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

The median control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $115,460 a year, 55% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,831 a month.

10th percentile
$74,430
25th percentile
$94,540
Median percentile
$115,460
75th percentile
$135,240
90th percentile
$135,240

Based on 160 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

$81,974 take-home a year
Gross pay$115,460
Federal income tax−$16,571
Social Security + Medicare−$8,833
California income tax (approx.)−$8,082
Monthly take-home$6,831
Every two weeks$3,153

Does it go far here?

$104,562Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
Lawyers$301,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

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