Pay · 49-9064
Watch and Clock Repairers earn $67,230 a year at the midpoint
Where you land matters more here than in most jobs — the top tenth earn more than 3.2 times the bottom tenth. The midpoint is $67,230.
National figures for watch and clock repairers, 49-9064, from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
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Watch and clock repairer earnings, from starting pay to the best-paid 10%
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Number 314 of 788 by median pay
Better paid than 60% of the occupations in the survey.
- 312 Calibration Technologists and Technicians $67,820
- 313 Rail Car Repairers $67,530
- 314 Watch and Clock Repairers $67,230
- 315 Interior Designers $67,190
- 316 Marriage and Family Therapists $66,940
Watch and clock repairer pay rate, from hourly to yearly
Starts at this job’s median. Change the rate or the hours; a full-time year is 40 hours for 52 weeks.
Watch and clock repairer wages in each state
The 7 states where the most people do this work, of 8 with a published figure: their medians range by 2.20 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.
| State | Median a year | Where most start | 10th to 90th | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $110,050 | $46,090 | $46,090 — $125,960 | — |
| New York | $95,060 | $81,020 | $81,020 — $95,080 | — |
| Florida | $81,850 | $38,760 | $38,760 — $107,040 | — |
| Virginia | $80,410 | $41,180 | $41,180 — $96,160 | — |
| Maryland | $62,440 | $37,480 | $37,480 — $127,780 | — |
| Texas | $59,950 | $50,180 | $50,180 — $94,070 | — |
| Colorado | $49,990 | $49,990 | $49,990 — $91,800 | 60 |
A resume for watch and clock repairers
Name the job in the builder and the duties, skills and credentials it is screened on are written in for you.
- Cleaned, rinsed, and dried timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines.
- Adjusted timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers.
- Reassembled timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers.
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Questions people often ask
What is a watch and clock repairer’s yearly income?
A watch and clock repairer makes a median of $67,230 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $47,650 and $91,490.
What is a watch and clock repairer’s hourly pay rate?
The median pay rate is $32.32 an hour; the average is $70,840 a year.
What is the starting pay for a watch and clock repairer?
Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $47,650 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $34,240.
Which state pays watch and clock repairers the most?
California, with a median of $110,050 a year.
How many people work as watch and clock repairers?
About 1,310 in the United States — number 314 of 788 occupations by median pay.
Work that pays roughly the same
Median pay within $430 of what watch and clock repairers earn — $67,230 a year — but not always the same spread.
- $300 more Rail Car Repairers $67,530median a year 10th percentile: $46,800 90th percentile: $95,100
- $420 less Special Education Teachers, Middle School $66,810median a year 10th percentile: $49,420 90th percentile: $102,510
- $430 less Surgical Assistants $66,800median a year 10th percentile: $39,690 90th percentile: $107,610