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Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners pay in Michigan and Washington
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners is $59,570 per year in Michigan. It is $43,330 per year in Washington. Michigan is 37.5% above Washington on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 49-9063 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 210 wage and salary jobs in Michigan and 150 in Washington. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings