Scientific Glass Blower Salary in the United States
How much does a Scientific Glass Blower make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Scientific Glass Blower in the United States is $43,865 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.
However, a Scientific Glass Blower's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,360
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,111 to $48,312
Key Factors That Influence Scientific Glass Blower Salaries
A Scientific Glass Blower's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Scientific Glass Blower Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Scientific Glass Blower's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
How Do Scientific Glass Blower Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Scientific Glass Blowers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $55,327
San Francisco: $54,721
Oakland: $53,568
San Jose, CA$55,327
San Francisco, CA$54,721
Oakland, CA$53,568
New York, NY$50,506
Paramus, NJ$49,891
Queens Village, NY$49,889
Passaic, NJ$49,848
Bergenfield, NJ$49,844
Stamford, CT$49,747
Huntington, NY$49,729
Newark, NJ$49,405
Bridgeport, CT$49,312
Vallejo, CA$49,225
New Brunswick, NJ$49,208
Petaluma, CA$49,181
Middlesex, NJ$49,098
Somerset, NJ$49,067
Santa Cruz, CA$49,010
Boston, MA$48,743
Monterey, CA$48,589
Seattle, WA$48,488
Santa Rosa, CA$48,479
Los Angeles, CA$48,466
Juneau, AK$48,352
Washington, DC$48,304
Orange, CA$48,148
Santa Ana, CA$48,032
Long Beach, CA$47,988
Anaheim, CA$47,979
Anchorage, AK$47,957
Santa Maria, CA$47,826
Everett, WA$47,817
Danbury, CT$47,663
Bremerton, WA$47,602
Tacoma, WA$47,444
New Suffolk, NY$47,443
Sacramento, CA$47,431
Santa Barbara, CA$47,383
Trenton, NJ$47,335
San Diego, CA$47,335
Brockton, MA$47,286
Fairbanks, AK$47,179
Lompoc, CA$47,067
Lowell, MA$47,032
Ventura, CA$47,023
Nashua, NH$47,014
Stockton, CA$47,010
Modesto, CA$46,690
Poughkeepsie, NY$46,593
Olympia, WA$46,510
Kennewick, WA$46,510
New Haven, CT$46,492
Lawrence, MA$46,334
Hartford, CT$46,291
Riverside, CA$46,282
New Bedford, MA$46,238
Richland, WA$46,238
Bakersfield, CA$46,177
San Bernardino, CA$46,159
New Britain, CT$46,155
Atlantic City, NJ$46,155
New London, CT$46,137
Norwich, CT$46,124
Portsmouth, NH$46,115
Boulder, CO$46,022
Portland, OR$45,962
Worcester, MA$45,957
Minneapolis, MN$45,821
Philadelphia, PA$45,760
Honolulu, HI$45,615
Saint Paul, MN$45,594
Vineland, NJ$45,584
Providence, RI$45,457
Chicago, IL$45,330
Bellingham, WA$45,277
Springfield, MA$45,242
Baltimore, MD$45,229
Chico, CA$45,119
Pittsfield, MA$45,001
Manchester, NH$44,918
Spokane, WA$44,725
Denver, CO$44,720
Albany, NY$44,514
Troy, NY$44,497
Nassau, NY$44,450
Schenectady, NY$44,404
Wilmington, DE$44,369
Burlington, VT$44,308
Salem, OR$44,290
Portland, ME$44,154
Yakima, WA$44,111
Rochester, MN$43,975
Reno, NV$43,953
Fresno, CA$43,953
Milwaukee, WI$43,913
Detroit, MI$43,869
Ann Arbor, MI$43,862
Allentown, PA$43,856
Colorado Springs, CO$43,782
Syracuse, NY$43,760
Carson City, NV$43,760
Houston, TX$43,698
Eugene, OR$43,676
Gary, IN$43,624
Springfield, OR$43,589
Bismarck, ND$43,580
Galveston, TX$43,549
Medford, OR$43,483
Fort Collins, CO$43,466
Concord, NH$43,444
Austin, TX$43,431
Mesa, AZ$43,339
Reading, PA$43,334
Phoenix, AZ$43,330
Dallas, TX$43,317
Saint Cloud, MN$43,274
Madison, WI$43,216
Utica, NY$43,097
Rochester, NY$43,027
Des Moines, IA$43,023
Raleigh, NC$43,018
Atlanta, GA$42,953
Battle Creek, MI$42,939
Salt Lake City, UT$42,926
