35 Series · SOC 35-1012
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $44,080
- Median / year
- +4.9%
- 2024→2025
- $65,570
- Top 10% earn
- +6%
- Growth '24–'34
- 1,223,240
- Estimated US jobs
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers earn a median of $44,080 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $44,080, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $29,940 (10th percentile) to $65,570 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 1,223,240 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Washington ($59,400).
The pay verdict
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers earn a median of $44,080, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 18% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Food Preparation and Serving Related, it ranks #3 of 17 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 6% by 2034.
- $44,080
- Median annual wage
- Top 82%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #3 of 17
- in Food Preparation and Serving Related
- 2.2×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $59,400. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers moved from $33,400 in May 2019 to $44,080 in May 2025 (+32.0%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers sits +7.5 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers (SOC 35-1012) has a national median of $44,080 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $29,940 to $65,570, and the published mean is $46,180. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 1,223,240 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 528 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $42,010 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $44,080 in May 2025, a rise of $2,070 (+4.9%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 183,900 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry and less than 5 years as the typical related-work-experience category. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $59,400, which is +35% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA at $61,610. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$44,080
per year
Median Hourly
$21.19/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$46,180
average
Employment
1,223,240
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$44,080 Bottom 18% higher than 18% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 (this entry) | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$44,080 · 18th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 35-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Fast Food and Counte…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.1%, Median annual wage $31200
- Waiters and Waitresses: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.7%, Median annual wage $35230
- Cooks, Restaurant: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 14.9%, Median annual wage $37390
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6%, Median annual wage $44080
- Food Preparation Wor…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.4%, Median annual wage $35320
- Bartenders: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.9%, Median annual wage $34340
- Cooks, Fast Food: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -13.5%, Median annual wage $30890
- Dining Room and Cafe…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.3%, Median annual wage $33980
- Dishwashers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.2%, Median annual wage $34810
- Cooks, Institution a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2%, Median annual wage $37450
- Hosts and Hostesses,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.5%, Median annual wage $31200
- Food Servers, Nonres…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $35360
- Chefs and Head Cooks: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.1%, Median annual wage $62470
- Cooks, Short Order: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.6%, Median annual wage $35880
- Food Preparation and…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $35840
- Cooks, All Other: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.5%, Median annual wage $37690
- Cooks, Private House…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.1%, Median annual wage $47940
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+6%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
183,900
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+73,000
1,215,000 (2024) → 1,288,000 (2034)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.6/100K
Injury Rate
2.4/100
Danger Index
9.9/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Compile and balance cash receipts at the end of the day or shift.
- ▸ Forecast staff, equipment, and supply requirements, based on a master menu.
- ▸ Assess nutritional needs of patients, plan special menus, supervise the assembly of regular and special diet trays, and oversee the delivery of food trolleys to hospital patients.
- ▸ Resolve customer complaints regarding food service.
- ▸ Record production, operational, and personnel data on specified forms.
- ▸ Perform personnel actions, such as hiring and firing staff, providing employee orientation and training, and conducting supervisory activities, such as creating work schedules or organizing employee time sheets.
- ▸ Estimate ingredients and supplies required to prepare a recipe.
- ▸ Train workers in food preparation, and in service, sanitation, and safety procedures.
- ▸ Assign duties, responsibilities, and work stations to employees in accordance with work requirements.
