SOC 49-9012 · Niles, MI metro

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door Salary in Niles, MI

The average salary for control and valve installers and repairers (except mechanical door) in Niles, Michigan is $98,760 a year ($47.48 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $103,580: half of the 60 people in this job in the Niles, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 30% more than the U.S. average for this job ($76,210).

$98,760average per year

$47.48 / hourMedian $103,580Take-home ≈ $74,357

  • $61K10th
  • $95K25th
  • $104KMedian
  • $118K75th
  • $118K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

60people in this job
+30%vs U.S. average
#1 of 6Michigan metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door pay range in Niles

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,570 a year or less, while the top 10% make $117,570 or more. The middle half of control and valve installers and repairers (except mechanical door) in Niles earn between $94,960 and $117,570.

  • $61K10th
  • $95K25th
  • $104KMedian
  • $118K75th
  • $118K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$98,760$8,230$47.48
Median$103,580$8,632$49.80
Entry level (25th percentile)$94,960$7,913$45.65
Experienced (75th percentile)$117,570$9,798$56.52

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door pay in Niles vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Control and valve installers and repairers (except mechanical door) in Niles earn 15% more than the Michigan average ($85,970) and 30% more than the U.S. average ($76,210). At the median the gap is +39% against the U.S. median of $74,340.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Niles$98,760$103,580$60,570$117,57060
Michigan$85,970$96,890$50,900$109,2302,240
United States$76,210$74,340$45,910$112,50048,240

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door salary after taxes in Niles

On the average salary of $98,760, a single filer in Niles takes home about $74,357 a year, or $6,196 a month and $2,860 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Niles a good place for control and valve installers and repairers (except mechanical door)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Niles area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.4), so the average $98,760 buys what about $106,918 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Niles ($45,980). A typical home costs $282,443, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door salary in other Michigan cities

Niles ranks 1st of 6 Michigan metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for control and valve installers and repairers (except mechanical door)

Modesto, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($116,830).

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door salary by city

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Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door salary in Niles: questions

How much do control and valve installers and repairers (except mechanical door) make an hour in Niles?

$47.48 an hour on average, and $49.80 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level control and valve installers and repairers (except mechanical door) salary in Niles?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,570 a year and the 25th percentile is $94,960, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the control and valve installers and repairers (except mechanical door) take-home pay in Niles?

About $74,357 a year ($6,196 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $98,760.

Do control and valve installers and repairers (except mechanical door) earn more in Niles than elsewhere?

The average here is 30% more than the U.S. average for this job ($76,210).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-9012; area Niles, MI (35660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.09, this job is 3.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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