393 metro areas

First-Line Supervisor of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Salary by City (2026)

First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers earn the most in Seattle, WA, an average of $64,630 a year, against $46,180 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Yakima, WA ($59,650 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $46,180BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $64,630Seattle, WA
Best after cost of living: $59,650Yakima, WA
Metro areas: 393With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

Seattle, WA$64,630
Kahului, HI$61,480
Bremerton, WA$61,030
Mount Vernon, WA$59,880
Bellingham, WA$59,780
Wenatchee, WA$59,550
Kennewick, WA$59,050
San Jose, CA$58,780
Walla Walla, WA$58,120
San Francisco, CA$58,070

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers
Item	Value
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$64,630
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$61,480
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$61,030
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$59,880
Bellingham, WA	$59,780
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$59,550
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$59,050
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$58,780
Walla Walla, WA	$58,120
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$58,070

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Yakima, WA$56,990 nominal$59,650
Kennewick, WA$59,050 nominal$59,000
Walla Walla, WA$58,120 nominal$58,990
Mount Vernon, WA$59,880 nominal$58,450
Seattle, WA$64,630 nominal$58,160
Longview, WA$56,490 nominal$57,910
Bellingham, WA$59,780 nominal$57,850
Bremerton, WA$61,030 nominal$57,790
Wenatchee, WA$59,550 nominal$57,340
Barnstable Town, MA$56,280 nominal$57,220

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers
Item	Value
Yakima, WA	$59,650
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$59,000
Walla Walla, WA	$58,990
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$58,450
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$58,160
Longview-Kelso, WA	$57,910
Bellingham, WA	$57,850
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$57,790
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$57,340
Barnstable Town, MA	$57,220

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

First-Line Supervisor of Food Preparation and Serving Workers salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

First-Line Supervisor of Food Preparation and Serving Workers pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	Seattle, WA	$64,630	$48,280	$72,680	$58,160
2	Kahului, HI	$61,480	$42,430	$70,870	$56,200
3	Bremerton, WA	$61,030	$45,140	$68,850	$57,790
4	Mount Vernon, WA	$59,880	$44,800	$67,310	$58,450
5	Bellingham, WA	$59,780	$44,490	$67,310	$57,850
6	Wenatchee, WA	$59,550	$44,800	$66,810	$57,340
7	Kennewick, WA	$59,050	$43,950	$66,500	$59,000
8	San Jose, CA	$58,780	$44,280	$65,920	$53,230