- ▸ Present bills and accept payments.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $30,340 |
| 2016 | $31,480 |
| 2017 | $31,960 |
| 2018 | $32,450 |
| 2019 | $33,400 |
| 2020 | $34,570 |
| 2021 | $36,570 |
| 2022 | $37,050 |
| 2023 | $38,520 |
| 2024 | $42,010 |
| 2025 | $44,080 |
2015 median
$30,340
2025 median
$44,080
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$10,680 (+32%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+4.7%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $30,340 | First banked release | 884,090 |
| May 2016 | $31,480 | +3.8% | 908,550 |
| May 2017 | $31,960 | +1.5% | 927,440 |
| May 2018 | $32,450 | +1.5% | 964,400 |
| May 2019 | $33,400 | Classification break | 1,011,100 |
| May 2020 | $34,570 | +3.5% | 891,540 |
| May 2021 | $36,570 | +5.8% | 1,040,600 |
| May 2022 | $37,050 | +1.3% | 1,169,620 |
| May 2023 | $38,520 | +4.0% | 1,176,540 |
| May 2024 | $42,010 | +9.1% | 1,187,460 |
| May 2025 | $44,080 | +4.9% | 1,223,240 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $30,340 in May 2015 to $44,080 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.7% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 1,011,100 in May 2019 to 1,223,240 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $59,400 | +35% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $57,170 | +30% above national |
| 3 | Connecticut | $52,940 | +20% above national |
| 4 | Colorado | $50,550 | +15% above national |
| 5 | Vermont | $49,820 | +13% above national |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $49,710 | +13% above national |
| 7 | Hawaii | $48,880 | +11% above national |
| 8 | New Jersey | $48,420 | +10% above national |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $48,400 | +10% above national |
| 10 | Delaware | $48,120 | +9% above national |
| 11 | Maine | $47,990 | +9% above national |
| 12 | New York | $47,190 | +7% above national |
| 13 | California | $46,980 | +7% above national |
| 14 | Oregon | $46,950 | +7% above national |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $46,600 | +6% above national |
| 16 | Alaska | $46,570 | +6% above national |
| 17 | Virginia | $45,550 | +3% above national |
| 18 | Minnesota | $45,270 | +3% above national |
| 19 | North Carolina | $45,010 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Indiana | $44,880 | +2% above national |
| 21 | North Dakota | $44,720 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Florida | $44,470 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Nevada | $44,030 | same as national |
| 24 | Montana | $44,010 | same as national |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $43,050 | 2% below national |
| 26 | Maryland | $42,450 | 4% below national |
| 27 | South Dakota | $40,640 | 8% below national |
| 28 | Arizona | $40,550 | 8% below national |
| 29 | Tennessee | $40,500 | 8% below national |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $39,670 | 10% below national |
| 31 | Illinois | $39,470 | 10% below national |
| 32 | New Mexico | $39,310 | 11% below national |
| 33 | Virgin Islands | $39,260 | 11% below national |
| 34 | Nebraska | $39,230 | 11% below national |
| 35 | Iowa | $38,760 | 12% below national |
| 36 | Utah | $38,750 | 12% below national |
| 37 | Georgia | $38,600 | 12% below national |
| 38 | South Carolina | $38,520 | 13% below national |
| 39 | Kansas | $38,220 | 13% below national |
| 40 | Idaho | $38,190 | 13% below national |
| 41 | Michigan | $37,940 | 14% below national |
| 42 | Missouri | $37,400 | 15% below national |
| 43 | Ohio | $37,340 | 15% below national |
| 44 | Alabama | $37,110 | 16% below national |
| 45 | Wyoming | $36,820 | 16% below national |
| 46 | Mississippi | $36,530 | 17% below national |
| 47 | Texas | $36,480 | 17% below national |
| 48 | Kentucky | $35,810 | 19% below national |
| 49 | Louisiana | $35,800 | 19% below national |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $35,420 | 20% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $33,800 | 23% below national |
| 52 | West Virginia | $33,070 | 25% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $28,420 | 36% below national |
| 54 | Guam | $27,310 | 38% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $61,610 | +40% above national |
| 2 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $58,740 | +33% above national |
| 3 | Bellingham, WA | $58,520 | +33% above national |
| 4 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $58,260 | +32% above national |
| 5 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $57,870 | +31% above national |
| 6 | Walla Walla, WA | $57,470 | +30% above national |
| 7 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $56,600 | +28% above national |
| 8 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $56,260 | +28% above national |
| 9 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $55,690 | +26% above national |
| 10 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $55,520 | +26% above national |
| 11 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $54,200 | +23% above national |
| 12 | New Haven, CT | $53,200 | +21% above national |
| 13 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $52,910 | +20% above national |
| 14 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $52,540 | +19% above national |
