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1 Bricklayers often charge per brick. 2  The charge per brick averages about $1.00, but can range from $.90 to $1.10, depending on the job and location. 3  For some jobs, the cost per brick can be much higher. 4  It takes 49 bricks to cover 1 square metre of wall.
Approximately 62,560 bricklayers worked in the U.S. as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average hourly wage for all bricklayers, both union and non-union, at all levels of experience from across the U.S. was $22.50.ages for a first-year apprentice in Los Angeles County, Calif., were $12.85 per hour, while a first-year apprentice in Buffalo, N.Y., earned $15.96 per hour.