Watch and Clock Repairers Salary and Pay
How much do Watch and Clock Repairers make?
Median pay for Watch and Clock Repairers is $60,690 a year ($29.18); the mean is $62,450. The occupation employed 1,300 people in May 2024, and its middle band runs from $46,530 to $77,340.
One page for the whole Watch and Clock Repairers pay distribution: national ladder first, then all 12 state rows and the metro rankings, every figure from BLS OEWS May 2024.
Updated November 5, 2026
Salary converter for this occupation
Conversions use 12 months, 26 biweekly periods, 52 weeks, and 2,080 hours. No level in this occupation's ladder reaches the BLS top code, so every figure the converter shows is a published estimate rather than a floor.
The national wage ladder (BLS OEWS, May 2024)
| Pay level | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,920 | $19.19 |
| 25th percentile | $46,530 | $22.37 |
| Median (50th) | $60,690 | $29.18 |
| 75th percentile | $77,340 | $37.18 |
| 90th percentile | $92,570 | $44.50 |
A percentile marks a point in this occupation's pay distribution: the worker one quarter of the way up the Watch and Clock Repairers ladder earns the 25th percentile wage, $46,530. BLS top-codes very high wages ($239,200+ a year, $115.00+ an hour) and marks estimates it cannot publish as n/p.
Employment and concentration
May 2024 employment stood at 1,300, or 0.00% of the U.S. total. Texas leads the state table with 130 jobs; the top three states sum to 22.3% of the occupation. The concentration measure tells the more interesting story: Mississippi posts a location quotient of 3.21, so a worker there is far more likely to meet a colleague in this field than the national pattern suggests.
The spread matters as much as the center. Earners at the 90th percentile make $92,570, which is 2.3 times the $39,920 at the 10th, a difference of $52,650 annually. Because the mean wage ($62,450) sits above the median ($60,690), a typical offer should be judged against the median and the 25th to 75th percentile band, not the mean.
Pay by state
The state spread for Watch and Clock Repairers runs from the $84,740 median in Texas down through every other publishing state. Employment concentrates in Texas (130 jobs). The complete table:
| State | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 130 | 0.0 | 1.08 | $80,000 | $84,740 |
| Illinois | 80 | 0.0 | 1.52 | $57,680 | $52,400 |
| Pennsylvania | 80 | 0.0 | 1.59 | $59,800 | $58,320 |
| Maryland | 50 | 0.0 | 2.17 | $51,480 | $51,110 |
| Colorado | 40 | 0.0 | 1.63 | $69,110 | $81,680 |
| Georgia | 40 | 0.0 | 0.90 | $52,270 | $36,260 |
| Mississippi | 30 | 0.0 | 3.21 | $77,190 | $70,220 |
| California | n/p | n/p | n/p | $67,180 | $54,490 |
| Florida | n/p | n/p | n/p | $74,080 | $63,970 |
| Massachusetts | n/p | n/p | n/p | $59,670 | $61,520 |
| New York | n/p | n/p | n/p | $72,140 | $77,020 |
| Virginia | n/p | n/p | n/p | $44,460 | $41,990 |
The occupation in context
Ranked against all 826 published occupations, Watch and Clock Repairers stands number 816 by employment and number 397 by median pay. Inside its own major group, Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations, the group median wage is $59,300 across 51 detailed occupations, so this occupation pays 2% more than its group median, and it supplies 0.0% of the group's 6,045,030 jobs. In 6 of the 12 states with a published median, the state median beats the national median of $60,690, which is the single best quick test of whether this occupation's pay is set nationally or locally: a high count means local markets regularly outbid the national figure.
Metropolitan areas: where the jobs and the pay sit
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is the largest metro employer with 120 jobs, 9.2% of the national total. Two rankings follow across the 5 metros BLS publishes for this occupation: where the jobs are, then where the money is, with the pay ranking restricted to metros employing at least 500 people in this occupation to keep small samples out of the lead.
Largest metro employers
| Metropolitan area | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 120 | $64,510 | $64,210 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 70 | $59,630 | $62,840 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | n/p | $70,870 | $61,450 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | n/p | $64,830 | $58,330 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | n/p | $44,470 | $41,990 |
What the median pay looks like as a budget
The median annual wage of $60,690 works out to $5,058 a month before taxes, $2,334 per biweekly paycheck, and $1,167 a week. Moving from the 25th percentile ($46,530) to the 75th ($77,340) is worth $30,810 a year, which is the realistic size of the experience and specialization premium inside this occupation. Run the median through the paycheck calculator for a take-home estimate in your state, compare an offer against your current pay with the salary calculator, and check whether a raise actually beats prices with the raise vs inflation calculator.
To place a real offer: a salary of $66,759 would sit between the median ($60,690) and the 75th percentile ($77,340), inside the top half but outside the top quarter of this occupation's ladder. An offer at the 25th percentile, $46,530, is $14,160 under the median, the typical size of the discount attached to entry-level or low-cost-market postings in this field.
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Compare the ladder above with the closest relatives in the survey: Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Millwrights, Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics, Home Appliance Repairers, Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers. The Careers hub carries the whole branch, group by group.
Frequently asked questions
How much do Watch and Clock Repairers make?
The median annual wage is $60,690 and the mean is $62,450 in the BLS OEWS May 2024 estimates. The middle half of workers earn between $46,530 and $77,340 a year.
Which state pays Watch and Clock Repairers the most?
By median annual wage, Texas leads the state table at $84,740, based on 130 jobs in that state. By mean wage and by headcount the leaders can differ, so the state table on this page shows all three measures side by side.
How many Watch and Clock Repairers are there in the United States?
BLS counted 1,300 wage and salary workers in this occupation in May 2024, 0.00% of all U.S. employment in the survey. The largest state employer is Texas with 130 jobs.
What do the OEWS percentiles mean for Watch and Clock Repairers?
They mark points in this occupation's pay distribution. One worker in ten earns $39,920 or less and one in ten earns $92,570 or more; the median, $60,690, is the wage of the worker exactly in the middle of the 1,300 counted jobs.