First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · SOC 49-1011
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairerss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 392 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $120,040 | 1,020 | 10.9 |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $104,070 | 2,360 | 2.1 |
| 3 | Vallejo, CA | $102,840 | 630 | 4.4 |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $102,360 | 6,130 | 2.6 |
| 5 | Napa, CA | $99,460 | 260 | 3.3 |
| 6 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $98,640 | 590 | 4.6 |
| 7 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $98,110 | 340 | 9.3 |
| 8 | Lexington Park, MD | $98,020 | 300 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Anchorage, AK | $97,830 | 1,370 | 7.7 |
| 10 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $97,560 | 24,570 | 2.6 |
| 11 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $97,530 | 270 | 6.5 |
| 12 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $97,510 | 250 | 4.9 |
| 13 | Kokomo, IN | $97,500 | 230 | 6.5 |
| 14 | Bellingham, WA | $96,400 | 340 | 3.7 |
| 15 | New Haven, CT | $95,420 | 1,110 | 4.0 |
| 16 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $94,970 | 8,690 | 3.2 |
| 17 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $94,530 | 280 | 5.3 |
| 18 | Walla Walla, WA | $94,420 | 120 | 4.5 |
| 19 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $94,300 | 980 | 3.4 |
| 20 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $94,280 | 1,170 | 3.5 |
| 21 | Lake Charles, LA | $94,280 | 690 | 6.8 |
| 22 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $94,130 | 2,220 | 3.7 |
| 23 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $94,070 | 1,420 | 3.5 |
| 24 | Merced, CA | $93,920 | 290 | 3.6 |
| 25 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $93,870 | 17,470 | 2.8 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.