Skilled Wages

Glazier salary in New York

Median $29.69 an hour for 3,400 glaziers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$29.69/hrMedian hourly wageNew York, May data
$61,760/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.67 – $49.8710th to 90th percentilehourly range
3,400Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Glazier pay in New York: the full range

Wage percentiles, New YorkMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrNew York: 10th $21.67 · 25th $24.76 · median $29.69 · 75th $37.17 · 90th $49.87New York$29.69$21.67$49.87United States: 10th $17.93 · 25th $22.27 · median $27.44 · 75th $32.03 · 90th $43.17United States$27.44
Hourly wage percentiles for glaziers: New York vs United States, May 2025.

New York ranks 15th of 50 states for median glazier pay, and 24th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $27.52). 3,400 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$21.67 – $24.76$45,080 – $51,500roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$24.76 – $37.17$51,500 – $77,300the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$37.17 – $49.87$77,300 – $103,730the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Glazier pay by metro in New York

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrNew York City: $33.40New York City$33.40Poughkeepsie: $29.42Poughkeepsie$29.42Rochester: $29.10Rochester$29.10Buffalo: $28.87Buffalo$28.87Syracuse: $27.75Syracuse$27.75Albany: $23.48Albany$23.48
Median hourly wage for glaziers by metro area in New York, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
New York City$21.09$33.40$29.66$53.283,03012% above
Poughkeepsie$22.70$29.42$26.89$37.35901% below
Rochester$21.87$29.10$30.00$51.112002% below
Buffalo$22.13$28.87$30.14$42.761603% below
Syracuse$21.50$27.75$29.00$35.95607% below
Albany$21.92$23.48$23.57$36.5211021% below

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

Glazier wages in New York over time

New York, 1999-2025New YorkUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$29.69New York$27.44United States
Median hourly wage for glaziers, New York vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearNew York $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$16.40$31.69$13.33750
2000$19.50$36.46$14.321,780
2001$14.67$26.67$14.68—
2002$15.99$28.62$15.202,710
2003$16.64$29.11$15.533,300
2004$15.92$27.13$15.702,910
2005$17.52$28.88$16.122,700
2006$19.12$30.53$16.642,030
2007$21.59$33.52$16.942,130
2008$20.80$31.10$17.112,160
2009$21.07$31.62$17.112,080
2010$20.49$30.25$17.612,440
2011$21.11$30.21$17.962,480
2012$19.23$26.96$18.082,850
2013$19.62$27.11$18.082,570
2014$20.16$27.42$18.472,920
2015$25.55$34.70$18.962,540
2016$26.07$34.97$20.162,760
2017$24.39$32.03$20.472,480
2018$26.81$34.37$20.942,970
2019$28.00$35.26$21.462,850
2020$29.70$36.94$22.152,440
2021$28.08$33.36$22.682,860
2022$29.58$32.54$23.422,960
2023$31.45$33.23$24.572,210
2024$28.84$29.60$26.652,610
2025$29.69$29.69$27.443,400

In today's dollars, the median glazier wage in New York changed by -14.5% over the last ten years of data and by -15.8% since 2019.

Are there more glazier jobs in New York?

+19.3%Jobs since 20192,850 then, 3,400 in 2025
+33.9%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
0.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.9× the US share, 25th of 50 states

Since 1999, the number of glaziers counted in New York has changed by +353.3%, against +17.8% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +19.3%.

Glaziers in New York vs United States, 1999 = 100New YorkUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages0200400600200020052010201520202025453New York118United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, New York vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearNew York jobsNew York indexUS index
1999750100100
20001,78023793
20022,71036195
20033,30044093
20042,91038887
20052,70036099
20062,030271105
20072,130284102
20082,160288104
20092,08027794
20102,44032582
20112,48033184
20122,85038085
20132,57034389
20142,92038986
20152,54033989
20162,76036895
20172,48033195
20182,970396103
20192,850380106
20202,440325105
20212,860381106
20222,960395104
20232,210295108
20242,610348115
20253,400453118

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 New York

-3.4%Projected growth in New York2024–2034, state agency
210Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
2,830Jobs in 20242,730 projected for 2034
+1.9%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

New York's labor market agency projects the number of glaziers in the state to change by -3.4% between 2024 and 2034, from 2,830 to 2,730, with about 210 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 3,400 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for glaziers in New York

