Window replacement cost in Ohio

What glaziers and the other trades earn in Ohio

Ohio's labor line is priced from 3 trades, each compared with its US median wage. After weighting by each trade's share of the work, the state comes out at 1.04 times the national level.

Glaziers (47-2121), 50% of the weighting: a median of $28.94 an hour, 5% above the US median of $27.44. The middle half of them earn between $23.23 and $31.14 an hour. About 1,670 work in the state. That is 3.0 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 3.8 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

Carpenters (47-2031), 40% of the weighting: a median of $29.24 an hour, in line with the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $23.42 and $36.47 an hour. About 18,450 work in the state. That is 33.2 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

For general maintenance and repair workers (49-9071, weighted 10%) the local median is $25.68 an hour, which is 8% above the national $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $21.17 and $30.65 an hour. BLS counts 64,770 of them working in the state, 116.7 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 98.4), so the local bench is deeper than average.

A crew paid at the 75th percentile for glaziers ($31.14 an hour) would add about $110 to the statewide midpoint; one at the 25th percentile ($23.23) would take off about $280. Use that as a rough guide to how far a bid can sit from our midpoint on wages alone.

BLS counts 5,550,180 jobs across Ohio (May 2025), which is 3.6% of US employment.

Ohio against its neighbors

Ohio ranks 24 of 51 (the 50 states plus DC) for windows, where 1 is the most expensive. The costliest is Hawaii at $11,600 and the cheapest Arkansas at $8,750, both for 10 windows at the midpoint. Ohio sits at $9,400. The five states closest by workforce center are listed below.

If you are planning more than one job in Ohio

Each project weights the trades differently, so Ohio's wage level does not push every price by the same amount. Compared with the US midpoint, vinyl siding is +1% and front door −4%.

Basic, standard or premium: Ohio prices

Bands overlap on purpose, since a good standard job can cost as much as a light premium one. Below are the three bands for the default size, then a grid from a few windows (5 windows) to whole house (25 windows).

Which Ohio city is cheapest for windows?

1 of the 8 metros sit above the statewide midpoint of $9,400, and the top-to-bottom gap is 3%. Each row prices the default size with that metro's own BLS wages and BEA price levels, so the gap between rows is real local variation rather than a flat markup.

Why two Ohio quotes can differ

• Frame material

  Vinyl windows run $350-$1,500 each installed, fiberglass $400-$2,000, composite $400-$2,300, and wood $800-$3,800 (HomeGuide).

• Window type

  Single-hung and picture windows are cheapest; bay and bow windows can reach $3,000-$8,000+.

• Count

  Replacing 10 to 15 windows runs $4,500-$22,500; at 25 windows it is $11,250-$37,500.

• Permit

  Window permits are $50-$200 each, or $400-$600 total for a multi-window job, and are often only needed when you change the opening (HomeGuide). No permit fee is included here because many cities do not ask for one on same-size replacements.

Weather windows across Ohio

Weather decides when exterior installation can happen, and Ohio is not uniform. The table uses NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals from the weather station nearest each metro we cover, and counts the months that are neither cold nor hot enough to complicate the job.

Cincinnati has the longest comfortable season of the metros we cover in Ohio at 11 months (February through December); Youngstown has the shortest at 9 (March through November). Rainfall runs from 32 inches a year in Toledo to 43 inches in Cincinnati.

We do not adjust prices by month, because we have no reliable published data on seasonal pricing. Timing is still worth raising when you collect bids.