9	Walla Walla, WA	$58,120	$43,040	$65,540	$58,990
10	San Francisco, CA	$58,070	$44,320	$64,850	$50,230
11	Bridgeport, CT	$57,990	$40,600	$66,560	$54,270
12	Olympia, WA	$57,740	$42,520	$65,250	$55,700
13	Napa, CA	$57,390	$42,370	$64,790	$50,990
14	Santa Rosa, CA	$57,320	$44,570	$63,630	$53,180
15	Yakima, WA	$56,990	$42,060	$64,360	$59,650
16	Longview, WA	$56,490	$43,080	$63,090	$57,910
17	Boulder, CO	$56,470	$41,450	$63,880	$53,680
18	Spokane, WA	$56,430	$42,520	$63,270	$56,240
19	Barnstable Town, MA	$56,280	$40,410	$64,080	$57,220
20	New Haven, CT	$55,910	$39,170	$64,150	$53,470
21	Denver, CO	$55,410	$41,560	$62,230	$52,380
22	Salinas, CA	$55,200	$42,140	$61,650	$50,620
23	Hartford, CT	$55,040	$39,000	$62,940	$53,570
24	Norwich, CT	$54,930	$39,170	$62,690	$54,690
25	Santa Cruz, CA	$53,850	$42,600	$59,400	$49,000
26	Waterbury, CT	$53,730	$37,810	$61,570	$53,850
27	San Luis Obispo, CA	$53,640	$41,910	$59,430	$49,390
28	Boston, MA-NH	$53,500	$39,210	$60,550	$49,420
29	Los Angeles, CA	$53,370	$41,850	$59,070	$46,990
30	Vallejo, CA	$53,330	$42,850	$58,510	$49,160
31	Portland, OR-WA	$53,310	$39,480	$60,110	$50,570
32	Burlington, VT	$53,250	$41,640	$58,970	$52,750
33	Naples, FL	$53,230	$37,170	$61,150	$51,580
34	New York, NY-NJ	$53,020	$38,730	$60,050	$47,100
35	Santa Maria, CA	$52,920	$42,040	$58,280	$48,640
36	Urban Honolulu, HI	$52,710	$37,250	$60,320	$47,500
37	Pittsfield, MA	$52,520	$37,770	$59,800	$55,220
38	Portland, ME	$52,500	$40,040	$58,640	$51,540
39	Bozeman, MT	$52,480	$36,480	$60,360	$51,200
40	Amherst Town, MA	$52,250	$37,730	$59,400	$52,120
41	Hanford, CA	$52,230	$41,660	$57,430	$51,400
42	Providence, RI-MA	$52,000	$36,920	$59,450	$51,090
43	Sacramento, CA	$51,960	$41,600	$57,050	$48,710
44	Bend, OR	$51,730	$37,900	$58,550	$49,930
45	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$51,710	$37,960	$58,490	$47,490
46	San Diego, CA	$51,500	$40,790	$56,760	$46,030
47	Fort Collins, CO	$51,380	$37,750	$58,090	$50,810
48	Manchester, NH	$51,290	$34,920	$59,340	$48,540
49	Worcester, MA	$51,190	$37,210	$58,090	$49,930
50	El Centro, CA	$50,900	$40,580	$55,970	$53,480
51	Atlantic City, NJ	$50,880	$36,770	$57,820	$51,470
52	Chico, CA	$50,860	$40,960	$55,720	$50,260
53	Stockton, CA	$50,840	$41,120	$55,620	$48,380
54	Trenton, NJ	$50,630	$36,670	$57,510	$49,070
55	Oxnard, CA	$50,520	$40,560	$55,410	$45,710
56	Charlotte, NC-SC	$50,460	$35,110	$58,030	$51,830
57	Merced, CA	$50,270	$40,960	$54,870	$51,150
58	Modesto, CA	$50,190	$41,290	$54,580	$48,210
59	Ithaca, NY	$50,090	$36,590	$56,740	$48,480
60	Kingston, NY	$50,040	$36,920	$56,490	$49,690
61	Santa Fe, NM	$49,920	$35,760	$56,890	$50,540
62	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$49,900	$37,920	$55,790	$47,600
63	Yuba City, CA	$49,820	$41,310	$54,020	$47,800
64	Fairbanks, AK	$49,710	$36,000	$56,470	$48,160
65	Kiryas Joel, NY	$49,550	$37,270	$55,580	$45,280
66	Salem, OR	$49,550	$36,480	$55,990	$47,810
67	Colorado Springs, CO	$49,500	$37,290	$55,520	$49,150
