Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners salary by state
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners is a professional role in the Installation, Maintenance, and Repair job family, focused on Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Musical Instrument Repairers and Tunerss do
Typical education: Post-Secondary Certificate
Adjust string tensions to tune instruments, using hand tools and electronic tuning devices.
Compare instrument pitches with tuning tool pitches to tune instruments.
Play instruments to evaluate their sound quality and to locate any defects.
Disassemble instruments and parts for repair and adjustment.
Repair or replace musical instrument parts and components, such as strings, bridges, felts, and keys, using hand and power tools.
Top skills:Quality Control AnalysisTroubleshootingRepairingCritical ThinkingService OrientationJudgment and Decision Making
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Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners salary by industry
Sectors 44 and 45 – Retail Trade
3,510 workers
$49,500
Other Services (except Public Administration)
890 workers
$50,500
Sectors 31, 32, and 33 – Manufacturing
450 workers
$53,500
Educational Services
280 workers
$66,000
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
190 workers
$74,000
State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
110 workers
$69,500
Wholesale Trade$38,000
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners pays 22% below the average across 51 roles in the Installation, Maintenance, and Repair job family (family average $66,500).
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