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Virginia bricklayer prevailing wage, county or city by county or city

A bricklayer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Virginia runs from $18.89 an hour in Portsmouth (independent city) to $53.97 in Alexandria (independent city). The median county or city is $30.27.

Main bricklayer classification in each county or city (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.

Waynesboro (independent city) bricklayer: $30.27 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) bricklayer: $30.27 per hourMartinsville (independent city): no rate for this tradeCharlottesville (independent city) bricklayer: $30.27 per hourKing George County: no rate for this tradeRichmond County: no rate for this tradeScott County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourBotetourt County bricklayer: $30.68 per hourYork County bricklayer: $32.67 per hourRappahannock County bricklayer: $53.97 per hourGreene County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourRadford (independent city) bricklayer: $30.27 per hourLouisa County: no rate for this tradeSalem (independent city) bricklayer: $30.68 per hourHopewell (independent city) bricklayer: $21.00 per hourFalls Church (independent city) bricklayer: $23.67 per hourLexington (independent city): no rate for this tradeCumberland County: no rate for this tradePulaski County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourLoudoun County bricklayer: $53.97 per hourAppomattox County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourNorton (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenrico County bricklayer: $21.00 per hourFranklin (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenry County: no rate for this tradeHampton (independent city) bricklayer: $32.67 per hourHighland County: no rate for this tradeKing William County bricklayer: $21.00 per hourMontgomery County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourRichmond (independent city) bricklayer: $21.00 per hourAmherst County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourMathews County bricklayer: $32.67 per hourPetersburg (independent city) bricklayer: $21.00 per hourGoochland County bricklayer: $21.00 per hourAlbemarle County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourPrince Edward County: no rate for this tradeCaroline County bricklayer: $21.00 per hourFluvanna County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourNorthumberland County: no rate for this tradeIsle of Wight County bricklayer: $32.67 per hourManassas Park (independent city) bricklayer: $53.97 per hourKing and Queen County: no rate for this tradeBristol (independent city) bricklayer: $30.27 per hourColonial Heights (independent city) bricklayer: $21.00 per hourTazewell County: no rate for this tradeClarke County bricklayer: $53.97 per hourHalifax County: no rate for this tradeArlington County bricklayer: $53.97 per hourSurry County: no rate for this tradeWarren County bricklayer: $53.97 per hourWashington County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourWise County: no rate for this tradeWinchester (independent city) bricklayer: $53.97 per hourCharles City County bricklayer: $21.00 per hourPage County: no rate for this tradeBland County: no rate for this tradeSussex County bricklayer: $21.00 per hourLunenburg County: no rate for this tradeBuchanan County: no rate for this tradeMecklenburg County: no rate for this tradeAmelia County bricklayer: $21.00 per hourGloucester County bricklayer: $32.67 per hourShenandoah County: no rate for this tradeDickenson County: no rate for this tradeStaunton (independent city) bricklayer: $30.27 per hourFloyd County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourRoanoke (independent city) bricklayer: $30.68 per hourAlleghany County: no rate for this tradeGiles County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourFranklin County bricklayer: $30.68 per hourBath County: no rate for this tradePittsylvania County: no rate for this tradeNorthampton County: no rate for this tradeCulpeper County bricklayer: $53.97 per hourJames City County bricklayer: $32.67 per hourFauquier County bricklayer: $53.97 per hourOrange County: no rate for this tradeLynchburg (independent city) bricklayer: $30.27 per hourCampbell County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourNorfolk (independent city) bricklayer: $32.67 per hourPoquoson (independent city) bricklayer: $32.67 per hourPortsmouth (independent city) bricklayer: $18.89 per hourChesterfield County bricklayer: $21.00 per hourSuffolk (independent city) bricklayer: $32.67 per hourCraig County bricklayer: $30.68 per hourFrederick County bricklayer: $53.97 per hourChesapeake (independent city) bricklayer: $32.67 per hourDinwiddie County bricklayer: $21.00 per hourPowhatan County bricklayer: $21.00 per hourGreensville County: no rate for this tradeHanover County bricklayer: $21.00 per hourRockbridge County: no rate for this tradeSpotsylvania County bricklayer: $53.97 per hourStafford County bricklayer: $53.97 per hourCarroll County: no rate for this tradeNewport News (independent city) bricklayer: $32.67 per hourGrayson County: no rate for this tradeAccomack County: no rate for this tradePrince George County bricklayer: $21.00 per hourNew Kent County bricklayer: $21.00 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 bricklayer: $30.27 per hourWilliamsburg (independent city) bricklayer: $32.67 per hourSmyth County: no rate for this tradeMiddlesex County: no rate for this tradeAlexandria (independent city) bricklayer: $53.97 per hourBrunswick County: no rate for this tradeFairfax (independent city) bricklayer: $23.67 per hourManassas (independent city) bricklayer: $53.97 per hourNottoway County: no rate for this tradePrince William County bricklayer: $53.97 per hourRussell County: no rate for this tradeBuckingham County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourAugusta County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourMadison County: no rate for this tradeFairfax County bricklayer: $23.67 per hourWestmoreland County: no rate for this tradeLancaster County: no rate for this tradeEssex County: no rate for this tradeBedford County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourRoanoke County bricklayer: $30.68 per hourFredericksburg (independent city) bricklayer: $53.97 per hourVirginia Beach (independent city) bricklayer: $32.67 per hourNelson County bricklayer: $30.27 per hourCovington (independent city): no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this trade
$18$21$30$30$53$53Bricklayer, 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 Virginia?

