Skilled Wages

Glazier salary in Indiana

Median $28.95 an hour for 1,270 glaziers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$28.95/hrMedian hourly wageIndiana, May data
$60,210/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.55 – $36.2310th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,270Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Glazier pay in Indiana: the full range

Wage percentiles, IndianaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrIndiana: 10th $21.55 · 25th $23.21 · median $28.95 · 75th $33.66 · 90th $36.23Indiana$28.95$21.55$36.23United States: 10th $17.93 · 25th $22.27 · median $27.44 · 75th $32.03 · 90th $43.17United States$27.44
Hourly wage percentiles for glaziers: Indiana vs United States, May 2025.

Indiana ranks 18th of 50 states for median glazier pay, and 11th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $31.03). 1,270 glaziers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.7× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$21.55 – $23.21$44,820 – $48,290roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.21 – $33.66$48,290 – $70,010the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$33.66 – $36.23$70,010 – $75,360the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Glazier pay by metro in Indiana

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrIndianapolis: $30.03Indianapolis$30.03Chicago: $29.58Chicago$29.58South Bend: $29.03South Bend$29.03Fort Wayne: $28.92Fort Wayne$28.92Cincinnati: $28.66Cincinnati$28.66Evansville: $28.64Evansville$28.64Louisville: $26.52Louisville$26.52
Median hourly wage for glaziers by metro area in Indiana, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Indianapolis$21.55$30.03$31.38$35.853704% above
Chicago$22.02$29.58$28.55$49.221,2602% above
South Bend$23.21$29.03$31.25$39.8590about the same as
Fort Wayne$21.85$28.92$31.23$34.97120about the same as
Cincinnati$19.74$28.66$30.04$35.782501% below
Evansville$23.00$28.64$31.30$34.25501% below
Louisville$21.86$26.52$28.49$29.252608% below

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

Glazier wages in Indiana over time

Indiana, 1999-2025IndianaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$28.95Indiana$27.44United States
Median hourly wage for glaziers, Indiana vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearIndiana $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$17.78$34.36$13.33550
2000$15.36$28.72$14.32850
2001$14.88$27.05$14.681,140
2002$15.86$28.38$15.201,160
2003$15.85$27.73$15.531,040
2004$15.53$26.47$15.701,010
2005$16.52$27.23$16.12850
2006$17.74$28.33$16.641,000
2007$16.97$26.35$16.941,010
2008$17.22$25.75$17.111,040
2009$17.34$26.02$17.111,150
2010$18.61$27.48$17.61920
2011$18.48$26.45$17.96970
2012$18.41$25.82$18.08680
2013$19.26$26.62$18.08700
2014$19.55$26.59$18.47820
2015$19.15$26.01$18.96770
2016$19.01$25.50$20.16700
2017$18.71$24.57$20.47750
2018$20.11$25.78$20.941,040
2019$22.34$28.13$21.461,150
2020$21.31$26.51$22.151,370
2021$23.02$27.35$22.681,070
2022$24.26$26.69$23.421,020
2023$24.38$25.76$24.571,070
2024$27.75$28.48$26.651,050
2025$28.95$28.95$27.441,270

In today's dollars, the median glazier wage in Indiana changed by +11.3% over the last ten years of data and by +2.9% since 2019.

Are there more glazier jobs in Indiana?

0.4Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.1× the US share, 20th of 50 states

BLS counted 1,270 glaziers in Indiana in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 10%. 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 Indiana

+4.1%Projected growth in Indiana2024–2034, state agency
100Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
1,140Jobs in 20241,190 projected for 2034
+1.9%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Indiana's labor market agency projects the number of glaziers in the state to change by +4.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 1,140 to 1,190, with about 100 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.9% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 1,270 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for glaziers in Indiana

