How much does a regular piano tuning cost per hour in the United States?
According to a recent survey tuning prices vary between $11.61 per hour (or less) for the lowest 10% of tuners who have less than five years of experience to as much as $52 per hour for the top 10% of piano tuners who have over twenty years of experience tuning pianos in the United States. Typically tuners work independently so the cost to tune a piano increases to cover the cost of transportation, fuel, insurance, payroll taxes, cost of living expenses, plus other considerations such as geographical areas served, market demand, and whether or not the piano will need a pitch raise before attempting to fine tune a piano. The average piano tuning price seems to be a flat rate of $75 to $156 in the United States. Top piano tuners may charge more than $52 per hour for a concert piano tuning including wait time to tune the piano on location.
