How much do glaziers make in 2026?
Glaziers have their own BLS wage series: OEWS May 2025 puts the SOC 47-2121 national median at $57,080 a year ($27.44 an hour), with the bottom 10% near $37,300 and the top 10% at $89,790. The trade splits sharply by sector. Residential and small commercial glass work — windows, shower enclosures, mirrors, glass replacement — sits in the lower part of the band, is often van-based service work and is priced against a competitive local market. Commercial glazing is a different trade: installing storefront and entrance systems, then aluminium curtain wall, structural silicone glazing, point-supported and unitised systems on multi-storey buildings. That work involves heavy units handled by crane and rigging at height, weatherproofing performance that is tested, and tolerance requirements set by the facade engineer, and it is mostly performed under union agreements in metropolitan markets. Curtain wall glaziers, especially those who can survey, set anchors and lead a facade crew, occupy the upper part of the band. Employment is projected to grow 3.3% through 2034 with roughly 5,100 openings a year. → Full glazier career guide, career path, credentials & placement →
Note: $57,080 blends every experience level and every setting in this occupation. For pay by level alone, see Pay by Level below.
- Glaziers earn a national median $57,080/yr ($27.44/hr) (BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 47-2121); the P10 to P90 range is $37,300 to $89,790.
- Glaziers have a dedicated BLS series: a $57,080 median with a $37,300 to $89,790 band, and the spread maps directly onto sector rather than seniority.
- Commercial curtain wall and structural glazing pays well above residential and storefront glass work, and is mostly performed under union agreements in metropolitan markets.
- The senior premium goes to glaziers who can survey and set anchors, handle unitised systems by crane and lead a facade crew to engineered tolerances.
US Glazier Pay Distribution · BLS OEWS May 2025
Pay by Level · BLS OEWS May 2025
How much do glaziers earn at each level?
BLS OEWS publishes one blended wage for the whole occupation and does not break pay out by credential or practice level. The levels below distribute the published percentile range across the credential tiers this role actually hires at.
Level medians are aligned to the BLS OEWS May 2025 percentile distribution for SOC 47-2121; GlobalCybers does not yet publish a verified placement sample for this role, so no verified median is shown.
Methodology & Sources
How the numbers on this page are built
Published (BLS): BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 47-2121, United States national estimate. Public, methodologically rigorous, but sampled on a rolling 3-year basis and published ~10 months after collection — so it reflects wages that are already 1–2 years old by the time you read them.
Level and certification medians: distributed across the published BLS percentile range for this SOC code (P10 through P90) according to the credential tiers this occupation actually hires at. They are modeled reference points, not separately surveyed wages.
State and metro figures: modeled — the BLS national median multiplied by the GlobalCybers state wage index, and for metros by the published metro index for that state. They are estimates of local pay, not BLS state or metropolitan-area observations, and are labelled as modeled in the tables below.
No verified placement sample:GlobalCybers does not yet publish a placement median for this role, so no "verified" figure appears anywhere on this page.
Pay by Career Level
How much does a glazier earn at each career stage?
Glazier pay follows sector and system complexity, with curtain wall at the top. Each median is anchored to the BLS OEWS distribution for SOC 47-2121.
By State
Which states pay glaziers the most in 2026?
State figures are modeled estimates — the BLS national median multiplied by the GlobalCybers salary-calculator state wage index — not BLS state observations. Glazing geography is decided by commercial construction: states with high-rise programmes support curtain wall crews under union agreements at rates well above the modeled figure, while states without them offer mainly residential and storefront service work.
6 of 51 state guides shown, ranked by median. Bar is relative to California ($65,640), the highest-paying state shown. See all 51 state salary guides →
By Metro
Which cities pay glaziers the most?
Metro figures are modeled — national median times state wage index times published metro index — not BLS MSA observations. Metro premiums are among the largest in this trade, because curtain wall exists where tall buildings do, and urban glass sets add crane restrictions, street closures and night work that raise both the rate and the overtime.
BLS OEWS MSA estimates, May 2025. Nominal pay — weigh each metro against its cost of living before relocating.
Certification Impact
Which certifications raise a glazier’s pay the most?
Median annual pay before and after each credential, based on GlobalCybers placement data cross-referenced with BLS. License upgrades move the needle most; stackable certs add on top.
Impacts are not additive, the licensing rows share the same career ladder. Browse all 167 certifications →
Trade Comparison
How does glazier pay compare to related roles?
BLS OEWS national median across the closest trades. Glaziers sit mid-pack on median but carry one of the widest P10–P90 spreads, licensing and specialization drive the upside.
BLS OEWS May 2025. Verify glazier wages on BLS.gov →
Take-Home Pay
What does a glazier actually take home after taxes?
The medians above are gross base wage.
Estimates use 2026 federal brackets, standard deduction, and 7.65% FICA. Actual take-home varies with filing status, deductions, and local tax.
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