Skilled Wages

Glazier salary in Kansas

Median $22.64 an hour for 440 glaziers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$22.64/hrMedian hourly wageKansas, May data
$47,090/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$17.71 – $35.8110th to 90th percentilehourly range
440Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Glazier pay in Kansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, KansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrKansas: 10th $17.71 · 25th $21.18 · median $22.64 · 75th $29.10 · 90th $35.81Kansas$22.64$17.71$35.81United States: 10th $17.93 · 25th $22.27 · median $27.44 · 75th $32.03 · 90th $43.17United States$27.44
Hourly wage percentiles for glaziers: Kansas vs United States, May 2025.

Kansas ranks 42nd of 50 states for median glazier pay, and 37th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $25.13). 440 glaziers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.0× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$17.71 – $21.18$36,830 – $44,060roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$21.18 – $29.10$44,060 – $60,520the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$29.10 – $35.81$60,520 – $74,480the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Glazier pay by metro in Kansas

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrKansas City: $27.33Kansas City$27.33Wichita: $21.89Wichita$21.89
Median hourly wage for glaziers by metro area in Kansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Kansas City$19.72$27.33$29.55$39.1330021% above
Wichita$17.91$21.89$24.62$31.061303% below

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

Glazier wages in Kansas over time

Kansas, 1999-2025KansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$10$20$30200020052010201520202025$27.44United States$22.64Kansas
Median hourly wage for glaziers, Kansas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearKansas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$9.16$17.70$13.33360
2000$14.71$27.50$14.32500
2001$14.56$26.47$14.68480
2002$12.78$22.87$15.20680
2003$15.60$27.30$15.53460
2004$15.09$25.72$15.70400
2005$15.42$25.42$16.12330
2006$14.99$23.94$16.64280
2007$16.33$25.36$16.94240
2008$17.72$26.50$17.11380
2009$15.45$23.18$17.11320
2010$15.04$22.21$17.61440
2011$15.95$22.83$17.96360
2012$16.00$22.44$18.08450
2013$16.87$23.31$18.08280
2014$15.63$21.26$18.47380
2015$19.52$26.51$18.96260
2016$21.07$28.26$20.16390
2017$18.53$24.34$20.47520
2018$18.28$23.44$20.94450
2019$18.02$22.69$21.46340
2020$23.29$28.97$22.15250
2021$22.96$27.28$22.68340
2022$22.81$25.09$23.42290
2023$22.82$24.11$24.57370
2024$24.47$25.11$26.65540
2025$22.64$22.64$27.44440

In today's dollars, the median glazier wage in Kansas changed by -14.6% over the last ten years of data and by -0.2% since 2019.

Are there more glazier jobs in Kansas?

0.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.8× the US share, 28th of 50 states

BLS counted 440 glaziers in Kansas in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 21%. 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 Kansas

+3.1%Projected growth in Kansas2024–2034, state agency
50Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
580Jobs in 2024600 projected for 2034
+1.9%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Kansas's labor market agency projects the number of glaziers in the state to change by +3.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 580 to 600, with about 50 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.9% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 440 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for glaziers in Kansas