| 15 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $52,520 | +19% above national |
| 16 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $52,380 | +19% above national |
| 17 | Boulder, CO | $52,020 | +18% above national |
| 18 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $51,770 | +17% above national |
| 19 | Yakima, WA | $51,670 | +17% above national |
| 20 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $51,600 | +17% above national |
| 21 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $51,520 | +17% above national |
| 22 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $51,440 | +17% above national |
| 23 | Napa, CA | $51,320 | +16% above national |
| 24 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $51,220 | +16% above national |
| 25 | Barnstable Town, MA | $50,860 | +15% above national |
| 26 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $49,880 | +13% above national |
| 27 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $49,260 | +12% above national |
| 28 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $49,250 | +12% above national |
| 29 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $48,900 | +11% above national |
| 30 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $48,690 | +10% above national |
| 31 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $48,360 | +10% above national |
| 32 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $48,320 | +10% above national |
| 33 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $48,310 | +10% above national |
| 34 | Bozeman, MT | $48,290 | +10% above national |
| 35 | Salinas, CA | $48,220 | +9% above national |
| 36 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $48,220 | +9% above national |
| 37 | Vallejo, CA | $48,170 | +9% above national |
| 38 | Bend, OR | $48,050 | +9% above national |
| 39 | Pittsfield, MA | $47,710 | +8% above national |
| 40 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $47,580 | +8% above national |
| 41 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $47,340 | +7% above national |
| 42 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $47,320 | +7% above national |
| 43 | Santa Fe, NM | $47,290 | +7% above national |
| 44 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $47,280 | +7% above national |
| 45 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $47,150 | +7% above national |
| 46 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $47,090 | +7% above national |
| 47 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $46,980 | +7% above national |
| 48 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $46,970 | +7% above national |
| 49 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $46,850 | +6% above national |
| 50 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $46,840 | +6% above national |
| 51 | Ithaca, NY | $46,780 | +6% above national |
| 52 | Dover, DE | $46,720 | +6% above national |
| 53 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $46,700 | +6% above national |
| 54 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $46,640 | +6% above national |
| 55 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $46,580 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Kokomo, IN | $46,550 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $46,520 | +6% above national |
| 58 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $46,280 | +5% above national |
| 59 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $46,270 | +5% above national |
| 60 | Grants Pass, OR | $46,260 | +5% above national |
| 61 | Modesto, CA | $46,190 | +5% above national |
| 62 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $46,150 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Bangor, ME | $46,130 | +5% above national |
| 64 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $46,110 | +5% above national |
| 65 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $46,090 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $46,070 | +5% above national |
| 67 | Madison, WI | $46,060 | +4% above national |
| 68 | Yuba City, CA | $46,040 | +4% above national |
| 69 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $46,020 | +4% above national |
| 70 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $45,960 | +4% above national |
| 71 | Anchorage, AK | $45,920 | +4% above national |
| 72 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $45,920 | +4% above national |
| 73 | Chico, CA | $45,900 | +4% above national |
| 74 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $45,840 | +4% above national |
| 75 | Charlottesville, VA | $45,800 | +4% above national |
| 76 | Grand Junction, CO | $45,760 | +4% above national |
| 77 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $45,730 | +4% above national |
| 78 | Punta Gorda, FL | $45,710 | +4% above national |
| 79 | Salem, OR | $45,660 | +4% above national |
| 80 | Greeley, CO | $45,640 | +4% above national |
| 81 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $45,630 | +4% above national |
| 82 | Kingston, NY | $45,620 | +3% above national |
| 83 | El Centro, CA | $45,600 | +3% above national |
| 84 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $45,590 | +3% above national |
| 85 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $45,580 | +3% above national |
