Skilled Wages

Glazier salary in Virginia

Median $28.49 an hour for 890 glaziers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$28.49/hrMedian hourly wageVirginia, May data
$59,260/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$19.00 – $34.6810th to 90th percentilehourly range
890Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Glazier pay in Virginia: the full range

Wage percentiles, VirginiaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrVirginia: 10th $19.00 · 25th $23.56 · median $28.49 · 75th $30.00 · 90th $34.68Virginia$28.49$19.00$34.68United States: 10th $17.93 · 25th $22.27 · median $27.44 · 75th $32.03 · 90th $43.17United States$27.44
Hourly wage percentiles for glaziers: Virginia vs United States, May 2025.

Virginia ranks 22nd of 50 states for median glazier pay, and 22nd once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $28.18). 890 glaziers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$19.00 – $23.56$39,520 – $49,000roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$23.56 – $30.00$49,000 – $62,400the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$30.00 – $34.68$62,400 – $72,130the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Glazier pay by metro in Virginia

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrWashington DC: $30.44Washington DC$30.44Virginia Beach: $27.88Virginia Beach$27.88Richmond: $27.77Richmond$27.77Roanoke: $23.05Roanoke$23.05
Median hourly wage for glaziers by metro area in Virginia, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Washington DC$22.84$30.44$38.851,3807% above
Virginia Beach$20.56$27.88$31.581402% below
Richmond$18.41$27.77$29.351603% below
Roanoke$16.15$23.05$27.423019% below

Glazier wages in Virginia over time

Virginia, 1999-2025VirginiaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$28.49Virginia$27.44United States
Median hourly wage for glaziers, Virginia vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearVirginia $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$15.46$29.88$13.33780
2000$13.80$25.80$14.32870
2001$14.20$25.81$14.68890
2002$14.76$26.41$15.20910
2003$14.26$24.95$15.531,010
2004$15.02$25.60$15.701,030
2005$16.52$27.23$16.121,290
2006$16.78$26.80$16.641,030
2007$16.49$25.60$16.941,090
2008$16.12$24.10$17.111,110
2009$15.91$23.88$17.11990
2010$17.36$25.63$17.61720
2011$17.52$25.08$17.961,050
2012$17.55$24.61$18.081,020
2013$17.18$23.74$18.081,050
2014$18.62$25.32$18.47950
2015$19.50$26.49$18.96950
2016$19.26$25.84$20.16900
2017$20.10$26.40$20.47870
2018$18.54$23.77$20.941,080
2019$18.46$23.25$21.46940
2020$17.77$22.10$22.151,020
2021$22.57$26.82$22.68930
2022$23.25$25.58$23.421,050
2023$25.07$26.49$24.571,100
2024$28.00$28.74$26.65630
2025$28.49$28.49$27.44890

In today's dollars, the median glazier wage in Virginia changed by +7.6% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for glaziers in Virginia