Lancaster, PA$42,860
Harrisburg, PA$42,799
Kansas City, MO$42,755
Champaign, IL$42,746
Kansas City, KS$42,746
Fort Worth, TX$42,742
Columbus, OH$42,735
Boca Raton, FL$42,724
Pittsburgh, PA$42,707
Richmond, VA$42,689
Indianapolis, IN$42,681
Cleveland, OH$42,676
Las Vegas, NV$42,624
Cincinnati, OH$42,624
Petersburg, VA$42,558
Huntsville, AL$42,492
Lansing, MI$42,463
Lebanon, PA$42,457
Pueblo, CO$42,452
Appleton, WI$42,439
Buffalo, NY$42,422
Dayton, OH$42,409
Racine, WI$42,400
Charlotte, NC$42,395
Saint Louis, MO$42,382
York, PA$42,356
Elkhart, IN$42,356
Gastonia, NC$42,348
Billings, MT$42,337
Beaumont, TX$42,325
Lorain, OH$42,316
Benton Harbor, MI$42,308
Toledo, OH$42,299
Binghamton, NY$42,277
Rock Hill, SC$42,273
Rockford, IL$42,251
Springfield, IL$42,233
Elyria, OH$42,229
Fargo, ND$42,229
Flagstaff, AZ$42,198
Fort Lauderdale, FL$42,172
Duluth, MN$42,145
Miami, FL$42,145
Cheyenne, WY$42,115
Grand Forks, ND$42,115
Bangor, ME$42,018
Cedar Rapids, IA$41,970
Durham, NC$41,952
Louisville, KY$41,948
Grand Rapids, MI$41,939
Hialeah, FL$41,935
Casper, WY$41,873
Scranton, PA$41,821
New Orleans, LA$41,808
Virginia Beach, VA$41,803
Akron, OH$41,781
Peoria, IL$41,724
Sarasota, FL$41,716
Nashville, TN$41,685
Omaha, NE$41,685
Green Bay, WI$41,685
Baton Rouge, LA$41,663
Charleston, SC$41,654
Jamestown, NY$41,632
Davenport, IA$41,632
Tucson, AZ$41,610
Saint Petersburg, FL$41,584
Tampa, FL$41,575
Evansville, IN$41,549
Port Arthur, TX$41,549
Bradenton, FL$41,531
Santa Fe, NM$41,452
Orlando, FL$41,373
Clearwater, FL$41,360
Canton, OH$41,268
La Crosse, WI$41,268
Albuquerque, NM$41,242
Newport News, VA$41,237
High Point, NC$41,224
Ogden, UT$41,207
Corpus Christi, TX$41,172
Norfolk, VA$41,145
Laramie, WY$41,145
Rock Island, IL$41,119
Saginaw, MI$41,110
Jacksonville, FL$41,106
Salisbury, NC$41,097
Boise, ID$41,088
Moline, IL$41,066
Fort Myers, FL$41,053
Memphis, TN$41,044
Tulsa, OK$41,022
Waterloo, IA$40,996
Spartanburg, SC$40,952
Lincoln, NE$40,930
Fort Wayne, IN$40,922
Provo, UT$40,917
Cedar Falls, IA$40,865
San Antonio, TX$40,847
Greensboro, NC$40,829
South Bend, IN$40,825
Savannah, GA$40,777
Muskegon, MI$40,759
Birmingham, AL$40,755
Winston Salem, NC$40,733
Lake Charles, LA$40,628
Anderson, IN$40,619
Lexington, KY$40,606
Augusta, GA$40,593
Greenville, SC$40,593
Lima, OH$40,557
Wichita, KS$40,553
Tuscaloosa, AL$40,553
Columbia, SC$40,514
Springfield, OH$40,505
Asheville, NC$40,435
Bloomington, IN$40,404
Knoxville, TN$40,246
Shreveport, LA$40,242
Wilmington, NC$40,185
Roanoke, VA$40,185
Topeka, KS$40,106
Frankfort, KY$40,101
Oklahoma City, OK$40,071
Chillicothe, OH$40,053
Longview, TX$40,049
Melbourne, FL$40,044
Sioux Falls, SD$39,974
Mobile, AL$39,970
Terre Haute, IN$39,952
Altoona, PA$39,926
Amarillo, TX$39,895
Killeen, TX$39,882
Fayetteville, AR$39,847
Chattanooga, TN$39,834
Sioux City, IA$39,794
Idaho Falls, ID$39,785
Lynchburg, VA$39,750
Gainesville, FL$39,693
Portsmouth, OH$39,671
Little Rock, AR$39,663
Lafayette, LA$39,645
Youngstown, OH$39,645
Daytona Beach, FL$39,619
Clarksville, TN$39,614
Pensacola, FL$39,610
Temple, TX$39,607
Hopkinsville, KY$39,478
Erie, PA$39,470
Florence, SC$39,452
Charleston, WV$39,382
Great Falls, MT$39,360
Macon, GA$39,299
Tallahassee, FL$39,294
Fayetteville, NC$39,285
Waco, TX$39,277
Helena, MT$39,246
Pine Bluff, AR$39,229
Vincennes, IN$39,176
Lubbock, TX$39,158
Alamogordo, NM$39,132
Twin Falls, ID$39,092
Rapid City, SD$39,079
Jackson, MS$39,000
Huntington, WV$38,997
Greenville, MS$38,996
