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Glaziers Salary in Pittsburgh, PA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Glaziers in Pittsburgh, PA have a median annual salary of $51,140, with 290 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $35,560 at the 10th percentile to $74,180 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$51,140

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$24.59

Employment

290

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$35,560
10th
$45,000
25th
$51,140
Median
$60,970
75th
$74,180
90th

Local compared with national

Pittsburgh, PA

$51,140

Median annual · 2025

United States

$57,080

Median annual · 2025

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 10.4% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $5,940).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.0
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  3. 3.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  4. 4.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Time ManagementImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9
  8. 8.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Operations MonitoringImportance 2.9
  10. 10.Operation and ControlImportance 2.9
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.9
  12. 12.MonitoringImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • American Glazing Software AGS WindowPricer
  • BidMaster
  • D-CALC FACADE 4000
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Work order software

Common tasks

  • Pack spaces between moldings and glass with glazing compounds and trim excess material with glazing knives.
  • Assemble, erect, or dismantle scaffolds, rigging, or hoisting equipment.
  • Cut and remove broken glass prior to installing replacement glass.
  • Secure mirrors in position, using mastic cement, putty, bolts, or screws.
  • Measure and mark outlines or patterns on glass to indicate cutting lines.
  • Grind or polish glass, smoothing edges when necessary.
  • Fasten glass panes into wood sashes or frames with clips, points, or moldings, adding weather seals or putty around pane edges to seal joints.
  • Score glass with cutters' wheels, breaking off excess glass by hand or with notched tools.
  • Cut, assemble, fit, or attach metal-framed glass enclosures for showers, bathtubs, display cases, skylights, solariums, or other structures.
  • Prepare glass for cutting by resting it on rack edges or against cutting tables and brushing thin layer of oil along cutting lines or dipping cutting tools in oil.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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