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

How much do Glaziers make in Salem, OR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Glaziers in Salem, OR is $78,420. The 10th percentile is $47,760 and the 90th percentile is $110,040. Employment is 160.

Median annual wage

$78,420

10th percentile
$47,760
25th percentile
$57,020
Median
$78,420
75th percentile
$110,040
90th percentile
$110,040
Mean
$81,800

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Glaziers, the published 10th percentile is $47,760 and the 90th percentile is $110,040. The difference is $62,280, which is 79.4% 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 $57,020 to the 75th at $110,040, covers $53,020.

The mean annual wage is $81,800, which sits above the median of $78,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salem, OR median is 37.4% higher than the national median of $57,080 for Glaziers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,659, which is 32.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.6% higher than the Oregon median of $70,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salem, OR is 103.649, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Glaziers at $75,659 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Glaziers. Salem, OR ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 52 miles away, with a median of $73,860 and employment of 390. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,062, against $75,659 here.
  • Bend, OR is 112 miles away, with a median of $60,390 and employment of 60. That median is 23% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,288, against $75,659 here.
  • Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 140 miles away, with a median of $91,870 and employment of 70. That median is 17.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,618, against $75,659 here.

Employment share

Glaziers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Salem, OR (160 of 188,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (58,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.26 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 Salem, OR · 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 Salem, OR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Glaziers in Salem, OR is $78,420. The 10th percentile is $47,760 and the 90th percentile is $110,040. Employment is 160.

How does that compare with the national median for Glaziers?

The local median is 37.4% higher than the national median of $57,080.

What is Glaziers pay in Salem, OR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salem, OR is 103.649, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $78,420 is $75,659. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Salem, OR compare with nearby metros for Glaziers?

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $73,860. Salem, OR ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.