SOC 49-9094 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Locksmiths and Safe Repairers make in Fresno, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers in Fresno, CA is $63,770. The 10th percentile is $45,870 and the 90th percentile is $82,090. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$63,770

10th percentile
$45,870
25th percentile
$49,880
Median
$63,770
75th percentile
$77,720
90th percentile
$82,090
Mean
$65,380

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Locksmiths and Safe Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $45,870 and the 90th percentile is $82,090. The difference is $36,220, which is 56.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,880 to the 75th at $77,720, covers $27,840.

The mean annual wage is $65,380, which sits above the median of $63,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fresno, CA median is 24.3% higher than the national median of $51,320 for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,423, which is 21.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.5% higher than the California median of $61,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Locksmiths and Safe Repairers at $62,423 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers. Fresno, CA ranks 3rd of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 94 miles away, with a median of $74,320 and employment of 90. That median is 16.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,305, against $62,423 here.
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA is 114 miles away, with a median of $62,930 and employment of 30. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,883, against $62,423 here.
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 151 miles away, with a median of $56,940 and employment of 90. That median is 10.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,380, against $62,423 here.

Employment share

Locksmiths and Safe Repairers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Fresno, CA (50 of 476,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.08 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Locksmiths and Safe Repairers make in Fresno, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers in Fresno, CA is $63,770. The 10th percentile is $45,870 and the 90th percentile is $82,090. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers?

The local median is 24.3% higher than the national median of $51,320.

What is Locksmiths and Safe Repairers pay in Fresno, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $63,770 is $62,423. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fresno, CA compare with nearby metros for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $74,320. Fresno, CA ranks 3rd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.