State comparison · 2025
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers salary: Montana vs Washington
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Washington earn a median of $94,420. In Montana, $81,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.4% — not 13.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.7%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-2.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Median
- $81,440
- p25
- $63,850
- p75
- $100,610
- p10
- $51,880
- p90
- $125,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.