Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,058
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$17,582
22.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,008
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$76,640
Kept after tax
$59,058
Worth in national money
$60,008
State rank
25
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Minnesota is 25 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $76,640. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 490 occupations Minnesota reports figures for, this is number 185.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $76,640, take-home of $59,058 is worth roughly $60,008 in national money. The average lands at $75,070, below the middle of the range.
- Minnesota ranks 25 of 51 for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door at $76,640. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Minnesota's occupational distribution, control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door sits at 185 of 490 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door, whose median is $76,640, the adjusted figure of $60,008 differs little from $59,058 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $75,070 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,630 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $106,680 |
| This salary | $76,640 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Minnesota | $59,058 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,746 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,562 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $71,397 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,302 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Minnesota earn less than $76,640. The published range is $50,630 up to $106,680, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $59,058, from $76,640, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 185 of 490 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $60,008 uses one figure for the whole of Minnesota. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 490 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 185.
- Reported values are medians; for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $50,630 to $106,680. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Minnesota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $59,058 from $76,640. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 185 of 490 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $60,008, worked from $76,640, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Minnesota address, on work sitting at 185 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $50,630, the highest tenth $106,680, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $60,008.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Minnesota's own levy, $59,058 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($50,630) and the ninetieth ($106,680) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $60,008 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $59,058 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.