State comparison · 2025
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers salary: Iowa vs Washington
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Washington earn a median of $94,420. In Iowa, $78,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.1% — not 17%.
Nominal pay gap
-17%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+1.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Median
- $78,340
- p25
- $63,380
- p75
- $96,030
- p10
- $49,670
- p90
- $111,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
Washington
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Median
- $94,420
- p25
- $75,660
- p75
- $119,510
- p10
- $64,560
- p90
- $144,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.