Bricklayer

Bricklayer jobs and pay in the Philippines

Updated 4 November 2026

A bricklayer in the Philippines is advertised at about ₱55,000 to ₱65,000 a month in current job listings, and contract work is paid per job, called pakyaw. For what a specific job pays in your city, send a request on BlaBlaPrice: the AI looks through local job listings and price lists and shows the offers it finds.

Licenses and rules to check

Rules depend on who signs the contract. For work taken as a contractor, the snippets point to the PCAB license: the Pakyaw license application fee is ₱542, and new contractor license fees run from ₱1,342 for Category E to ₱158,542 for Category AAAA. For a small business, the local business permit costs about ₱200 to ₱1,000 or more, set by the city or municipality. Ask the employer or contractor which of these applies before you agree a price.

Season and weather

The climate is tropical, with a wet season and a dry season instead of winter and summer. Rain stops work outside walls, so a bricklaying job can lose days. Ask whether pay is for days worked or for the whole contract, and whether rain days are paid, before the first course of blocks goes up. A schedule set for the dry months, with a few spare days for rain, avoids disputes over unpaid days.

How the work is paid and bought

Job listings show a monthly wage, while contract work is quoted per job. Hollow blocks are priced per piece in 4 inch and 6 inch sizes, and cement is sold in 40 kg bags, so ask who supplies materials and whether the price includes them. Name the city where the job is, because the same trade is advertised in Manila, Quezon City, Makati, Cebu City and Davao City alike.

What to write in your request

Give the type of work, such as block walls or finishing support, the pay you expect in pesos per month or per job, the workplace city, the schedule, your years of experience, whether you work solo or in a team, and whether you need accommodation.

Sellers registered on BlaBlaPrice receive your request and reply in the chat with their own offer: pay, schedule and terms. Your contacts stay hidden until you decide with whom to exchange them. For related trades see general laborer or tiler, or start from construction and finishing works.