Skilled Wages

Glazier salary in California

Median $30.79 an hour for 7,020 glaziers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$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 2026-11-13

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. The top 10% earn 2.5× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$23.02 – $27.69$47,890 – $57,590roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$27.69 – $44.25$57,590 – $92,040the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$44.25 – $58.47$92,040 – $121,620the 75th to 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 $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
San Jose$27.68$39.63$35.90$64.9135029% above
San Francisco$25.65$35.84$31.00$61.081,08016% above
Santa Maria$23.00$31.98$29.39$53.55704% above
Vallejo$22.76$31.50$29.03$46.82402% above
Salinas$24.10$31.43$28.83$58.801002% above
San Diego$23.76$31.32$27.99$58.558402% above
Los Angeles$23.02$30.85$27.16$58.441,980about the same as
Sacramento$23.12$30.57$28.65$58.475201% below
Oxnard$22.71$29.96$27.11$44.441803% below
San Luis Obispo$21.47$29.62$27.27$43.09904% below
Santa Rosa$22.92$29.54$27.40$56.93804% below
Stockton$22.92$29.44$28.01$51.03904% below
Riverside$23.02$29.21$27.45$55.558405% below
Modesto$23.17$28.92$27.78$42.06806% below
Fresno$19.03$28.82$28.20$55.131606% below
Santa Cruz$23.58$28.35$25.80$38.61708% below
Visalia$22.07$27.07$27.12$37.967012% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

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 and by -7.0% since 2019.

Are there more glazier jobs in California?

+8.5%Jobs since 20196,470 then, 7,020 in 2025
+20.0%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
0.4Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.0× the US share, 21st of 50 states

Since 1999, the number of glaziers counted in California has changed by -4.5%, against +17.8% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +8.5%.

Glaziers in California vs United States, 1999 = 100CaliforniaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages406080100120140200020052010201520202025118United States96California
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, California vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearCalifornia jobsCalifornia indexUS index
19997,350100100
20005,7307893
20015,6307795
20025,8508095
20035,4907593
20044,9706887
20055,8608099
20067,18098105
20076,49088102
20085,72078104
20094,4606194
20104,3605982
20115,2607284
20125,2907285
20134,8906689
20144,5506286
20155,8508089
20166,4908895
20176,6009095
20186,49088103
20196,47088106
20206,02082105
20216,32086106
20226,39087104
20237,360100108
20247,880107115
20257,02096118

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for glaziers in California

+3.9%Projected growth in California2024–2034, state agency
650Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
7,700Jobs in 20248,000 projected for 2034
+1.9%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

California's labor market agency projects the number of glaziers in the state to change by +3.9% between 2024 and 2034, from 7,700 to 8,000, with about 650 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.9% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 7,020 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: California labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

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 2026-11-13. 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?

895.7kConstruction jobsCalifornia, 2026-09
-0.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026200k400k600k800k1,000k1,200k19901995200020052010201520202025896kSep 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).

Is glazier work growing in California?

The BLS employer survey count of glaziers in California went from 5,850 in 2015 to 7,020 in 2025, +20.0%, and +8.5% since 2019. California's labor market agency projects +3.9% growth for glaziers between 2024 and 2034, from 7,700 to 8,000 jobs.

How many glazier openings a year are there in California?

California projects about 650 openings a year for glaziers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 3,900 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California and metro areas, SOC 47-2121. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: California labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.