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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

SOC 49-1011 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$104,070
per year in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Middle half
$77,800–$134,040
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
2,360
in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Concentration
0.52×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$104,070
published median
United States
$79,860
30.3% above the national median
Rank among metro areas
2nd
392 with a published estimate

State-level comparison: California ($93,660). Metro estimates cover the whole labor market, including portions that cross state lines.

After local prices: the $104,070 median has purchasing power comparable to about $94,247 nationally. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA's BEA regional price parity is 110.4 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

$60,920$171,940

Getting in

Typical education to enter
High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience
Less than 5 years
On-the-job training
None

Compare other metro areas

Every linked area below has a published estimate for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Vallejo, CA$102,840108.56301.10×
2San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$102,360115.66,1300.65×
3Napa, CA$99,460112.62600.83×
4Stockton-Lodi, CA$94,300105.19800.85×
5Bakersfield-Delano, CA$94,280100.91,1700.87×
6Merced, CA$93,92098.32900.91×
7Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$93,870113.617,4700.70×
8Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$92,680106.72,9300.68×
9Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$92,620107.87200.88×
10Chico, CA$92,140101.22500.81×
11Salinas, CA$91,850109.05000.68×
12Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$91,050108.85300.67×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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