68	Bakersfield, CA	$49,150	$40,080	$53,600	$48,720
69	Anchorage, AK	$49,090	$35,570	$55,720	$46,570
70	Dover, DE	$49,070	$37,500	$54,770	$50,320
71	Albany, NY	$48,980	$35,920	$55,410	$49,190
72	North Port, FL	$48,940	$33,820	$56,390	$47,790
73	Fresno, CA	$48,860	$37,900	$54,270	$47,830
74	Redding, CA	$48,800	$38,830	$53,730	$48,470
75	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$48,780	$35,090	$55,520	$47,570
76	Grants Pass, OR	$48,710	$36,360	$54,790	$49,830
77	Lewiston, ME	$48,690	$37,210	$54,370	$51,400
78	Crestview, FL	$48,650	$34,130	$55,790	$50,140
79	Medford, OR	$48,460	$35,610	$54,810	$47,780
80	Riverside, CA	$48,340	$40,040	$52,420	$45,410
81	Springfield, MA	$48,300	$35,670	$54,520	$50,280
82	Greeley, CO	$48,240	$35,650	$54,430	$48,160
83	Kokomo, IN	$48,090	$33,880	$55,080	$53,640
84	Miami, FL	$48,090	$33,240	$55,390	$42,130
85	Charlottesville, VA	$47,940	$35,650	$54,000	$48,350
86	Bangor, ME	$47,800	$37,090	$53,080	$49,530
87	Visalia, CA	$47,610	$40,640	$51,040	$47,690
88	Las Vegas, NV	$47,590	$33,280	$54,640	$47,490
89	Nashville, TN	$47,490	$33,180	$54,540	$49,300
90	Corvallis, OR	$47,440	$36,320	$52,920	$45,610
91	Raleigh, NC	$47,400	$32,610	$54,700	$48,290
92	Madison, WI	$47,380	$35,110	$53,440	$48,700
93	Durham, NC	$47,320	$33,070	$54,330	$48,500
94	Sebastian, FL	$47,320	$32,970	$54,390	$48,130
95	Indianapolis, IN	$47,300	$34,280	$53,730	$49,430
96	Vineland, NJ	$47,280	$34,960	$53,330	$49,270
97	Cape Coral, FL	$47,240	$33,510	$54,000	$46,160
98	Grand Junction, CO	$47,240	$35,710	$52,920	$49,480
99	Phoenix, AZ	$47,200	$36,110	$52,670	$45,690
100	Pueblo, CO	$47,110	$35,690	$52,730	$51,340
101	Asheville, NC	$47,090	$33,240	$53,890	$48,790
102	Syracuse, NY	$47,090	$35,780	$52,670	$49,180
103	Hilton Head Island, SC	$47,070	$32,340	$54,330	$48,020
104	Chicago, IL-IN	$47,010	$34,220	$53,310	$45,380
105	Punta Gorda, FL	$46,990	$33,360	$53,680	$46,740
106	Helena, MT	$46,900	$32,300	$54,100	$49,020
107	Richmond, VA	$46,860	$35,400	$52,500	$47,890
108	Tampa, FL	$46,820	$33,200	$53,520	$46,410
109	Rochester, MN	$46,760	$35,360	$52,370	$51,490
110	Bloomington, IN	$46,700	$33,920	$52,980	$49,110
111	Glens Falls, NY	$46,610	$35,940	$51,850	$49,130
112	Utica, NY	$46,550	$35,360	$52,080	$50,230
113	Buffalo, NY	$46,510	$36,590	$51,400	$48,530
114	Flagstaff, AZ	$46,510	$36,610	$51,400	$46,360
115	Palm Bay, FL	$46,510	$32,570	$53,390	$46,510
116	Elkhart, IN	$46,490	$33,630	$52,830	$51,470
117	Lafayette, IN	$46,470	$33,180	$53,020	$49,740
118	Fort Wayne, IN	$46,260	$32,610	$53,000	$49,970
119	Albany, OR	$46,180	$35,210	$51,560	$45,230
120	Columbus, IN	$46,050	$33,900	$52,040	$49,510
121	Wilmington, NC	$45,910	$31,300	$53,100	$47,610
122	Evansville, IN	$45,860	$32,220	$52,560	$50,100
123	Port St. Lucie, FL	$45,860	$32,570	$52,420	$45,760
124	Michigan City, IN	$45,760	$33,430	$51,830	$49,910
125	Rochester, NY	$45,760	$35,710	$50,710	$47,160
126	Baltimore, MD	$45,720	$35,360	$50,840	$43,760
