SOC 47-2121 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro

Glaziers Salary in San Jose, CA

The average salary for glaziers in San Jose, California is $89,900 a year ($43.22 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $82,420: half of the 350 people in this job in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 45% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($62,045).

$89,900average per year

$43.22 / hourMedian $82,420Take-home ≈ $67,806

  • $58K10th
  • $71K25th
  • $82KMedian
  • $119K75th
  • $135K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

350people in this job
+45%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 17California metros
110cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Glaziers pay range in San Jose

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $135,020 or more. The middle half of glaziers in San Jose earn between $71,320 and $118,780.

  • $58K10th
  • $71K25th
  • $82KMedian
  • $119K75th
  • $135K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$89,900$7,492$43.22
Median$82,420$6,868$39.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$71,320$5,943$34.29
Experienced (75th percentile)$118,780$9,898$57.11

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Glaziers salary after taxes in San Jose

On the average salary of $89,900, a single filer in San Jose takes home about $67,806 a year, or $5,650 a month and $2,608 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is San Jose a good place for glaziers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Jose area are 10% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 110.4), so the average $89,900 buys what about $81,414 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in San Jose ($84,050). A typical home costs $1,610,466, or 17.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Glaziers salary in other California cities

San Jose ranks 1st of 17 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Glaziers salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for glaziers

Boston, MA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($96,030).

Glaziers salary by city

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Glaziers salary in San Jose: questions

How much do glaziers make an hour in San Jose?

$43.22 an hour on average, and $39.63 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level glaziers salary in San Jose?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,580 a year and the 25th percentile is $71,320, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the glaziers take-home pay in San Jose?

About $67,806 a year ($5,650 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $89,900. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do glaziers earn more in San Jose than elsewhere?

The average here is 45% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($62,045).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 47-2121; area San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (41940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.82, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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