State comparison · 2025
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers salary: Virginia vs Washington
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Washington earn a median of $94,420. In Virginia, $80,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.5% — not 14.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.5%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Median
- $80,770
- p25
- $64,730
- p75
- $99,720
- p10
- $52,030
- p90
- $122,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.