| 86 | Richmond, VA | $45,580 | +3% above national |
| 87 | Fort Wayne, IN | $45,500 | +3% above national |
| 88 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $45,500 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Worcester, MA | $45,500 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Merced, CA | $45,490 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $45,470 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $45,450 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Colorado Springs, CO | $45,390 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Visalia, CA | $45,370 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $45,330 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Bloomington, IN | $45,250 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $45,240 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Corvallis, OR | $45,230 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Medford, OR | $45,230 | +3% above national |
| 100 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $45,230 | +3% above national |
| 101 | Bismarck, ND | $45,190 | +3% above national |
| 102 | Helena, MT | $45,090 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Evansville, IN | $45,050 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $44,990 | +2% above national |
| 105 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $44,990 | +2% above national |
| 106 | Asheville, NC | $44,960 | +2% above national |
| 107 | Redding, CA | $44,950 | +2% above national |
| 108 | Minot, ND | $44,850 | +2% above national |
| 109 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $44,810 | +2% above national |
| 110 | Muncie, IN | $44,760 | +2% above national |
| 111 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $44,750 | +2% above national |
| 112 | Fresno, CA | $44,730 | +1% above national |
| 113 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $44,720 | +1% above national |
| 114 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $44,710 | +1% above national |
| 115 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $44,680 | +1% above national |
| 116 | Rochester, MN | $44,620 | +1% above national |
| 117 | Winston-Salem, NC | $44,620 | +1% above national |
| 118 | Harrisonburg, VA | $44,560 | +1% above national |
| 119 | Pueblo, CO | $44,520 | +1% above national |
| 120 | Fargo, ND-MN | $44,480 | +1% above national |
| 121 | Wilmington, NC | $44,360 | +1% above national |
| 122 | Albany, OR | $44,330 | +1% above national |
| 123 | Columbus, IN | $44,250 | same as national |
| 124 | Billings, MT | $44,030 | same as national |
| 125 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $43,990 | same as national |
| 126 | Utica-Rome, NY | $43,960 | same as national |
| 127 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $43,780 | 1% below national |
| 128 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $43,740 | 1% below national |
| 129 | Savannah, GA | $43,680 | 1% below national |
| 130 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $43,620 | 1% below national |
| 131 | Glens Falls, NY | $43,620 | 1% below national |
| 132 | Burlington, NC | $43,590 | 1% below national |
| 133 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $43,560 | 1% below national |
| 134 | Springfield, MA | $43,530 | 1% below national |
| 135 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $43,370 | 2% below national |
| 136 | Flagstaff, AZ | $43,300 | 2% below national |
| 137 | Mankato, MN | $43,300 | 2% below national |
| 138 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $43,250 | 2% below national |
| 139 | Lancaster, PA | $43,250 | 2% below national |
| 140 | Carson City, NV | $43,220 | 2% below national |
| 141 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $43,220 | 2% below national |
| 142 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $43,190 | 2% below national |
| 143 | Vineland, NJ | $43,170 | 2% below national |
| 144 | Missoula, MT | $43,160 | 2% below national |
| 145 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $43,070 | 2% below national |
| 146 | Rochester, NY | $43,040 | 2% below national |
| 147 | Traverse City, MI | $43,030 | 2% below national |
| 148 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $42,900 | 3% below national |
| 149 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $42,900 | 3% below national |
| 150 | Duluth, MN-WI | $42,860 | 3% below national |
| 151 | Syracuse, NY | $42,830 | 3% below national |
| 152 | Winchester, VA-WV | $42,730 | 3% below national |
| 153 | Elmira, NY | $42,720 | 3% below national |
| 154 | Ocala, FL | $42,680 | 3% below national |
| 155 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $42,650 | 3% below national |
| 156 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $42,650 | 3% below national |
| 157 | Reno, NV | $42,590 | 3% below national |
| 158 | State College, PA | $42,500 | 4% below national |
| 159 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $42,420 | 4% below national |
| 160 | Ann Arbor, MI | $42,340 | 4% below national |
| 161 | Great Falls, MT | $42,320 | 4% below national |
| 162 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $42,110 | 4% below national |
| 163 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $42,100 | 4% below national |
