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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Salary in Salt Lake City, UT

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area earn a median $79,210 a year — 1% less than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $61,956 take-home, or $5,163 a month.

Median salary
$79,210
$38.08 per hour
Typical range
$49,440 – $126,410
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT
3,050
0.93× national concentration
▲1.8%
Pay trend: The median for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers in Salt Lake City, UT rose from $77,780 (May 2024) to $79,210 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 0.6%.

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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Salt Lake City, UT
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$61,956
per year · effective tax rate 21.8%
$5,163Monthly
$2,581Twice a month
$2,383Every 2 weeks
$29.79Hourly
  • Federal income tax$8,596
  • Social Security (6.2%)$4,911
  • Medicare (1.45%)$1,149
  • Utah income tax$2,598
  • Take-home pay$61,956

Marginal rate: 22% federal + 4.50% state

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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers pay by experience in Salt Lake City, UT

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$49,440$23.77$40,646$3,387
25th percentile$63,320$30.44$51,174$4,265
Median (50th)$79,210$38.08$61,956$5,163
75th percentile$98,950$47.57$74,955$6,246
90th percentile (top earners)$126,410$60.77$92,945$7,745

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, Utah resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $79,210 buys in Salt Lake City, UT

Prices in Salt Lake City, UT are 0.9% higher than the U.S. average (housing costs are 1.23× the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers's $61,956 take-home pay has the buying power of $61,423 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,426
28% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,717
33% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$3,737
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers jobs are about as common in Salt Lake City, UT as in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.93).

Best-paying cities for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers, adjusted for cost of living

Salt Lake City, UT ranks #37 of 48 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1Memphis, TN $77,780$63,548$68,940
2Tulsa, OK $78,720$61,213$68,613
3Cincinnati, OH $82,330$65,267$68,436
4San Jose, CA $104,070$75,241$68,139
5Oklahoma City, OK $79,060$61,437$67,955
6Milwaukee, WI $85,200$65,633$67,707
7Columbus, OH $80,800$64,233$67,282
8Seattle, WA $93,230$74,417$66,962
37Salt Lake City, UT$79,210$61,956$61,423

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 48 metros →

About the job: first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services.

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
Less than 5 years
On-the-job training
None
Job outlook, 2025–35
+4.1% (about average)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers make in Salt Lake City, UT?

The median first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers salary in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area is $79,210 a year, or about $38.08 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $63,320 and $98,950.

What is a first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers’s take-home pay in Salt Lake City, UT?

On the median $79,210 salary, a single filer living in Utah takes home about $61,956 a year ($5,163 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $2,598 in Utah taxes in 2026.

Is Salt Lake City, UT a good place to work as a first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers?

Pay here is 1% below the national median of $79,860. Local prices are 0.9% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $61,423 would in a typical U.S. city. Salt Lake City, UT ranks #37 of 48 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers afford rent in Salt Lake City, UT?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Salt Lake City, UT is $1,426 a month ($1,717 for two bedrooms) — 28% of a median first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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