On federally funded construction in Indiana, contractors must pay glaziers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 78 of the 81 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $58.89 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $18.68). 3 of the 81 counties still use a survey rate dated 1996 or earlier (for example Dubois County at $18.68). The market median for the state is $28.95.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, INAdams: $58.89 (union)Allen: $58.89 (union)Bartholomew: $58.89 (union)Benton: $58.89 (union)Blackford: $58.89 (union)Boone: $58.89 (union)Brown: $54.70 (union)Carroll: $58.89 (union)Cass: $58.89 (union)Clark: $54.70 (union)Clay: $54.70 (union)Clinton: $58.89 (union)Crawford: n/aDaviess: n/aDearborn: $54.70 (union)Decatur: $54.70 (union)DeKalb: $58.89 (union)Delaware: $58.89 (union)Dubois: $18.68 (survey)Elkhart: $58.89 (union)Fayette: $54.70 (union)Floyd: $54.70 (union)Fountain: $58.89 (union)Franklin: $54.70 (union)Fulton: $58.89 (union)Gibson: $54.70 (union)Grant: $58.89 (union)Greene: $54.70 (union)Hamilton: $58.89 (union)Hancock: $58.89 (union)Harrison: $54.70 (union)Hendricks: $58.89 (union)Henry: $54.70 (union)Howard: $58.89 (union)Huntington: $58.89 (union)Jackson: $12.50 (survey)Jasper: $58.89 (union)Jay: $58.89 (union)Jefferson: n/aJennings: $54.70 (union)Johnson: $58.89 (union)Knox: n/aKosciusko: $58.89 (union)LaGrange: $58.89 (union)Lake: $58.89 (union)LaPorte: $58.89 (union)Lawrence: n/aMadison: $58.89 (union)Marion: $58.89 (union)Marshall: $58.89 (union)Martin: n/aMiami: $58.89 (union)Monroe: $58.89 (union)Montgomery: $58.89 (union)Morgan: $58.89 (union)Newton: $58.89 (union)Noble: $58.89 (union)Ohio: $54.70 (union)Orange: n/aOwen: $54.70 (union)Parke: $54.70 (union)Perry: n/aPike: $18.68 (survey)Porter: $58.89 (union)Posey: $54.70 (union)Pulaski: $58.89 (union)Putnam: $54.70 (union)Randolph: $54.70 (union)Ripley: $54.70 (union)Rush: $54.70 (union)St. Joseph: $58.89 (union)Scott: n/aShelby: $58.89 (union)Spencer: n/aStarke: $58.89 (union)Steuben: $58.89 (union)Sullivan: $54.70 (union)Switzerland: $54.70 (union)Tippecanoe: $58.89 (union)Tipton: $58.89 (union)Union: $54.70 (union)Vanderburgh: $54.70 (union)Vermillion: $54.70 (union)Vigo: $54.70 (union)Wabash: $58.89 (union)Warren: $58.89 (union)Warrick: $54.70 (union)Washington: n/aWayne: $54.70 (union)Wells: $58.89 (union)White: $58.89 (union)Whitley: $58.89 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$54.70n/asurvey 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)$20$30$40$50$60$70/hrAllen (Fort Wayne): market median $28.92, prevailing (union) $58.89, gap +$29.97Allen (Fort Wayne)+$29.97Bartholomew (Indiana): market median $28.95, prevailing (union) $58.89, gap +$29.94Bartholomew (Indiana)+$29.94St. Joseph (South Bend): market median $29.03, prevailing (union) $58.89, gap +$29.86St. Joseph (South Bend)+$29.86Jasper (Chicago): market median $29.58, prevailing (union) $58.89, gap +$29.31Jasper (Chicago)+$29.31Boone (Indianapolis): market median $30.03, prevailing (union) $58.89, gap +$28.86Boone (Indianapolis)+$28.86Clark (Louisville): market median $26.52, prevailing (union) $54.70, gap +$28.18Clark (Louisville)+$28.18Posey (Evansville): market median $28.64, prevailing (union) $54.70, gap +$26.06Posey (Evansville)+$26.06Dearborn (Cincinnati): market median $28.66, prevailing (union) $54.70, gap +$26.04Dearborn (Cincinnati)+$26.04
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for glaziers, metro counties in Indiana.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AdamsUnion PAIN1165-010 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260002
AllenUnion PAIN1165-010 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260002
BartholomewUnion PAIN1165-010 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260002
BentonUnion PAIN1165-010 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260002
BlackfordUnion PAIN1165-010 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260002
BooneUnion PAIN1165-010 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260002
CarrollUnion PAIN1165-010 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260002
CassUnion PAIN1165-010 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260002
ClintonUnion PAIN1165-010 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260002
DeKalbUnion PAIN1165-010 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260002
DelawareUnion PAIN1165-010 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260002
ElkhartUnion PAIN1165-011 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260005
FountainUnion PAIN1165-010 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260002
FultonUnion PAIN1165-010 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260002
GrantUnion PAIN1165-010 2025-07-01$34.22$24.67$58.89IN20260002

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

Is construction work growing in Indiana?

185.6kConstruction jobsIndiana, 2026-09
+2.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025186kSep 2026
Construction employment in Indiana (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 Indiana?

The median glazier in Indiana earned $28.95 an hour ($60,210 a year) in May 2025, 6% above the national median of $27.44. The middle half earn $23.21–$33.66; the top 10% earn more than $36.23.

Where does Indiana rank for glazier pay?

Indiana ranks 18th of 50 states for glazier pay, with a median of $28.95 an hour, and 11th after adjusting for Indiana's cost of living (BEA price parity 93.3, US = 100).

What is the union glazier rate in Indiana?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for glaziers in 78 counties, with a typical package of $58.89 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many glaziers work in Indiana?

BLS counted 1,270 glaziers in Indiana in May 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.05; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is glazier work growing in Indiana?

Indiana's labor market agency projects +4.1% growth for glaziers between 2024 and 2034, from 1,140 to 1,190 jobs.

How many glazier openings a year are there in Indiana?

Indiana projects about 100 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, Indiana 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: Indiana labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.