Skip to content

Home / Virginia / Brick Tender

Virginia · Brick Tender

Virginia brick tender prevailing wage, county or city by county or city

A brick tender's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Virginia runs from $12.37 an hour in Salem (independent city) to $18.16 in Norfolk (independent city). The median county or city is $16.56.

Main brick tender classification in each county or city (Laborer: mason tender - brick), 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.

Waynesboro (independent city) brick tender: $16.56 per hourEmporia (independent city): no rate for this tradeBuena Vista (independent city): no rate for this tradeDanville (independent city): no rate for this tradeGalax (independent city): no rate for this tradeHarrisonburg (independent city) brick tender: $16.56 per hourMartinsville (independent city): no rate for this tradeCharlottesville (independent city) brick tender: $16.56 per hourKing George County: no rate for this tradeRichmond County: no rate for this tradeScott County brick tender: $16.56 per hourBotetourt County brick tender: $12.37 per hourYork County brick tender: $16.75 per hourRappahannock County: no rate for this tradeGreene County brick tender: $16.56 per hourRadford (independent city) brick tender: $16.56 per hourLouisa County: no rate for this tradeSalem (independent city) brick tender: $12.37 per hourHopewell (independent city) brick tender: $16.56 per hourFalls Church (independent city): no rate for this tradeLexington (independent city): no rate for this tradeCumberland County: no rate for this tradePulaski County brick tender: $16.56 per hourLoudoun County: no rate for this tradeAppomattox County brick tender: $16.56 per hourNorton (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenrico County brick tender: $16.56 per hourFranklin (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenry County: no rate for this tradeHampton (independent city) brick tender: $16.75 per hourHighland County: no rate for this tradeKing William County brick tender: $16.56 per hourMontgomery County brick tender: $16.56 per hourRichmond (independent city) brick tender: $16.56 per hourAmherst County brick tender: $16.56 per hourMathews County brick tender: $16.75 per hourPetersburg (independent city) brick tender: $16.56 per hourGoochland County brick tender: $16.56 per hourAlbemarle County brick tender: $16.56 per hourPrince Edward County: no rate for this tradeCaroline County brick tender: $16.56 per hourFluvanna County brick tender: $16.56 per hourNorthumberland County: no rate for this tradeIsle of Wight County brick tender: $16.75 per hourManassas Park (independent city): no rate for this tradeKing and Queen County: no rate for this tradeBristol (independent city) brick tender: $16.56 per hourColonial Heights (independent city) brick tender: $16.56 per hourTazewell County: no rate for this tradeClarke County: no rate for this tradeHalifax County: no rate for this tradeArlington County: no rate for this tradeSurry County: no rate for this tradeWarren County: no rate for this tradeWashington County brick tender: $16.56 per hourWise County: no rate for this tradeWinchester (independent city): no rate for this tradeCharles City County brick tender: $16.56 per hourPage County: no rate for this tradeBland County: no rate for this tradeSussex County brick tender: $16.56 per hourLunenburg County: no rate for this tradeBuchanan County: no rate for this tradeMecklenburg County: no rate for this tradeAmelia County brick tender: $16.56 per hourGloucester County brick tender: $16.75 per hourShenandoah County: no rate for this tradeDickenson County: no rate for this tradeStaunton (independent city) brick tender: $16.56 per hourFloyd County brick tender: $16.56 per hourRoanoke (independent city) brick tender: $12.37 per hourAlleghany County: no rate for this tradeGiles County brick tender: $16.56 per hourFranklin County brick tender: $12.37 per hourBath County: no rate for this tradePittsylvania County: no rate for this tradeNorthampton County: no rate for this tradeCulpeper County: no rate for this tradeJames City County brick tender: $16.75 per hourFauquier County: no rate for this tradeOrange County: no rate for this tradeLynchburg (independent city) brick tender: $16.56 per hourCampbell County brick tender: $16.56 per hourNorfolk (independent city) brick tender: $18.16 per hourPoquoson (independent city) brick tender: $16.75 per hourPortsmouth (independent city) brick tender: $16.75 per hourChesterfield County brick tender: $16.56 per hourSuffolk (independent city) brick tender: $16.75 per hourCraig County brick tender: $12.37 per hourFrederick County: no rate for this tradeChesapeake (independent city) brick tender: $16.75 per hourDinwiddie County brick tender: $16.56 per hourPowhatan County brick tender: $16.56 per hourGreensville County: no rate for this tradeHanover County brick tender: $16.56 per hourRockbridge County: no rate for this tradeSpotsylvania County: no rate for this tradeStafford County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County: no rate for this tradeNewport News (independent city) brick tender: $16.75 per hourGrayson County: no rate for this tradeAccomack County: no rate for this tradePrince George County brick tender: $16.56 per hourNew Kent County brick tender: $16.56 per hourWythe County: no rate for this tradePatrick County: no rate for this tradeSouthampton County: no rate for this tradeCharlotte County: no rate for this tradeRockingham County brick tender: $16.56 per hourWilliamsburg (independent city) brick tender: $16.75 per hourSmyth County: no rate for this tradeMiddlesex County: no rate for this tradeAlexandria (independent city): no rate for this tradeBrunswick County: no rate for this tradeFairfax (independent city): no rate for this tradeManassas (independent city): no rate for this tradeNottoway County: no rate for this tradePrince William County: no rate for this tradeRussell County: no rate for this tradeBuckingham County brick tender: $16.56 per hourAugusta County brick tender: $16.56 per hourMadison County: no rate for this tradeFairfax County: no rate for this tradeWestmoreland County: no rate for this tradeLancaster County: no rate for this tradeEssex County: no rate for this tradeBedford County brick tender: $16.56 per hourRoanoke County brick tender: $12.37 per hourFredericksburg (independent city): no rate for this tradeVirginia Beach (independent city) brick tender: $16.75 per hourNelson County brick tender: $16.56 per hourCovington (independent city): no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this trade
$12.37$16.56$16.56$16.56$16.75$18.16Brick Tender, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a brick tender make on prevailing wage in Virginia?

