SOC 47-2121 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Glaziers make in Baton Rouge, LA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Glaziers in Baton Rouge, LA is $47,150. The 10th percentile is $37,710 and the 90th percentile is $62,400. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$47,150

10th percentile
$37,710
25th percentile
$44,030
Median
$47,150
75th percentile
$61,170
90th percentile
$62,400
Mean
$50,220

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A welder at work with a torch
A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Percentile spread

For Glaziers, the published 10th percentile is $37,710 and the 90th percentile is $62,400. The difference is $24,690, which is 52.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $44,030 to the 75th at $61,170, covers $17,140.

The mean annual wage is $50,220, which sits above the median of $47,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $57,080 for Glaziers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,939, which is 9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Louisiana median of $47,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baton Rouge, LA is 90.780, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Glaziers at $51,939 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Glaziers. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 3rd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $48,250 and employment of 110. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,108, against $51,939 here.
  • Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 127 miles away, with a median of $37,820 and employment of 120. That median is 19.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,019, against $51,939 here.
  • Lake Charles, LA is 127 miles away, with a median of $47,980 and employment of 40. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,887, against $51,939 here.

Employment share

Glaziers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (250 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (58,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.62 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Baton Rouge, LA · Glaziers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Glaziers make in Baton Rouge, LA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Glaziers in Baton Rouge, LA is $47,150. The 10th percentile is $37,710 and the 90th percentile is $62,400. Employment is 250.

How does that compare with the national median for Glaziers?

The local median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $57,080.

What is Glaziers pay in Baton Rouge, LA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baton Rouge, LA is 90.780, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $47,150 is $51,939. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Baton Rouge, LA compare with nearby metros for Glaziers?

New Orleans-Metairie, LA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 126 miles away, at $48,250. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.