Study reveals top-earning bricklayers make £90,000 a year, with the average brickie salary at £42,034
The average university graduate in England earns much less, taking home £32,000 annually
TOP-earning bricklayers make £90,000 a year, a study by the UK’s largest trade association has revealed.
Brickies around the country earn an average of £42,034, according to research by the Federation of Master Builders.
But it found that some in London get more than £1,730 a week — equal to £90,000 a year.
Builder Torvald Alexander, 48, of Edinburgh, said: “They must be putting in some time — in fact they must be working through the night to earn that kind of money.”
The research found that apprentices in the construction industry would go on to earn far more than university graduates.
Brian Berry, chief executive of the FMB, said: “The average university graduate in England earns £32,000 a year, whereas our research shows your average brickie or roofer is earning £42,000 a year.
“Pursuing a career in construction is therefore becoming an increasingly savvy move.”
Top five trades’ average salaries:
1 Site manager £51,266
2 Plumber £48,675
3 Supervisor £48,407
4 Electrician £47,265
5 Civil engineering operative £44,253.
Top five graduates’ salaries:
1 Pharmacist £42,252
2 Dentist £40,268
3 Architect £38,228
4 Teacher £37,805
5 Accountant £37,748.
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