Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $106K, rent takes 17.1% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,180/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 $63K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,793/month.

Local pay is 42% above the national median — $106K here vs. $74K nationally.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area pays $106K median vs. the U.S. average of $74K — that’s +42%.

The median is $105,600 a year, that works out to about $51 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $63,210, and experienced control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical doors can clear $112,630. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,890/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,180/month, which eats 17.1% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Western Wyoming 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 $105,600 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.