Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$67,839
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$20,771
23.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$75,063
Nebraska costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Nebraska — 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
$88,610
Kept after tax
$67,839
Worth in national money
$75,063
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $88,610, which ranks 15 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 19.2% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Nebraska. It ranks 76 out of 488 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $88,610 you keep $67,839 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $75,063 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $88,170.
- Nebraska ranks 15 of 51 states publishing a median for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door, at $88,610 — about 19.2% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within Nebraska, control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door ranks 76 of 488 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay in Nebraska is $67,839 after the full tax stack, from $88,610. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $75,063 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $88,170 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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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 | $67,020 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $88,610 |
| Top tenth earn over | $103,980 |
| This salary | $88,610 |
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 Nebraska | $67,839 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $71,167 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,827 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $83,879 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,524 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $88,610 as a midpoint for Nebraska, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $67,020 and the ninetieth is $103,980 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $67,839 take-home in Nebraska comes from $88,610. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 76 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nebraska, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $75,063, the adjusted value of that $88,610 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 76 of 488 in the state.
- The Nebraska median of $88,610 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $67,020 to $103,980. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $67,839, from $88,610, assumes a single Nebraska filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 76 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 15 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $75,063 — the adjusted value of that $88,610 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 76 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $67,020 at the tenth percentile, $103,980 at the ninetieth.
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 $75,063.
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 Nebraska's own levy, $67,839 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($67,020 to $103,980) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Nebraska rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Nebraska'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 $75,063 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 $67,839 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Nebraska 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.