Parkersburg, WV$38,951
Montgomery, AL$38,943
Wichita Falls, TX$38,899
Springfield, MO$38,899
Biloxi, MS$38,877
Monroe, LA$38,834
Johnstown, PA$38,803
Sumter, SC$38,785
Columbus, GA$38,781
Pascagoula, MS$38,698
Abilene, TX$38,698
Kingsport, TN$38,584
Albany, GA$38,584
Gulfport, MS$38,570
Alexandria, LA$38,426
Fort Smith, AR$38,316
El Paso, TX$38,198
Las Cruces, NM$38,000
Harlingen, TX$37,889
Pocatello, ID$37,882
Florence, AL$37,825
Brownsville, TX$37,816
Mcallen, TX$37,724
Dothan, AL$37,662
Columbus, MS$37,402
Altus, OK$37,197
Lawton, OK$37,114
Pierre, SD$36,956
What Skills Can Increase a Scientific Glass Blower's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Commitment (Mentioned in 3.8% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Food Safety (Mentioned in 2.92% Job Postings): Applying procedures during food preparation, processing, storage, and distribution to ensure consumers are safe from foodborne illnesses.
5S (Mentioned in 1.47% Job Postings): Stands for sort, sustain, set in order, standardized and shine. 5 tips that are designed to achieve clean, uncluttered, safe, and well organized workplace for a more systematized work flow.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Scientific Glass Blower's salary.
Managing People: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Adaptability: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Scientific Glass Blower Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Scientific Glass Blower roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Biotechnology and Aerospace & Defense
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average.
In contrast, Scientific Glass Blower positions in Telecom or Transportation typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Scientific Glass Blower as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Scientific Glass Blower
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology
$65,797
$32.0
50%
How Education impacts a Scientific Glass Blower's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Scientific Glass Blowers enter the field with a No Diploma degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Scientific Glass Blower with a No Diploma is between
$42,370
and $45,765).
Understanding how a Scientific Glass Blower's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$39,111
Average$43,865/year
$48,312
$3,259
Average$3,655/month
$4,026
$752
Average$844/week
$929
$19
Average$21/hour
$23
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$48,312
$4,026
$929
$23
Average
$43,865
$3,655
$844
$21
25th Percentile
$39,111
$3,259
$752
$19
Salaries of Jobs related to Scientific Glass Blower
Salaries for a Scientific Glass Blower can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary increased from $42,437 in 2023
to around $42,475 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Scientific Glass Blower salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Scientific Glass Blower
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Scientific Glass Blower
Here are companies hiring for Scientific Glass Blower and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Scientific Glass Blower
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Scientific Glass Blower?
The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Scientific Glass Blower roles,
with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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