49 Series · SOC 49-9011
Mechanical Door Repairers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $55,720
- Median / year
- $78,260
- Top 10% earn
- +11.4%
- Growth '23–'33
- 27,120
- US workers
Mechanical Door Repairers earn a median of $55,720 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $55,720, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $38,490 (10th percentile) to $78,260 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 27,120 US workers. Alaska pays the most ($103,550), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Mechanical Door Repairers earn a median of $55,720, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 41% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Installation, Maintenance, and Repair, it ranks #31 of 51 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 11.4% by 2033.
- $55,720
- Median annual wage
- Top 59%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #31 of 51
- in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
- 2.0×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Alaska at $103,550. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Mechanical Door Repairers (SOC 49-9011) pays a national median of $55,720 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $38,490 at the 10th percentile to $78,260 at the 90th, with a mean of $57,540 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 27,120 Americans work in this occupation across 46 reporting states and 96 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +11.4% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as much faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 2,700 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 8.1 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Alaska pays the highest state median at $103,550, which is +86% above the national figure. The top metro is Trenton-Princeton, NJ at $67,090 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$55,720
per year
Median Hourly
$26.79/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$57,540
average
Employment
27,120
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Mechanical Door Repairers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$55,720 Bottom 41% higher than 41% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 49-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Mechanical Door Repairers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 49-series occupations with growth data, Mechanical Door Repairers sits on the faster-growing side at +11.4% growth and $55,720 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+11.4%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
2,700
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
8.1/100K
Injury Rate
3/100
Danger Index
16/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Mechanical Door Repairers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Wind large springs with upward motion of arm.
- ▸ Adjust doors to open or close with the correct amount of effort, or make simple adjustments to electric openers.
- ▸ Order replacement springs, sections, or slats.
- ▸ Carry springs to tops of doors, using ladders or scaffolding, and attach springs to tracks to install spring systems.
- ▸ Repair or replace worn or broken door parts, using hand tools.
- ▸ Complete required paperwork, such as work orders, according to services performed or required.
- ▸ Fasten angle iron back-hangers to ceilings and tracks, using fasteners or welding equipment.
- ▸ Collect payment upon job completion.
- ▸ Install door frames, rails, steel rolling curtains, electronic-eye mechanisms, or electric door openers and closers, using power tools, hand tools, and electronic test equipment.
- ▸ Inspect job sites, assessing headroom, side room, or other conditions to determine appropriateness of door for a given location.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$38,490
25th Percentile
$46,610
Median
$55,720
75th Percentile
$65,630
90th Percentile
$78,260
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $103,550 | +86% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $67,150 | +21% above national |
| 3 | Illinois | $65,090 | +17% above national |
| 4 | Utah | $64,660 | +16% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $62,460 | +12% above national |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $62,390 | +12% above national |
| 7 | Maine | $61,140 | +10% above national |
| 8 | Indiana | $60,560 | +9% above national |
| 9 | New York | $60,560 | +9% above national |
| 10 | Washington | $59,930 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Iowa | $59,640 | +7% above national |
| 12 | California | $59,560 | +7% above national |
| 13 | Minnesota | $58,870 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Ohio | $58,250 | +5% above national |
| 15 | Kentucky | $57,840 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Nebraska | $56,760 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Maryland | $56,430 | +1% above national |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $55,770 | same as national |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $54,360 | 2% below national |
| 20 | Michigan | $52,370 | 6% below national |
| 21 | North Carolina | $52,050 | 7% below national |
| 22 | Wyoming | $51,850 | 7% below national |
| 23 | Tennessee | $51,790 | 7% below national |
| 24 | Idaho | $51,770 | 7% below national |
| 25 | Arizona | $51,760 | 7% below national |
| 26 | Georgia | $51,510 | 8% below national |
| 27 | Montana | $51,370 | 8% below national |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $51,160 | 8% below national |
| 29 | Virginia | $50,880 | 9% below national |
| 30 | South Dakota | $50,500 | 9% below national |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $50,390 | 10% below national |
| 32 | Oregon | $50,090 | 10% below national |
| 33 | Florida | $50,020 | 10% below national |
| 34 | South Carolina | $49,510 | 11% below national |
| 35 | Missouri | $49,100 | 12% below national |
| 36 | Connecticut | $48,630 | 13% below national |
| 37 | Texas | $48,190 | 14% below national |
| 38 | Kansas | $47,960 | 14% below national |
| 39 | Nevada | $47,840 | 14% below national |
| 40 | Louisiana | $47,110 | 15% below national |
| 41 | Mississippi | $47,060 | 16% below national |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $46,100 | 17% below national |
| 43 | West Virginia | $45,840 | 18% below national |
| 44 | Arkansas | $38,290 | 31% below national |
| 45 | Alabama | $37,440 | 33% below national |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | $25,460 | 54% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $67,090 | +20% above national |
| 2 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $66,890 | +20% above national |
| 3 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $66,540 | +19% above national |
| 4 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $65,090 | +17% above national |
| 5 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $64,640 | +16% above national |
| 6 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $64,400 | +16% above national |
| 7 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $64,260 | +15% above national |