127	Eugene, OR	$45,660	$34,840	$51,000	$44,960
128	Charleston, SC	$45,590	$31,120	$52,730	$45,160
129	Ann Arbor, MI	$45,530	$32,840	$51,790	$45,130
130	Bismarck, ND	$45,510	$35,070	$50,670	$50,000
131	Kansas City, MO-KS	$45,510	$33,110	$51,600	$49,180
132	Wildwood, FL	$45,470	$32,450	$51,880	$53,230
133	Missoula, MT	$45,410	$32,880	$51,580	$47,080
134	Savannah, GA	$45,390	$30,930	$52,500	$47,680
135	Billings, MT	$45,360	$32,260	$51,810	$48,500
136	Minot, ND	$45,360	$35,240	$50,360	$52,120
137	Muncie, IN	$45,340	$32,570	$51,630	$51,440
138	Prescott Valley, AZ	$45,340	$35,260	$50,320	$46,150
139	Orlando, FL	$45,320	$32,530	$51,630	$44,690
140	Austin, TX	$45,300	$32,320	$51,710	$46,190
141	Knoxville, TN	$45,240	$31,260	$52,120	$48,870
142	Winston, NC	$45,240	$32,510	$51,500	$49,150
143	Pinehurst, NC	$45,220	$31,390	$52,020	$51,190
144	Deltona, FL	$45,120	$32,590	$51,290	$45,410
145	Binghamton, NY	$45,030	$35,110	$49,920	$48,490
146	Greensboro, NC	$45,010	$31,410	$51,710	$48,470
147	Salt Lake City, UT	$45,010	$34,030	$50,420	$44,620
148	South Bend, IN-MI	$44,990	$32,470	$51,150	$48,450
149	Fargo, ND-MN	$44,950	$34,440	$50,130	$49,470
150	Pensacola, FL	$44,930	$32,510	$51,060	$45,980
151	State College, PA	$44,870	$31,030	$51,690	$46,370
152	Allentown, PA-NJ	$44,800	$32,950	$50,650	$44,810
153	St. Louis, MO-IL	$44,780	$33,800	$50,210	$47,090
154	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$44,740	$31,160	$51,420	$45,520
155	Mankato, MN	$44,720	$34,400	$49,820	$49,170
156	Harrisonburg, VA	$44,700	$33,550	$50,190	$47,110
157	Burlington, NC	$44,620	$32,050	$50,790	$47,880
158	Elmira, NY	$44,620	$34,670	$49,520	$47,270
159	Jacksonville, FL	$44,600	$32,360	$50,610	$44,830
160	Reno, NV	$44,600	$33,490	$50,070	$44,150
161	Greenville, SC	$44,530	$32,340	$50,520	$47,750
162	Tucson, AZ	$44,510	$35,320	$49,050	$45,940
163	Carson City, NV	$44,490	$33,820	$49,730	$45,340
164	Champaign, IL	$44,490	$33,820	$49,750	$47,990
165	Gainesville, FL	$44,470	$32,160	$50,520	$45,970
166	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$44,450	$30,870	$51,130	$48,220
167	Jackson, MI	$44,390	$31,760	$50,610	$48,370
168	Duluth, MN-WI	$44,370	$33,280	$49,840	$49,980
169	Pittsburgh, PA	$44,320	$32,610	$50,090	$46,810
170	Staunton, VA	$44,320	$33,990	$49,440	$48,630
171	Traverse City, MI	$44,320	$31,950	$50,440	$47,470
172	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$44,220	$34,070	$49,230	$46,370
173	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$44,220	$34,740	$48,880	$51,030
174	Blacksburg, VA	$44,180	$32,970	$49,690	$47,650
175	Great Falls, MT	$44,180	$32,450	$49,980	$45,620
176	Lancaster, PA	$44,180	$30,930	$50,710	$44,960
177	Decatur, IL	$44,160	$34,010	$49,150	$49,940
178	Panama City, FL	$44,140	$32,120	$50,040	$45,370
179	Sheboygan, WI	$44,140	$33,220	$49,520	$46,950
180	Des Moines, IA	$44,120	$31,760	$50,210	$48,110
181	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$43,970	$31,080	$50,340	$47,240
