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Wisconsin bricklayer prevailing wage, county by county

A bricklayer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Wisconsin runs from $65.86 an hour in Winnebago County to $77.91 in Bayfield County. The median county is $68.19.

Main bricklayer classification in each county, 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.

Marinette County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourWaushara County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourSawyer County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourWaupaca County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourManitowoc County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourLincoln County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourTaylor County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourWaukesha County bricklayer: $73.14 per hourMarathon County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourClark County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourPortage County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourWood County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourMenominee County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourGreen Lake County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourRichland County bricklayer: $69.83 per hourRock County bricklayer: $69.83 per hourKenosha County bricklayer: $73.61 per hourMarquette County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourPrice County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourLanglade County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourChippewa County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourBayfield County bricklayer: $77.91 per hourVernon County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourFlorence County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourOzaukee County bricklayer: $73.14 per hourDodge County bricklayer: $69.81 per hourPierce County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourPolk County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourSt. Croix County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourColumbia County bricklayer: $69.83 per hourWashburn County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourPepin County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourCalumet County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourOutagamie County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourBuffalo County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourBarron County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourKewaunee County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourIron County bricklayer: $75.32 per hourCrawford County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourBurnett County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourDane County bricklayer: $69.83 per hourDouglas County bricklayer: $77.91 per hourGrant County bricklayer: $69.83 per hourRacine County bricklayer: $73.61 per hourLa Crosse County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourEau Claire County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourMilwaukee County bricklayer: $73.14 per hourJackson County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourDoor County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourOconto County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourLafayette County bricklayer: $69.83 per hourGreen County bricklayer: $69.83 per hourVilas County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourShawano County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourDunn County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourTrempealeau County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourFond du Lac County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourAshland County bricklayer: $75.32 per hourWashington County bricklayer: $73.14 per hourWalworth County bricklayer: $73.61 per hourAdams County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourRusk County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourSauk County bricklayer: $69.83 per hourJefferson County bricklayer: $69.81 per hourOneida County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourMonroe County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourForest County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourJuneau County bricklayer: $68.19 per hourWinnebago County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourBrown County bricklayer: $65.86 per hourIowa County bricklayer: $69.83 per hourSheboygan County bricklayer: $65.86 per hour
$65$65$68$68$69$77Bricklayer, 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 Wisconsin?

16 groups of counties with identical rates and 17 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Bayfield County1 county$77.91
  2. Douglas County1 county$77.91
  3. Ashland County group2 counties$75.32
  4. Kenosha County1 county$73.61
  5. Racine County1 county$73.61
  6. Walworth County1 county$73.61
  7. Milwaukee County group4 counties$73.14
  8. Grant County group3 counties$69.83
  9. Sauk County group2 counties$69.83
  10. Dane County1 county$69.83
  11. Green County1 county$69.83
  12. Lafayette County1 county$69.83
  13. Rock County1 county$69.83
  14. Dodge County group2 counties$69.81
  15. Wood County group11 counties$68.19
  16. Barron County group5 counties$68.19
  17. Monroe County group5 counties$68.19
  18. Burnett County group2 counties$68.19
  19. Eau Claire County group2 counties$68.19
  20. St. Croix County group2 counties$68.19
  21. Buffalo County1 county$68.19
  22. Jackson County1 county$68.19
  23. La Crosse County1 county$68.19
  24. Marathon County1 county$68.19
  25. Price County1 county$68.19
  26. Sawyer County1 county$68.19
  27. Marinette County group5 counties$65.86
  28. Waupaca County group4 counties$65.86
  29. Fond du Lac County group2 counties$65.86
  30. Outagamie County group2 counties$65.86
  31. Sheboygan County group2 counties$65.86
  32. Brown County1 county$65.86
  33. Waushara County1 county$65.86

