Skilled Wages

Glazier salary in Kentucky

Median $23.61 an hour for 570 glaziers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$23.61/hrMedian hourly wageKentucky, May data
$49,110/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.82 – $28.5610th to 90th percentilehourly range
570Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Glazier pay in Kentucky: the full range

Wage percentiles, KentuckyMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrKentucky: 10th $18.82 · 25th $22.20 · median $23.61 · 75th $27.31 · 90th $28.56Kentucky$23.61$18.82$28.56United States: 10th $17.93 · 25th $22.27 · median $27.44 · 75th $32.03 · 90th $43.17United States$27.44
Hourly wage percentiles for glaziers: Kentucky vs United States, May 2025.

Kentucky ranks 36th of 50 states for median glazier pay, and 32nd once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $26.18). 570 glaziers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.5× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.82 – $22.20$39,150 – $46,170roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$22.20 – $27.31$46,170 – $56,800the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$27.31 – $28.56$56,800 – $59,410the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Glazier pay by metro in Kentucky

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrCincinnati: $28.66Cincinnati$28.66Louisville: $26.52Louisville$26.52Huntington: $23.09Huntington$23.09Lexington: $23.08Lexington$23.08
Median hourly wage for glaziers by metro area in Kentucky, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Cincinnati$19.74$28.66$30.04$35.7825021% above
Louisville$21.86$26.52$28.49$29.2526012% above
Huntington$16.17$23.09$26.12$32.90302% below
Lexington$19.09$23.08$24.84$29.91802% below

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

Glazier wages in Kentucky over time

Kentucky, 1999-2025KentuckyUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$27.44United States$23.61Kentucky
Median hourly wage for glaziers, Kentucky vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearKentucky $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$12.49$24.14$13.33—
2000$12.98$24.27$14.32490
2001$12.19$22.16$14.68570
2002$13.21$23.64$15.20430
2003$13.32$23.31$15.53510
2004$12.51$21.32$15.70510
2005$13.14$21.66$16.12690
2006$13.94$22.26$16.64720
2007$14.23$22.10$16.94670
2008$15.18$22.70$17.11620
2009$14.68$22.03$17.11570
2010$13.31$19.65$17.61590
2011$14.67$21.00$17.96530
2012$15.09$21.16$18.08670
2013$15.91$21.99$18.08760
2014$16.33$22.21$18.47790
2015$16.96$23.04$18.96610
2016$17.63$23.65$20.16510
2017$18.01$23.65$20.47430
2018$19.25$24.68$20.94600
2019$18.24$22.97$21.46590
2020$18.65$23.20$22.15520
2021$22.02$26.16$22.68460
2022$21.98$24.18$23.42490
2023$23.73$25.07$24.57630
2024$23.84$24.47$26.65400
2025$23.61$23.61$27.44570

In today's dollars, the median glazier wage in Kentucky changed by +2.5% over the last ten years of data and by +2.8% since 2019.

Are there more glazier jobs in Kentucky?

0.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.8× the US share, 33rd of 50 states

BLS counted 570 glaziers in Kentucky in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 14%. 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 Kentucky

+3.7%Projected growth in Kentucky2024–2034, state agency
40Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
430Jobs in 2024450 projected for 2034
+1.9%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Kentucky's labor market agency projects the number of glaziers in the state to change by +3.7% between 2024 and 2034, from 430 to 450, with about 40 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 570 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for glaziers in Kentucky

