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Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners — wages and employment

Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners earned a median annual wage of $45,320 in the United States in May 2024, with 5,730 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $45,320SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners earned a median annual wage of $45,320 in the United States in May 2024, with 5,730 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $30,130 or less, the best-paid tenth $73,430 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $42,800 to $45,320, +5.9 %. The best-paying state is Nevada at $66,460; the lowest Georgia at $25,420. Among metropolitan areas, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV pays the highest median, $66,460. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
Nevada$66,460—
Massachusetts$63,11070
Oregon$60,15070
Michigan$59,960240
Maryland$59,550110
Louisiana$53,830—
New Jersey$52,950110
Connecticut$52,27080
Illinois$48,860410
Texas$48,080550
New York$46,680260
Missouri$46,650180
North Carolina$46,28080
Ohio$45,930180
California$45,410600
Virginia$45,050170
Washington$44,75070
Wisconsin$44,220130
Tennessee$44,060350
Utah$41,440100
Minnesota$40,88060
Colorado$39,97060
Kentucky$39,63030
Indiana$39,610260
Rhode Island$39,340—
Iowa$38,810120
Arizona$38,110170
Pennsylvania$37,810350
Kansas$36,35090
Florida$35,25090
Oklahoma$31,77060
Georgia$25,420260

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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