The annual salary statistics of musical instrument repairers and tuners in Tacoma, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of musical instrument repairers and tuners in Tacoma is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for musical instrument repairers and tuners in Tacoma, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of musical instrument repairers and tuners from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $45,840 | 2.31% | -0.39% |
| 2015 | $44,780 | 16.39% | - |
| 2013 | $37,440 | -22.92% | - |
| 2012 | $46,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,840, Tacoma is the second highest paying city for musical instrument repairers and tuners in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $58,610). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of musical instrument repairers and tuners in Tacoma is 21.8 percent (21.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Tacoma | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Spokane |