Skilled Wages

Glazier salary in Illinois

Median $29.73 an hour for 1,410 glaziers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$29.73/hrMedian hourly wageIllinois, May data
$61,840/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.74 – $49.0410th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,410Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Glazier pay in Illinois: the full range

Wage percentiles, IllinoisMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrIllinois: 10th $21.74 · 25th $27.53 · median $29.73 · 75th $47.25 · 90th $49.04Illinois$29.73$21.74$49.04United States: 10th $17.93 · 25th $22.27 · median $27.44 · 75th $32.03 · 90th $43.17United States$27.44
Hourly wage percentiles for glaziers: Illinois vs United States, May 2025.

Illinois ranks 13th of 50 states for median glazier pay, and 14th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $29.73). 1,410 glaziers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.3× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$21.74 – $27.53$45,230 – $57,260roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$27.53 – $47.25$57,260 – $98,280the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$47.25 – $49.04$98,280 – $101,990the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Glazier pay by metro in Illinois

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrChicago: $29.58Chicago$29.58St. Louis: $29.51St. Louis$29.51
Median hourly wage for glaziers by metro area in Illinois, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Chicago$22.02$29.58$28.55$49.221,2601% below
St. Louis$19.06$29.51$31.03$44.792301% below

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

Glazier wages in Illinois over time

Illinois, 1999-2025IllinoisUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50200020052010201520202025$29.73Illinois$27.44United States
Median hourly wage for glaziers, Illinois vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearIllinois $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$23.31$45.04$13.331,640
2000$20.08$37.54$14.321,110
2001$28.95$52.63$14.682,090
2002$29.02$51.93$15.201,410
2003$30.36$53.12$15.53—
2004$31.33$53.40$15.70—
2005$29.31$48.32$16.121,690
2006$31.41$50.16$16.641,390
2007$32.56$50.56$16.941,140
2008$31.01$46.37$17.111,380
2009$27.19$40.80$17.111,670
2010$25.04$36.97$17.611,410
2011$23.32$33.38$17.961,500
2012$26.25$36.81$18.081,210
2013$22.53$31.14$18.081,520
2014$27.19$36.98$18.471,320
2015$19.54$26.54$18.96940
2016$39.36$52.80$20.161,020
2017$35.80$47.02$20.471,330
2018$34.52$44.26$20.941,320
2019$35.12$44.23$21.461,110
2020$34.65$43.10$22.15760
2021$28.63$34.02$22.681,240
2022$29.62$32.58$23.42—
2023$35.63$37.65$24.57—
2024$28.84$29.60$26.652,180
2025$29.73$29.73$27.441,410

In today's dollars, the median glazier wage in Illinois changed by +12.0% over the last ten years of data and by -32.8% since 2019.

Are there more glazier jobs in Illinois?

0.2Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.6× the US share, 40th of 50 states

BLS counted 1,410 glaziers in Illinois in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 43%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for glaziers in Illinois

+4.0%Projected growth in Illinois2024–2034, state agency
200Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
2,320Jobs in 20242,420 projected for 2034
+1.9%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Illinois's labor market agency projects the number of glaziers in the state to change by +4.0% between 2024 and 2034, from 2,320 to 2,420, with about 200 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.9% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 1,410 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for glaziers in Illinois

