State comparison · 2025
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers salary: North Carolina vs Washington
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Washington earn a median of $94,420. In North Carolina, $76,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.7% — not 18.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.7%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Median
- $76,800
- p25
- $60,950
- p75
- $97,170
- p10
- $47,580
- p90
- $117,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.