Glaziers Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $44K, rent takes 42% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,243/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $900/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new glaziers typically earn — is $35K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,071/month.

Local pay runs 23% below the national median — $44K here vs. $57K nationally.

Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area pays $44K median vs. the U.S. average of $57K — that’s -23%.

The median is $44,100 a year, that works out to about $21 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $34,520, and experienced glaziers can clear $53,700. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $2,957/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,243/month, which eats 42% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median glaziers salary is worth about $44,100 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.