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Bayfield CountyBRICKLAYER: BRICKLAYER & TILE SETTER (BAYFIELD COUNTY)$77.91 $48.60 
Douglas CountyBRICKLAYER & TILE SETTER$77.91 $48.60 
Ashland County group, 2 localities: Ashland, IronBRICKLAYER: CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ASHLAND, BURNETT, IRON, WASHBURN)$75.32 $46.01 
Kenosha CountyBRICKLAYER$73.61 $44.71 
Racine CountyBRICKLAYER$73.61 $44.71 
Walworth CountyBRICKLAYER (WALWORTH COUNTY)$73.61 $44.71 
Milwaukee County group, 4 localities: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, WaukeshaBRICKLAYER$73.14 $45.72 
Grant County group, 3 localities: Grant, Iowa, RichlandBRICKLAYER (GRANT, IOWA, AND RICHLAND COUNTIES)$69.83 $41.17 
Sauk County group, 2 localities: Columbia, SaukBRICKLAYER: BRICKLAYER, CEMENT MASON, TILE LAYER (COLUMBIA AND SAUK COUNTIES)$69.83 $41.17 
Dane CountyBRICKLAYER$69.83 $41.17 
Green CountyBRICKLAYER & TILE SETTER (GREEN AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES)$69.83 $40.34 
Lafayette CountyBRICKLAYER & TILE SETTER (GREEN AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES)$69.83 $40.34 
Rock CountyBRICKLAYER & TILE SETTER$69.83 $40.34 
Dodge County group, 2 localities: Dodge, JeffersonBRICKLAYER: BRICKLAYER, CEMENT MASON, TILE LAYER (DODGE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES)$69.81 $40.14 
Wood County group, 11 localities: Adams, Clark, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Menominee, Oneida, Portage, Taylor, Vilas, WoodBRICKLAYER: BRICKLAYER,CEMENT MASON,TILE SETTER (ADAMS, CLARK, FOREST, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MENOMINEE, ONEIDA, PORTAGE, TAYLOR, VILAS AND WOOD COUNTIES)$68.19 $39.36 
Barron County group, 5 localities: Barron, Dunn, Pepin, Polk, RuskBRICKLAYER: BRICKLAYER, CEMENT MASON, TILE LAYER (BARRON, BURNETT (SOUTHERN HALF), DUNN, PEPIN, POLK, RUSK, AND WASHBURN (SOUTHERN HALF) COUNTIES)$68.19 $39.50 
Monroe County group, 5 localities: Crawford, Juneau, Monroe, Trempealeau, VernonBRICKLAYER & TILE SETTER (CRAWFORD,JUNEAU, MONROE,TREMPEALEAU, AND VERNON COUNTIES)$68.19 $40.09 
Burnett County group, 2 localities: Burnett, WashburnBRICKLAYER: BRICKLAYER, CEMENT MASON, TILE LAYER (BARRON, BURNETT (SOUTHERN HALF), DUNN, PEPIN, POLK, RUSK, AND WASHBURN (SOUTHERN HALF) COUNTIES)$68.19 $39.50 
Eau Claire County group, 2 localities: Chippewa, Eau ClaireBRICKLAYER & TILE SETTER$68.19 $39.50 
St. Croix County group, 2 localities: Pierce, St. CroixBRICKLAYER & TILE SETTER$68.19 $39.50 
Buffalo CountyBRICKLAYER (BARRON, BUFFALO, BURNETT, CHIPPEWA, DUNN, EAU CLAIRE, PEPIN, PIERCE, POLK, RUSK, ST. CROIX, SAWYER AND WASHBURN COUNTIES)$68.19 $39.50 
Jackson CountyBRICKLAYER (CRAWFORD, JACKSON, JUNEAU, LA CROSSE, MONROE, TREMPEALEAU, AND VERNON COUNTIES)$68.19 $40.09 
La Crosse CountyBRICKLAYER & TILE SETTER$68.19 $40.09 
Marathon CountyBRICKLAYER (BRICKLAYER, CEMENT MASON, TILE LAYER)$68.19 $39.36 
Price CountyBRICKLAYER & TILE SETTER (PRICE COUNTY)$68.19 $39.36 
Sawyer CountyBRICKLAYER & TILE SETTER (SAWYER COUNTY)$68.19 $39.50 
Marinette County group, 5 localities: Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Marinette, OcontoBRICKLAYER: BRICKLAYER, CEMENT MASON, TILE SETTER (DOOR, KEWAUNEE, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, GREEN LAKE, MANITOWOC, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, OCONTO, SHAWANO, WAUPACA, AND WAUSHARA COUNTIES)$65.86 $38.45 
Waupaca County group, 4 localities: Green Lake, Marquette, Shawano, WaupacaBRICKLAYER: BRICKLAYER, CEMENT MASON, TILE SETTER (DOOR, KEWAUNEE, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, GREEN LAKE, MANITOWOC, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, OCONTO, SHAWANO, WAUPACA, AND WAUSHARA COUNTIES)$65.86 $38.45 
Fond du Lac County group, 2 localities: Fond du Lac, ManitowocBRICKLAYER: BRICKLAYER, CEMENT MASON, TILE SETTER (DOOR, KEWAUNEE, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, GREEN LAKE, MANITOWOC, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, OCONTO, SHAWANO, WAUPACA, AND WAUSHARA COUNTIES)$65.86 $38.45 
Outagamie County group, 2 localities: Outagamie, WinnebagoBRICKLAYER (BRICKLAYER, CEMENT MASON, PLASTERER, TILE LAYER)$65.86 $38.45 
Sheboygan County group, 2 localities: Calumet, SheboyganBRICKLAYER (BRICKLAYER, CEMENT MASON, PLASTERER, TILE LAYER)$65.86 $38.45 
Brown CountyBRICKLAYER (BRICKLAYER, CEMENT MASON, PLASTERER, TILE LAYER)$65.86 $38.45 
Waushara CountyBRICKLAYER: BRICKLAYER, CEMENT MASON, TILE SETTER (DOOR, KEWAUNEE, FLORENCE, FOND DU LAC, GREEN LAKE, MANITOWOC, MARINETTE, MARQUETTE, OCONTO, SHAWANO, WAUPACA, AND WAUSHARA COUNTIES)$65.86 $38.45 

16 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 17 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Wisconsin bricklayer pay

What is the bricklayer prevailing wage in Milwaukee County?

$73.14 an hour: a $45.72 base wage plus $27.42 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WI20260001, modification 1. Overtime and every bricklayer classification in Milwaukee County.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Milwaukee County the $73.14 total is a $45.72 base wage plus $27.42 in fringe benefits, about 37% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage pay overtime in Wisconsin?

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 Wisconsin, the 72 counties with a bricklayer rate fall into 33 distinct sets of rates, and 16 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 11 counties (the Wood County group).