Skilled Wages

Glazier salary in Oklahoma

Median $21.82 an hour for 430 glaziers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$21.82/hrMedian hourly wageOklahoma, May data
$45,380/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$14.46 – $26.2410th to 90th percentilehourly range
430Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Glazier pay in Oklahoma: the full range

Wage percentiles, OklahomaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrOklahoma: 10th $14.46 · 25th $18.85 · median $21.82 · 75th $22.55 · 90th $26.24Oklahoma$21.82$14.46$26.24United States: 10th $17.93 · 25th $22.27 · median $27.44 · 75th $32.03 · 90th $43.17United States$27.44
Hourly wage percentiles for glaziers: Oklahoma vs United States, May 2025.

Oklahoma ranks 47th of 50 states for median glazier pay, and 40th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $24.85). 430 glaziers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$14.46 – $18.85$30,070 – $39,210roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$18.85 – $22.55$39,210 – $46,900the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$22.55 – $26.24$46,900 – $54,570the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Glazier pay by metro in Oklahoma

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrTulsa: $22.26Tulsa$22.26Oklahoma City: $22.18Oklahoma City$22.18Fort Smith: $21.61Fort Smith$21.61
Median hourly wage for glaziers by metro area in Oklahoma, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Tulsa$17.93$22.26$26.241602% above
Oklahoma City$16.33$22.18$27.641502% above
Fort Smith$13.57$21.61$27.59301% below

Glazier wages in Oklahoma over time

Oklahoma, 1999-2025OklahomaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$10$20$30200020052010201520202025$27.44United States$21.82Oklahoma
Median hourly wage for glaziers, Oklahoma vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOklahoma $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$10.63$20.54$13.33840
2000$11.60$21.69$14.32430
2001$11.34$20.61$14.68570
2002$11.28$20.19$15.20570
2003$11.45$20.03$15.53510
2004$11.50$19.60$15.70620
2005$11.82$19.48$16.12660
2006$11.85$18.92$16.64880
2007$12.08$18.76$16.94780
2008$12.38$18.51$17.11690
2009$13.32$19.99$17.11380
2010$14.53$21.45$17.61290
2011$13.32$19.06$17.96290
2012$14.80$20.75$18.08270
2013$15.26$21.09$18.08460
2014$16.48$22.41$18.47410
2015$15.81$21.47$18.96430
2016$16.26$21.81$20.16290
2017$15.60$20.49$20.47450
2018$16.23$20.81$20.94410
2019$16.20$20.40$21.46410
2020$19.27$23.97$22.15240
2021$18.18$21.60$22.68600
2022$19.70$21.67$23.42380
2023$20.01$21.14$24.57810
2024$21.51$22.08$26.65490
2025$21.82$21.82$27.44430

In today's dollars, the median glazier wage in Oklahoma changed by +1.6% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for glaziers in Oklahoma

On federally funded construction in Oklahoma, contractors must pay glaziers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 26 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $16.73). 26 of the 26 counties still use a survey rate dated 2012 or earlier (for example Atoka County at $16.73). The market median for the state is $21.82.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, OKAdair: —Alfalfa: —Atoka: $16.73 (survey)Beaver: —Beckham: —Blaine: —Bryan: $16.73 (survey)Caddo: —Canadian: $14.44 (survey)Carter: $16.73 (survey)Cherokee: —Choctaw: $16.73 (survey)Cimarron: —Cleveland: $14.44 (survey)Coal: $16.73 (survey)Comanche: —Cotton: —Craig: —Creek: —Custer: —Delaware: —Dewey: —Ellis: —Garfield: —Garvin: $16.73 (survey)Grady: $14.44 (survey)Grant: —Greer: —Harmon: —Harper: —Haskell: $16.73 (survey)Hughes: $16.73 (survey)Jackson: —Jefferson: —Johnston: $16.73 (survey)Kay: —Kingfisher: —Kiowa: —Latimer: $16.73 (survey)Le Flore: —Lincoln: $14.44 (survey)Logan: $14.44 (survey)Love: $16.73 (survey)McClain: $14.44 (survey)McCurtain: $16.73 (survey)McIntosh: —Major: —Marshall: $16.73 (survey)Mayes: —Murray: $16.73 (survey)Muskogee: —Noble: —Nowata: —Okfuskee: —Oklahoma: $14.44 (survey)Okmulgee: —Osage: —Ottawa: —Pawnee: —Payne: —Pittsburg: $16.73 (survey)Pontotoc: $16.73 (survey)Pottawatomie: $16.73 (survey)Pushmataha: $16.73 (survey)Roger Mills: —Rogers: —Seminole: $16.73 (survey)Sequoyah: —Stephens: —Texas: —Tillman: —Tulsa: —Wagoner: —Washington: —Washita: —Woods: —Woodward: —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
AtokaSurvey SUOK2012-049 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260069
BryanSurvey SUOK2012-049 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260069
CarterSurvey SUOK2012-015 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260037
ChoctawSurvey SUOK2012-049 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260069
CoalSurvey SUOK2012-051 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260071
GarvinSurvey SUOK2012-051 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260071
HaskellSurvey SUOK2012-051 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260071
HughesSurvey SUOK2012-051 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260071
JohnstonSurvey SUOK2012-020 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260040
LatimerSurvey SUOK2012-051 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260071
LoveSurvey SUOK2012-038 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260058
McCurtainSurvey SUOK2012-051 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260071
MarshallSurvey SUOK2012-051 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260071
MurraySurvey SUOK2012-040 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260060
PittsburgSurvey SUOK2012-051 2012-06-18$15.27$1.46$16.73OK20260071

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Oklahoma prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Oklahoma?

92.9kConstruction jobsOklahoma, 2026-08
+2.9%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k120k1990199520002005201020152020202593kAug 2026
Construction employment in Oklahoma (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 Oklahoma?

The median glazier in Oklahoma earned $21.82 an hour ($45,380 a year) in May 2025, 20% below the national median of $27.44. The middle half earn $18.85–$22.55; the top 10% earn more than $26.24.

Where does Oklahoma rank for glazier pay?

Oklahoma ranks 47th of 50 states for glazier pay, with a median of $21.82 an hour, and 40th after adjusting for Oklahoma's cost of living (BEA price parity 87.8, US = 100).

What is the union glazier rate in Oklahoma?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a glazier classification for most Oklahoma counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many glaziers work in Oklahoma?

BLS counted 430 glaziers in Oklahoma in May 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.67; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma and metro areas, SOC 47-2121.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.