How much do Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

Percentile spread

For Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners, the published 10th percentile is $34,700 and the 90th percentile is $50,680. The difference is $15,980, which is 38.0% 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 $36,910 to the 75th at $48,450, covers $11,540.

The mean annual wage is $44,420, which sits above the median of $42,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Providence-Warwick, RI-MA median is 9.4% lower than the national median of $46,420 for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,308, which is 11% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Rhode Island, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $42,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners at $41,308 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 58 miles away, with a median of $50,090 and employment of 70. That median is 19.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,266, against $41,308 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 147 miles away, with a median of $58,730 and employment of 310. That median is 39.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,175, against $41,308 here.