Skilled Wages

Glazier salary in Pennsylvania

Median $28.27 an hour for 1,510 glaziers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$28.27/hrMedian hourly wagePennsylvania, May data
$58,810/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.60 – $45.3210th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,510Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Glazier pay in Pennsylvania: the full range

Wage percentiles, PennsylvaniaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrPennsylvania: 10th $18.60 · 25th $22.50 · median $28.27 · 75th $34.17 · 90th $45.32Pennsylvania$28.27$18.60$45.32United States: 10th $17.93 · 25th $22.27 · median $27.44 · 75th $32.03 · 90th $43.17United States$27.44
Hourly wage percentiles for glaziers: Pennsylvania vs United States, May 2025.

Pennsylvania ranks 24th of 50 states for median glazier pay, and 20th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $28.97). 1,510 glaziers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.4× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.60 – $22.50$38,680 – $46,790roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$22.50 – $34.17$46,790 – $71,070the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$34.17 – $45.32$71,070 – $94,270the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Glazier pay by metro in Pennsylvania

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrPhiladelphia: $29.90Philadelphia$29.90State College: $27.28State College$27.28Lancaster: $24.94Lancaster$24.94Harrisburg: $24.77Harrisburg$24.77Pittsburgh: $24.59Pittsburgh$24.59Erie: $21.88Erie$21.88
Median hourly wage for glaziers by metro area in Pennsylvania, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Philadelphia$21.51$29.90$29.14$49.287106% above
State College$17.95$27.28$28.18$44.19404% below
Lancaster$17.35$24.94$25.37$37.2211012% below
Harrisburg$17.23$24.77$25.10$32.655012% below
Pittsburgh$17.10$24.59$25.97$35.6629013% below
Erie$17.15$21.88$24.04$30.533023% below

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

Glazier wages in Pennsylvania over time

Pennsylvania, 1999-2025PennsylvaniaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$28.27Pennsylvania$27.44United States
Median hourly wage for glaziers, Pennsylvania vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearPennsylvania $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$21.95$42.42$13.331,310
2000$13.94$26.06$14.32940
2001$13.37$24.30$14.681,480
2002$15.07$26.97$15.201,450
2003$15.82$27.68$15.531,310
2004$15.72$26.79$15.701,520
2005$18.59$30.64$16.12990
2006$16.47$26.30$16.641,210
2007$15.17$23.55$16.941,490
2008$15.85$23.70$17.111,480
2009$16.37$24.57$17.111,250
2010$17.82$26.31$17.61850
2011$18.31$26.21$17.961,360
2012$18.54$26.00$18.081,360
2013$19.62$27.11$18.081,550
2014$21.06$28.64$18.471,380
2015$20.76$28.20$18.961,360
2016$21.54$28.89$20.161,370
2017$21.68$28.47$20.471,390
2018$24.15$30.96$20.941,300
2019$23.50$29.59$21.461,280
2020$23.93$29.77$22.15920
2021$28.31$33.64$22.681,070
2022$23.91$26.30$23.421,130
2023$26.56$28.06$24.571,060
2024$27.83$28.56$26.651,520
2025$28.27$28.27$27.441,510

In today's dollars, the median glazier wage in Pennsylvania changed by +0.3% over the last ten years of data and by -4.5% since 2019.

Are there more glazier jobs in Pennsylvania?

0.2Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.7× the US share, 38th of 50 states

BLS counted 1,510 glaziers in Pennsylvania in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 15%. 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 Pennsylvania

+2.2%Projected growth in Pennsylvania2024–2034, state agency
130Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
1,580Jobs in 20241,610 projected for 2034
+1.9%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Pennsylvania's labor market agency projects the number of glaziers in the state to change by +2.2% between 2024 and 2034, from 1,580 to 1,610, with about 130 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +1.9% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 1,510 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for glaziers in Pennsylvania

