Occupation · SOC 49-9012

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door: pay and where the jobs are

What control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.

BLS May 2025 data · methodology

National pay, May 2025

$74,340 median annual wage

Mean (average) annual wage
$76,210
Median hourly wage
$35.74
Mean hourly wage
$36.64
Employment
48,240

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 49-9012.

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How much do control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door make?

The median annual wage for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door was $74,340 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $45,910 and the highest-paid 10% more than $112,500. As an hourly rate, the median is $35.74. About 48,240 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Rhode Island ($110,900), Alaska ($109,450) and Connecticut ($104,690). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in North Dakota.

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What each step of the pay range for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door: pay at each percentile
StepAnnualHourlyMonthly grossMonthly after federal tax & FICA
10th percentile$45,910$22.07$3,826$3,256
25th percentile$54,950$26.42$4,579$3,861
Median$74,340$35.74$6,195$5,094
75th percentile$97,120$46.69$8,093$6,429
90th percentile$112,500$54.09$9,375$7,331

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door: pay by state

52 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.

1

North Dakota

$90,983 take-home in national prices

2

South Dakota

$87,865 take-home in national prices

3

Wyoming

$85,446 take-home in national prices

Where a median control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.

Annual wages by state, May 2025, with after-tax and price-adjusted estimates
StateEmploymentMedian10th pct.90th pct.Median after tax*In national prices†
Rhode Island110$110,900$61,320$110,900$82,082$80,253
Alaska30$109,450$47,320$141,270$85,557$83,585
Connecticut360$104,690$47,040$115,050$76,925$74,244
North Dakota270$103,580$77,760$111,240$80,938$90,983
Washington450$102,870$67,640$138,300$79,772$74,544
New York4,170$101,150$58,490$128,240$74,618$69,142
California4,310$100,260$60,360$137,030$72,980$65,914
Wyoming290$100,030$61,660$116,770$79,201$85,446
District of Columbia50$98,810$71,260$129,490$72,912$66,344
South Dakota150$98,090$57,870$105,770$77,836$87,865
Oregon490$97,110$53,270$130,020$69,669$67,404
Michigan2,240$96,890$50,900$109,230$73,125$76,000
New Jersey1,000$96,510$56,610$112,260$72,171$66,331
Massachusetts1,320$95,520$65,520$106,520$71,033$67,166
Nebraska440$88,610$67,020$103,980$68,015$75,486
Idaho180$84,390$49,820$119,510$64,834$67,893
Iowa820$83,830$50,400$103,890$65,271$74,372
Vermont40$82,010$62,150$96,170$63,615$64,942
Hawaii110$81,850$60,610$121,890$61,605$56,029
West Virginia610$79,000$46,350$93,400$61,677$68,916
Pennsylvania1,330$78,120$58,760$105,010$61,334$62,861
Kansas290$77,720$46,510$97,500$59,969$66,582
Missouri620$77,650$48,870$101,010$60,745$66,887
Ohio1,230$76,920$47,510$99,170$61,271$66,044
Minnesota710$76,640$50,630$106,680$58,721$59,542
Wisconsin980$76,540$58,230$109,550$59,641$63,384
Delaware150$75,720$52,180$105,150$58,140$58,251
Utah300$73,090$61,340$80,390$57,249$57,907
Nevada70$72,310$62,310$115,650$59,700$59,713
Virginia820$68,000$50,640$99,160$53,572$52,987
New Mexico320$67,520$45,630$104,060$54,323$58,911
Louisiana560$66,730$37,290$105,160$54,159$61,400
Maryland800$66,500$44,050$104,670$52,820$50,324
Maine190$66,240$57,200$79,810$52,279$53,868
North Carolina1,440$64,820$43,720$89,490$52,185$55,324
Colorado1,190$63,770$47,990$92,110$51,041$49,529
Oklahoma1,320$62,780$38,530$88,850$50,344$57,311
Illinois250$61,980$51,720$109,160$49,058$49,078
Alabama430$61,670$40,680$103,460$49,149$55,334
Kentucky450$61,450$43,710$93,040$49,522$54,927
Arkansas440$61,440$38,190$89,680$49,761$57,238
New Hampshire220$61,380$36,980$104,520$51,499$49,440
Georgia870$61,070$37,980$99,530$48,951$50,835
Arizona840$60,570$49,940$106,640$49,727$49,393
Indiana760$60,170$41,630$98,830$48,781$52,268
Montana50$58,940$36,880$95,720$47,525$50,214
Texas11,630$58,230$39,690$89,360$48,968$50,453
Florida1,250$57,460$39,410$102,670$48,349$46,753
Tennessee670$57,010$39,300$82,210$47,988$52,234
Puerto Rico140$52,660$26,910$98,140——
South Carolina420$50,800$34,060$90,550$41,945$44,742
Mississippi170$48,670$35,760$93,670$40,072$46,084

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 49-9012. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).

Sources

  1. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
  2. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.