| 8 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $63,960 | +15% above national |
| 9 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $63,510 | +14% above national |
| 10 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $62,300 | +12% above national |
| 11 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $62,210 | +12% above national |
| 12 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $62,020 | +11% above national |
| 13 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $61,210 | +10% above national |
| 14 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $61,190 | +10% above national |
| 15 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $61,150 | +10% above national |
| 16 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $61,110 | +10% above national |
| 17 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $60,780 | +9% above national |
| 18 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $60,340 | +8% above national |
| 19 | Modesto, CA | $60,290 | +8% above national |
| 20 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $60,220 | +8% above national |
| 21 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $59,950 | +8% above national |
| 22 | Fort Wayne, IN | $59,900 | +8% above national |
| 23 | Columbus, OH | $59,780 | +7% above national |
| 24 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $59,640 | +7% above national |
| 25 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $59,600 | +7% above national |
| 26 | Colorado Springs, CO | $59,470 | +7% above national |
| 27 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $59,380 | +7% above national |
| 28 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $59,290 | +6% above national |
| 29 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $59,260 | +6% above national |
| 30 | Omaha, NE-IA | $59,090 | +6% above national |
| 31 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $58,980 | +6% above national |
| 32 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $58,930 | +6% above national |
| 33 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $58,880 | +6% above national |
| 34 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $58,880 | +6% above national |
| 35 | Green Bay, WI | $58,840 | +6% above national |
| 36 | Toledo, OH | $58,670 | +5% above national |
| 37 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $58,330 | +5% above national |
| 38 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $58,280 | +5% above national |
| 39 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $58,270 | +5% above national |
| 40 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $58,110 | +4% above national |
| 41 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $57,910 | +4% above national |
| 42 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $57,610 | +3% above national |
| 43 | Peoria, IL | $57,320 | +3% above national |
| 44 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $57,160 | +3% above national |
| 45 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $56,480 | +1% above national |
| 46 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $56,380 | +1% above national |
| 47 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $55,940 | same as national |
| 48 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $54,330 | 2% below national |
| 49 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $54,190 | 3% below national |
| 50 | Billings, MT | $53,820 | 3% below national |
| 51 | Lincoln, NE | $52,600 | 6% below national |
| 52 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $52,540 | 6% below national |
| 53 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $51,510 | 8% below national |
| 54 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $51,500 | 8% below national |
| 55 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $51,500 | 8% below national |
| 56 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $51,330 | 8% below national |
| 57 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $51,160 | 8% below national |
| 58 | Richmond, VA | $50,880 | 9% below national |
| 59 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $50,850 | 9% below national |
| 60 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $50,620 | 9% below national |
| 61 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $50,530 | 9% below national |
| 62 | Savannah, GA | $50,510 | 9% below national |
| 63 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $50,480 | 9% below national |
| 64 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $50,400 | 10% below national |
| 65 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $50,290 | 10% below national |
| 66 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $50,270 | 10% below national |
| 67 | Appleton, WI | $50,200 | 10% below national |
| 68 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $50,160 | 10% below national |
| 69 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $50,140 | 10% below national |
| 70 | Jacksonville, FL | $50,080 | 10% below national |
| 71 | New Haven, CT | $49,660 | 11% below national |
| 72 | Huntsville, AL | $49,610 | 11% below national |
| 73 | Columbia, SC | $49,510 | 11% below national |
| 74 | Salem, OR | $49,450 | 11% below national |
| 75 | Akron, OH | $49,280 | 12% below national |
| 76 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $49,200 | 12% below national |
| 77 | Visalia, CA | $49,060 | 12% below national |
| 78 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $48,900 | 12% below national |
| 79 | Bend, OR | $48,880 | 12% below national |
| 80 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,840 | 14% below national |
| 81 | Reno, NV | $47,600 | 15% below national |
| 82 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $47,240 | 15% below national |
| 83 | Wichita, KS | $47,220 | 15% below national |
| 84 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $47,220 | 15% below national |
| 85 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $46,880 | 16% below national |
| 86 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $46,790 | 16% below national |
| 87 | Columbus, GA-AL | $46,080 | 17% below national |
| 88 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $45,760 | 18% below national |
| 89 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $44,720 | 20% below national |
| 90 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $44,660 | 20% below national |
| 91 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $44,240 | 21% below national |
| 92 | Salisbury, MD | $43,900 | 21% below national |
| 93 | El Paso, TX | $41,860 | 25% below national |
| 94 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $40,880 | 27% below national |
| 95 | Oklahoma City, OK | $39,660 | 29% below national |
| 96 | Birmingham, AL | $37,440 | 33% below national |
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What to do with this data
How to use Mechanical Door Repairers pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $65,630/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Alaska leads at $103,550/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
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