182	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$43,950	$29,930	$50,840	$48,050
183	Columbia, MO	$43,950	$32,160	$49,770	$49,140
184	Ocala, FL	$43,870	$31,620	$49,900	$46,070
185	Watertown, NY	$43,870	$34,420	$48,530	$50,030
186	Albuquerque, NM	$43,830	$33,260	$49,030	$45,870
187	Provo, UT	$43,830	$32,550	$49,380	$44,620
188	Salisbury, MD	$43,830	$33,400	$48,940	$45,840
189	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$43,800	$33,110	$49,090	$44,720
190	Milwaukee, WI	$43,780	$32,280	$49,440	$45,160
191	Atlanta, GA	$43,720	$30,220	$50,380	$43,690
192	Boise City, ID	$43,720	$31,800	$49,590	$44,430
193	St. Cloud, MN	$43,700	$33,970	$48,510	$49,870
194	Peoria, IL	$43,680	$33,400	$48,760	$47,880
195	Hickory, NC	$43,640	$31,350	$49,690	$49,320
196	Harrisburg, PA	$43,580	$31,970	$49,300	$44,180
197	Lexington Park, MD	$43,530	$34,220	$48,110	$43,200
198	St. George, UT	$43,490	$31,870	$49,230	$44,690
199	Lewiston, ID-WA	$43,470	$32,340	$48,940	$47,690
200	Springfield, IL	$43,470	$33,380	$48,440	$46,870
201	Ames, IA	$43,410	$31,160	$49,440	$48,870
202	Lakeland, FL	$43,410	$31,760	$49,130	$44,690
203	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$43,410	$35,530	$47,280	$47,900
204	Daphne, AL	$43,370	$29,600	$50,150	$45,800
205	Omaha, NE-IA	$43,370	$34,260	$47,860	$47,190
206	Topeka, KS	$43,350	$32,860	$48,510	$48,810
207	Winchester, VA-WV	$43,350	$32,740	$48,590	$44,950
208	Greenville, NC	$43,310	$30,530	$49,590	$48,990
209	Dallas, TX	$43,260	$29,930	$49,840	$41,960
210	Lebanon, PA	$43,180	$31,160	$49,110	$46,320
211	Brunswick, GA	$43,140	$28,620	$50,270	$49,190
212	Appleton, WI	$42,970	$32,390	$48,190	$46,490
213	La Crosse, WI-MN	$42,970	$32,160	$48,300	$46,820
214	New Orleans, LA	$42,970	$28,370	$50,150	$46,410
215	Detroit, MI	$42,930	$32,860	$47,900	$42,800
216	Huntsville, AL	$42,930	$31,100	$48,760	$46,130
217	Ogden, UT	$42,890	$32,610	$47,940	$42,740
218	Lynchburg, VA	$42,830	$32,430	$47,960	$47,930
219	Cleveland, OH	$42,790	$33,470	$47,380	$45,560
220	Lawrence, KS	$42,790	$32,280	$47,960	$47,420
221	Fayetteville, NC	$42,760	$30,800	$48,650	$46,490
222	Birmingham, AL	$42,720	$30,800	$48,610	$46,620
223	Las Cruces, NM	$42,680	$31,740	$48,090	$47,310
224	Tallahassee, FL	$42,660	$30,580	$48,610	$45,420
225	Homosassa Springs, FL	$42,620	$30,580	$48,550	$45,600
226	Rocky Mount, NC	$42,580	$29,870	$48,840	$48,380
227	Lake Havasu City, AZ	$42,560	$34,200	$46,680	$45,230
228	Racine, WI	$42,540	$31,870	$47,800	$44,330
229	Davenport, IA-IL	$42,490	$31,410	$47,960	$47,700
230	Williamsport, PA	$42,490	$31,320	$48,010	$46,010
231	Oshkosh, WI	$42,470	$32,280	$47,490	$45,700
232	Terre Haute, IN	$42,410	$30,560	$48,260	$48,300
233	Green Bay, WI	$42,390	$31,910	$47,550	$45,540
234	Rockford, IL	$42,390	$33,800	$46,610	$46,000
235	Goldsboro, NC	$42,330	$30,560	$48,130	$47,850
236	Reading, PA	$42,330	$30,700	$48,070	$43,610
237	Lansing, MI	$42,310	$31,430	$47,650	$44,540
238	York, PA	$42,310	$30,800	$47,960	$44,070
