First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
United States. Estimated employment 617,500, with pages for 48 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 49-1011
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
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$79,860 · 50th
$49,60010th
$62,69025th
$79,86050th
$101,36075th
$126,79090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $104,070 | 2,360 |
| Vallejo, CA | $102,840 | 630 |
| San Francisco, CA | $102,360 | 6,130 |
| Napa, CA | $99,460 | 260 |
| New York, NY | $97,560 | 24,570 |
| Stockton, CA | $94,300 | 980 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $94,280 | 1,170 |
| Merced, CA | $93,920 | 290 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $93,870 | 17,470 |
| Chicago, IL | $85,420 | 11,630 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $85,220 | 460 |
| Odessa, TX | $84,570 | 820 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $84,020 | 970 |
| Rockford, IL | $83,480 | 570 |
| Peoria, IL | $82,470 | 590 |
| Albany, NY | $82,360 | 1,770 |
| Midland, TX | $81,880 | 1,370 |
| Buffalo, NY | $80,230 | 1,840 |
| Syracuse, NY | $80,140 | 1,370 |
| Rochester, NY | $79,920 | 1,730 |
| Sherman, TX | $79,920 | 360 |
| Kingston, NY | $79,840 | 250 |
| Champaign, IL | $79,810 | 310 |
| Decatur, IL | $79,390 | 210 |
| Beaumont, TX | $78,910 | 1,280 |
| Gainesville, GA | $78,840 | 450 |
| Dallas, TX | $78,740 | 19,530 |
| Atlanta, GA | $78,310 | 12,920 |
| Ithaca, NY | $78,280 | 160 |
| Houston, TX | $78,250 | 19,390 |
| North Port, FL | $78,100 | 1,340 |
| Savannah, GA | $77,960 | 1,220 |
| Crestview, FL | $77,680 | 670 |
| Miami, FL | $77,310 | 11,870 |
| Springfield, IL | $77,310 | 310 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $77,250 | 3,320 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $76,280 | 1,240 |
| Austin, TX | $76,270 | 5,560 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $76,040 | 670 |
| Texarkana, TX | $75,880 | 450 |
| Tampa, FL | $75,880 | 5,610 |
| Naples, FL | $75,530 | 810 |
| Macon, GA | $73,970 | 470 |
| Augusta, GA | $73,220 | 1,050 |
| Hinesville, GA | $73,030 | 110 |
| Brunswick, GA | $71,850 | 230 |
| Kankakee, IL | $69,420 | 140 |
| Bloomington, IL | $66,490 | 250 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 617,500 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 49-1011, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers. Mapped to our taxonomy as first-line-supervisors-of-mechanics-installers-and-repairers.
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