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Average Glazier’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Glaziers.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 7292.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation.
Examples of some job titles are: glazier, glass worker, building glass glazier and glazier and metal mechanic.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Alberta at $34.93 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in New Brunswick at $18.00 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $40,000 – $65,000.
The government forecasts that there will be a surplus of workers in this profession for the near future. The employment outlook for this occupation depends heavily on the strength of the construction industry.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Glaziers in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta*(1) | 26.00 | 34.93 | 36.00 | 2019 |
| Edmonton – Alberta*(1) | 26.00 | 34.93 | 36.00 | 2019 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia | 17.00 | 24.75 | 33.45 | 2018 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba | 16.00 | 23.00 | 30.00 | 2018 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick(1) | 13.45 | 18.00 | 25.92 | 2018 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia(1) | 14.50 | 20.50 | 32.63 | 2018 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 18.33 | 20.00 | 30.27 | 2018 |
| Ottawa – Ontario | 18.33 | 20.00 | 30.27 | 2018 |
| Hamilton / Niagara Peninsula – Ontario(1) | 18.33 | 20.00 | 30.27 | 2018 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario | 18.33 | 20.00 | 30.27 | 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island(3) | 16.00 | 23.00 | 33.50 | 2018 |
| Montreal – Quebec | 17.50 | 28.00 | 38.00 | 2018 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan | 18.00 | 23.00 | 30.96 | 2018 |
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The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for industrial, electrical and construction trades, which includes glaziers, is $31.74. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1,240, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $64,000.
There are over 14,000 glaziers and insulators working in Canada.
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