239	Kalamazoo, MI	$42,270	$31,970	$47,340	$44,570
240	Dubuque, IA	$42,240	$30,930	$47,840	$48,370
241	Myrtle Beach, SC	$42,220	$28,890	$48,800	$45,090
242	Niles, MI	$42,220	$31,080	$47,720	$45,710
243	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$42,220	$32,010	$47,260	$48,880
244	Roanoke, VA	$42,200	$31,990	$47,240	$45,080
245	Iowa City, IA	$42,180	$30,200	$48,090	$46,090
246	Kenosha, WI	$42,180	$31,910	$47,240	$41,710
247	Cedar Rapids, IA	$42,140	$30,510	$47,880	$47,370
248	Gainesville, GA	$42,120	$29,390	$48,380	$43,530
249	Battle Creek, MI	$42,060	$31,080	$47,470	$46,450
250	Rome, GA	$42,060	$28,580	$48,710	$46,650
251	Farmington, NM	$42,040	$31,550	$47,200	$47,930
252	Clarksville, TN-KY	$41,970	$29,540	$48,090	$46,150
253	Yuma, AZ	$41,930	$33,260	$46,200	$45,230
254	Columbus, OH	$41,890	$32,140	$46,700	$43,880
255	Sandusky, OH	$41,890	$31,320	$47,090	$46,920
256	Grand Rapids, MI	$41,870	$30,450	$47,490	$43,820
257	Bloomington, IL	$41,810	$32,860	$46,220	$44,700
258	Eau Claire, WI	$41,790	$31,570	$46,800	$45,030
259	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$41,790	$31,660	$46,780	$48,340
260	Scranton, PA	$41,720	$29,810	$47,590	$44,590
261	Toledo, OH	$41,720	$31,410	$46,820	$45,620
262	Gulfport, MS	$41,680	$28,020	$48,400	$46,310
263	Midland, TX	$41,660	$30,370	$47,220	$43,490
264	Kingsport, TN-VA	$41,600	$30,100	$47,260	$48,120
265	Manhattan, KS	$41,580	$30,490	$47,050	$46,120
266	Akron, OH	$41,560	$32,570	$45,990	$44,510
267	Gettysburg, PA	$41,540	$29,600	$47,420	$43,550
268	Jefferson City, MO	$41,500	$30,660	$46,840	$47,170
269	Janesville, WI	$41,480	$32,660	$45,820	$44,270
270	Springfield, MO	$41,410	$31,840	$46,130	$46,750
271	Canton, OH	$41,390	$31,010	$46,530	$46,290
272	Midland, MI	$41,390	$31,550	$46,220	$45,030
273	Logan, UT-ID	$41,370	$31,530	$46,220	$43,130
274	Grand Island, NE	$41,350	$33,900	$45,010	$47,720
275	Houston, TX	$41,350	$26,850	$48,510	$41,920
276	Rapid City, SD	$41,330	$34,510	$44,700	$46,350
277	Sebring, FL	$41,330	$30,220	$46,780	$44,700
278	Wichita, KS	$41,290	$29,830	$46,920	$46,420
279	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$41,200	$30,680	$46,380	$47,860
280	Jackson, TN	$41,200	$28,830	$47,300	$48,170
281	Decatur, AL	$41,160	$30,450	$46,450	$47,200
282	San Antonio, TX	$41,160	$30,200	$46,550	$43,460
283	Fond du Lac, WI	$41,120	$31,970	$45,640	$44,870
284	Athens, GA	$41,080	$27,850	$47,590	$44,010
285	Waterloo, IA	$41,080	$30,060	$46,510	$47,190
286	Columbia, SC	$41,060	$29,520	$46,740	$43,840
287	Lincoln, NE	$41,060	$33,300	$44,870	$44,830
288	Augusta, GA-SC	$41,040	$29,120	$46,900	$44,660
289	Jacksonville, NC	$41,020	$28,430	$47,220	$44,550
290	Lexington, KY	$41,020	$29,040	$46,900	$44,160
291	Chambersburg, PA	$41,000	$30,350	$46,240	$43,320
292	Wausau, WI	$40,960	$30,970	$45,880	$44,210
293	Idaho Falls, ID	$40,930	$29,830	$46,380	$43,350
294	Saginaw, MI	$40,850	$30,600	$45,910	$44,940
295	Baton Rouge, LA	$40,830	$28,680	$46,800	$44,980
