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How much do Glaziers make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Glaziers in Cedar Rapids, IA is $57,760. The 10th percentile is $39,060 and the 90th percentile is $65,980. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$57,760

10th percentile
$39,060
25th percentile
$47,590
Median
$57,760
75th percentile
$65,980
90th percentile
$65,980
Mean
$55,680

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Glaziers, the published 10th percentile is $39,060 and the 90th percentile is $65,980. The difference is $26,920, which is 46.6% 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 $47,590 to the 75th at $65,980, covers $18,390.

The mean annual wage is $55,680, which sits below the median of $57,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 1.2% higher than the national median of $57,080 for Glaziers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,926, which is 13.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.8% higher than the Iowa median of $57,330.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cedar Rapids, IA is 88.963, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Glaziers at $64,926 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Glaziers. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 4th of 4 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).).

  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 115 miles away, with a median of $62,590 and employment of 180. That median is 8.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,254, against $64,926 here.
  • Madison, WI is 124 miles away, with a median of $82,480 and employment of 110. That median is 42.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,780, against $64,926 here.
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 196 miles away, with a median of $61,530 and employment of 1,260. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,395, against $64,926 here.

Employment share

Glaziers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (50 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (58,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.95 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 Cedar Rapids, IA · 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 Cedar Rapids, IA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Glaziers in Cedar Rapids, IA is $57,760. The 10th percentile is $39,060 and the 90th percentile is $65,980. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Glaziers?

The local median is 1.2% higher than the national median of $57,080.

What is Glaziers pay in Cedar Rapids, IA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cedar Rapids, IA is 88.963, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $57,760 is $64,926. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Cedar Rapids, IA compare with nearby metros for Glaziers?

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 115 miles away, at $62,590. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.