BLS metro-level wage data places Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door pay in Pittsfield, MA at a median of $96,480 per year ($46.39/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $74,340, Pittsfield pays +30% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 40 control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical doors are employed across the Pittsfield MSA in SOC 49-9012.

The Pittsfield pay distribution spans from $83,040 at the 10th percentile to $104,300 at the 90th — a 1.3× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $85,440 and the 75th at $97,420, so half of Pittsfield-based control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical doors earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Pittsfield, MA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide MA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.