Locksmiths and Safe Repairers Salary in the US
A locksmiths and safe repairers earns a national median of $51,320 a year (mean $55,470) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #525 of 825.
How much does a locksmiths and safe repairers earn in the US?
A locksmiths and safe repairers in the United States earns a median of $51,320 a year (mean $55,470), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 1% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 15,040 people work in this occupation (SOC 49-9094), ranked #525 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$51,320
per year
Mean
$55,470
per year
Employment
15,040
US workers
National rank
#525
of 825 by median
What a locksmiths and safe repairers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a locksmiths and safe repairers (SOC 49-9094) earns a median annual wage of $51,320 and a mean (average) of $55,470. The median is the midpoint — half of locksmiths and safe repairers earn more and half earn less — and is 1% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a locksmiths and safe repairers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for locksmiths and safe repairers is $51,320, and the mean (average) is $55,470. The median is the midpoint — half of locksmiths and safe repairers earn more and half earn less.
- How does locksmiths and safe repairers pay compare to the US average?
- At $51,320, a locksmiths and safe repairers earns 1% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many locksmiths and safe repairers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 15,040 locksmiths and safe repairers employed nationally (SOC 49-9094), across all industries.
- Where does this locksmiths and safe repairers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 49-9094. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 49-9094 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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