State comparison · 2025
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers salary: Alaska vs Illinois
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Alaska earn a median of $98,110. In Illinois, $83,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.2% — not 17.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.9%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+15.2%
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
Illinois
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Median
- $83,180
- p25
- $66,610
- p75
- $105,300
- p10
- $52,740
- p90
- $129,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.