SOC 49-3022 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$47,630
U.S. median hourly wage$22.90
U.S. employment20,310

Nationally, automotive glass installers and repairers earned a median of $47,630 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 20,310 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers: pay and employment by state
State
Connecticut$63,880$30.71800.0
New Jersey$61,040$29.35Not publishedNot published
North Carolina$60,710$29.197900.2
Washington$60,630$29.157700.2
Massachusetts$58,490$28.121400.0
Oregon$57,270$27.542800.1
North Dakota$56,280$27.06400.1
Alaska$52,260$25.12400.1
New Hampshire$52,000$25.00700.1
New York$50,240$24.156600.1
Ohio$50,090$24.088600.2
Hawaii$49,410$23.75500.1
Utah$49,310$23.712700.2
Illinois$48,860$23.495100.1
Florida$48,800$23.462,0300.2
Wisconsin$48,790$23.463000.1
Colorado$48,610$23.378900.3
Idaho$48,530$23.331100.1
Pennsylvania$48,350$23.245100.1
Minnesota$47,800$22.984800.2
Virginia$47,730$22.956500.2
California$47,710$22.942,2000.1
Maryland$47,350$22.773800.1
Maine$47,270$22.73600.1
Nevada$47,210$22.701900.1
Montana$47,090$22.641500.3
Mississippi$47,060$22.632100.2
Missouri$47,060$22.635800.2
Michigan$46,860$22.535800.1
Indiana$46,850$22.523200.1
Nebraska$46,630$22.42700.1
Texas$46,550$22.382,2200.2
Alabama$46,340$22.283800.2
South Carolina$46,180$22.204400.2
Kentucky$45,980$22.101800.1
Wyoming$45,970$22.10700.3
Arizona$45,670$21.967300.2
Iowa$45,520$21.881100.1
Arkansas$45,180$21.721900.1
Louisiana$41,620$20.013700.2
Oklahoma$41,350$19.881500.1
Kansas$39,900$19.18600.0
Tennessee$38,420$18.472700.1
New Mexico$37,470$18.011500.2
Georgia$36,430$17.515200.1

Pay by metro area

All 61 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$43,470$50,710$57,950$65,190Lubbock, TX — $43,470College Station-Bryan, TX — $43,550Oklahoma City, OK — $44,420Amarillo, TX — $44,490Fresno, CA — $45,040Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $45,180San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $45,530Rochester, NY — $45,700Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $46,060Birmingham, AL — $46,150Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $46,160Columbia, SC — $46,170Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $46,180Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $46,200Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $46,290Baton Rouge, LA — $46,320San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $46,550Springfield, MO — $47,060Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $47,100Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $47,140Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $47,290Akron, OH — $47,320Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $47,330Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $47,410Madison, WI — $47,470Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $47,520Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $47,600Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $47,670Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $47,710St. Louis, MO-IL — $47,830Kansas City, MO-KS — $47,860Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $47,890Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $47,920Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $48,120Reno, NV — $48,150Portland-South Portland, ME — $48,670Jackson, MS — $48,760Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $49,070Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $49,100Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $49,340Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $49,410Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $49,660North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $49,660Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $49,910Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $50,140Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $51,990Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $52,230Ocala, FL — $53,040San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $55,360San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $56,360Boulder, CO — $57,320Wilmington, NC — $57,520Yakima, WA — $58,850Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $59,810Bellingham, WA — $60,030Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $60,160Kennewick-Richland, WA — $60,530Columbus, OH — $61,900Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $62,490Fayetteville, NC — $62,500Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $65,190

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$65,190$31.34600.1
Fayetteville, NC$62,500$30.05600.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$62,490$30.043400.2
Columbus, OH$61,900$29.764800.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA$60,530$29.10400.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$60,160$28.921500.1
Bellingham, WA$60,030$28.86300.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$59,810$28.761900.1
Yakima, WA$58,850$28.30400.4
Wilmington, NC$57,520$27.66500.3
Boulder, CO$57,320$27.56400.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$56,360$27.102600.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$55,360$26.61900.1
Ocala, FL$53,040$25.50400.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$52,230$25.11Not publishedNot published
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$51,990$25.001200.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$50,140$24.112700.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$49,910$24.005300.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$49,660$23.872800.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$49,660$23.88600.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$49,410$23.75800.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$49,340$23.72900.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$49,100$23.612500.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$49,070$23.593200.2
Jackson, MS$48,760$23.44500.2
Portland-South Portland, ME$48,670$23.40400.1
Reno, NV$48,150$23.15500.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$48,120$23.143100.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$47,920$23.045000.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$47,890$23.03500.1
Kansas City, MO-KS$47,860$23.011400.1
St. Louis, MO-IL$47,830$23.002600.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$47,710$22.943100.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$47,670$22.92300.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$47,600$22.88700.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$47,520$22.85900.5
Madison, WI$47,470$22.82400.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$47,410$22.792900.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$47,330$22.761900.1
Akron, OH$47,320$22.75300.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$47,290$22.74400.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$47,140$22.674100.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$47,100$22.641200.1
Springfield, MO$47,060$22.63600.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$46,550$22.382100.2
Baton Rouge, LA$46,320$22.27700.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$46,290$22.262200.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$46,200$22.215700.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$46,180$22.20700.1
Columbia, SC$46,170$22.201000.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$46,160$22.19500.1
Birmingham, AL$46,150$22.191100.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,060$22.154500.2
Rochester, NY$45,700$21.97600.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$45,530$21.891500.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$45,180$21.72700.2
Fresno, CA$45,040$21.66700.1
Amarillo, TX$44,490$21.39400.4
Oklahoma City, OK$44,420$21.36700.1
College Station-Bryan, TX$43,550$20.94300.2
Lubbock, TX$43,470$20.90600.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.