Auto Glass & ADAS Calibration Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 49-3022 Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$65,190	60	0.64	1.21
Fayetteville, NC	$62,500	60	3.34	1.37
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$62,490	340	1.25	0.86
Columbus, OH	$61,900	480	3.29	1.21
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$60,530	40	2.54	1.06
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$60,160	150	0.4	1.11
Bellingham, WA	$60,030	30	2.64	1.04
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$59,810	190	1.07	1.20
Yakima, WA	$58,850	40	2.78	1.23
Wilmington, NC	$57,520	50	2.16	1.26
Boulder, CO	$57,320	40	1.52	0.82
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$56,360	260	0.84	0.76
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$55,360	90	0.61	0.66
Ocala, FL	$53,040	40	2.71	1.21
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$52,230	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.07
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$51,990	120	0.85	1.04
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$50,140	270	0.67	0.71
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$49,910	530	1.45	1.03
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$49,660	280	0.48	0.91
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$49,660	60	1.46	1.05
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$49,410	80	0.77	0.97
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$49,340	90	0.6	1.00
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$49,100	250	1.49	0.86
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$49,070	320	1.68	1.00
Jackson, MS	$48,760	50	1.33	1.14
Portland-South Portland, ME	$48,670	40	0.96	0.85
Reno, NV	$48,150	50	1.46	0.97
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$48,120	310	1.23	0.81
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$47,920	500	1.15	0.97
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$47,890	50	0.58	0.99
Kansas City, MO-KS	$47,860	140	0.95	0.94
St. Louis, MO-IL	$47,830	260	1.48	0.96
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$47,710	310	1.37	0.99
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$47,670	30	0.9	1.02
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$47,600	70	1.42	0.97
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$47,520	90	3.7	1.03
Madison, WI	$47,470	40	0.83	0.82
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$47,410	290	1.15	0.91
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$47,330	190	1.05	0.80
Akron, OH	$47,320	30	0.76	0.97
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$47,290	40	0.45	1.01
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$47,140	410	1.96	0.76
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$47,100	120	0.84	1.01
Springfield, MO	$47,060	60	2.13	1.03
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$46,550	210	1.44	0.99
Baton Rouge, LA	$46,320	70	1.4	0.95
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$46,290	220	1.53	0.77
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$46,200	570	0.69	0.83
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$46,180	70	1.02	0.91
Columbia, SC	$46,170	100	1.9	0.99
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$46,160	50	1.11	0.88
Birmingham, AL	$46,150	110	1.65	0.97
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$46,060	450	1.44	0.90
Rochester, NY	$45,700	60	0.95	0.89
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$45,530	150	0.74	0.78
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$45,180	70	1.46	0.99
Fresno, CA	$45,040	70	1.06	0.96
Amarillo, TX	$44,490	40	2.74	1.00
Oklahoma City, OK	$44,420	70	0.84	0.94
College Station-Bryan, TX	$43,550	30	1.75	0.98
Lubbock, TX	$43,470	60	2.8	1.03

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Fayetteville, NC	1.37	$62,500	3.34
Wilmington, NC	1.26	$57,520	2.16
Yakima, WA	1.23	$58,850	2.78
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.21	$65,190	0.64
Ocala, FL	1.21	$53,040	2.71
Columbus, OH	1.21	$61,900	3.29
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.20	$59,810	1.07
Jackson, MS	1.14	$48,760	1.33
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.11	$60,160	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.07	$52,230	Not published by BLS
Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.06	$60,530	2.54
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.05	$49,660	1.46
Bellingham, WA	1.04	$60,030	2.64
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.04	$51,990	0.85
Lubbock, TX	1.03	$43,470	2.8
Springfield, MO	1.03	$47,060	2.13
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.03	$47,520	3.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.03	$49,910	1.45
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.02	$47,670	0.9
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.01	$47,100	0.84
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.01	$47,290	0.45
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.00	$49,070	1.68
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.00	$49,340	0.6
Amarillo, TX	1.00	$44,490	2.74
Columbia, SC	0.99	$46,170	1.9
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	0.99	$46,550	1.44
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	0.99	$47,890	0.58
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	0.99	$45,180	1.46
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.99	$47,710	1.37
College Station-Bryan, TX	0.98	$43,550	1.75
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.97	$47,920	1.15
Reno, NV	0.97	$48,150	1.46
Akron, OH	0.97	$47,320	0.76
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	0.97	$47,600	1.42
Birmingham, AL	0.97	$46,150	1.65
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	0.97	$49,410	0.77
Fresno, CA	0.96	$45,040	1.06
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.96	$47,830	1.48
Baton Rouge, LA	0.95	$46,320	1.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.94	$47,860	0.95
Oklahoma City, OK	0.94	$44,420	0.84
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.91	$47,410	1.15
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.91	$46,180	1.02
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.91	$49,660	0.48
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.90	$46,060	1.44
Rochester, NY	0.89	$45,700	0.95
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.88	$46,160	1.11
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.86	$49,100	1.49
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.86	$62,490	1.25
Portland-South Portland, ME	0.85	$48,670	0.96
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.83	$46,200	0.69
Boulder, CO	0.82	$57,320	1.52
Madison, WI	0.82	$47,470	0.83
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.81	$48,120	1.23
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.80	$47,330	1.05
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.78	$45,530	0.74
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.77	$46,290	1.53
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.76	$56,360	0.84
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.76	$47,140	1.96
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.71	$50,140	0.67
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.66	$55,360	0.61

Closest proxy Our title "Auto Glass & ADAS Calibration Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-3022 Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers. Closest proxy: Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers. This published occupation covers only part of Auto Glass & ADAS Calibration Technician; do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role.

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