SOC 49-9012 · Wheeling, WV-OH metro

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door Salary in Wheeling, WV

The average salary for control and valve installers and repairers (except mechanical door) in Wheeling, West Virginia is $77,060 a year ($37.05 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $82,960: half of the 50 people in this job in the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($76,210).

$77,060average per year

$37.05 / hourMedian $82,960Take-home ≈ $60,401

  • $45K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $83KMedian
  • $91K75th
  • $95K90th

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

50people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
#1 of 5West Virginia metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door pay range in Wheeling

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $95,330 or more. The middle half of control and valve installers and repairers (except mechanical door) in Wheeling earn between $65,230 and $90,920.

  • $45K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $83KMedian
  • $91K75th
  • $95K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$77,060$6,422$37.05
Median$82,960$6,913$39.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$65,230$5,436$31.36
Experienced (75th percentile)$90,920$7,577$43.71

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

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door pay in Wheeling vs. West Virginia and the U.S.

Control and valve installers and repairers (except mechanical door) in Wheeling earn about the same as the West Virginia average ($76,000) and about the same as the U.S. average ($76,210). At the median the gap is +12% against the U.S. median of $74,340.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Wheeling$77,060$82,960$45,000$95,33050
West Virginia$76,000$79,000$46,350$93,400610
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 Wheeling

On the average salary of $77,060, a single filer in Wheeling takes home about $60,401 a year, or $5,033 a month and $2,323 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

The Wheeling, WV-OH metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in OH$61,365$5,114
Working in WV$60,401$5,033

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

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

Prices in the Wheeling area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.3), so the average $77,060 buys what about $87,248 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Wheeling ($44,250). A typical home costs $141,852, or 1.8 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $77,060 is worth in another city

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

Wheeling ranks 1st of 5 West Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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 Wheeling: questions

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

$37.05 an hour on average, and $39.89 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,000 a year and the 25th percentile is $65,230, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $60,401 a year ($5,033 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,060.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Wheeling, WV-OH (48540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.56, this job is 2.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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