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Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door salary in San Diego, CA

The median control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $104,840 a year, 41% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,271 a month.

10th percentile
$61,810
25th percentile
$85,930
Median percentile
$104,840
75th percentile
$123,090
90th percentile
$130,540

Based on 490 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$75,246 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,840
Federal income tax−$14,235
Social Security + Medicare−$8,020
California income tax (approx.)−$7,339
Monthly take-home$6,271
Every two weeks$2,894

Does it go far here?

$93,702Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

All control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door salaries · Take-home pay in California