15 groups of localities with identical rates and 12 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which localities are in each group.

  1. Norfolk (independent city)1 county or city$18.16
  2. Suffolk (independent city) group3 localities$16.75
  3. James City County group2 localities$16.75
  4. York County group2 localities$16.75
  5. Chesapeake (independent city)1 county or city$16.75
  6. Hampton (independent city)1 county or city$16.75
  7. Isle of Wight County1 county or city$16.75
  8. Newport News (independent city)1 county or city$16.75
  9. Portsmouth (independent city)1 county or city$16.75
  10. Virginia Beach (independent city)1 county or city$16.75
  11. Hanover County group9 localities$16.56
  12. Bedford County group4 localities$16.56
  13. Fluvanna County group4 localities$16.56
  14. Augusta County group3 localities$16.56
  15. Montgomery County group3 localities$16.56
  16. Washington County group3 localities$16.56
  17. Albemarle County group2 localities$16.56
  18. Chesterfield County group2 localities$16.56
  19. Henrico County group2 localities$16.56
  20. Petersburg (independent city) group2 localities$16.56
  21. Rockingham County group2 localities$16.56
  22. Appomattox County1 county or city$16.56
  23. Caroline County1 county or city$16.56
  24. Pulaski County1 county or city$16.56
  25. Radford (independent city)1 county or city$16.56
  26. Sussex County1 county or city$16.56
  27. Roanoke (independent city) group6 localities$12.37

Which localities pay which rate

Counties and citiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Norfolk (independent city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$18.16 $14.82 
Suffolk (independent city) group, 3 localities: Gloucester, Mathews, Suffolk (city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.75 $13.48 
James City County group, 2 localities: James City, Williamsburg (city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.75 $13.48 
York County group, 2 localities: Poquoson (city), YorkLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.75 $13.48 
Chesapeake (independent city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.75 $13.48 
Hampton (independent city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.75 $13.48 
Isle of Wight CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.75 $13.48 
Newport News (independent city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.75 $13.48 
Portsmouth (independent city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.75 $13.48 
Virginia Beach (independent city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.75 $13.48 
Hanover County group, 9 localities: Amelia, Charles City, Goochland, Hanover, Hopewell (city), King William, New Kent, Powhatan, Prince GeorgeLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Bedford County group, 4 localities: Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Lynchburg (city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Fluvanna County group, 4 localities: Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, NelsonLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Augusta County group, 3 localities: Augusta, Staunton (city), Waynesboro (city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Montgomery County group, 3 localities: Floyd, Giles, MontgomeryLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Washington County group, 3 localities: Bristol (city), Scott, WashingtonLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Albemarle County group, 2 localities: Albemarle, Charlottesville (city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Chesterfield County group, 2 localities: Chesterfield, Colonial Heights (city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Henrico County group, 2 localities: Henrico, Richmond (city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Petersburg (independent city) group, 2 localities: Dinwiddie, Petersburg (city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Rockingham County group, 2 localities: Harrisonburg (city), RockinghamLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Appomattox CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Caroline CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Pulaski CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Radford (independent city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Sussex CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$16.56 $13.41 
Roanoke (independent city) group, 6 localities: Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Salem (city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$12.37 $12.37 

15 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 12 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Virginia brick tender pay

What is the brick tender prevailing wage in Virginia Beach (independent city)?

$16.75 an hour: a $13.48 base wage plus $3.27 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260167, modification 2. Overtime and every brick tender classification in Virginia Beach (independent city).

Does brick tender prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Virginia Beach (independent city) the $16.75 total is a $13.48 base wage plus $3.27 in fringe benefits, about 20% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does brick tender prevailing wage pay overtime in Virginia?

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 brick tenders 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 localities have the same brick tender rate?

DOL often publishes the same brick tender rates for several localities. Across Virginia, the 61 localities with a brick tender rate fall into 27 distinct sets of rates, and 15 of those sets are shared by more than one county or city; the largest covers 9 localities (the Hanover County group).