice levels (straight time, 1.5x, 2x) on each classification page; see apprentice_rates.

Why do some counties have the same bricklayer rate?

LEO often publishes the same bricklayer rates for several counties. Across Michigan, the 83 counties with a bricklayer rate fall into 13 distinct sets of rates, and 8 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 30 counties (the Kent County group).

Which county pays bricklayers the most in Michigan?

Livingston County, at $67.98 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Schoolcraft County at $55.76, and the median county is $58.37.