State comparison · 2025
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers salary: Alaska vs California
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Alaska earn a median of $98,110. In California, $93,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.2% — not 4.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.8%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+13.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Median
- $98,110
- p25
- $76,080
- p75
- $119,180
- p10
- $60,300
- p90
- $137,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
California
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Median
- $93,660
- p25
- $72,910
- p75
- $120,050
- p10
- $56,720
- p90
- $154,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.