BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers pay in Utica-Rome, NY at a median of $43,960 per year ($21.13/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $44,080, Utica-Rome pays same as, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 900 first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workerss are employed across the Utica-Rome MSA in SOC 35-1012.

The Utica-Rome pay distribution spans from $34,990 at the 10th percentile to $64,890 at the 90th — a 1.9× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $36,760 and the 75th at $51,290, so half of Utica-Rome-based first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Utica-Rome, NY covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide NY data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.