First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Salaries by State

Q: How much do first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers make in the U.S.?

The median first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers salary in the United States is $79,860 per year (mean $85,220), and about 80% earn between $49,600 and $126,790.

Q: How much do first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers make per hour?

Roughly $41 per hour, based on a mean annual wage of $85,220 and 2,080 work hours per year.

Q: Which state pays first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers the most?

Alaska has the highest average pay for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers at $98,880 per year (median $98,110).

Q: What is the job outlook for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers?

Employment is projected to change +3.1% from 2024 to 2034 (About as fast as average), with about 52,400 openings per year.

Mean and median pay, wage percentiles, employment, and top-paying metro areas for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairerss across the U.S. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (data.bls.gov OEWS tool /OESServices/combo/table, all-occupation crawl by area).

National mean salary $85,220 ≈ $41/hr

National median salary $79,860

Total employment 617,500 nationwide

Job Outlook, 2024–2034

Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034.

Projected growth +3.1% About as fast as average

Annual openings 52,400 per year (avg)

Employment 2024→2034 617,500 → 636,500 (+19,100)

Typical entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Salary Map

Brighter tiles = higher average pay; dashed tiles have no data. Click a state for details.

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Mean annual wage $73,000–$80,000 $80,000–$82,000 $82,000–$86,000 $86,000–$92,000 $92,000–$99,000 U.S. mean $85,220

💰 Top 5 Highest-Paying States

Alaska$98,880
Washington$98,730
California$98,440
New York$95,710
New Jersey$95,460

📉 5 Lowest-Paying States

Mississippi$73,420
Arkansas$74,460
West Virginia$76,890
Tennessee$77,760
Florida$78,290

State Rankings

⇄ Compare specific states

#	State	Mean	Median	Hourly	vs. U.S.	Employment
1	Alaska	$98,880	$98,110	$48	+16%	2,720
2	Washington	$98,730	$94,420	$47	+15.9%	14,680
3	California	$98,440	$93,660	$47	+15.5%	51,670
4	New York	$95,710	$91,150	$46	+12.3%	26,930
5	New Jersey	$95,460	$92,680	$46	+12%	14,930
6	North Dakota	$95,290	$90,600	$46	+11.8%	1,920
7	Connecticut	$94,870	$94,050	$46	+11.3%	6,230
8	Hawaii	$93,640	$87,550	$45	+9.9%	3,380
9	Massachusetts	$92,890	$92,250	$45	+9%	12,140
10	Oregon	$92,300	$86,970	$44	+8.3%	7,120
11	District of Columbia	$92,260	$83,460	$44	+8.3%	1,260
12	Wyoming	$90,870	$87,460	$44	+6.6%	2,030
13	New Hampshire	$90,740	$87,560	$44	+6.5%	3,360
14	Minnesota	$89,820	$87,160	$43	+5.4%	9,110
15	Illinois	$88,900	$83,180	$43	+4.3%	17,710
16	Colorado	$88,590	$83,260	$43	+4%	13,590
17	Delaware	$88,140	$83,250	$42	+3.4%	1,890
18	Maryland	$87,350	$82,330	$42	+2.5%	10,120
19	Vermont	$86,820	$83,050	$42	+1.9%	630
20	Wisconsin	$86,550	$82,570	$42	+1.6%	10,640
21	Nevada	$85,690	$79,860	$41	+0.6%	5,450
22	Virginia	$84,880	$80,770	$41	-0.4%	16,910
23	Rhode Island	$84,690	$78,840	$41	-0.6%	1,460
24	Montana	$84,430	$81,440	$41	-0.9%	2,690
25	Indiana	$84,150	$79,650	$40	-1.3%	13,210
26	Maine	$83,880	$79,260	$40	-1.6%	2,640
27	Pennsylvania	$82,790	$79,400	$40	-2.9%	20,220
28	South Dakota	$82,680	$80,810	$40	-3%	1,750
29	Utah	$82,580	$78,930	$40	-3.1%	6,980
30	Missouri	$82,230	$77,470	$40	-3.5%	11,220
31	Louisiana	$82,180	$75,550	$40	-3.6%	10,490
32	Kansas	$81,900	$78,390	$39	-3.9%	6,780
33	Oklahoma	$81,530	$77,040	$39	-4.3%	10,260
34	Texas	$81,430	$76,760	$39	-4.4%	75,340
35	Kentucky	$81,350	$76,760	$39	-4.5%	10,020
36	Michigan	$81,320	$77,810	$39	-4.6%	15,740
37	New Mexico	$81,320	$77,550	$39	-4.6%	3,780
38	Nebraska	$80,800	$77,850	$39	-5.2%	4,610
39	Ohio	$80,750	$78,730	$39	-5.2%	19,410
40	Georgia	$80,610	$77,010	$39	-5.4%	23,180
41	Iowa	$80,370	$78,340	$39	-5.7%	6,450
42	North Carolina	$80,050	$76,800	$38	-6.1%	21,110
43	Arizona	$79,000	$76,240	$38	-7.3%	13,490
44	Alabama	$78,470	$74,830	$38	-7.9%	13,390
45	South Carolina	$78,430	$75,120	$38	-8%	10,140
46	Idaho	$78,370	$74,940	$38	-8%	3,780
47	Florida	$78,290	$75,900	$38	-8.1%	41,250
48	Tennessee	$77,760	$75,830	$37	-8.8%	15,070
49	West Virginia	$76,890	$71,360	$37	-9.8%	4,070
50	Arkansas	$74,460	$71,460	$36	-12.6%	7,590
51	Mississippi	$73,420	$70,900	$35	-13.8%	6,930

Top-Paying Metro Areas

Highest median pay among 521 metro areas.

