Virginia · Glazier
Virginia glazier prevailing wage, county or city by county or city
A glazier's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Virginia runs from $14.91 an hour in Shenandoah County to $46.87 in Alexandria (independent city). The median county or city is $22.14.
Main glazier classification in each county or city (Glazier), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.
How much does a glazier make on prevailing wage in Virginia?
16 groups of localities with identical rates and 14 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which localities are in each group.
- Fairfax County group3 localities$46.87
- Prince William County group3 localities$46.87
- Stafford County group3 localities$46.87
- Arlington County group2 localities$46.87
- Frederick County group2 localities$46.87
- Spotsylvania County group2 localities$46.87
- Clarke County1 county or city$46.87
- Fauquier County1 county or city$46.87
- Loudoun County1 county or city$46.87
- Warren County1 county or city$46.87
- Suffolk (independent city) group3 localities$24.04
- James City County group2 localities$24.04
- York County group2 localities$24.04
- Chesapeake (independent city)1 county or city$24.04
- Hampton (independent city)1 county or city$24.04
- Isle of Wight County1 county or city$24.04
- Newport News (independent city)1 county or city$24.04
- Norfolk (independent city)1 county or city$24.04
- Portsmouth (independent city)1 county or city$24.04
- Virginia Beach (independent city)1 county or city$24.04
- Hanover County group9 localities$22.14
- Chesterfield County group2 localities$22.14
- Henrico County group2 localities$22.14
- Petersburg (independent city) group2 localities$22.14
- Caroline County1 county or city$22.14
- Sussex County1 county or city$22.14
- Henry County group13 localities$19.43
- Wise County group2 localities$19.43
- Smyth County1 county or city$19.43
- Shenandoah County group10 localities$14.91
Which localities pay which rate
16 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 14 counties with rates of their own.
Questions about Virginia glazier pay
What is the glazier prevailing wage in Fairfax County?
$46.87 an hour: a $32.41 base wage plus $14.46 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260178, modification 4. Overtime and every glazier classification in Fairfax County.
Does glazier prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Fairfax County the $46.87 total is a $32.41 base wage plus $14.46 in fringe benefits, about 31% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does glazier prevailing wage pay overtime in Virginia?
Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.
Do apprentice glaziers get this rate?
Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Why do some localities have the same glazier rate?
DOL often publishes the same glazier rates for several localities. Across Virginia, the 76 localities with a glazier rate fall into 30 distinct sets of rates, and 16 of those sets are shared by more than one county or city; the largest covers 13 localities (the Henry County group).