296	Erie, PA	$40,830	$29,490	$46,430	$44,890
297	Tuscaloosa, AL	$40,810	$29,520	$46,360	$46,520
298	Johnson City, TN	$40,790	$28,700	$46,760	$46,390
299	Morristown, TN	$40,730	$27,390	$47,300	$47,160
300	Jackson, MS	$40,640	$27,540	$47,090	$45,640
301	Odessa, TX	$40,600	$29,040	$46,300	$43,240
302	Florence, SC	$40,580	$28,160	$46,700	$46,770
303	Warner Robins, GA	$40,580	$28,390	$46,590	$43,270
304	Dayton, OH	$40,440	$31,010	$45,070	$43,630
305	Kankakee, IL	$40,390	$33,990	$43,560	$41,900
306	Slidell, LA	$40,290	$27,440	$46,610	$43,450
307	Monroe, MI	$40,270	$30,560	$45,050	$43,070
308	Mobile, AL	$40,190	$29,100	$45,640	$45,620
309	Casper, WY	$40,140	$28,640	$45,820	$42,780
310	Macon, GA	$40,080	$28,040	$46,030	$45,270
311	Twin Falls, ID	$40,060	$29,540	$45,240	$43,490
312	Sierra Vista, AZ	$40,040	$33,510	$43,260	$44,870
313	Auburn, AL	$39,980	$28,600	$45,590	$45,470
314	Cleveland, TN	$39,960	$27,960	$45,860	$45,370
315	Spartanburg, SC	$39,870	$26,350	$46,550	$43,790
316	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$39,850	$30,930	$44,240	$42,320
317	Tulsa, OK	$39,830	$28,160	$45,570	$44,650
318	Pocatello, ID	$39,810	$29,270	$44,990	$44,780
319	Cheyenne, WY	$39,790	$29,700	$44,740	$41,240
320	Lima, OH	$39,750	$31,100	$43,990	$44,330
321	Montgomery, AL	$39,730	$28,720	$45,140	$44,300
322	Sumter, SC	$39,690	$27,390	$45,740	$45,090
323	Bowling Green, KY	$39,640	$29,720	$44,550	$43,960
324	College Station, TX	$39,520	$28,060	$45,180	$43,450
325	Flint, MI	$39,440	$30,220	$43,970	$42,390
326	Mansfield, OH	$39,440	$29,930	$44,120	$44,380
327	Hinesville, GA	$39,350	$28,230	$44,820	$41,890
328	Dalton, GA	$39,190	$27,620	$44,890	$43,620
329	Joplin, MO-KS	$39,190	$30,120	$43,640	$45,720
330	Muskegon, MI	$39,190	$29,790	$43,800	$42,360
331	Columbus, GA-AL	$39,170	$27,480	$44,930	$43,870
332	Fayetteville, AR	$39,150	$29,120	$44,100	$42,860
333	Springfield, OH	$39,150	$30,450	$43,450	$43,270
334	Valdosta, GA	$39,080	$27,080	$44,990	$44,270
335	Waco, TX	$39,060	$27,850	$44,600	$42,200
336	Paducah, KY-IL	$38,960	$28,770	$43,970	$45,260
337	Youngstown, OH	$38,940	$29,290	$43,700	$44,560
338	Bay City, MI	$38,900	$30,240	$43,160	$42,320
339	Killeen, TX	$38,850	$28,120	$44,120	$42,630
340	Amarillo, TX	$38,750	$27,980	$44,080	$42,200
341	Weirton, WV-OH	$38,750	$28,700	$43,720	$43,530
342	Elizabethtown, KY	$38,690	$28,890	$43,530	$42,720
343	Beaumont, TX	$38,630	$28,040	$43,830	$42,900
344	Hammond, LA	$38,600	$26,640	$44,470	$45,700
345	Oklahoma City, OK	$38,540	$27,440	$44,010	$42,630
346	Dothan, AL	$38,480	$27,290	$43,990	$45,900
347	Owensboro, KY	$38,440	$28,270	$43,430	$43,380
348	Little Rock, AR	$38,400	$28,500	$43,280	$42,970
349	Florence, AL	$38,380	$27,790	$43,580	$45,250
350	Sherman, TX	$38,290	$28,350	$43,180	$40,830
351	Abilene, TX	$38,250	$27,500	$43,560	$42,330
352	Wichita Falls, TX	$38,190	$27,210	$43,600	$42,660
353	Albany, GA	$38,150	$26,870	$43,700	$43,520
354	Hattiesburg, MS	$38,130	$27,060	$43,600	$43,510