On federally funded construction in Kansas, contractors must pay glaziers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 6 of the 85 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $61.66 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $25.56). 79 of the 85 counties still use a survey rate dated 2015 or earlier (for example Allen County at $25.56). The market median for the state is $22.64.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, KSAllen: $25.56 (survey)Anderson: $25.56 (survey)Atchison: $25.56 (survey)Barber: $25.56 (survey)Barton: $25.56 (survey)Bourbon: $25.56 (survey)Brown: $25.56 (survey)Butler: n/aChase: n/aChautauqua: $25.56 (survey)Cherokee: $25.56 (survey)Cheyenne: $25.56 (survey)Clark: $25.56 (survey)Clay: $25.56 (survey)Cloud: $25.56 (survey)Coffey: $25.56 (survey)Comanche: $25.56 (survey)Cowley: $25.56 (survey)Crawford: $25.56 (survey)Decatur: $25.56 (survey)Dickinson: $25.56 (survey)Doniphan: n/aDouglas: n/aEdwards: $25.56 (survey)Elk: $25.56 (survey)Ellis: $25.56 (survey)Ellsworth: $25.56 (survey)Finney: n/aFord: $25.56 (survey)Franklin: $61.66 (union)Geary: n/aGove: $25.56 (survey)Graham: $25.56 (survey)Grant: $25.56 (survey)Gray: $25.56 (survey)Greeley: $25.56 (survey)Greenwood: $25.56 (survey)Hamilton: $25.56 (survey)Harper: $25.56 (survey)Harvey: n/aHaskell: $25.56 (survey)Hodgeman: $25.56 (survey)Jackson: n/aJefferson: n/aJewell: $25.56 (survey)Johnson: $61.66 (union)Kearny: n/aKingman: $25.56 (survey)Kiowa: $25.56 (survey)Labette: $25.56 (survey)Lane: $25.56 (survey)Leavenworth: $61.66 (union)Lincoln: $25.56 (survey)Linn: $61.66 (union)Logan: $25.56 (survey)Lyon: n/aMcPherson: $25.56 (survey)Marion: $25.56 (survey)Marshall: $25.56 (survey)Meade: $25.56 (survey)Miami: $61.66 (union)Mitchell: $25.56 (survey)Montgomery: $25.56 (survey)Morris: $25.56 (survey)Morton: $25.56 (survey)Nemaha: $25.56 (survey)Neosho: $25.56 (survey)Ness: $25.56 (survey)Norton: $25.56 (survey)Osage: n/aOsborne: $25.56 (survey)Ottawa: n/aPawnee: $25.56 (survey)Phillips: $25.56 (survey)Pottawatomie: n/aPratt: $25.56 (survey)Rawlins: $25.56 (survey)Reno: $25.56 (survey)Republic: $25.56 (survey)Rice: $25.56 (survey)Riley: n/aRooks: $25.56 (survey)Rush: $25.56 (survey)Russell: $25.56 (survey)Saline: n/aScott: $25.56 (survey)Sedgwick: n/aSeward: $25.56 (survey)Shawnee: n/aSheridan: $25.56 (survey)Sherman: $25.56 (survey)Smith: $25.56 (survey)Stafford: $25.56 (survey)Stanton: $25.56 (survey)Stevens: $25.56 (survey)Sumner: n/aThomas: $25.56 (survey)Trego: $25.56 (survey)Wabaunsee: n/aWallace: $25.56 (survey)Washington: $25.56 (survey)Wichita: $25.56 (survey)Wilson: $25.56 (survey)Woodson: $25.56 (survey)Wyandotte: $61.66 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hrn/asurvey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for glaziers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
FranklinUnion PAIN0558-006 2025-04-01$39.32$22.34$61.66KS20260060
JohnsonUnion PAIN0558-006 2025-04-01$39.32$22.34$61.66KS20260052
LeavenworthUnion PAIN0558-006 2025-04-01$39.32$22.34$61.66KS20260053
LinnUnion PAIN0558-006 2025-04-01$39.32$22.34$61.66KS20260054
MiamiUnion PAIN0558-006 2025-04-01$39.32$22.34$61.66KS20260060
WyandotteUnion PAIN0558-006 2025-04-01$39.32$22.34$61.66KS20260060
AllenSurvey SUKS2015-013 2015-07-08$18.92$6.64$25.56KS20260044
AndersonSurvey SUKS2015-013 2015-07-08$18.92$6.64$25.56KS20260044
AtchisonSurvey SUKS2015-013 2015-07-08$18.92$6.64$25.56KS20260044
BarberSurvey SUKS2015-013 2015-07-08$18.92$6.64$25.56KS20260044
BartonSurvey SUKS2015-013 2015-07-08$18.92$6.64$25.56KS20260044
BourbonSurvey SUKS2015-013 2015-07-08$18.92$6.64$25.56KS20260044
BrownSurvey SUKS2015-013 2015-07-08$18.92$6.64$25.56KS20260044
ChautauquaSurvey SUKS2015-013 2015-07-08$18.92$6.64$25.56KS20260044
CherokeeSurvey SUKS2015-013 2015-07-08$18.92$6.64$25.56KS20260044

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

Is construction work growing in Kansas?

78.5kConstruction jobsKansas, 2026-09
+5.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202578kSep 2026
Construction employment in Kansas (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 Kansas?

The median glazier in Kansas earned $22.64 an hour ($47,090 a year) in May 2025, 17% below the national median of $27.44. The middle half earn $21.18–$29.10; the top 10% earn more than $35.81.

Where does Kansas rank for glazier pay?

Kansas ranks 42nd of 50 states for glazier pay, with a median of $22.64 an hour, and 37th after adjusting for Kansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union glazier rate in Kansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for glaziers in 6 counties, with a typical package of $61.66 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many glaziers work in Kansas?

BLS counted 440 glaziers in Kansas in May 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.82; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is glazier work growing in Kansas?

Kansas's labor market agency projects +3.1% growth for glaziers between 2024 and 2034, from 580 to 600 jobs.

How many glazier openings a year are there in Kansas?

Kansas projects about 50 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, Kansas 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: Kansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.