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

  1. Prince William County group3 localities$53.97
  2. Stafford County group3 localities$53.97
  3. Arlington County group2 localities$53.97
  4. Frederick County group2 localities$53.97
  5. Spotsylvania County group2 localities$53.97
  6. Clarke County1 county or city$53.97
  7. Fauquier County1 county or city$53.97
  8. Loudoun County1 county or city$53.97
  9. Warren County1 county or city$53.97
  10. Suffolk (independent city) group8 localities$32.67
  11. Chesapeake (independent city)1 county or city$32.67
  12. Hampton (independent city)1 county or city$32.67
  13. Newport News (independent city)1 county or city$32.67
  14. Norfolk (independent city)1 county or city$32.67
  15. Virginia Beach (independent city)1 county or city$32.67
  16. Roanoke (independent city) group6 localities$30.68
  17. Bedford County group4 localities$30.27
  18. Fluvanna County group4 localities$30.27
  19. Augusta County group3 localities$30.27
  20. Montgomery County group3 localities$30.27
  21. Washington County group3 localities$30.27
  22. Albemarle County group2 localities$30.27
  23. Rockingham County group2 localities$30.27
  24. Appomattox County1 county or city$30.27
  25. Pulaski County1 county or city$30.27
  26. Radford (independent city)1 county or city$30.27
  27. Fairfax County group3 localities$23.67
  28. Hanover County group9 localities$21.00
  29. Chesterfield County group2 localities$21.00
  30. Henrico County group2 localities$21.00
  31. Petersburg (independent city) group2 localities$21.00
  32. Caroline County1 county or city$21.00
  33. Sussex County1 county or city$21.00
  34. Portsmouth (independent city)1 county or city$18.89

Which localities pay which rate

Counties and citiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Prince William County group, 3 localities: Manassas (city), Manassas Park (city), Prince WilliamBRICKLAYER$53.97 $38.80 
Stafford County group, 3 localities: Culpeper, Rappahannock, StaffordBRICKLAYER$53.97 $38.80 
Arlington County group, 2 localities: Alexandria (city), ArlingtonBRICKLAYER$53.97 $38.80 
Frederick County group, 2 localities: Frederick, Winchester (city)BRICKLAYER$53.97 $38.80 
Spotsylvania County group, 2 localities: Fredericksburg (city), SpotsylvaniaBRICKLAYER$53.97 $38.80 
Clarke CountyBRICKLAYER$53.97 $38.80 
Fauquier CountyBRICKLAYER$53.97 $38.80 
Loudoun CountyBRICKLAYER$53.97 $38.80 
Warren CountyBRICKLAYER$53.97 $38.80 
Suffolk (independent city) group, 8 localities: Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Poquoson (city), Suffolk (city), Williamsburg (city), YorkBRICKLAYER$32.67 $22.44 
Chesapeake (independent city)BRICKLAYER$32.67 $22.44 
Hampton (independent city)BRICKLAYER$32.67 $22.44 
Newport News (independent city)BRICKLAYER$32.67 $22.44 
Norfolk (independent city)BRICKLAYER$32.67 $22.44 
Virginia Beach (independent city)BRICKLAYER$32.67 $22.44 
Roanoke (independent city) group, 6 localities: Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Salem (city)BRICKLAYER$30.68 $23.87 
Bedford County group, 4 localities: Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Lynchburg (city)BRICKLAYER$30.27 $23.54 
Fluvanna County group, 4 localities: Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, NelsonBRICKLAYER$30.27 $23.54 
Augusta County group, 3 localities: Augusta, Staunton (city), Waynesboro (city)BRICKLAYER$30.27 $23.54 
Montgomery County group, 3 localities: Floyd, Giles, MontgomeryBRICKLAYER$30.27 $23.54 
Washington County group, 3 localities: Bristol (city), Scott, WashingtonBRICKLAYER$30.27 $23.54 
Albemarle County group, 2 localities: Albemarle, Charlottesville (city)BRICKLAYER$30.27 $23.54 
Rockingham County group, 2 localities: Harrisonburg (city), RockinghamBRICKLAYER$30.27 $23.54 
Appomattox CountyBRICKLAYER$30.27 $23.54 
Pulaski CountyBRICKLAYER$30.27 $23.54 
Radford (independent city)BRICKLAYER$30.27 $23.54 
Fairfax County group, 3 localities: Fairfax, Fairfax (city), Falls Church (city)BRICKLAYER$23.67 $23.67 
Hanover County group, 9 localities: Amelia, Charles City, Goochland, Hanover, Hopewell (city), King William, New Kent, Powhatan, Prince GeorgeBRICKLAYER$21.00 $20.00 
Chesterfield County group, 2 localities: Chesterfield, Colonial Heights (city)BRICKLAYER$21.00 $20.00 
Henrico County group, 2 localities: Henrico, Richmond (city)BRICKLAYER$21.00 $20.00 
Petersburg (independent city) group, 2 localities: Dinwiddie, Petersburg (city)BRICKLAYER$21.00 $20.00 
Caroline CountyBRICKLAYER$21.00 $20.00 
Sussex CountyBRICKLAYER$21.00 $20.00 
Portsmouth (independent city)BRICKLAYER$18.89 $18.89 

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

Questions about Virginia bricklayer pay

What is the bricklayer prevailing wage in Fairfax County?

$23.67 an hour: a $23.67 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260178, modification 4. Overtime and every bricklayer classification in Fairfax County.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fairfax County the $23.67 total is a $23.67 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 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 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 localities have the same bricklayer rate?

DOL often publishes the same bricklayer rates for several localities. Across Virginia, the 80 localities with a bricklayer rate fall into 34 distinct sets of rates, and 19 of those sets are shared by more than one county or city; the largest covers 9 localities (the Hanover County group).