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🧱Bricklayer / Mason

Builds walls and structures using bricks, blocks and mortar. Apprenticeship required. Self-employed bricklayers in tight markets can earn significantly above employed rates.

Key Insights

→🇨🇭 Switzerland offers the highest take-home at $83,863 USD/yr — 15.2× more than 🇮🇳 India.
→Best purchasing power: 🇨🇭 Switzerland (Int'l $71,070). Your dollar stretches furthest here.
→Biggest tax difference: 🇦🇪 UAE (0.0%) vs 🇩🇰 Denmark (34.5%) — a 34.5% gap.
→Global average take-home for a Bricklayer / Mason is roughly $31,602 USD/yr across the 21 countries tracked.

Take-Home Pay (USD)

After tax, converted to USD — top 12 countries

Purchasing Power (Int'l $)

After tax, PPP-adjusted — what it actually buys you

Bricklayer / Mason — All Countries

21 countries · Click column headers to sort · Top 1 2 3 Bottom 3

Estimated rates

🇨🇭Switzerland#1

$83,863

take-home USD

Gross

Fr88k

Tax rate

15.2%

PPP power

$71,070

🇺🇸United States#2

$45,560

take-home USD

Gross

$54k

Tax rate

15.6%

PPP power

$45,560

🇬🇧United Kingdom#3

$42,842

take-home USD

Gross

£42k

Tax rate

19.6%

PPP power

$59,503

🇮🇪Ireland

$42,223

take-home USD

Gross

€50k

Tax rate

22.3%

PPP power

$50,871

🇦🇺Australia

$40,397

take-home USD

Gross

A$78k

Tax rate

20.2%

PPP power

$27,112

🇳🇴Norway

$37,708

take-home USD

Gross

kr525k

Tax rate

23.6%

PPP power

$3,887

🇩🇰Denmark

$37,083

take-home USD

Gross

kr390k

Tax rate

34.5%

PPP power

$5,453

🇳🇱Netherlands

$34,161

take-home USD

Gross

€38k

Tax rate

17.3%

PPP power

$41,659

🇨🇦Canada

$33,880

take-home USD

Gross

C$60k

Tax rate

23.1%

PPP power

$27,323

🇳🇿New ZealandYou

$31,595

take-home USD

Gross

NZ$68k

Tax rate

24.3%

PPP power

$20,786

🇦🇪UAE

$30,493

take-home USD

Gross

AED112k

Tax rate

0.0%

PPP power

$40,122

🇸🇪Sweden

$30,151

take-home USD

Gross

kr420k

Tax rate

25.2%

PPP power

$3,208

🇩🇪Germany

$29,135

take-home USD

Gross

€38k

Tax rate

29.5%

PPP power

$37,352

🇫🇷France

$26,863

take-home USD

Gross

€30k

Tax rate

17.6%

PPP power

$33,164

🇪🇺Europe (avg.)

$26,847

take-home USD

Gross

€34k

Tax rate

27.4%

PPP power

$34,419

🇸🇬Singapore

$26,719

take-home USD

Gross

S$46k

Tax rate

22.1%

PPP power

$30,021

🇯🇵Japan

$23,166

take-home USD

Gross

¥4.6M

Tax rate

24.7%

PPP power

$239

🇵🇹Portugal

$13,893

take-home USD

Gross

€18k

Tax rate

29.0%

PPP power

$22,775

🇿🇦South Africa

$11,782

take-home USD

Gross

R252k

Tax rate

12.5%

PPP power

$1,636

🇹🇭Thailand

$9,771

take-home USD

Gross

฿355k

Tax rate

3.2%

PPP power

$698

🇮🇳India

$5,515

take-home USD

Gross

₹480k

Tax rate

4.5%

PPP power

$230

#	Country	Gross (local)	Tax rate	Take-home USD	PPP power
🥇	🇨🇭Switzerland	Fr88k	15.2%	$83,863	Int'l $71,070
🥈	🇺🇸United States	$54k	15.6%	$45,560	Int'l $45,560
🥉	🇬🇧United Kingdom	£42k	19.6%	$42,842	Int'l $59,503
4	🇮🇪Ireland	€50k	22.3%	$42,223	Int'l $50,871
5	🇦🇺Australia	A$78k	20.2%	$40,397	Int'l $27,112
6	🇳🇴Norway	kr525k	23.6%	$37,708	Int'l $3,887
7	🇩🇰Denmark	kr390k	34.5%	$37,083	Int'l $5,453
8	🇳🇱Netherlands	€38k	17.3%	$34,161	Int'l $41,659
9	🇨🇦Canada	C$60k	23.1%	$33,880	Int'l $27,323
10	🇳🇿New ZealandYou	NZ$68k	24.3%	$31,595	Int'l $20,786
11	🇦🇪UAE	AED112k	0.0%	$30,493	Int'l $40,122
12	🇸🇪Sweden	kr420k	25.2%	$30,151	Int'l $3,208
13	🇩🇪Germany	€38k	29.5%	$29,135	Int'l $37,352
14	🇫🇷France	€30k	17.6%	$26,863	Int'l $33,164
15	🇪🇺Europe (avg.)	€34k	27.4%	$26,847	Int'l $34,419
16	🇸🇬Singapore	S$46k	22.1%	$26,719	Int'l $30,021
17	🇯🇵Japan	¥4.6M	24.7%	$23,166	Int'l $239
18	🇵🇹Portugal	€18k	29.0%	$13,893	Int'l $22,775
19	🇿🇦South Africa	R252k	12.5%	$11,782	Int'l $1,636
20	🇹🇭Thailand	฿355k	3.2%	$9,771	Int'l $698
21	🇮🇳India	₹480k	4.5%	$5,515	Int'l $230

Gross = annual before tax in local currency · Take-home = after income tax & social contributions · PPP = Int'l dollars (purchasing power parity) · Data: 2025-26 estimates

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ℹ️Sources: LinkedIn Salary Insights, Seek, Indeed, Glassdoor.Verified May 2026.Salary data is approximate and varies by experience, location and employer. Updated annually.