On federally funded construction in Kentucky, contractors must pay glaziers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 56 of the 56 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $47.85 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $23.61.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, KYAdair: n/aAllen: n/aAnderson: n/aBallard: $47.85 (union)Barren: n/aBath: n/aBell: $47.22 (union)Boone: $48.60 (union)Bourbon: $48.60 (union)Boyd: n/aBoyle: n/aBracken: $48.60 (union)Breathitt: $47.22 (union)Breckinridge: $47.85 (union)Bullitt: n/aButler: n/aCaldwell: $47.85 (union)Calloway: $52.30 (union)Campbell: $48.60 (union)Carlisle: $47.85 (union)Carroll: n/aCarter: $47.22 (union)Casey: n/aChristian: n/aClark: $48.60 (union)Clay: $47.22 (union)Clinton: n/aCrittenden: $47.85 (union)Cumberland: n/aDaviess: $52.30 (union)Edmonson: n/aElliott: $47.22 (union)Estill: n/aFayette: $48.60 (union)Fleming: n/aFloyd: $47.22 (union)Franklin: n/aFulton: $47.85 (union)Gallatin: $48.60 (union)Garrard: n/aGrant: $48.60 (union)Graves: $47.85 (union)Grayson: $47.85 (union)Green: n/aGreenup: n/aHancock: $52.30 (union)Hardin: n/aHarlan: $47.22 (union)Harrison: n/aHart: n/aHenderson: n/aHenry: n/aHickman: $47.85 (union)Hopkins: $52.30 (union)Jackson: $47.22 (union)Jefferson: n/aJessamine: $48.60 (union)Johnson: $47.22 (union)Kenton: $48.60 (union)Knott: $47.22 (union)Knox: n/aLarue: n/aLaurel: n/aLawrence: $47.22 (union)Lee: $47.22 (union)Leslie: $47.22 (union)Letcher: $47.22 (union)Lewis: n/aLincoln: n/aLivingston: $47.85 (union)Logan: n/aLyon: $47.85 (union)McCracken: $52.30 (union)McCreary: n/aMcLean: $52.30 (union)Madison: n/aMagoffin: $47.22 (union)Marion: n/aMarshall: $52.30 (union)Martin: $47.22 (union)Mason: n/aMeade: n/aMenifee: n/aMercer: n/aMetcalfe: n/aMonroe: n/aMontgomery: n/aMorgan: $47.22 (union)Muhlenberg: $47.85 (union)Nelson: n/aNicholas: n/aOhio: $47.85 (union)Oldham: n/aOwen: n/aOwsley: $47.22 (union)Pendleton: $48.60 (union)Perry: $47.22 (union)Pike: $47.22 (union)Powell: n/aPulaski: n/aRobertson: n/aRockcastle: n/aRowan: n/aRussell: n/aScott: $48.60 (union)Shelby: n/aSimpson: n/aSpencer: n/aTaylor: n/aTodd: $47.85 (union)Trigg: n/aTrimble: n/aUnion: $47.85 (union)Warren: n/aWashington: n/aWayne: n/aWebster: n/aWhitley: n/aWolfe: $47.22 (union)Woodford: $48.60 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$47.85$48.60n/a
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/hrDaviess (Kentucky): market median $23.61, prevailing (union) $52.30, gap +$28.69Daviess (Kentucky)+$28.69Bourbon (Lexington): market median $23.08, prevailing (union) $48.60, gap +$25.52Bourbon (Lexington)+$25.52Carter (Huntington): market median $23.09, prevailing (union) $47.22, gap +$24.13Carter (Huntington)+$24.13Boone (Cincinnati): market median $28.66, prevailing (union) $48.60, gap +$19.94Boone (Cincinnati)+$19.94
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for glaziers, metro counties in Kentucky.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
CallowayUnion PAIN1165-024 2024-07-01$32.86$19.44$52.30KY20260020
DaviessUnion PAIN1165-027 2024-07-01$32.86$19.44$52.30KY20260103
HancockUnion PAIN1165-027 2024-07-01$32.86$19.44$52.30KY20260103
HopkinsUnion PAIN1165-025 2024-07-01$32.86$19.44$52.30KY20260024
McCrackenUnion PAIN1165-023 2024-07-01$32.86$19.44$52.30KY20260030
McLeanUnion PAIN1165-027 2024-07-01$32.86$19.44$52.30KY20260103
MarshallUnion PAIN1165-026 2024-07-01$32.86$19.44$52.30KY20260028
BooneUnion PAIN0387-003 2023-11-01$31.95$16.65$48.60KY20260044
BourbonUnion PAIN0387-003 2023-11-01$31.95$16.65$48.60KY20260100
BrackenUnion PAIN0387-003 2023-11-01$31.95$16.65$48.60KY20260102
CampbellUnion PAIN0387-003 2023-11-01$31.95$16.65$48.60KY20260088
ClarkUnion PAIN0387-003 2023-11-01$31.95$16.65$48.60KY20260100
FayetteUnion PAIN0387-003 2023-11-01$31.95$16.65$48.60KY20260090
GallatinUnion PAIN0387-003 2023-11-01$31.95$16.65$48.60KY20260102
GrantUnion PAIN0387-003 2023-11-01$31.95$16.65$48.60KY20260102

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

Is construction work growing in Kentucky?

95.6kConstruction jobsKentucky, 2026-09
+0.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202640k60k80k100k120k1990199520002005201020152020202596kSep 2026
Construction employment in Kentucky (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 Kentucky?

The median glazier in Kentucky earned $23.61 an hour ($49,110 a year) in May 2025, 14% below the national median of $27.44. The middle half earn $22.20–$27.31; the top 10% earn more than $28.56.

Where does Kentucky rank for glazier pay?

Kentucky ranks 36th of 50 states for glazier pay, with a median of $23.61 an hour, and 32nd after adjusting for Kentucky's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.2, US = 100).

What is the union glazier rate in Kentucky?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for glaziers in 56 counties, with a typical package of $47.85 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many glaziers work in Kentucky?

BLS counted 570 glaziers in Kentucky in May 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.75; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is glazier work growing in Kentucky?

Kentucky's labor market agency projects +3.7% growth for glaziers between 2024 and 2034, from 430 to 450 jobs.

How many glazier openings a year are there in Kentucky?

Kentucky projects about 40 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, Kentucky 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: Kentucky labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.