The highest-paying states for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $85,030, Hawaii is the highest paying state for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $83,200). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $85,030 |
$58,450 | 2,720 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $83,200 |
$54,150 | 13,790 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $82,740 |
$62,900 | 720 |
| 4 | Alaska | $82,400 |
$49,730 | 2,050 |
| 5 | Washington | $82,330 |
$53,720 | 14,090 |
| 6 | North Dakota | $81,200 |
$54,280 | 1,630 |
| 7 | California | $80,860 |
$51,450 | 47,580 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $80,380 |
$53,260 | 11,450 |
| 9 | Delaware | $79,290 |
$53,660 | 1,770 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $79,040 |
$51,530 | 6,160 |
| 11 | Wyoming | $78,890 |
$49,340 | 1,870 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $77,880 |
$51,110 | 2,490 |
| 13 | New York | $77,840 |
$47,370 | 29,270 |
| 14 | Colorado | $75,940 |
$50,270 | 11,960 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $75,870 |
$50,150 | 1,460 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $75,840 |
$51,320 | 8,870 |
| 17 | Illinois | $75,610 |
$45,370 | 15,750 |
| 18 | Oregon | $75,460 |
$48,110 | 5,990 |
| 19 | Michigan | $75,330 |
$45,970 | 13,400 |
| 20 | Indiana | $74,420 |
$47,160 | 13,800 |
| 21 | Kentucky | $74,340 |
$40,580 | 8,420 |
| 22 | Virginia | $74,010 |
$47,210 | 16,580 |
| 23 | South Dakota | $73,870 |
$50,300 | 1,350 |
| 24 | Maryland | $73,420 |
$48,370 | 10,010 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $73,360 |
$47,520 | 11,850 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $72,500 |
$45,390 | 22,430 |
| 27 | Iowa | $72,070 |
$43,630 | 5,720 |
| 28 | Utah | $71,610 |
$41,840 | 5,690 |
| 29 | Ohio | $70,270 |
$41,530 | 18,130 |
| 30 | Vermont | $70,230 |
$52,800 | 970 |
| 31 | Maine | $69,940 |
$42,480 | 2,530 |
| 32 | Kansas | $69,340 |
$41,680 | 6,120 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $69,040 |
$38,630 | 7,600 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $68,390 |
$44,400 | 19,110 |
| 35 | Nevada | $68,280 |
$42,600 | 5,130 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $67,460 |
$46,140 | 4,320 |
| 37 | Montana | $66,750 |
$47,280 | 2,580 |
| 38 | Texas | $66,540 |
$42,240 | 63,300 |
| 39 | Alabama | $66,130 |
$37,890 | 11,730 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $65,640 |
$37,810 | 5,730 |
| 41 | Louisiana | $65,320 |
$39,660 | 9,870 |
| 42 | Arizona | $65,180 |
$39,810 | 10,580 |
| 43 | Missouri | $65,020 |
$43,120 | 10,640 |
| 44 | Georgia | $64,910 |
$43,520 | 21,220 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $64,790 |
$38,650 | 3,240 |
| 46 | Idaho | $64,700 |
$43,760 | 3,130 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $64,140 |
$37,300 | 3,550 |
| 48 | Tennessee | $63,480 |
$40,980 | 11,600 |
| 49 | Florida | $62,820 |
$42,030 | 34,700 |
| 50 | South Carolina | $62,810 |
$40,040 | 8,510 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $62,250 |
$38,130 | 5,910 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $60,910 |
$41,130 | 210 |
| 53 | Guam | $47,960 |
$28,200 | 260 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $37,810 |
$21,690 | 2,950 |