Masonry
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Masonry occupation series (code 3603), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Structural and Finishing Work Family family, Masonry counts 241 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew from the prior period; pay averages $72,911, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +3.4%
- Pay change
- -0.6%
- Avg tenure
- 11.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #2 of 7
What the Numbers Say About Masonry
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved up versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.
Code 36, the Structural and Finishing Work Family family, is where the federal government classifies Masonry alongside 6 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Masonry postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Structural and Finishing Work Family family. Across the Structural and Finishing Work Family family, 949 employees work in 7 occupations; Masonry is 25.4% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Masonry pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$72,911
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-37.9%
Where Masonry ranks on lean federal pay
Masonry earns more on average than 29% of federal occupation series (157 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Masonry sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Masonry.
Related Occupations in Structural and Finishing Work Family
6 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulating | 567 | $78,342 | 9.9 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work | 47 | $95,000 | 14 yrs |
| Tile Setting | 38 | $99,467 | 12.9 yrs |
| Roofing | 38 | $80,318 | 11.2 yrs |
| Cement Finishing | 10 | n/a | 16.4 yrs |
| Plastering | 8 | $73,254 | 19.2 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Masonry outside the Structural and Finishing Work Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (241 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($72,911 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Masonry pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Structural and Finishing Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Masonry postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.