Locksmith: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 49-9094 Locksmiths and Safe Repairers, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
New Haven, CT	$78,160	30	1.17	1.30
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$74,320	90	0.81	0.88
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$70,980	40	0.62	1.18
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$70,120	60	3.82	1.48
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$65,370	340	1.48	0.88
Urban Honolulu, HI	$64,970	40	1.04	1.14
Fresno, CA	$63,770	50	1.03	1.36
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$62,930	30	1.07	1.28
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$62,910	170	1.02	1.30
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$62,050	30	1.71	1.20
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$61,830	960	1.04	1.01
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$61,500	230	0.87	0.92
Portland-South Portland, ME	$61,350	70	2.53	1.08
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$61,170	40	0.54	1.20
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$60,850	130	0.98	1.03
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$60,720	300	0.99	0.85
Syracuse, NY	$60,610	30	1.07	1.14
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$59,940	30	1.61	1.05
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$59,410	160	0.87	1.00
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$59,270	110	1.01	1.18
Anchorage, AK	$58,340	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.97
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$58,230	50	1.16	1.00
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$58,110	320	0.72	1.06
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$58,110	210	1.04	0.80
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$58,000	210	0.74	1.13
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$57,660	200	1.34	0.98
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$57,360	90	1.26	1.07
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$57,320	760	1.26	1.03
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$57,100	40	1.15	1.09
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$57,000	270	0.95	1.05
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$56,940	90	0.86	0.95
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$56,520	30	1.35	1.03
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$56,180	100	0.54	1.08
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$55,530	90	1.15	1.01
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$55,490	40	1.56	1.13
Rochester, NY	$55,410	40	0.84	1.08
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$54,310	50	1.98	0.86
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$54,070	50	0.99	1.06
Kansas City, MO-KS	$53,930	130	1.19	1.06
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$53,080	30	0.95	1.07
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$53,060	30	0.97	0.87
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$52,990	90	1.16	1.07
Wichita, KS	$52,930	30	1.08	1.11
Lafayette, LA	$52,410	30	1.78	1.25
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$51,470	400	1.46	1.06
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$51,440	50	1.81	1.10
Richmond, VA	$51,260	90	1.35	1.00
Baton Rouge, LA	$50,660	40	1.11	1.04
St. Louis, MO-IL	$50,510	80	0.64	1.01
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$50,270	160	1.37	0.83
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$50,200	30	1.05	1.06
Columbus, OH	$49,890	60	0.56	0.97
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$49,820	30	0.55	1.05
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$49,710	30	0.84	1.01
Jacksonville, FL	$49,660	120	1.57	1.02
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$49,180	80	0.77	1.00
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$49,150	80	0.75	0.98
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$48,980	270	1.97	1.05
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$48,560	200	1.31	0.78
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$48,430	80	1.29	1.03
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$48,050	50	1.88	1.04
Reno, NV	$48,010	40	1.6	0.97
Colorado Springs, CO	$48,000	50	1.55	0.91
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$47,770	50	1.16	1.01
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$47,740	110	0.86	0.84
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$47,720	200	1.44	0.98
Pittsburgh, PA	$47,610	130	1.21	0.96
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$47,520	40	1.19	1.02
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$47,450	120	1.12	1.02
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$47,370	390	0.99	0.92
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$47,200	60	0.87	0.91
Knoxville, TN	$46,920	40	0.89	1.00
Fargo, ND-MN	$46,780	40	2.53	0.92
Killeen-Temple, TX	$46,500	60	3.9	1.00
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$46,240	30	2.06	0.97
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$45,900	110	1.05	0.98
Tucson, AZ	$45,800	40	1.17	0.96
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$45,370	140	1.06	0.91
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$45,370	40	2.6	0.91
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$45,350	30	1.56	1.01
Lubbock, TX	$44,630	40	2.73	1.06
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$44,460	180	0.79	0.87
Boise City, ID	$43,470	70	1.77	0.89
Cleveland, OH	$39,960	100	1.03	0.80
Birmingham, AL	$39,140	50	1.09	0.82
Tulsa, OK	$38,920	70	1.54	0.83
Oklahoma City, OK	$38,390	70	1.06	0.81
Albuquerque, NM	$37,980	70	1.84	0.79
El Paso, TX	$37,790	40	1.22	0.96
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$37,250	360	1.15	0.75
