How much do glaziers make in Colorado in 2026?

Glaziers in Colorado earn a median wage of $62,340 per year, which works out to about $29.97 per hour based on a standard 2,080-hour work year. That's the midpoint — half the glaziers in the state earn more, half earn less. If you're just starting out or working in a slower market, you're more likely to land near the 25th percentile at $56,020 annually ($26.93/hr). Experienced hands with strong commercial or specialty glass skills tend to push toward the 75th percentile at $74,220 per year ($35.68/hr).

The $18,200 spread between the 25th and 75th percentile is worth paying attention to. That gap reflects real differences in the type of work, employer size, and how many years a glazier has been in the field. A worker cutting residential window panes for a small shop in a rural county is going to land lower on that range than someone setting structural glazing systems or curtain wall panels on a high-rise project in Denver or Colorado Springs.

Colorado's Front Range — Denver, Aurora, Boulder, Fort Collins — is where the bulk of commercial construction activity concentrates. Large commercial glazing contractors operating in that corridor tend to pay better than smaller residential outfits, both because the work demands more technical precision and because those contractors are competing for a limited pool of experienced workers. Specialty work like storefronts, curtain walls, skylights, and blast-resistant or fire-rated glazing commands a premium across the board.

Experience and credentials move the needle. A glazier who has completed a formal apprenticeship — typically four years combining classroom instruction with on-the-job training through a Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee — enters the workforce with a measurable wage advantage over someone who came in through informal hiring. Knowing how to read architectural drawings, handle large structural glass lites safely, and work with silicone and glazing compound systems properly makes a worker more valuable to employers who can't afford callbacks and callbacks-related liability.

Overtime is a real factor in this trade. Colorado commercial projects frequently run compressed schedules, and glaziers on those jobs often log 50-plus hour weeks during push periods. At the median rate of $29.97/hr, a glazier working 10 hours of overtime per week for 20 weeks adds roughly $8,991 in gross overtime pay on top of base earnings — a meaningful boost that straight annual figures don't capture.

There is no union scale available for glaziers in Colorado at this time, so the figures here reflect the full mix of union and non-union workers as reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program for May 2025. Workers covered by collective bargaining agreements may see different wage structures, benefit contributions, and annuity arrangements that affect total compensation beyond the base hourly rate.

The bottom line: a glazier in Colorado can reasonably expect to earn between $56,020 and $74,220 depending on experience, specialization, and location. The median of $62,340 is a solid benchmark when evaluating a job offer or negotiating a raise. If you're below $26.93/hr with more than a couple years of commercial glazing experience, it's worth taking a hard look at whether the market has moved past your current employer's pay scale.