First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Salary in the US
A first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers earns a national median of $44,080 a year (mean $46,180) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #677 of 825.
How much does a first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers earn in the US?
A first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in the United States earns a median of $44,080 a year (mean $46,180), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 14% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 1,223,240 people work in this occupation (SOC 35-1012), ranked #677 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$44,080
per year
Mean
$46,180
per year
Employment
1,223,240
US workers
National rank
#677
of 825 by median
What a first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers (SOC 35-1012) earns a median annual wage of $44,080 and a mean (average) of $46,180. The median is the midpoint — half of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers earn more and half earn less — and is 14% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers is $44,080, and the mean (average) is $46,180. The median is the midpoint — half of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers earn more and half earn less.
- How does first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers pay compare to the US average?
- At $44,080, a first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers earns 14% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 1,223,240 first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers employed nationally (SOC 35-1012), across all industries.
- Where does this first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 35-1012. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 35-1012 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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