Fair price check · Montana

What window installers should charge in Montana.

Fair billed labor here runs about $44–$73/hour, about 13% below the median US state. Every number below comes from what glaziers actually earn in Montana; the math is on this page, in the open.

How much should window installers charge in Montana?

In Montana, glaziers earn $22.14–$29.04 per hour (median $23.73, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025), about 13% 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 Montana runs about $44–$73 per hour. For example, replace one window (insert) is about $90–$300 in fair labor, before materials.

Fair price by job

Replace one window (insert)

$90–$300
fair labor range · Montana

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 $44–$73/hr billed.

Replace 10 windows

$700–$2,300
fair labor range · Montana

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

Typical labor: 16–32 hours at $44–$73/hr billed.

The math, in the open: glaziers in Montana earn $22.14–$29.04/hour (median $23.73) 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 $44–$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.

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