| 164 | Binghamton, NY | $42,070 | 5% below national |
| 165 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $41,800 | 5% below national |
| 166 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $41,780 | 5% below national |
| 167 | St. Cloud, MN | $41,600 | 6% below national |
| 168 | Knoxville, TN | $41,380 | 6% below national |
| 169 | Lebanon, PA | $40,780 | 7% below national |
| 170 | Omaha, NE-IA | $40,740 | 8% below national |
| 171 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $40,650 | 8% below national |
| 172 | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,530 | 8% below national |
| 173 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $40,080 | 9% below national |
| 174 | Gainesville, FL | $40,040 | 9% below national |
| 175 | Gettysburg, PA | $40,000 | 9% below national |
| 176 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $39,950 | 9% below national |
| 177 | Las Cruces, NM | $39,870 | 10% below national |
| 178 | Reading, PA | $39,800 | 10% below national |
| 179 | Goldsboro, NC | $39,760 | 10% below national |
| 180 | Rocky Mount, NC | $39,760 | 10% below national |
| 181 | Decatur, IL | $39,730 | 10% below national |
| 182 | Ames, IA | $39,710 | 10% below national |
| 183 | Lynchburg, VA | $39,640 | 10% below national |
| 184 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $39,620 | 10% below national |
| 185 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $39,610 | 10% below national |
| 186 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $39,610 | 10% below national |
| 187 | York-Hanover, PA | $39,600 | 10% below national |
| 188 | Dubuque, IA | $39,510 | 10% below national |
| 189 | Roanoke, VA | $39,440 | 11% below national |
| 190 | Jacksonville, FL | $39,430 | 11% below national |
| 191 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $39,300 | 11% below national |
| 192 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $39,250 | 11% below national |
| 193 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $39,240 | 11% below national |
| 194 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $39,220 | 11% below national |
| 195 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $39,210 | 11% below national |
| 196 | Huntsville, AL | $39,130 | 11% below national |
| 197 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $39,090 | 11% below national |
| 198 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $39,080 | 11% below national |
| 199 | Williamsport, PA | $39,000 | 12% below national |
| 200 | Iowa City, IA | $38,970 | 12% below national |
| 201 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $38,960 | 12% below national |
| 202 | Terre Haute, IN | $38,890 | 12% below national |
| 203 | Topeka, KS | $38,890 | 12% below national |
| 204 | Boise City, ID | $38,860 | 12% below national |
| 205 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $38,860 | 12% below national |
| 206 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $38,830 | 12% below national |
| 207 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $38,800 | 12% below national |
| 208 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $38,790 | 12% below national |
| 209 | Sheboygan, WI | $38,770 | 12% below national |
| 210 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $38,760 | 12% below national |
| 211 | Fayetteville, NC | $38,760 | 12% below national |
| 212 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $38,760 | 12% below national |
| 213 | Kenosha, WI | $38,760 | 12% below national |
| 214 | Greenville, NC | $38,620 | 12% below national |
| 215 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $38,610 | 12% below national |
| 216 | Birmingham, AL | $38,570 | 12% below national |
| 217 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $38,570 | 12% below national |
| 218 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $38,520 | 13% below national |
| 219 | Appleton, WI | $38,500 | 13% below national |
| 220 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $38,480 | 13% below national |
| 221 | Grand Island, NE | $38,480 | 13% below national |
| 222 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $38,460 | 13% below national |
| 223 | Lawrence, KS | $38,440 | 13% below national |
| 224 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $38,370 | 13% below national |
| 225 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $38,370 | 13% below national |
| 226 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $38,320 | 13% below national |
| 227 | Decatur, AL | $38,310 | 13% below national |
| 228 | Green Bay, WI | $38,280 | 13% below national |
| 229 | Albuquerque, NM | $38,270 | 13% below national |
| 230 | Lincoln, NE | $38,230 | 13% below national |
| 231 | Jackson, MI | $38,210 | 13% below national |
| 232 | Tucson, AZ | $38,200 | 13% below national |
| 233 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $38,190 | 13% below national |
| 234 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $38,180 | 13% below national |
| 235 | Bowling Green, KY | $38,150 | 13% below national |
| 236 | Farmington, NM | $38,130 | 13% below national |
| 237 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $38,130 | 13% below national |
| 238 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $38,130 | 13% below national |