On federally funded construction in Pennsylvania, contractors must pay glaziers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 35 of the 48 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $50.87 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $33.63). 12 of the 48 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Adams County at $27.11). The market median for the state is $28.27.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, PAAdams: $27.11 (survey)Allegheny: $65.38 (union)Armstrong: $65.38 (union)Beaver: $65.38 (union)Bedford: $50.87 (union)Berks: $45.08 (survey)Blair: $50.87 (union)Bradford: n/aBucks: $80.92 (union)Butler: $65.38 (union)Cambria: $50.87 (union)Cameron: $50.87 (union)Carbon: $44.95 (survey)Centre: $50.87 (union)Chester: $80.92 (union)Clarion: $50.87 (union)Clearfield: $50.87 (union)Clinton: $50.87 (union)Columbia: n/aCrawford: $39.03 (union)Cumberland: $33.63 (survey)Dauphin: $33.63 (survey)Delaware: $80.92 (union)Elk: $50.87 (union)Erie: $44.95 (survey)Fayette: $65.38 (union)Forest: $39.03 (union)Franklin: $21.54 (survey)Fulton: $50.87 (union)Greene: $65.38 (union)Huntingdon: $50.87 (union)Indiana: $50.87 (union)Jefferson: $50.87 (union)Juniata: n/aLackawanna: n/aLancaster: $27.11 (survey)Lawrence: $65.38 (union)Lebanon: $27.11 (survey)Lehigh: $44.95 (survey)Luzerne: n/aLycoming: n/aMcKean: $50.87 (union)Mercer: $50.87 (union)Mifflin: n/aMonroe: n/aMontgomery: $80.92 (union)Montour: n/aNorthampton: $44.95 (survey)Northumberland: n/aPerry: $33.63 (survey)Philadelphia: $80.92 (union)Pike: n/aPotter: $50.87 (union)Schuylkill: n/aSnyder: n/aSomerset: $50.87 (union)Sullivan: n/aSusquehanna: n/aTioga: n/aUnion: n/aVenango: $39.03 (union)Warren: $39.03 (union)Washington: $65.38 (union)Wayne: n/aWestmoreland: $65.38 (union)Wyoming: n/aYork: $27.11 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$39.03$50.87$65.38n/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)Prevailing (survey)$0$20$40$60$80$100/hrBucks (Philadelphia): market median $29.90, prevailing (union) $80.92, gap +$51.02Bucks (Philadelphia)+$51.02Allegheny (Pittsburgh): market median $24.59, prevailing (union) $65.38, gap +$40.79Allegheny (Pittsburgh)+$40.79Centre (State College): market median $27.28, prevailing (union) $50.87, gap +$23.59Centre (State College)+$23.59Erie (Erie): market median $21.88, prevailing (survey) $44.95, gap +$23.07Erie (Erie)+$23.07Blair (Pennsylvania): market median $28.27, prevailing (union) $50.87, gap +$22.60Blair (Pennsylvania)+$22.60Cumberland (Harrisburg): market median $24.77, prevailing (survey) $33.63, gap +$8.86Cumberland (Harrisburg)+$8.86Lancaster (Lancaster): market median $24.94, prevailing (survey) $27.11, gap +$2.17Lancaster (Lancaster)+$2.17
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for glaziers, metro counties in Pennsylvania.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BucksUnion PAIN0252-007 2022-05-01$46.09$34.83$80.92PA20260078
ChesterUnion PAIN0252-007 2022-05-01$46.09$34.83$80.92PA20260083
DelawareUnion PAIN0252-007 2022-05-01$46.09$34.83$80.92PA20260087
MontgomeryUnion PAIN0252-007 2022-05-01$46.09$34.83$80.92PA20260099
PhiladelphiaUnion PAIN0252-006 2022-05-01$46.09$34.83$80.92PA20260003
AlleghenyUnion PAIN0751-001 2023-09-01$35.65$29.73$65.38PA20260001
ArmstrongUnion PAIN0751-006 2023-09-01$35.65$29.73$65.38PA20260074
BeaverUnion PAIN0751-006 2023-09-01$35.65$29.73$65.38PA20260075
ButlerUnion PAIN0751-006 2023-09-01$35.65$29.73$65.38PA20260079
FayetteUnion PAIN0751-006 2023-09-01$35.65$29.73$65.38PA20260089
GreeneUnion PAIN0751-006 2023-09-01$35.65$29.73$65.38PA20260053
LawrenceUnion PAIN0751-006 2023-09-01$35.65$29.73$65.38PA20260058
WashingtonUnion PAIN0751-006 2023-09-01$35.65$29.73$65.38PA20260104
WestmorelandUnion PAIN0751-006 2023-09-01$35.65$29.73$65.38PA20260105
BedfordUnion PAIN0751-002 2023-09-01$25.40$25.47$50.87PA20260043

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

Is construction work growing in Pennsylvania?

272.0kConstruction jobsPennsylvania, 2026-09
-0.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026150k200k250k300k19901995200020052010201520202025272kSep 2026
Construction employment in Pennsylvania (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 Pennsylvania?

The median glazier in Pennsylvania earned $28.27 an hour ($58,810 a year) in May 2025, 3% above the national median of $27.44. The middle half earn $22.50–$34.17; the top 10% earn more than $45.32.

Where does Pennsylvania rank for glazier pay?

Pennsylvania ranks 24th of 50 states for glazier pay, with a median of $28.27 an hour, and 20th after adjusting for Pennsylvania's cost of living (BEA price parity 97.6, US = 100).

What is the union glazier rate in Pennsylvania?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for glaziers in 35 counties, with a typical package of $50.87 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many glaziers work in Pennsylvania?

BLS counted 1,510 glaziers in Pennsylvania in May 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.66; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is glazier work growing in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania's labor market agency projects +2.2% growth for glaziers between 2024 and 2034, from 1,580 to 1,610 jobs.

How many glazier openings a year are there in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania projects about 130 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, Pennsylvania 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: Pennsylvania labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.