State comparison · 2025
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers salary: South Dakota vs Washington
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Washington earn a median of $94,420. In South Dakota, $80,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.4% — not 14.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.4%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+3.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Median
- $80,810
- p25
- $67,290
- p75
- $98,060
- p10
- $53,580
- p90
- $107,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.