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Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners salary in San Diego, CA

The median musical instrument repairers and tuners in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $45,600 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,969 a month.

10th percentile
$42,590
25th percentile
$42,940
Median percentile
$45,600
75th percentile
$52,140
90th percentile
$65,030

Based on 80 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$35,628 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,600
Federal income tax−$3,292
Social Security + Medicare−$3,488
California income tax (approx.)−$3,192
Monthly take-home$2,969
Every two weeks$1,370

Does it go far here?

$40,755Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
76%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

All musical instrument repairers and tuners salaries · Take-home pay in California