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$37,190	40	1.08	0.81

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.48	$70,120	3.82
Fresno, CA	1.36	$63,770	1.03
New Haven, CT	1.30	$78,160	1.17
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.30	$62,910	1.02
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.28	$62,930	1.07
Lafayette, LA	1.25	$52,410	1.78
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1.20	$62,050	1.71
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.20	$61,170	0.54
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.18	$70,980	0.62
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.18	$59,270	1.01
Syracuse, NY	1.14	$60,610	1.07
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.14	$64,970	1.04
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.13	$58,000	0.74
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.13	$55,490	1.56
Wichita, KS	1.11	$52,930	1.08
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.10	$51,440	1.81
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.09	$57,100	1.15
Rochester, NY	1.08	$55,410	0.84
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.08	$56,180	0.54
Portland-South Portland, ME	1.08	$61,350	2.53
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.07	$52,990	1.16
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.07	$53,080	0.95
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.07	$57,360	1.26
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.06	$54,070	0.99
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.06	$58,110	0.72
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.06	$53,930	1.19
Lubbock, TX	1.06	$44,630	2.73
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.06	$51,470	1.46
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.06	$50,200	1.05
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.05	$59,940	1.61
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.05	$48,980	1.97
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.05	$57,000	0.95
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.05	$49,820	0.55
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.04	$48,050	1.88
Baton Rouge, LA	1.04	$50,660	1.11
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.03	$56,520	1.35
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.03	$48,430	1.29
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.03	$60,850	0.98
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.03	$57,320	1.26
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.02	$47,520	1.19
Jacksonville, FL	1.02	$49,660	1.57
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.02	$47,450	1.12
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.01	$49,710	0.84
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.01	$50,510	0.64
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.01	$47,770	1.16
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.01	$45,350	1.56
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.01	$61,830	1.04
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.01	$55,530	1.15
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.00	$59,410	0.87
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.00	$49,180	0.77
Knoxville, TN	1.00	$46,920	0.89
Killeen-Temple, TX	1.00	$46,500	3.9
Richmond, VA	1.00	$51,260	1.35
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.00	$58,230	1.16
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.98	$57,660	1.34
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.98	$49,150	0.75
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	0.98	$45,900	1.05
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.98	$47,720	1.44
Columbus, OH	0.97	$49,890	0.56
Anchorage, AK	0.97	$58,340	Not published by BLS
Naples-Marco Island, FL	0.97	$46,240	2.06
Reno, NV	0.97	$48,010	1.6
Tucson, AZ	0.96	$45,800	1.17
Pittsburgh, PA	0.96	$47,610	1.21
El Paso, TX	0.96	$37,790	1.22
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.95	$56,940	0.86
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.92	$61,500	0.87
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.92	$47,370	0.99
Fargo, ND-MN	0.92	$46,780	2.53
Eugene-Springfield, OR	0.91	$45,370	2.6
Colorado Springs, CO	0.91	$48,000	1.55
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.91	$47,200	0.87
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.91	$45,370	1.06
Boise City, ID	0.89	$43,470	1.77
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.88	$74,320	0.81
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.88	$65,370	1.48
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.87	$53,060	0.97
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.87	$44,460	0.79
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	0.86	$54,310	1.98
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.85	$60,720	0.99
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.84	$47,740	0.86
Tulsa, OK	0.83	$38,920	1.54
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.83	$50,270	1.37
Birmingham, AL	0.82	$39,140	1.09
Oklahoma City, OK	0.81	$38,390	1.06
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	0.81	$37,190	1.08
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.80	$58,110	1.04
Cleveland, OH	0.80	$39,960	1.03
Albuquerque, NM	0.79	$37,980	1.84
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.78	$48,560	1.31
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.75	$37,250	1.15

Broader occupation Our title "Locksmith" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-9094 Locksmiths and Safe Repairers. BLS groups Locksmith within Locksmiths and Safe Repairers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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