Skilled Wages

Glazier salary in California

Median $30.79 an hour for 7,020 glaziers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$30.79/hrMedian hourly wageCalifornia, May data
$64,040/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$23.02 – $58.4710th to 90th percentilehourly range
7,020Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Glazier pay in California: the full range

Wage percentiles, CaliforniaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60$80/hrCalifornia: 10th $23.02 · 25th $27.69 · median $30.79 · 75th $44.25 · 90th $58.47California$30.79$23.02$58.47United States: 10th $17.93 · 25th $22.27 · median $27.44 · 75th $32.03 · 90th $43.17United States$27.44
Hourly wage percentiles for glaziers: California vs United States, May 2025.

California ranks 8th of 50 states for median glazier pay, and 23rd once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $27.81). 7,020 glaziers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$23.02 – $27.69$47,890 – $57,590roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$27.69 – $44.25$57,590 – $92,040the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$44.25 – $58.47$92,040 – $121,620the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Glazier pay by metro in California

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrSan Jose: $39.63San Jose$39.63San Francisco: $35.84San Francisco$35.84Santa Maria: $31.98Santa Maria$31.98Vallejo: $31.50Vallejo$31.50Salinas: $31.43Salinas$31.43San Diego: $31.32San Diego$31.32Los Angeles: $30.85Los Angeles$30.85Sacramento: $30.57Sacramento$30.57Oxnard: $29.96Oxnard$29.96San Luis Obispo: $29.62San Luis Obispo$29.62Santa Rosa: $29.54Santa Rosa$29.54Stockton: $29.44Stockton$29.44
Median hourly wage for glaziers by metro area in California, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
San Jose$27.68$39.63$64.9135029% above
San Francisco$25.65$35.84$61.081,08016% above
Santa Maria$23.00$31.98$53.55704% above
Vallejo$22.76$31.50$46.82402% above
Salinas$24.10$31.43$58.801002% above
San Diego$23.76$31.32$58.558402% above
Los Angeles$23.02$30.85$58.441,980about the same as
Sacramento$23.12$30.57$58.475201% below
Oxnard$22.71$29.96$44.441803% below
San Luis Obispo$21.47$29.62$43.09904% below
Santa Rosa$22.92$29.54$56.93804% below
Stockton$22.92$29.44$51.03904% below
Riverside$23.02$29.21$55.558405% below
Modesto$23.17$28.92$42.06806% below
Fresno$19.03$28.82$55.131606% below
Santa Cruz$23.58$28.35$38.61708% below
Visalia$22.07$27.07$37.967012% below

Glazier wages in California over time

California, 1999-2025CaliforniaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$30.79California$27.44United States
Median hourly wage for glaziers, California vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearCalifornia $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$15.38$29.72$13.337,350
2000$16.28$30.44$14.325,730
2001$17.64$32.07$14.685,630
2002$17.97$32.16$15.205,850
2003$19.26$33.70$15.535,490
2004$19.98$34.05$15.704,970
2005$19.32$31.85$16.125,860
2006$21.44$34.24$16.647,180
2007$21.60$33.54$16.946,490
2008$20.43$30.55$17.115,720
2009$21.04$31.57$17.114,460
2010$20.81$30.72$17.614,360
2011$22.06$31.57$17.965,260
2012$21.40$30.01$18.085,290
2013$21.97$30.36$18.084,890
2014$24.56$33.40$18.474,550
2015$25.77$35.00$18.965,850
2016$26.12$35.04$20.166,490
2017$25.33$33.27$20.476,600
2018$25.60$32.82$20.946,490
2019$26.30$33.12$21.466,470
2020$29.07$36.16$22.156,020
2021$27.22$32.34$22.686,320
2022$28.71$31.58$23.426,390
2023$29.75$31.43$24.577,360
2024$31.66$32.49$26.657,880
2025$30.79$30.79$27.447,020

In today's dollars, the median glazier wage in California changed by -12.0% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for glaziers in California

