Glaziers fabricate, cut, fit, install, and replace glass and aluminum glazing systems in commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings: curtain wall, storefront systems, entrance and automatic doors, glass railings, skylights, sealed and insulated units, mirrors, and specialty and architectural glass. It is a skilled Red Seal trade, and this guide sets out what it pays.
The official wage band
Job Bank classifies glaziers under NOC 73111, Glaziers. These are the official hourly wages for the trade in Canada, low to high, updated November 19, 2025.
| Level | Hourly |
|---|---|
| Low | $22.00 |
| Median | $30.16 |
| High | $43.09 |
Reading the band
This is a skilled Red Seal trade, so the band reflects apprentices near the floor and certified journeypersons toward the top. Read the top of the band as the journeyperson and commercial-architectural end, curtain wall, storefront, and architectural aluminum, where reading shop drawings and working at heights are part of the job.
What lifts your pay
- Red Seal certification and journeyperson status
- Curtain wall, storefront, and architectural aluminum experience
- Reading shop and architectural drawings, and precise field measurement and fitting
- Working-at-heights and rigging skill on commercial and institutional projects
Reading the ranges
These bands cover NOC 73111, the glazier trade. Apprentices sit near the floor while they train through the four-year apprenticeship. Certified journeyperson glaziers with commercial and architectural experience sit toward the ceiling, and Quebec, where the trade is compulsory, shows the highest median in the country.
Sources: Job Bank Canada wage data (NOC 73111, updated November 19, 2025) and the Red Seal program.
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