SOC 49-9011 · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro

Mechanical Door Repairers Salary in Des Moines, IA

The average salary for mechanical door repairers in Des Moines, Iowa is $63,060 a year ($30.32 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,260: half of the 120 people in this job in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($58,775).

$63,060average per year

$30.32 / hourMedian $64,260Take-home ≈ $51,064

  • $45K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

120people in this job
+7%vs U.S. metro average
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mechanical Door Repairers pay range in Des Moines

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,740 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,360 or more. The middle half of mechanical door repairers in Des Moines earn between $54,790 and $73,210.

  • $45K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$63,060$5,255$30.32
Median$64,260$5,355$30.89
Entry level (25th percentile)$54,790$4,566$26.34
Experienced (75th percentile)$73,210$6,101$35.20

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

Mechanical Door Repairers salary after taxes in Des Moines

On the average salary of $63,060, a single filer in Des Moines takes home about $51,064 a year, or $4,255 a month and $1,964 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.

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Is Des Moines a good place for mechanical door repairers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Des Moines area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.7), so the average $63,060 buys what about $68,767 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Des Moines ($51,820). A typical home costs $296,070, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Highest-paying cities for mechanical door repairers

Trenton, NJ pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($72,070).

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Mechanical Door Repairers salary in Des Moines: questions

How much do mechanical door repairers make an hour in Des Moines?

$30.32 an hour on average, and $30.90 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level mechanical door repairers salary in Des Moines?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,740 a year and the 25th percentile is $54,790, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the mechanical door repairers take-home pay in Des Moines?

About $51,064 a year ($4,255 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,060. Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.

Do mechanical door repairers earn more in Des Moines than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($58,775).

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 49-9011; area Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (19780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.4%.
  • 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). Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.77, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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