Locksmiths and Safe Repairers salary
The median pay for locksmiths and safe repairers in the United States is $51,320 a year. About 15,040 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $35,530
- 25th percentile
- $43,160
- Median percentile
- $51,320
- 75th percentile
- $64,560
- 90th percentile
- $79,400
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Connecticut $69,280
- Hawaii $64,490
- Delaware $63,640
- New York $61,830
- California $61,010
- Maryland $60,330
- Massachusetts $59,420
- Minnesota $59,070
- Alaska $58,390
- Illinois $58,110
- Washington $58,010
- Rhode Island $57,360
- New Jersey $57,000
- West Virginia $56,690
- New Hampshire $56,510
- Montana $56,200
- Utah $55,520
- Michigan $54,120
- Georgia $54,050
- Virginia $53,590
- Kansas $52,930
- Maine $52,670
- Pennsylvania $52,160
- Kentucky $51,120
- Oregon $50,450
- Tennessee $50,250
- Missouri $50,140
- Florida $49,120
- Nebraska $49,070
- Wisconsin $48,360
- Ohio $47,760
- Indiana $47,640
- Colorado $47,500
- Nevada $47,450
- South Carolina $46,560
- Louisiana $46,550
- Iowa $46,360
- North Carolina $45,900
- Arizona $44,460
- North Dakota $44,310
- Texas $43,860
- Idaho $43,460
- Alabama $43,340
- Mississippi $42,940
- New Mexico $41,920
- Oklahoma $38,680
- Arkansas $35,770
By metro area
- New Haven, CT $78,160
- San Jose, CA $74,320
- Hartford, CT $70,980
- Atlantic City, NJ $70,120
- San Francisco, CA $65,370
- Urban Honolulu, HI $64,970
- Fresno, CA $63,770
- Stockton, CA $62,930
- Riverside, CA $62,910
- Santa Maria, CA $62,050
- New York, NY $61,830
- Boston, MA $61,500
- Portland, ME $61,350
- Milwaukee, WI $61,170
- Baltimore, MD $60,850
- Washington, DC $60,720
- Syracuse, NY $60,610
- Santa Rosa, CA $59,940
- Minneapolis, MN $59,410
- Nashville, TN $59,270
- Albany, NY $58,230
- Chicago, IL $58,110
- Seattle, WA $58,110
- Atlanta, GA $58,000
- San Diego, CA $57,660
- Providence, RI $57,360
- Los Angeles, CA $57,320
- Oxnard, CA $57,100
- Philadelphia, PA $57,000
- Sacramento, CA $56,940
- Spokane, WA $56,520
- Detroit, MI $56,180
- Salt Lake City, UT $55,530
- Palm Bay, FL $55,490
- Rochester, NY $55,410
- Trenton, NJ $54,310
- Buffalo, NY $54,070
- Kansas City, MO $53,930
- Harrisburg, PA $53,080
- Durham, NC $53,060
- Virginia Beach, VA $52,990
- Wichita, KS $52,930
- Lafayette, LA $52,410
- Miami, FL $51,470
- Cape Coral, FL $51,440
- Richmond, VA $51,260
- Baton Rouge, LA $50,660
- St. Louis, MO $50,510
- Portland, OR $50,270
- North Port, FL $50,200
- Columbus, OH $49,890
- Grand Rapids, MI $49,820
- Allentown, PA $49,710
- Jacksonville, FL $49,660
- Indianapolis, IN $49,180
- Cincinnati, OH $49,150
- Orlando, FL $48,980
- Denver, CO $48,560
- Memphis, TN $48,430
- Lakeland, FL $48,050
- Reno, NV $48,010
- Colorado Springs, CO $48,000
- New Orleans, LA $47,770
- Austin, TX $47,740
- Tampa, FL $47,720
- Pittsburgh, PA $47,610
- Greensboro, NC $47,520
- Las Vegas, NV $47,450
- Dallas, TX $47,370
- Raleigh, NC $47,200
- Knoxville, TN $46,920
- Fargo, ND $46,780
- Killeen, TX $46,500
- Naples, FL $46,240
- San Antonio, TX $45,900
- Tucson, AZ $45,800
- Charlotte, NC $45,370
- Eugene, OR $45,370
- Deltona, FL $45,350
- Lubbock, TX $44,630
- Phoenix, AZ $44,460
- Boise City, ID $43,470
- Cleveland, OH $39,960
- Birmingham, AL $39,140
- Tulsa, OK $38,920
- Oklahoma City, OK $38,390
- Albuquerque, NM $37,980
- El Paso, TX $37,790
- Houston, TX $37,250
- Little Rock, AR $37,190