Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Illustration of a restaurant kitchen counter with cookware and serving trays

SOC code 35-1012 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

National employment
1,223,240
Mean annual wage
$46,180
Mean hourly wage
$22.20
Median annual wage
$44,080
Median hourly wage
$21.19

Wage percentiles

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$29,940$14.40
25th percentile$35,980$17.30
50th percentile (median)$44,080$21.19
75th percentile$54,570$26.24
90th percentile$65,570$31.52

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Wages by state (May 2024)

State-level employment and wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers (SOC 35-1012), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 51 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.

StateEmploymentMean annualMedian annual10th pctl annual25th pctl annual75th pctl annual90th pctl annual
Alabama21,260$38,590$35,940$27,050$29,290$45,050$57,310
Alaska2,550$49,670$47,010$36,510$38,190$59,270$66,430
Arizona23,520$46,210$42,790$34,380$35,860$55,900$62,180
Arkansas11,090$35,910$31,950$27,600$28,920$38,220$48,060
California124,240$50,160$46,140$36,840$39,560$57,140$71,590
Colorado26,470$52,530$47,920$36,690$40,000$61,020$74,900
Connecticut10,360$52,420$49,480$36,060$38,180$60,950$73,900
Delaware4,130$50,580$48,700$36,700$41,390$58,930$67,030
District of Columbia2,850$57,640$56,350$38,870$46,400$65,940$77,450
Florida86,390$45,220$41,980$29,450$34,820$52,920$63,740
Georgia49,680$40,850$37,360$27,850$30,150$46,880$60,470
Hawaii6,590$53,200$49,820$35,870$39,430$63,540$76,610
Idaho7,180$40,400$37,840$27,680$34,510$46,540$55,440
Illinois41,690$43,920$39,080$29,540$34,920$48,380$62,510
Indiana26,950$43,160$38,860$29,050$34,860$49,330$61,560
Iowa11,760$42,060$38,320$29,060$35,360$47,180$60,000
Kansas10,560$41,600$37,910$27,030$33,500$48,100$60,250
Kentucky16,820$37,540$35,060$26,380$28,760$43,850$55,750
Louisiana17,160$38,990$35,640$26,360$28,770$45,610$59,810
Maine4,090$49,630$47,600$36,920$41,630$55,050$62,850
Maryland18,710$46,090$42,920$33,560$35,980$53,670$64,410
Massachusetts23,390$51,430$46,630$37,040$39,260$60,250$75,150
Michigan31,900$42,400$37,960$30,140$35,310$47,340$58,940
Minnesota19,670$47,430$45,350$35,660$38,360$54,960$63,340
Mississippi11,610$36,870$34,230$23,330$27,890$44,370$55,850
Missouri21,150$42,640$36,990$29,730$34,160$46,420$58,280
Montana4,930$44,900$42,050$29,820$35,740$49,550$65,350
Nebraska7,630$40,710$38,170$30,070$35,440$46,030$53,240
Nevada14,430$43,730$39,700$28,350$33,090$52,420$61,510
New Hampshire3,700$49,490$47,460$31,200$38,480$59,660$68,420
New Jersey25,900$51,790$48,210$36,960$40,070$59,330$75,290
New Mexico6,410$43,200$39,670$30,160$34,270$48,720$61,920
New York58,340$51,300$46,680$36,360$38,600$59,870$74,470
North Carolina38,850$45,180$43,860$29,050$35,710$52,340$63,350
North Dakota2,550$45,180$44,030$34,740$37,520$48,970$60,920
Ohio48,450$40,940$36,900$30,000$34,710$45,770$57,580
Oklahoma17,890$37,430$34,950$24,900$28,870$44,810$55,620
Oregon14,610$48,080$44,850$35,620$37,600$55,260$65,350
Pennsylvania40,400$42,680$38,980$28,020$34,970$48,810$60,520
Rhode Island3,470$51,730$49,000$33,590$37,440$60,880$73,270
South Carolina18,730$42,770$38,950$28,980$34,280$49,450$61,510
South Dakota2,860$42,140$40,070$34,530$36,900$46,320$49,360
Tennessee29,540$42,680$37,960$29,400$34,110$49,390$61,450
Texas124,310$40,980$36,650$27,560$29,500$48,760$61,490
Utah11,500$41,920$38,070$30,760$35,820$45,370$59,210
Vermont1,790$51,780$47,650$38,120$43,860$61,390$71,170
Virginia26,430$46,650$45,440$30,550$36,250$55,340$62,710
Washington21,360$55,730$49,850$38,740$43,950$63,160$78,240
West Virginia6,660$35,050$30,500$27,040$28,400$37,350$49,490
Wisconsin23,020$42,830$38,700$30,330$35,570$48,670$58,930
Wyoming2,460$42,400$37,260$28,560$31,160$49,440$61,570

Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.