355	Anniston, AL	$38,080	$27,910	$43,100	$44,310
356	Lafayette, LA	$37,980	$26,520	$43,620	$43,550
357	Shreveport, LA	$37,920	$27,000	$43,310	$44,730
358	Jonesboro, AR	$37,810	$28,310	$42,490	$44,030
359	Enid, OK	$37,790	$25,900	$43,660	$44,840
360	Altoona, PA	$37,730	$27,440	$42,810	$42,150
361	Tyler, TX	$37,460	$27,390	$42,430	$40,650
362	Houma, LA	$37,270	$26,350	$42,660	$43,790
363	Corpus Christi, TX	$37,250	$27,660	$41,950	$40,200
364	Eagle Pass, TX	$37,250	$26,920	$42,370	$44,450
365	San Angelo, TX	$37,110	$26,460	$42,350	$40,140
366	Lubbock, TX	$37,070	$27,120	$41,950	$40,590
367	Lake Charles, LA	$36,920	$26,420	$42,100	$43,000
368	Morgantown, WV	$36,730	$27,410	$41,310	$39,360
369	Wheeling, WV-OH	$36,730	$28,250	$40,910	$41,590
370	Longview, TX	$36,610	$28,140	$40,770	$40,910
371	Lawton, OK	$36,460	$26,080	$41,580	$42,420
372	Victoria, TX	$36,300	$27,210	$40,770	$40,410
373	El Paso, TX	$36,250	$26,440	$41,100	$40,320
374	Johnstown, PA	$36,230	$24,840	$41,850	$42,160
375	Gadsden, AL	$36,030	$26,600	$40,640	$42,070
376	Monroe, LA	$36,000	$26,190	$40,850	$43,060
377	Hot Springs, AR	$35,980	$26,920	$40,460	$41,970
378	McAllen, TX	$35,440	$25,960	$40,100	$41,260
379	Alexandria, LA	$35,210	$25,730	$39,890	$41,090
380	Texarkana, TX-AR	$35,210	$26,150	$39,690	$41,910
381	Beckley, WV	$35,190	$26,600	$39,440	$39,820
382	Laredo, TX	$35,050	$25,500	$39,730	$40,310
383	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$35,030	$27,250	$38,850	$39,620
384	Parkersburg, WV	$34,990	$27,370	$38,750	$40,190
385	Brownsville, TX	$34,860	$25,440	$39,500	$40,550
386	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$34,800	$27,370	$38,440	$40,520
387	Charleston, WV	$34,170	$27,190	$37,610	$38,520
388	San Juan, PR	$31,350	$23,920	$35,010	N/A
389	Arecibo, PR	$29,540	$23,480	$32,530	N/A
390	Guayama, PR	$29,430	$23,250	$32,470	N/A
391	Ponce, PR	$29,350	$22,900	$32,530	N/A
392	Aguadilla, PR	$28,600	$22,530	$31,600	N/A
393	Mayaguez, PR	$28,520	$22,480	$31,490	N/A

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About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

First-Line Supervisor of Food Preparation and Serving Workers salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers the most?

Seattle, WA, where the average (mean) wage is $64,630 a year, followed by Kahului, HI ($61,480), Bremerton, WA ($61,030), Mount Vernon, WA ($59,880). The national mean is $46,180 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Yakima, WA ($59,650 at national prices, $56,990 nominal), Kennewick, WA ($59,000 at national prices, $59,050 nominal), Walla Walla, WA ($58,990 at national prices, $58,120 nominal).

How much do first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $53,020; Los Angeles, CA: $53,370; Chicago, IL-IN: $47,010; Dallas, TX: $43,260; Houston, TX: $41,350 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers earn the least?

Of the 393 metro areas with their own estimate, Mayaguez, PR has the lowest mean wage, $28,520.