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What locksmiths make
Working locksmith
$51,320
Trainee in a shop
$35,530
Owner or safe technician
$79,400
The national median is $51,320 a year and the bottom tenth are near $35,530. The survey counts locksmiths and safe repairers together. Most of the spread comes down to whether you work for someone else on a shop wage or run your own van and bill the customer directly.