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Washington bricklayer prevailing wage, county by county

A bricklayer's prevailing wage on Washington public works runs from $63.84 an hour in Yakima County to $82.00 in Clallam County, wages and fringe benefits together. The median county is $79.19.

Main bricklayer classification in each county (Journey level), L&I period 2026-2, commercial rates. Checked October 24, 2026.

Pierce County bricklayer: $82.00 per hourAdams County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourPend Oreille County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourKing County bricklayer: $82.00 per hourChelan County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourKittitas County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourGarfield County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourGrant County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourOkanogan County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourFranklin County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourKlickitat County bricklayer: $79.19 per hourClark County bricklayer: $79.19 per hourSkagit County bricklayer: $82.00 per hourWalla Walla County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourPacific County bricklayer: $79.19 per hourCowlitz County bricklayer: $79.19 per hourWahkiakum County bricklayer: $79.19 per hourLewis County bricklayer: $82.00 per hourClallam County bricklayer: $82.00 per hourGrays Harbor County bricklayer: $82.00 per hourJefferson County bricklayer: $82.00 per hourLincoln County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourMason County bricklayer: $82.00 per hourSan Juan County bricklayer: $82.00 per hourStevens County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourWhatcom County bricklayer: $82.00 per hourDouglas County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourSnohomish County bricklayer: $82.00 per hourThurston County bricklayer: $82.00 per hourColumbia County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourYakima County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourBenton County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourIsland County bricklayer: $82.00 per hourSpokane County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourWhitman County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourFerry County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourSkamania County bricklayer: $79.19 per hourAsotin County bricklayer: $63.84 per hourKitsap County bricklayer: $82.00 per hour
$63$63$63$79$82$82Bricklayer, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

2 groups of counties with identical rates and 23 counties with rates of their own, highest main rate first, each split into wage and fringe benefits on one scale. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. King County group5 counties$82.00
  2. Grays Harbor County1 county$82.00
  3. Kitsap County1 county$82.00
  4. Lewis County1 county$82.00
  5. Mason County1 county$82.00
  6. Pierce County1 county$82.00
  7. San Juan County1 county$82.00
  8. Skagit County1 county$82.00
  9. Snohomish County1 county$82.00
  10. Thurston County1 county$82.00
  11. Clark County1 county$79.19
  12. Cowlitz County1 county$79.19
  13. Klickitat County1 county$79.19
  14. Pacific County1 county$79.19
  15. Skamania County1 county$79.19
  16. Wahkiakum County1 county$79.19
  17. Benton County group11 counties$63.84
  18. Chelan County1 county$63.84
  19. Douglas County1 county$63.84
  20. Franklin County1 county$63.84
  21. Kittitas County1 county$63.84
  22. Spokane County1 county$63.84
  23. Stevens County1 county$63.84
  24. Walla Walla County1 county$63.84
  25. Yakima County1 county$63.84

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
King County group, 5 counties: Clallam, Island, Jefferson, King, WhatcomJourney Level$82.00 $57.29 
Grays Harbor CountyJourney Level$82.00 $57.29 
Kitsap CountyJourney Level$82.00 $57.29 
Lewis CountyJourney Level$82.00 $57.29 
Mason CountyJourney Level$82.00 $57.29 
Pierce CountyJourney Level$82.00 $57.29 
San Juan CountyJourney Level$82.00 $57.29 
Skagit CountyJourney Level$82.00 $57.29 
Snohomish CountyJourney Level$82.00 $57.29 
Thurston CountyJourney Level$82.00 $57.29 
Clark CountyJourney Level$79.19 $51.47 
Cowlitz CountyJourney Level$79.19 $51.47 
Klickitat CountyJourney Level$79.19 $51.47 
Pacific CountyJourney Level$79.19 $51.47 
Skamania CountyJourney Level$79.19 $51.47 
Wahkiakum CountyJourney Level$79.19 $51.47 
Benton County group, 11 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, WhitmanJourney Level$63.84 $41.79 
Chelan CountyJourney Level$63.84 $41.79 
Douglas CountyJourney Level$63.84 $41.79 
Franklin CountyJourney Level$63.84 $41.79 
Kittitas CountyJourney Level$63.84 $41.79 
Spokane CountyJourney Level$63.84 $41.79 
Stevens CountyJourney Level$63.84 $41.79 
Walla Walla CountyJourney Level$63.84 $41.79 
Yakima CountyJourney Level$63.84 $41.79 

2 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 23 counties with rates of their own.

These are journey-level rates. Registered apprentices are paid L&I's apprentice rate for the trade (RCW 39.12.021), which L&I publishes in its wage lookup.

L&I also sets residential bricklayer rates for 78 county listings. They apply only to the residential projects defined in WAC 296-127-010(9), and each county page shows them separately.

Questions about Washington bricklayer pay

What is the bricklayer prevailing wage in King County?

$82.00 an hour: a $57.29 base wage plus $24.71 in fringe benefits, under L&I period 2026-2. Overtime and every bricklayer classification in King County.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In King County the $82.00 total is a $57.29 base wage plus $24.71 in fringe benefits, about 30% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice bricklayers get this rate?

Registered apprentices get L&I's apprentice rate for the trade (RCW 39.12.021), which L&I publishes in its wage lookup. Anyone else on the job is paid as a journey-level worker.

Why do some counties have the same bricklayer rate?

L&I often publishes the same bricklayer rates for several counties. Across Washington, the 39 counties with a bricklayer rate fall into 25 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 11 counties (the Benton County group).

Which county pays bricklayers the most in Washington?

Clallam County, at $82.00 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Yakima County at $63.84, and the median county is $79.19.