First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Salary in Colorado

The median for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers in Colorado is $83,260 a year, somewhat above the national $79,860 (+4%); the state ranks 15th of 51 states by median. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers earn 39% more than the median across all occupations in Colorado ($59,800). Among neighbouring states, Wyoming pays more (up to $87,460 in Wyoming) and Utah, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona pay less (down to $76,240 in Arizona). Colorado employs 13,590 first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers, 4.73 per 1,000 jobs, the 15th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.19 is close to the national share.

Colorado vs the United States, May 2025

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Colorado and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
ColoradoHourly$27.55$32.71$40.03$49.19$61.18$42.5913,5904.731.19
Annual$57,300$68,030$83,260$102,320$127,250$88,590
United StatesHourly$23.85$30.14$38.39$48.73$60.96$40.97617,500––
Annual$49,600$62,690$79,860$101,360$126,790$85,220
$0$50k$100k$150k10th10th: $57,300$57,30025th25th: $68,030$68,030MedianMedian: $83,260$83,26075th75th: $102,320$102,32090th90th: $127,250$127,250US median
Colorado annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
15th of 51 states
Rank by employment
15th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.19
Jobs per 1,000
4.73

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Colorado's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Colorado

7 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Colorado publish a row for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Greeley, CO$43.30$90,060$55,030$125,4007406.171.55
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$41.73$86,800$60,790$129,6607,1804.461.12
Boulder, CO$40.36$83,940$55,600$126,6606303.280.83
Pueblo, CO$39.12$81,360$52,660$129,2503505.631.42
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$38.98$81,070$57,180$127,3706904.051.02
Grand Junction, CO$37.47$77,940$50,660$116,7103304.971.25
Colorado Springs, CO$37.27$77,520$52,150$119,3701,4704.661.17
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$37.96$78,960$57,810$130,5209307.031.77
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$37.91$78,850$46,110$123,9904806.791.71
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$36.66$76,260$45,830$119,1306506.021.51

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Colorado$40.03$83,26013,5901.19
Arizona$36.66$76,24013,4901.05
Kansas$37.69$78,3906,7801.19
Nebraska$37.43$77,8504,6101.13
New Mexico$37.28$77,5503,7801.09
Oklahoma$37.04$77,04010,2601.51
Utah$37.95$78,9306,9801.01
Wyoming$42.05$87,4602,0301.82

See the national page for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (every state ranked) and the Colorado wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Colorado estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.