On federally funded construction in California, contractors must pay glaziers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 52 of the 58 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $90.22 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $22.50). 6 of the 58 counties still use a survey rate dated 1985 or earlier (for example Amador County at $24.19). The market median for the state is $30.79.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, CAAlameda: $90.22 (union)Alpine: $90.22 (union)Amador: $24.19 (survey)Butte: $90.22 (union)Calaveras: $90.22 (union)Colusa: $90.22 (union)Contra Costa: $90.22 (union)Del Norte: $22.50 (survey)El Dorado: $90.22 (union)Fresno: $90.22 (union)Glenn: $90.22 (union)Humboldt: $22.50 (survey)Imperial: $75.06 (union)Inyo: $73.21 (union)Kern: $73.21 (union)Kings: $90.22 (union)Lake: $22.50 (survey)Lassen: $90.22 (union)Los Angeles: $83.69 (union)Madera: $90.22 (union)Marin: $90.22 (union)Mariposa: $90.22 (union)Mendocino: $22.50 (survey)Merced: $90.22 (union)Modoc: $90.22 (union)Mono: $73.21 (union)Monterey: $90.22 (union)Napa: $90.22 (union)Nevada: $90.22 (union)Orange: $83.69 (union)Placer: $90.22 (union)Plumas: $90.22 (union)Riverside: $83.69 (union)Sacramento: $90.22 (union)San Benito: $90.22 (union)San Bernardino: $83.69 (union)San Diego: $75.06 (union)San Francisco: $90.22 (union)San Joaquin: $90.22 (union)San Luis Obispo: $73.21 (union)San Mateo: $90.22 (union)Santa Barbara: $83.69 (union)Santa Clara: $90.22 (union)Santa Cruz: $90.22 (union)Shasta: $90.22 (union)Sierra: $90.22 (union)Siskiyou: $90.22 (union)Solano: $90.22 (union)Sonoma: $90.22 (union)Stanislaus: $90.22 (union)Sutter: $90.22 (union)Tehama: $90.22 (union)Trinity: $90.22 (union)Tulare: $17.73 (survey)Tuolumne: $90.22 (union)Ventura: $83.69 (union)Yolo: $90.22 (union)Yuba: $90.22 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$78.51survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for glaziers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)Prevailing (survey)$0$25$50$75$100/hrSanta Cruz (Santa Cruz): market median $28.35, prevailing (union) $90.22, gap +$61.87Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz)+$61.87Fresno (Fresno): market median $28.82, prevailing (union) $90.22, gap +$61.40Fresno (Fresno)+$61.40Stanislaus (Modesto): market median $28.92, prevailing (union) $90.22, gap +$61.30Stanislaus (Modesto)+$61.30San Joaquin (Stockton): market median $29.44, prevailing (union) $90.22, gap +$60.78San Joaquin (Stockton)+$60.78Sonoma (Santa Rosa): market median $29.54, prevailing (union) $90.22, gap +$60.68Sonoma (Santa Rosa)+$60.68El Dorado (Sacramento): market median $30.57, prevailing (union) $90.22, gap +$59.65El Dorado (Sacramento)+$59.65Butte (California): market median $30.79, prevailing (union) $90.22, gap +$59.43Butte (California)+$59.43Monterey (Salinas): market median $31.43, prevailing (union) $90.22, gap +$58.79Monterey (Salinas)+$58.79Solano (Vallejo): market median $31.50, prevailing (union) $90.22, gap +$58.72Solano (Vallejo)+$58.72Riverside (Riverside): market median $29.21, prevailing (union) $83.69, gap +$54.48Riverside (Riverside)+$54.48Alameda (San Francisco): market median $35.84, prevailing (union) $90.22, gap +$54.38Alameda (San Francisco)+$54.38Ventura (Oxnard): market median $29.96, prevailing (union) $83.69, gap +$53.73Ventura (Oxnard)+$53.73Los Angeles (Los Angeles): market median $30.85, prevailing (union) $83.69, gap +$52.84Los Angeles (Los Angeles)+$52.84Santa Barbara (Santa Maria): market median $31.98, prevailing (union) $83.69, gap +$51.71Santa Barbara (Santa Maria)+$51.71San Benito (San Jose): market median $39.63, prevailing (union) $90.22, gap +$50.59San Benito (San Jose)+$50.59San Diego (San Diego): market median $31.32, prevailing (union) $75.06, gap +$43.74San Diego (San Diego)+$43.74San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo): market median $29.62, prevailing (union) $73.21, gap +$43.59San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo)+$43.59Tulare (Visalia): market median $27.07, prevailing (survey) $17.73, gap −$9.34Tulare (Visalia)−$9.34
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for glaziers, metro counties in California.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AlamedaUnion PAIN0169-005 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260018
AlpineUnion PAIN0169-004 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260007
ButteUnion PAIN0169-004 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260007
CalaverasUnion PAIN0169-005 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260018
ColusaUnion PAIN0169-004 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260007
Contra CostaUnion PAIN0169-005 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260018
El DoradoUnion PAIN0169-004 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260007
FresnoUnion PAIN0169-005 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260018
GlennUnion PAIN0169-004 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260007
KingsUnion PAIN0169-005 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260018
LassenUnion PAIN0169-004 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260007
MaderaUnion PAIN0169-005 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260018
MarinUnion PAIN0169-004 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260007
MariposaUnion PAIN0169-005 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260018
MercedUnion PAIN0169-005 2024-01-01$56.22$34.00$90.22CA20260018

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the California prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in California?

898.7kConstruction jobsCalifornia, 2026-08
-1.4%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026200k400k600k800k1,000k1,200k19901995200020052010201520202025899kAug 2026
Construction employment in California (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do glaziers make in California?

The median glazier in California earned $30.79 an hour ($64,040 a year) in May 2025, 12% above the national median of $27.44. The middle half earn $27.69–$44.25; the top 10% earn more than $58.47.

Where does California rank for glazier pay?

California ranks 8th of 50 states for glazier pay, with a median of $30.79 an hour, and 23rd after adjusting for California's cost of living (BEA price parity 110.7, US = 100).

What is the union glazier rate in California?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for glaziers in 52 counties, with a typical package of $90.22 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many glaziers work in California?

BLS counted 7,020 glaziers in California in May 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.02; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California and metro areas, SOC 47-2121.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.