| 239 | Chambersburg, PA | $38,060 | 14% below national |
| 240 | Columbia, MO | $38,060 | 14% below national |
| 241 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $38,050 | 14% below national |
| 242 | Erie, PA | $37,980 | 14% below national |
| 243 | Rapid City, SD | $37,960 | 14% below national |
| 244 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $37,950 | 14% below national |
| 245 | Eau Claire, WI | $37,920 | 14% below national |
| 246 | Columbia, SC | $37,880 | 14% below national |
| 247 | Salisbury, MD | $37,860 | 14% below national |
| 248 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $37,850 | 14% below national |
| 249 | Tallahassee, FL | $37,810 | 14% below national |
| 250 | Columbus, OH | $37,790 | 14% below national |
| 251 | Sandusky, OH | $37,790 | 14% below national |
| 252 | Rockford, IL | $37,750 | 14% below national |
| 253 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $37,730 | 14% below national |
| 254 | Jackson, MS | $37,720 | 14% below national |
| 255 | Cleveland, OH | $37,700 | 14% below national |
| 256 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $37,690 | 14% below national |
| 257 | St. George, UT | $37,690 | 14% below national |
| 258 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $37,670 | 15% below national |
| 259 | Rome, GA | $37,670 | 15% below national |
| 260 | Lexington Park, MD | $37,660 | 15% below national |
| 261 | Jacksonville, NC | $37,580 | 15% below national |
| 262 | Peoria, IL | $37,510 | 15% below national |
| 263 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $37,500 | 15% below national |
| 264 | Ogden, UT | $37,450 | 15% below national |
| 265 | Springfield, IL | $37,450 | 15% below national |
| 266 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $37,400 | 15% below national |
| 267 | Midland, MI | $37,400 | 15% below national |
| 268 | Baton Rouge, LA | $37,380 | 15% below national |
| 269 | Bay City, MI | $37,380 | 15% below national |
| 270 | Akron, OH | $37,320 | 15% below national |
| 271 | Kankakee, IL | $37,320 | 15% below national |
| 272 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $37,300 | 15% below national |
| 273 | Battle Creek, MI | $37,290 | 15% below national |
| 274 | Niles, MI | $37,290 | 15% below national |
| 275 | Gainesville, GA | $37,270 | 15% below national |
| 276 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $37,240 | 16% below national |
| 277 | Toledo, OH | $37,230 | 16% below national |
| 278 | Sebring, FL | $37,180 | 16% below national |
| 279 | Spartanburg, SC | $37,140 | 16% below national |
| 280 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $37,140 | 16% below national |
| 281 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $37,120 | 16% below national |
| 282 | Logan, UT-ID | $37,110 | 16% below national |
| 283 | Mobile, AL | $37,110 | 16% below national |
| 284 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $37,060 | 16% below national |
| 285 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $37,050 | 16% below national |
| 286 | Wausau, WI | $37,000 | 16% below national |
| 287 | Fond du Lac, WI | $36,900 | 16% below national |
| 288 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $36,900 | 16% below national |
| 289 | Tulsa, OK | $36,900 | 16% below national |
| 290 | Pocatello, ID | $36,870 | 16% below national |
| 291 | Idaho Falls, ID | $36,860 | 16% below national |
| 292 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $36,850 | 16% below national |
| 293 | Johnson City, TN | $36,800 | 17% below national |
| 294 | Bloomington, IL | $36,780 | 17% below national |
| 295 | Montgomery, AL | $36,780 | 17% below national |
| 296 | Flint, MI | $36,730 | 17% below national |
| 297 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $36,680 | 17% below national |
| 298 | Jackson, TN | $36,660 | 17% below national |
| 299 | Yuma, AZ | $36,590 | 17% below national |
| 300 | Cleveland, TN | $36,580 | 17% below national |
| 301 | Florence, SC | $36,540 | 17% below national |
| 302 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $36,480 | 17% below national |
| 303 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $36,470 | 17% below national |
| 304 | Twin Falls, ID | $36,470 | 17% below national |
| 305 | Manhattan, KS | $36,460 | 17% below national |
| 306 | Springfield, MO | $36,450 | 17% below national |
| 307 | Sumter, SC | $36,450 | 17% below national |
| 308 | Monroe, MI | $36,430 | 17% below national |
| 309 | Saginaw, MI | $36,430 | 17% below national |
| 310 | Wichita, KS | $36,420 | 17% below national |
| 311 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $36,410 | 17% below national |
| 312 | Morristown, TN | $36,380 | 17% below national |
| 313 | Midland, TX | $36,360 | 18% below national |
| 314 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $36,350 | 18% below national |
| 315 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $36,350 | 18% below national |
| 316 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $36,340 | 18% below national |
| 317 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $36,320 | 18% below national |
| 318 | Warner Robins, GA | $36,200 | 18% below national |
| 319 | Columbus, GA-AL | $36,180 | 18% below national |
| 320 | Altoona, PA | $36,090 | 18% below national |
