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State comparison · 2025

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers salary: Kansas vs Washington

Occupation

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Washington earn a median of $94,420. In Kansas, $78,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.4% — not 17%.

Nominal pay gap
-17%
Kansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-1.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Kansas

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Median
$78,390
p25
$61,900
p75
$99,430
p10
$50,160
p90
$120,510
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
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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
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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.