On federally funded construction in Virginia, contractors must pay glaziers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 12 of the 59 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $46.87 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $22.14). 47 of the 59 counties still use a survey rate dated 2016 or earlier (for example Alleghany County at $14.91). The market median for the state is $28.49.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, VAAccomack: —Albemarle: —Alleghany: $14.91 (survey)Amelia: $22.14 (survey)Amherst: —Appomattox: —Arlington: $46.87 (union)Augusta: —Bath: $14.91 (survey)Bedford: —Bland: $19.43 (survey)Botetourt: —Brunswick: —Buchanan: $19.43 (survey)Buckingham: —Campbell: —Caroline: $22.14 (survey)Carroll: $19.43 (survey)Charles City: $22.14 (survey)Charlotte: —Chesterfield: $22.14 (survey)Clarke: $46.87 (union)Craig: —Culpeper: $46.87 (union)Cumberland: —Dickenson: $19.43 (survey)Dinwiddie: $22.14 (survey)Essex: —Fairfax: $46.87 (union)Fauquier: $46.87 (union)Floyd: —Fluvanna: —Franklin: —Frederick: $46.87 (union)Giles: —Gloucester: $24.04 (survey)Goochland: $22.14 (survey)Grayson: $19.43 (survey)Greene: —Greensville: —Halifax: —Hanover: $22.14 (survey)Henrico: $22.14 (survey)Henry: $19.43 (survey)Highland: $14.91 (survey)Isle of Wight: $24.04 (survey)James City: $24.04 (survey)King and Queen: —King George: —King William: $22.14 (survey)Lancaster: —Lee: $19.43 (survey)Loudoun: $46.87 (union)Louisa: $14.91 (survey)Lunenburg: —Madison: $14.91 (survey)Mathews: $24.04 (survey)Mecklenburg: —Middlesex: —Montgomery: —Nelson: —New Kent: $22.14 (survey)Northampton: —Northumberland: —Nottoway: —Orange: $14.91 (survey)Page: $14.91 (survey)Patrick: $19.43 (survey)Pittsylvania: —Powhatan: $22.14 (survey)Prince Edward: —Prince George: $22.14 (survey)Prince William: $46.87 (union)Pulaski: —Rappahannock: $46.87 (union)Richmond: —Roanoke: —Rockbridge: $14.91 (survey)Rockingham: —Russell: $19.43 (survey)Scott: —Shenandoah: $14.91 (survey)Smyth: $19.43 (survey)Southampton: —Spotsylvania: $46.87 (union)Stafford: $46.87 (union)Surry: —Sussex: $22.14 (survey)Tazewell: $19.43 (survey)Warren: $46.87 (union)Washington: —Westmoreland: —Wise: $19.43 (survey)Wythe: $19.43 (survey)York: $24.04 (survey)Alexandria: —Bristol: —Buena Vista: —Charlottesville: —Chesapeake: $24.04 (survey)Colonial Heights: —Covington: —Danville: —Emporia: —Fairfax: —Falls Church: —Franklin: —Fredericksburg: —Galax: —Hampton: $24.04 (survey)Harrisonburg: —Hopewell: —Lexington: —Lynchburg: —Manassas: —Manassas Park: —Martinsville: —Newport News: $24.04 (survey)Norfolk: $24.04 (survey)Norton: —Petersburg: —Poquoson: —Portsmouth: $24.04 (survey)Radford: —Richmond: —Roanoke: —Salem: —Staunton: —Suffolk: $24.04 (survey)Virginia Beach: $24.04 (survey)Waynesboro: —Williamsburg: —Winchester: —Union / prevailing package, $/hr$19.43$22.14$23.66$33.17n/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)$20$30$40$50/hrFrederick (Virginia): market median $28.49, prevailing (union) $46.87, gap +$18.38Frederick (Virginia)+$18.38Arlington (Washington DC): market median $30.44, prevailing (union) $46.87, gap +$16.43Arlington (Washington DC)+$16.43Gloucester (Virginia Beach): market median $27.88, prevailing (survey) $24.04, gap −$3.84Gloucester (Virginia Beach)−$3.84Amelia (Richmond): market median $27.77, prevailing (survey) $22.14, gap −$5.63Amelia (Richmond)−$5.63
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for glaziers, metro counties in Virginia.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
ArlingtonUnion PAIN0051-034 2025-06-01$32.41$14.46$46.87VA20260013
ClarkeUnion PAIN0051-034 2025-06-01$32.41$14.46$46.87VA20260018
CulpeperUnion PAIN0051-034 2025-06-01$32.41$14.46$46.87VA20260174
FairfaxUnion PAIN0051-034 2025-06-01$32.41$14.46$46.87VA20260178
FauquierUnion PAIN0051-034 2025-06-01$32.41$14.46$46.87VA20260020
FrederickUnion PAIN0051-034 2025-06-01$32.41$14.46$46.87VA20260021
LoudounUnion PAIN0051-034 2025-06-01$32.41$14.46$46.87VA20260158
Prince WilliamUnion PAIN0051-034 2025-06-01$32.41$14.46$46.87VA20260162
RappahannockUnion PAIN0051-034 2025-06-01$32.41$14.46$46.87VA20260174
SpotsylvaniaUnion PAIN0051-034 2025-06-01$32.41$14.46$46.87VA20260165
StaffordUnion PAIN0051-034 2025-06-01$32.41$14.46$46.87VA20260174
WarrenUnion PAIN0051-034 2025-06-01$32.41$14.46$46.87VA20260168
GloucesterSurvey SUVA2013-064 2016-01-11$19.36$4.68$24.04VA20260176
Isle of WightSurvey SUVA2013-039 2016-01-11$19.36$4.68$24.04VA20260156
James CitySurvey SUVA2013-040 2016-01-11$19.36$4.68$24.04VA20260157

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

Is construction work growing in Virginia?

231.3kConstruction jobsVirginia, 2026-08
-1.4%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026100k150k200k250k300k19901995200020052010201520202025231kAug 2026
Construction employment in Virginia (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 Virginia?

The median glazier in Virginia earned $28.49 an hour ($59,260 a year) in May 2025, 4% above the national median of $27.44. The middle half earn $23.56–$30.00; the top 10% earn more than $34.68.

Where does Virginia rank for glazier pay?

Virginia ranks 22nd of 50 states for glazier pay, with a median of $28.49 an hour, and 22nd after adjusting for Virginia's cost of living (BEA price parity 101.1, US = 100).

What is the union glazier rate in Virginia?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for glaziers in 12 counties, with a typical package of $46.87 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many glaziers work in Virginia?

BLS counted 890 glaziers in Virginia in May 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.58; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Virginia 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.