| 321 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $36,080 | 18% below national |
| 322 | Cheyenne, WY | $36,030 | 18% below national |
| 323 | Casper, WY | $36,000 | 18% below national |
| 324 | Jefferson City, MO | $36,000 | 18% below national |
| 325 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $35,990 | 18% below national |
| 326 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $35,990 | 18% below national |
| 327 | Mansfield, OH | $35,950 | 18% below national |
| 328 | Lima, OH | $35,900 | 19% below national |
| 329 | Dalton, GA | $35,850 | 19% below national |
| 330 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $35,810 | 19% below national |
| 331 | Odessa, TX | $35,810 | 19% below national |
| 332 | Elizabethtown, KY | $35,800 | 19% below national |
| 333 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $35,800 | 19% below national |
| 334 | Springfield, OH | $35,750 | 19% below national |
| 335 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $35,630 | 19% below national |
| 336 | Oklahoma City, OK | $35,580 | 19% below national |
| 337 | Dothan, AL | $35,570 | 19% below national |
| 338 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $35,510 | 19% below national |
| 339 | Amarillo, TX | $35,470 | 20% below national |
| 340 | Hinesville, GA | $35,440 | 20% below national |
| 341 | Joplin, MO-KS | $35,370 | 20% below national |
| 342 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $35,360 | 20% below national |
| 343 | Hammond, LA | $35,250 | 20% below national |
| 344 | Waco, TX | $35,240 | 20% below national |
| 345 | Paducah, KY-IL | $35,210 | 20% below national |
| 346 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $35,160 | 20% below national |
| 347 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $35,090 | 20% below national |
| 348 | Lafayette, LA | $35,000 | 21% below national |
| 349 | Owensboro, KY | $34,910 | 21% below national |
| 350 | Albany, GA | $34,840 | 21% below national |
| 351 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $34,810 | 21% below national |
| 352 | Hattiesburg, MS | $34,750 | 21% below national |
| 353 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $34,730 | 21% below national |
| 354 | Abilene, TX | $34,700 | 21% below national |
| 355 | Valdosta, GA | $34,650 | 21% below national |
| 356 | Lawton, OK | $34,580 | 22% below national |
| 357 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $34,500 | 22% below national |
| 358 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $34,470 | 22% below national |
| 359 | Monroe, LA | $34,390 | 22% below national |
| 360 | Johnstown, PA | $34,360 | 22% below national |
| 361 | Eagle Pass, TX | $34,350 | 22% below national |
| 362 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $34,320 | 22% below national |
| 363 | Lake Charles, LA | $34,230 | 22% below national |
| 364 | Enid, OK | $34,200 | 22% below national |
| 365 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $34,180 | 22% below national |
| 366 | Gadsden, AL | $34,170 | 22% below national |
| 367 | Corpus Christi, TX | $33,910 | 23% below national |
| 368 | San Angelo, TX | $33,640 | 24% below national |
| 369 | Hot Springs, AR | $33,540 | 24% below national |
| 370 | Morgantown, WV | $33,490 | 24% below national |
| 371 | Lubbock, TX | $33,220 | 25% below national |
| 372 | Tyler, TX | $32,570 | 26% below national |
| 373 | Wichita Falls, TX | $32,570 | 26% below national |
| 374 | Longview, TX | $31,840 | 28% below national |
| 375 | Victoria, TX | $31,720 | 28% below national |
| 376 | Jonesboro, AR | $31,270 | 29% below national |
| 377 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $31,070 | 30% below national |
| 378 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $30,780 | 30% below national |
| 379 | Alexandria, LA | $30,640 | 30% below national |
| 380 | El Paso, TX | $30,520 | 31% below national |
| 381 | Charleston, WV | $30,450 | 31% below national |
| 382 | Laredo, TX | $30,290 | 31% below national |
| 383 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $30,270 | 31% below national |
| 384 | Beckley, WV | $30,220 | 31% below national |
| 385 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $30,100 | 32% below national |
| 386 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $30,000 | 32% below national |
| 387 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $29,670 | 33% below national |
| 388 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $28,670 | 35% below national |
| 389 | Guayama, PR | $28,370 | 36% below national |
| 390 | Arecibo, PR | $28,060 | 36% below national |
| 391 | Ponce, PR | $27,900 | 37% below national |
| 392 | Mayaguez, PR | $27,390 | 38% below national |
| 393 | Aguadilla, PR | $27,150 | 38% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 35 (Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Bartenders
SOC 35-3011
Chefs and Head Cooks
SOC 35-1011
Cooks, All Other
SOC 35-2019
Cooks, Fast Food
SOC 35-2011
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
SOC 35-2012
Showing 5 of 16 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($44,080 here) and reported employment (1,223,240 jobs here).
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Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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