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SOC 49-9012 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door — Greenville

Greenville, NC · 9 metro areas compared

$54,440 /year
$26.17per hour
30jobs in area
−26.8%vs US median

The median wage for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door in Greenville, NC is $54,440 per year, substantially below the national median of $74,340 — a gap of 26.8%.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $74,34010TH$35,59025TH$41,570MEDIAN$54,44075TH$60,22090TH$63,570

How pay has moved

$56,833$42,4782019202020212022202320242025$54,440
$44,870 in 2019 to $54,440 in 2025, +21.3% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow more slowly than average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+1.3%
Openings per year
3,900
Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Greenville, NC.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door in Greenville, NC is $54,440 per year, substantially below the national median of $74,340 — a gap of 26.8%. Half of workers earn between $41,570 and $60,220. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $35,590 and the ninetieth at $63,570.

The area has 30 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 0.4 of every thousand jobs. Within the state, Raleigh records the highest median at $68,730. Of the 289 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 144th.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Greenville, NC · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$35,590−52.1%
25th$41,570−44.1%
Median (50th)$54,440−26.8%
75th$60,220−19.0%
90th$63,570−14.5%
Mean$53,390−28.2%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in North Carolina

Median annual wage for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Raleigh$68,730150
2Fayetteville$65,73050
3Durham$65,59050
4Charlotte$65,170480
5Hickory$64,42040
6Asheville$63,63050
7Greensboro$63,230120
8Winston-Salem$63,00080
9Wilmington$53,26050

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Greenville run 11.6% below the national average, so the median of $54,440 goes as far as $61,584 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 17.2% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$54,440as reported by BLS

Local price level

88.4US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$61,584US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $54,440 a year, 26.8% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $35,590 to $63,570 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 30 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Raleigh, at $68,730.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door in Greenville, NC?

The median annual wage is $54,440, or $26.17 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $74,340, so pay in Greenville, NC is 26.8% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Greenville, NC earns more than $63,570 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $35,590 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Raleigh, at $68,730 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 30 jobs in this occupation in Greenville, NC. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.