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Glaziers Salary in San Jose, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Glaziers in San Jose, CA have a median annual salary of $82,420, with 350 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $57,580 at the 10th percentile to $135,020 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

$82,420

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$39.63

Employment

350

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$57,580
10th
$71,320
25th
$82,420
Median
$118,780
75th
$135,020
90th

Local compared with national

San Jose, CA

$82,420

Median annual · 2025

United States

$57,080

Median annual · 2025

The San Jose, CA median is 44.4% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $25,340).

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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