Bureau of Labor Offers Auto Glass Wage and Employment Statistics

The Bureau of Labor reports that nationally the mean annual wage for automotive glass replacement and repair technicians is $32,050, with a mean hourly wage of $15.41.

The agency reports that New Hampshire has the highest concentration of automotive glass replacement and repair technicians, and that Vermont's automotive glass repair and replacement technicians were the highest-paid.

Bay City, Mich., is ranked as the metropolitan area with the highest concentration of automotive glass replacement and repair technicians, while the San Francisco area has the highest paid technicians.

The survey numbers were compiled in May 2006.

Percentile Wage Estimates for This Occupation*

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.19	$11.44	$14.77	$18.42	$22.22
Annual Wage	$19,120	$23,790	$30,720	$38,310	$46,220

*Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate (i.e., 50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median).
Source: Bureau of Labor

States With The Highest Concentration of Workers in Automotive Glass Replacement & Repair

State	Employment	Hourly Mean Wage	Annual Mean Wage	Percentage of State Employment
New Hampshire	310	$16.30	$33,900	0.049%
West Virginia	190	$13.76	$28,620	0.027%
Missouri	720	$14.56	$30,280	0.027%
Arkansas	280	$12.40	$25,790	0.024%
Rhode Island	110	$13.44	$27,960	0.023%

Source: Bureau of Labor

Top-Paying States for Automotive Glass Replacement & Repair

State	Hourly Mean Wage	Annual Mean Wage	Percentage of State Employment
Vermont	$21.96	$45,680	Estimate not released.
Michigan	$21.39	$44,490	0.017%
Minnesota	$20.57	$42,790	0.020%
Oregon	$19.81	$41,210	0.010%
Massachusetts	$18.71	$38,910	0.013%

Source: Bureau of Labor

Metropolitan Areas with the Highest Concentration of Workers in Automotive Glass Replacement & Repair

Metro Area	Employment	Hourly Mean Wage	Annual Mean Wage	Percentage of Area Employment
Bay City, Mich.	30	$14.72	$30,620	0.080%
Spokane, Wash.	160	$16.95	$35,250	0.079%
Monroe, La.	60	$11.24	$23,370	0.078%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	120	$12.84	$26,710	0.077%
Hattiesburg, Miss.	40	$15.22	$31,660	0.070%

Source: Bureau of Labor

Top-Paying Metropolitan Areas in Automotive Glass Replacement & Repair

Metro Area	Hourly Mean Wage	Annual Mean Wage	Percentage of Area Employment
San Francisco-San Metro-Redwood City CA Metropolitan Division	$22.09	$45,950	Estimate not released.
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division	$21.32	$44,340	Estimate not released.
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division	$21.26	$44,230	Estimate not released.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$20.40	$42,440	0.023%
Fort Lauderdale-Pmpano Beach-Deerfield Beach FL Metropolitan Division	$19.98	$41,560	Estimate not released.

Source: Bureau of Labor

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