Fair price check · Kansas

What window installers should charge in Kansas.

Fair billed labor here runs about $42–$73/hour, about 17% below the median US state. Every number below comes from what glaziers actually earn in Kansas; the math is on this page, in the open.

How much should window installers charge in Kansas?

In Kansas, glaziers earn $21.18–$29.10 per hour (median $22.64, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025), about 17% below the median US state for this trade. A legitimate business bills 2–2.5× wages to cover payroll taxes, insurance, equipment, overhead and profit, so fair billed labor in Kansas runs about $42–$73 per hour. For example, replace one window (insert) is about $85–$300 in fair labor, before materials.

Fair price by job

Replace one window (insert)

$85$300
fair labor range · Kansas

That assumes a standard-size insert replacement in good framing.

Plus materials: the window unit itself ranges widely by brand and glass package. Always get the model quoted.

Typical labor: 2–4 hours at $42–$73/hr billed.

Replace 10 windows

$675$2,350
fair labor range · Kansas

That assumes insert replacements, no structural changes; full-frame swaps take roughly double.

Typical labor: 16–32 hours at $42–$73/hr billed.

The math, in the open: glaziers in Kansas earn $21.18–$29.10/hour (median $22.64) per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A legitimate business bills 2–2.5× wages to cover payroll taxes, insurance, equipment, overhead and profit, which puts fair billed labor at $42–$73/hour. Each job range above multiplies that rate by typical labor-hours. A quote far above the range needs a specific reason: access, condition, materials grade, season. Ask for it. This is an educational estimate, not a quote.

Before you hire in Kansas

Kansas licenses contractors at the city/county level. Check the city where the work happens — requirements differ sharply between, say, Wichita and Johnson County.

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