Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $77K, rent takes 23.7% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,153/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical doors typically earn — is $46K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,768/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $77K locally vs. $74K nationally, a 3% difference.

Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area pays $77K median vs. the U.S. average of $74K — that’s +3%.

The median is $76,690 a year, that works out to about $37 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $46,130, and experienced control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical doors can clear $100,440. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,866/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,153/month, which eats 23.7% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door salary is worth about $76,690 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.