#	Metro area	Median	Mean	Employment
1	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$120,040	$113,540	1,020
2	Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$106,550	$101,410	780
3	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$106,300	$109,020	590
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$104,070	$110,920	2,360
5	Vallejo, CA	$102,840	$106,090	630
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$102,360	$109,370	6,130
7	Napa, CA	$99,460	$100,950	260
8	Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$99,010	$102,480	940
9	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$98,640	$102,520	590
10	Fairbanks-College, AK	$98,110	$96,180	340

Pay by Industry

Highest-paying industries employing first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairerss (BLS OEWS, by median).

#	Industry	Median	Mean	Employment
1	Hydroelectric Power Generation	$144,770	$142,950	280
2	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$135,420	$133,860	1,600
3	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$135,420	$133,860	1,600
4	Nuclear Electric Power Generation	$134,790	$141,850	1,040
5	Oil and Gas Extraction	$134,310	$134,230	970
6	Oil and Gas Extraction	$134,310	$134,230	970
7	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$133,290	$127,070	190
8	Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation	$131,210	$136,240	3,220
9	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$128,040	$127,020	20,030
10	Pipeline Transportation	$127,570	$120,880	1,260
11	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$127,540	$119,840	970
12	Utilities	$126,380	$124,580	24,410

Workforce Deep-Dive

Distribution and demographics from Census ACS (2023, self-reported). Wage figures here are ACS averages and run lower than the authoritative BLS wages above; use them for shape, not exact pay.

Annual wage distribution

< $10K

35,180

$10-20k

7,249

$20-30k

9,786

$30-40k

16,435

$40-50k

28,744

$50-60k

32,704

$60-70k

38,692

$70-80k

30,277

$80-90k

31,525

$90-100k

22,867

$100-110k

16,876

$110-120k

8,634

$120-130k

8,370

$130-140k

5,127

$140-150k

5,043

$150-160k

3,646

$160-170k

1,559

$170-180k

2,205

$180-190k

921

$190-200k

1,216

$200k+

3,005

Pay by age band

16-24

$42,791

25-34

$64,354

35-44

$75,841

45-54

$76,291

55-64

$72,674

65+

$34,065

Education level

Regular high school diploma

$65,177

1 or more years of college credit, no degree

$70,857

Associates Degree

$72,861

Bachelors Degree

$77,941

Some college, but less than 1 year

$61,861

GED or alternative credential

$64,581

Masters Degree

$87,077

12th grade - no diploma

$47,757

Grade 11

$43,142

Grade 10

$52,714

No schooling completed

$56,793

Grade 9

$36,289

Grade 8

$47,165

Grade 6

$45,870

Professional degree

$94,431

Doctorate degree

$76,647

Grade 7

$47,834

Grade 2

$101,952

Kindergarten

$23,554

Grade 4

$81,561

Nursery school, preschool

$91,757

Full-time vs part-time

Full-time

260,606 · $77,861

Part-time

7,568 · $39,887

Race / ethnicity

White

$69,555

Two or More Races

$68,133

Black

$54,172

Other

$64,698

Asian

$79,704

American Indian

$61,062

American Indian and Alaska Native tribes specified; or American Indian or Alaska Native, not specified and no other races

$61,858

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

$28,070

Alaska Native

$57,947

Top fields of study

General Business

$69,463

Business Management And Administration

$99,136

Mechanical Engineering

$97,700

Computer Science

$90,292

Transportation Sciences And Technologies

$136,426

Psychology

$78,326

Biology

$77,380

General Engineering

$106,310

Top Skills

Most important skills for this role (O*NET importance, 1–5 scale).

Monitoring

4.0

Management of Personnel Resources

3.9

Speaking

3.8

Critical Thinking

3.8

Time Management

3.8

Coordination

3.8

Judgment and Decision Making

3.8

Reading Comprehension

3.6

Active Listening

3.6

Quality Control Analysis

3.6

Operations Monitoring

3.4

Active Learning

3.3

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers make in the U.S.?

The median first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers salary in the United States is $79,860 per year (mean $85,220), and about 80% earn between $49,600 and $126,790.

How much do first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers make per hour?

Roughly $41 per hour, based on a mean annual wage of $85,220 and 2,080 work hours per year.

Which state pays first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers the most?

Alaska has the highest average pay for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers at $98,880 per year (median $98,110).

What is the job outlook for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers?

Employment is projected to change +3.1% from 2024 to 2034 (About as fast as average), with about 52,400 openings per year.