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Average Musical Instrument Repairers And Tuners Salary in California

Musical Instrument Repairers And Tuners in California earn a median annual salary of $45,410, which is +0.2% compared to the national median. There are 600 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for California (state).

$45,410
California median annual wage
$22/hour median
+0.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $45,320
600
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.90
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$34,450
25th
$38,770
Median
$45,410
75th
$52,120
90th
$62,100

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in California, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
110.7%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$41,013
Goods: 106.1%
Services: 158.9%
Rents: 154.3%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Nevada$66,460CompareN/A
Massachusetts$63,110Compare70
Oregon$60,150Compare70
Michigan$59,960Compare240
Maryland$59,550Compare110
Louisiana$53,830CompareN/A

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in California

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Chief Executives$220,6001.49
Computer And Information Systems Managers$211,3401.32
Natural Sciences Managers$204,1001.20
Architectural And Engineering Managers$201,8101.25
Physicians, All Other$201,5100.56
Lawyers$197,7901.06
Nurse Midwives$196,7000.91
Podiatrists$193,5100.83

California has salary data for 806 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Musical Instrument Repairers And Tuners in California

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Musical Instrument Repairers And Tuners are projected to change by +1.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.