Highest-paying Cities for Watch Repairers

The top 25 highest paying cities for watch repairers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of watch repairers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $72,080, Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan is the highest paying city for watch repairers. It is followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York (average annual salary $63,360). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of watch repairers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 25 Highest-paying cities/areas for Watch Repairers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$72,080	$54,300	70
2	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$63,360	$44,880	90
3	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$55,170	$35,860	n/a
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$53,460	$27,380	80
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$51,810	$42,760	170
6	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$51,360	$33,250	n/a
7	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$49,140	$35,910	150
8	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$49,060	$36,950	50
9	Kansas City, Missouri	$47,760	$32,600	50
10	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$46,210	$28,040	40
11	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$45,670	$34,200	60
12	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$44,980	$27,840	n/a
13	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$40,750	$25,250	n/a
14	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$39,550	$32,580	n/a
15	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$38,910	$26,290	130
16	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$37,910	$27,800	n/a
17	Salt Lake City, Utah	$37,900	$23,090	n/a
18	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$35,560	$21,920	n/a
19	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$34,990	$25,700	160
20	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$34,770	$22,640	150
21	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$32,150	$21,400	220
22	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$30,660	$19,530	n/a
23	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$25,480	$21,030	100
24	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$25,430	$21,170	n/a
25	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$20,930	$18,560	50

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for watch repairers.