On federally funded construction in New York, contractors must pay glaziers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 40 of the 50 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $66.70 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $44.73). 2 of the 50 counties still use a survey rate dated 2017 or earlier (for example Jefferson County at $40.99). The market median for the state is $29.69.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, NYAlbany: $70.79 (union)Allegany: $44.73 (survey)Bronx: $106.40 (union)Broome: $61.95 (union)Cattaraugus: $44.73 (survey)Cayuga: $55.40 (union)Chautauqua: $44.73 (survey)Chemung: $61.95 (union)Chenango: $55.40 (union)Clinton: n/aColumbia: $70.79 (union)Cortland: $55.40 (union)Delaware: $55.40 (union)Dutchess: $106.40 (union)Erie: $62.32 (union)Essex: n/aFranklin: n/aFulton: $70.79 (union)Genesee: $44.73 (survey)Greene: $70.79 (union)Hamilton: n/aHerkimer: $57.59 (union)Jefferson: $40.99 (survey)Kings: $106.40 (union)Lewis: n/aLivingston: $62.60 (union)Madison: $57.59 (union)Monroe: $62.60 (union)Montgomery: $70.79 (union)Nassau: n/aNew York: $106.40 (union)Niagara: $62.32 (union)Oneida: $57.59 (union)Onondaga: $57.59 (union)Ontario: n/aOrange: $106.40 (union)Orleans: $62.32 (union)Oswego: $57.59 (union)Otsego: $55.40 (union)Putnam: n/aQueens: $106.40 (union)Rensselaer: $70.79 (union)Richmond: $106.40 (union)Rockland: $106.40 (union)St. Lawrence: n/aSaratoga: $70.79 (union)Schenectady: $70.79 (union)Schoharie: $70.79 (union)Schuyler: $44.73 (survey)Seneca: $44.73 (survey)Steuben: $44.73 (survey)Suffolk: n/aSullivan: $55.40 (union)Tioga: $61.95 (union)Tompkins: $18.18 (survey)Ulster: $106.40 (union)Warren: $70.79 (union)Washington: $70.79 (union)Wayne: n/aWestchester: n/aWyoming: $44.73 (survey)Yates: $62.60 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$53.27$57.59$65.88$70.79n/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)$0$25$50$75$100$125/hrDutchess (Poughkeepsie): market median $29.42, prevailing (union) $106.40, gap +$76.98Dutchess (Poughkeepsie)+$76.98Ulster (New York): market median $29.69, prevailing (union) $106.40, gap +$76.71Ulster (New York)+$76.71Bronx (New York City): market median $33.40, prevailing (union) $106.40, gap +$73.00Bronx (New York City)+$73.00Albany (Albany): market median $23.48, prevailing (union) $70.79, gap +$47.31Albany (Albany)+$47.31Livingston (Rochester): market median $29.10, prevailing (union) $62.60, gap +$33.50Livingston (Rochester)+$33.50Erie (Buffalo): market median $28.87, prevailing (union) $62.32, gap +$33.45Erie (Buffalo)+$33.45Madison (Syracuse): market median $27.75, prevailing (union) $57.59, gap +$29.84Madison (Syracuse)+$29.84
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for glaziers, metro counties in New York.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BronxUnion PAIN0009-001 2025-05-01$49.20$57.20$106.40NY20260003
DutchessUnion PAIN0009-004 2025-05-01$49.20$57.20$106.40NY20260007
KingsUnion PAIN0009-001 2025-05-01$49.20$57.20$106.40NY20260003
New YorkUnion PAIN0009-001 2025-05-01$49.20$57.20$106.40NY20260003
OrangeUnion PAIN0009-004 2025-05-01$49.20$57.20$106.40NY20260007
QueensUnion PAIN0009-001 2025-05-01$49.20$57.20$106.40NY20260003
RichmondUnion PAIN0009-001 2025-05-01$49.20$57.20$106.40NY20260003
RocklandUnion PAIN0009-010 2025-05-01$49.20$57.20$106.40NY20260020
UlsterUnion PAIN0009-004 2025-05-01$49.20$57.20$106.40NY20260007
AlbanyUnion PAIN0009-013 2025-05-01$37.25$33.54$70.79NY20260002
ColumbiaUnion PAIN0009-013 2025-05-01$37.25$33.54$70.79NY20260002
FultonUnion PAIN0009-013 2025-05-01$37.25$33.54$70.79NY20260002
GreeneUnion PAIN0009-013 2025-05-01$37.25$33.54$70.79NY20260002
MontgomeryUnion PAIN0009-013 2025-05-01$37.25$33.54$70.79NY20260002
RensselaerUnion PAIN0009-013 2025-05-01$37.25$33.54$70.79NY20260002

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the New York prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in New York?

396.1kConstruction jobsNew York, 2026-09
-0.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026100k200k300k400k500k19901995200020052010201520202025396kSep 2026
Construction employment in New York (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 New York?

The median glazier in New York earned $29.69 an hour ($61,760 a year) in May 2025, 8% above the national median of $27.44. The middle half earn $24.76–$37.17; the top 10% earn more than $49.87.

Where does New York rank for glazier pay?

New York ranks 15th of 50 states for glazier pay, with a median of $29.69 an hour, and 24th after adjusting for New York's cost of living (BEA price parity 107.9, US = 100).

What is the union glazier rate in New York?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for glaziers in 40 counties, with a typical package of $66.70 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many glaziers work in New York?

BLS counted 3,400 glaziers in New York in May 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.93; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is glazier work growing in New York?

The BLS employer survey count of glaziers in New York went from 2,540 in 2015 to 3,400 in 2025, +33.9%, and +19.3% since 2019. New York's labor market agency projects -3.4% growth for glaziers between 2024 and 2034, from 2,830 to 2,730 jobs.

How many glazier openings a year are there in New York?

New York projects about 210 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, New York 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 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: New York labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.