State comparison · 2025
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers salary: South Carolina vs Washington
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Washington earn a median of $94,420. In South Carolina, $75,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.1% — not 20.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.4%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Median
- $75,120
- p25
- $60,100
- p75
- $95,040
- p10
- $47,490
- p90
- $115,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.