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Highest-paying States for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners

The highest-paying states for musical instrument repairers and tuners (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 musical instrument repairers and tuners in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $58,680, Texas is the highest paying state for musical instrument repairers and tuners. It is followed by New Mexico (average annual salary $51,320). 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 musical instrument repairers and tuners in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Texas	$58,680	$26,250	450
2	New Mexico	$51,320	$27,410	40
3	Massachusetts	$50,790	$38,630	160
4	Vermont	$49,080	$25,690	0
5	New York	$48,840	$30,390	190
6	Colorado	$48,600	$29,530	90
7	Maryland	$47,250	$32,920	520
8	California	$45,900	$34,920	380
9	New Jersey	$45,580	$30,700	180
10	Connecticut	$44,700	$33,130	100
11	Washington	$43,510	$36,250	110
12	Nevada	$43,240	$22,730	0
13	Mississippi	$42,350	$18,070	40
14	North Carolina	$41,710	$28,730	200
15	Arkansas	$39,860	$25,820	40
16	Wisconsin	$38,950	$30,050	170
17	South Carolina	$37,960	$30,470	60
18	Michigan	$37,260	$23,010	120
19	Illinois	$36,960	$28,230	360
20	Virginia	$36,910	$26,160	380
21	Minnesota	$36,750	$29,330	70
22	Pennsylvania	$36,620	$28,000	290
23	Iowa	$36,470	$23,130	80
24	West Virginia	$36,450	$24,440	40
25	Tennessee	$36,440	$24,730	570
26	Florida	$36,240	$28,530	380
27	Alabama	$35,300	$23,550	50
28	Rhode Island	$34,150	$26,110	40
29	Arizona	$33,910	$31,680	70
30	Kansas	$32,090	$20,400	100
31	New Hampshire	$31,930	$25,300	30
32	Indiana	$31,300	$24,680	250
33	South Dakota	$30,810	$24,190	30
34	Louisiana	$30,770	$17,260	50
35	Oklahoma	$30,490	$18,030	50
36	Montana	$30,410	$26,580	30
37	Ohio	$29,870	$22,970	160
38	Nebraska	$29,840	$19,670	40
39	Utah	$29,810	$28,010	130
40	Maine	$29,400	$22,830	0
41	Oregon	$29,060	$24,270	30
42	North Dakota	$28,800	$20,750	0
43	Missouri	$28,380	$24,570	190
44	Georgia	$28,320	$23,520	30
45	Kentucky	$27,570	$22,210	80
46	Idaho	$24,960	$16,630	0

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of musical instrument repairers and tuners in those states is not available at this time.