2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
United States
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
United States. Estimated employment 1,223,240, with pages for 141 metro areas below.
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
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$29,940 10th
$35,980 25th
$44,080 50th
$54,570 75th
$65,570 90th
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
Metro area Median Employment
Seattle, WA $61,610 12,090 Bremerton, WA $58,740 610 Bellingham, WA $58,520 600 Wenatchee, WA $57,870 340 Walla Walla, WA $57,470 140 Kennewick, WA $56,260 710 Mount Vernon, WA $55,690 300 San Jose, CA $55,520 6,390 Olympia, WA $54,200 690 Denver, CO $52,520 13,570 Santa Rosa, CA $52,380 1,470 Boulder, CO $52,020 1,520 San Francisco, CA $51,520 14,790 Napa, CA $51,320 700 Barnstable Town, MA $50,860 980 Naples, FL $49,250 1,830 Portland, OR $48,900 9,900 New York, NY $48,690 61,060 San Luis Obispo, CA $48,320 1,230 Salinas, CA $48,220 1,450 Santa Cruz, CA $48,220 960 Vallejo, CA $48,170 1,340 Bend, OR $48,050 1,040 Pittsfield, MA $47,710 420 Washington, DC $47,580 19,650 Crestview, FL $47,340 1,670 Charlotte, NC $47,280 10,500 Fort Collins, CO $47,150 1,630 Boston, MA $47,090 16,410 San Diego, CA $46,980 12,920 Los Angeles, CA $46,970 41,640 Ithaca, NY $46,780 350 Philadelphia, PA $46,580 16,380 Amherst Town, MA $46,520 630 North Port, FL $46,280 3,140 Grants Pass, OR $46,260 280 Durham, NC $46,150 2,300 Minneapolis, MN $46,110 13,300 Raleigh, NC $46,020 5,960 Sebastian, FL $45,960 550 Kiryas Joel, NY $45,920 2,180 Palm Bay, FL $45,840 2,430 Grand Junction, CO $45,760 700 Punta Gorda, FL $45,710 660 Salem, OR $45,660 1,440 Greeley, CO $45,640 990 Kingston, NY $45,620 540 Miami, FL $45,500 24,770 Worcester, MA $45,500 2,290 Colorado Springs, CO $45,390 2,790 Albany, NY $45,330 2,810 Tampa, FL $45,240 12,140 Corvallis, OR $45,230 390 Medford, OR $45,230 780 Riverside, CA $44,990 17,380 Asheville, NC $44,960 1,800 Greensboro, NC $44,810 2,730 Buffalo, NY $44,720 4,870 Las Vegas, NV $44,710 10,860 Pinehurst, NC $44,680 450 Rochester, MN $44,620 880 Winston, NC $44,620 2,360 Pueblo, CO $44,520 630 Wilmington, NC $44,360 2,210 Albany, OR $44,330 350 Utica, NY $43,960 900 Allentown, PA $43,780 2,230 Savannah, GA $43,680 2,180 Glens Falls, NY $43,620 420 Springfield, MA $43,530 1,360 Flagstaff, AZ $43,300 850 Mankato, MN $43,300 530 Lancaster, PA $43,250 1,420 Carson City, NV $43,220 250 Orlando, FL $43,070 15,110 Traverse City, MI $43,030 700 Eugene, OR $42,900 1,500 Duluth, MN $42,860 1,200 Chicago, IL $42,650 30,180 Reno, NV $42,590 2,300 State College, PA $42,500 530 Ann Arbor, MI $42,340 1,250 Phoenix, AZ $42,100 15,410 St. Cloud, MN $41,600 720 Lebanon, PA $40,780 310 Austin, TX $40,650 12,370 Pittsburgh, PA $40,530 9,180 Gettysburg, PA $40,000 210 Harrisburg, PA $39,950 1,780 Decatur, IL $39,730 300 Prescott Valley, AZ $39,250 620 Atlanta, GA $39,240 28,580 Kansas City, MO $39,210 7,650 Baltimore, MD $38,760 10,940 Detroit, MI $38,570 13,540 St. Louis, MO $38,520 10,090 Cincinnati, OH $38,370 10,240 Champaign, IL $38,370 880 Jackson, MI $38,210 390 Tucson, AZ $38,200 2,650 Columbia, MO $38,060 900 Salisbury, MD $37,860 510 Columbus, OH $37,790 10,780 Sandusky, OH $37,790 670 Rockford, IL $37,750 1,130 Dallas, TX $37,730 39,780 Cleveland, OH $37,700 9,460 Rome, GA $37,670 490 Lake Havasu City, AZ $37,670 460 Lexington Park, MD $37,660 580 Peoria, IL $37,510 1,140 Kalamazoo, MI $37,500 1,120 Springfield, IL $37,450 670 Brunswick, GA $37,400 630 Midland, MI $37,400 320 Bay City, MI $37,380 340 Kankakee, IL $37,320 370 Akron, OH $37,320 3,080 Battle Creek, MI $37,290 530 Gainesville, GA $37,270 870 Toledo, OH $37,230 2,650 Augusta, GA $37,120 2,360 Athens, GA $37,060 1,140 St. Joseph, MO $36,900 380 San Antonio, TX $36,850 12,200 Bloomington, IL $36,780 700 Dayton, OH $36,680 3,820 Yuma, AZ $36,590 470 Springfield, MO $36,450 1,840 Houston, TX $36,410 31,290 Midland, TX $36,360 950 Macon, GA $36,340 980 Canton, OH $36,320 1,730 Jefferson City, MO $36,000 490 Sierra Vista, AZ $35,990 230 Cape Girardeau, MO $35,990 390 College Station, TX $35,810 1,590 Odessa, TX $35,810 830 Hagerstown, MD $35,800 890 Amarillo, TX $35,470 1,330 Joplin, MO $35,370 680
Sources
How this page was made
Wage data Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment 1,223,240 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation SOC 35-1012, First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Mapped to our taxonomy as first-line-supervisors-of-food-preparation-and-serving-workers .
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