Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · SOC 49-9094
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers Salary in the Virginia
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Virginia
Figures describe the state of Virginia as a whole.
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers in the Virginia earned a median of $53,590 per year ($25.76 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $34,870 at the 10th percentile to $76,200 at the 90th. BLS estimates 430 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Locksmiths and Safe Repairers in the Virginia earn more than $53,590 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $46,320 and $65,690.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $34,870 | $46,320 | $53,590 | $65,690 | $76,200 |
| Hourly | $16.76 | $22.27 | $25.76 | $31.58 | $36.63 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Virginia$53,590 median for Virginia; middle half earns $46,320 to $65,690
- United Statesnational$51,320 median for United States; middle half earns $43,160 to $64,560
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +4% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Virginia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for locksmiths and safe repairers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Virginiathis page$53,590 median for Virginia; middle half earns $46,320 to $65,690
- $52,990 median for Virginia Beach metro area; middle half earns $46,450 to $69,470
- $51,260 median for Richmond metro area; middle half earns $47,430 to $64,530
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.