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

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Illustration of an assembly line with machinery parts and a conveyor belt

SOC code 51-1011 · Production Occupations

National employment
673,430
Mean annual wage
$76,600
Mean hourly wage
$36.83
Median annual wage
$74,450
Median hourly wage
$35.79

Wage percentiles

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$47,130$22.66
25th percentile$58,630$28.19
50th percentile (median)$74,450$35.79
75th percentile$91,680$44.08
90th percentile$108,750$52.28

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Wages by state (May 2024)

State-level employment and wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers (SOC 51-1011), 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
Alabama19,370$72,620$67,210$42,620$52,500$83,970$105,730
Alaska1,150$83,090$77,740$46,050$55,630$103,880$126,140
Arizona8,950$76,780$72,960$47,740$55,640$89,400$110,120
Arkansas10,910$66,090$61,110$40,710$49,230$75,030$98,730
California51,710$80,560$75,250$46,870$58,570$97,230$124,920
Colorado9,570$83,300$78,420$49,990$59,790$98,920$124,360
Connecticut9,110$86,040$82,800$50,980$62,690$101,600$122,210
Delaware1,450$81,140$77,390$52,460$63,590$98,410$114,950
District of Columbia250$80,160$74,930$46,490$46,590$101,460$129,250
Florida28,420$68,680$61,410$41,080$49,190$81,280$104,220
Georgia25,970$71,760$66,260$45,360$52,870$82,440$102,730
Hawaii1,680$74,750$63,420$44,370$50,280$91,760$119,900
Idaho3,630$70,270$62,530$46,070$50,840$81,380$103,770
Illinois32,330$73,650$69,960$46,280$56,960$83,540$101,610
Indiana25,830$71,530$66,970$45,960$55,220$81,690$100,620
Iowa10,630$71,650$71,140$47,220$58,870$81,400$96,160
Kansas8,260$74,360$72,500$47,410$57,580$83,710$102,100
Kentucky14,820$73,100$69,870$42,740$55,430$86,190$106,750
Louisiana9,540$87,090$76,710$44,350$58,480$111,120$150,590
Maine2,960$74,720$76,220$46,490$58,000$90,570$103,400
Maryland6,440$77,440$73,830$44,510$57,000$95,530$116,010
Massachusetts13,630$79,460$76,980$49,560$61,050$97,190$112,770
Michigan28,050$71,770$67,450$45,790$54,770$80,910$101,030
Minnesota13,270$78,930$78,170$54,170$62,510$90,530$103,050
Mississippi9,580$71,140$64,510$38,710$49,690$83,110$107,970
Missouri15,550$72,460$71,790$45,090$54,210$88,900$100,650
Montana2,010$72,500$65,140$43,290$52,000$86,930$108,440
Nebraska6,060$71,320$68,890$47,780$57,550$82,370$96,840
Nevada4,010$72,120$64,420$44,290$50,630$86,640$106,230
New Hampshire2,990$82,010$77,720$52,380$62,910$95,760$120,070
New Jersey14,600$83,340$79,350$50,080$62,510$98,880$122,670
New Mexico2,630$69,240$61,740$38,530$47,600$84,410$111,630
New York21,230$80,890$77,210$48,870$60,760$96,300$116,670
North Carolina22,650$70,240$66,640$43,770$53,230$80,850$99,740
North Dakota1,650$76,690$73,700$52,100$59,420$83,530$107,360
Ohio31,660$71,450$67,980$47,090$56,930$80,870$99,050
Oklahoma9,910$72,660$66,610$42,000$50,640$85,940$109,200
Oregon9,030$71,790$66,750$47,600$56,040$82,840$99,680
Pennsylvania28,880$74,070$73,040$46,670$57,620$84,270$102,420
Rhode Island2,450$84,850$81,000$48,940$64,140$101,140$131,270
South Carolina13,540$76,100$74,950$48,190$59,710$88,460$106,060
South Dakota1,900$72,660$70,950$51,420$61,680$80,970$91,850
Tennessee18,810$69,350$63,140$42,060$51,440$80,710$102,390
Texas58,900$72,240$65,190$40,260$49,310$85,110$108,680
Utah8,920$73,030$67,050$46,030$52,980$84,510$106,760
Vermont1,140$74,370$71,580$49,630$59,240$84,640$101,960
Virginia13,100$74,420$72,330$41,930$55,960$89,430$106,610
Washington15,410$79,780$76,500$51,800$60,890$94,980$112,590
West Virginia3,480$73,920$67,800$35,450$49,190$93,640$119,150
Wisconsin25,660$74,380$74,110$50,000$60,630$82,290$99,440
Wyoming1,520$94,330$88,060$48,030$63,610$126,890$139,690

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.