State comparison · 2025
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Alaska earn a median of $98,110. In South Dakota, $80,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5% — not 21.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.4%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+5%
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
South Dakota
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Median
- $80,810
- p25
- $67,290
- p75
- $98,060
- p10
- $53,580
- p90
- $107,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.