Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,544
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$15,376
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$67,033
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — 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
$76,920
Kept after tax
$61,544
Worth in national money
$67,033
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Ohio pays this job around $76,920 at the midpoint, 24 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 494 occupations Ohio reports figures for, this is number 135.
- Here is where Ohio does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $76,920 you keep $61,544, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $67,033 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $73,920, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door the Ohio median is $76,920, ranking 24 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Ohio's occupational distribution, control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door sits at 135 of 494 — 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.
- After federal, FICA and Ohio income tax, retained pay for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door on $76,920 is $61,544. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $67,033 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $73,920 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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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 | $47,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $99,170 |
| This salary | $76,920 |
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 Ohio | $61,544 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,943 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,260 |
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 | $74,931 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,122 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door in Ohio earn under $76,920 and half over. The published range runs $47,510 at the tenth percentile to $99,170 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Ohio's $61,544, worked from $76,920. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 135 of 494.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $67,033 uses one figure for the whole of Ohio. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 494 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 135.
- Figures are distribution medians for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $47,510 to $99,170; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Ohio take-home of $61,544, on $76,920 for work ranking 135 of 494 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 135 of 494 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $67,033, worked from $76,920, 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 Ohio address, on work sitting at 135 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $73,920 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $47,510 at the bottom tenth to $99,170 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Ohio is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $67,033 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Ohio then takes its own share, leaving $61,544.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Ohio is $73,920. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,510 to $99,170) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Ohio rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio'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 $67,033 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 $61,544 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio 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.