On federally funded construction in Illinois, contractors must pay glaziers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 102 of the 102 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $57.17 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $29.73.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, ILAdams: $57.17 (union)Alexander: $56.68 (union)Bond: $57.17 (union)Boone: $57.17 (union)Brown: $57.17 (union)Bureau: $57.17 (union)Calhoun: $57.17 (union)Carroll: $57.17 (union)Cass: $57.17 (union)Champaign: $56.68 (union)Christian: $56.68 (union)Clark: $56.68 (union)Clay: $56.68 (union)Clinton: $57.17 (union)Coles: $56.68 (union)Cook: $95.64 (union)Crawford: $56.68 (union)Cumberland: $56.68 (union)DeKalb: $57.17 (union)De Witt: $56.68 (union)Douglas: $56.68 (union)DuPage: $95.64 (union)Edgar: $56.68 (union)Edwards: $56.68 (union)Effingham: $56.68 (union)Fayette: $56.68 (union)Ford: $56.68 (union)Franklin: $56.68 (union)Fulton: $57.17 (union)Gallatin: $56.68 (union)Greene: $57.17 (union)Grundy: $95.64 (union)Hamilton: $56.68 (union)Hancock: $57.17 (union)Hardin: $56.68 (union)Henderson: $57.17 (union)Henry: $57.17 (union)Iroquois: $56.68 (union)Jackson: $56.68 (union)Jasper: $56.68 (union)Jefferson: $56.68 (union)Jersey: $57.17 (union)Jo Daviess: $57.17 (union)Johnson: $56.68 (union)Kane: $95.64 (union)Kankakee: $95.64 (union)Kendall: $95.64 (union)Knox: $57.17 (union)Lake: $95.64 (union)LaSalle: $57.17 (union)Lawrence: $56.68 (union)Lee: $57.17 (union)Livingston: $57.17 (union)Logan: $57.17 (union)McDonough: $57.17 (union)McHenry: $95.64 (union)McLean: $57.17 (union)Macon: $62.50 (union)Macoupin: $57.17 (union)Madison: $68.75 (union)Marion: $56.68 (union)Marshall: $57.17 (union)Mason: $57.17 (union)Massac: $56.68 (union)Menard: $57.17 (union)Mercer: $57.17 (union)Monroe: $57.17 (union)Montgomery: $57.17 (union)Morgan: $57.17 (union)Moultrie: $56.68 (union)Ogle: $57.17 (union)Peoria: $67.52 (union)Perry: $56.68 (union)Piatt: $56.68 (union)Pike: $57.17 (union)Pope: $56.68 (union)Pulaski: $56.68 (union)Putnam: $57.17 (union)Randolph: $57.17 (union)Richland: $56.68 (union)Rock Island: $57.17 (union)St. Clair: $68.75 (union)Saline: $56.68 (union)Sangamon: $62.50 (union)Schuyler: $57.17 (union)Scott: $57.17 (union)Shelby: $56.68 (union)Stark: $57.17 (union)Stephenson: $57.17 (union)Tazewell: $67.52 (union)Union: $56.68 (union)Vermilion: $56.68 (union)Wabash: $56.68 (union)Warren: $57.17 (union)Washington: $57.17 (union)Wayne: $56.68 (union)White: $56.68 (union)Whiteside: $57.17 (union)Will: $95.64 (union)Williamson: $56.68 (union)Winnebago: $57.17 (union)Woodford: $57.17 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$56.88$57.17
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)$20$40$60$80$100$120/hrCook (Chicago): market median $29.58, prevailing (union) $95.64, gap +$66.06Cook (Chicago)+$66.06Kankakee (Illinois): market median $29.73, prevailing (union) $95.64, gap +$65.91Kankakee (Illinois)+$65.91Madison (St. Louis): market median $29.51, prevailing (union) $68.75, gap +$39.24Madison (St. Louis)+$39.24
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for glaziers, metro counties in Illinois.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
CookUnion PAIN0027-001 2024-06-01$51.55$44.09$95.64IL20260009
DuPageUnion PAIN0027-003 2024-06-01$51.55$44.09$95.64IL20260008
GrundyUnion PAIN0027-003 2024-06-01$51.55$44.09$95.64IL20260008
KaneUnion PAIN0027-003 2024-06-01$51.55$44.09$95.64IL20260008
KankakeeUnion PAIN0027-002 2024-06-01$51.55$44.09$95.64IL20260006
KendallUnion PAIN0027-003 2024-06-01$51.55$44.09$95.64IL20260008
LakeUnion PAIN0027-003 2024-06-01$51.55$44.09$95.64IL20260008
McHenryUnion PAIN0027-003 2024-06-01$51.55$44.09$95.64IL20260008
WillUnion PAIN0027-003 2024-06-01$51.55$44.09$95.64IL20260008
MadisonUnion PAIN0513-003 2023-11-01$43.32$25.43$68.75IL20260007
St. ClairUnion PAIN0513-003 2023-11-01$43.32$25.43$68.75IL20260007
PeoriaUnion PAIN0157-010 2024-05-01$39.74$27.78$67.52IL20260003
TazewellUnion PAIN0157-010 2024-05-01$39.74$27.78$67.52IL20260003
MaconUnion PAIN1168-003 2024-05-01$39.77$22.73$62.50IL20260005
SangamonUnion PAIN1168-002 2024-05-01$39.77$22.73$62.50IL20260004

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Illinois prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Illinois?

268.8kConstruction jobsIllinois, 2026-09
+6.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026150k200k250k300k350k19901995200020052010201520202025269kSep 2026
Construction employment in Illinois (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 Illinois?

The median glazier in Illinois earned $29.73 an hour ($61,840 a year) in May 2025, 8% above the national median of $27.44. The middle half earn $27.53–$47.25; the top 10% earn more than $49.04.

Where does Illinois rank for glazier pay?

Illinois ranks 13th of 50 states for glazier pay, with a median of $29.73 an hour, and 14th after adjusting for Illinois's cost of living (BEA price parity 100.0, US = 100).

What is the union glazier rate in Illinois?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for glaziers in 102 counties, with a typical package of $57.17 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many glaziers work in Illinois?

BLS counted 1,410 glaziers in Illinois in May 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.61; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is glazier work growing in Illinois?

Illinois's labor market agency projects +4.0% growth for glaziers between 2024 and 2034, from 2,320 to 2,420 jobs.

How many glazier openings a year are there in Illinois?

Illinois projects about 200 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, Illinois 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: Illinois labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.