39 Series · SOC 39-1022

First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service 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).

$48,590
Median / year
+3.2%
2024→2025
$75,330
Top 10% earn
+6.7%
Growth '24–'34
114,110
Estimated US jobs

First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers earn a median of $48,590 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $48,590, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $34,010 (10th percentile) to $75,330 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 114,110 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Rhode Island ($60,680).

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The pay verdict

First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers earn a median of $48,590, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 30% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Personal Care and Service, it ranks #6 of 32 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 6.7% by 2034.

$48,590
Median annual wage
Top 70%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#6 of 32
in Personal Care and Service
2.2×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Rhode Island at $60,680. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.

First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers (SOC 39-1022) has a national median of $48,590 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $34,010 to $75,330, and the published mean is $52,360. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 114,110 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 53 state or territory areas and 441 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $47,080 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $48,590 in May 2025, a rise of $1,510 (+3.2%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +6.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 16,300 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 Personal Care and Service Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Rhode Island pays the highest state median at $60,680, which is +25% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Athens-Clarke County, GA at $71,840. 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.

BLS OEWS May 2025 114,110 jobs Median $48,590/yr

Median Salary

$48,590

per year

Median Hourly

$23.36/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$52,360

average

Employment

114,110

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$48,590 Bottom 30% higher than 30% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

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%

$48,590 · 30th 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 39-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 24 39-series occupations with growth data, First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers sits on the faster-growing side at +6.7% growth and $48,590 median pay. Scatter plot of 24 data points. $30000$40000$50000$60000$70000 -5%0%5%10%15% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Childcare Workers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -2.9% · Median annual wage: $34980Amusement and Recrea… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.4% · Median annual wage: $32150Recreation Workers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.1% · Median annual wage: $36560Exercise Trainers an… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 11.9% · Median annual wage: $47160Hairdressers, Hairst… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.6% · Median annual wage: $35790Animal Caretakers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 12.1% · Median annual wage: $35360Manicurists and Pedi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 7% · Median annual wage: $35760Ushers, Lobby Attend… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.2% · Median annual wage: $32910First-Line Superviso… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.7% · Median annual wage: $48590First-Line Superviso… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.3% · Median annual wage: $48560Residential Advisors - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.8% · Median annual wage: $42240Gambling Dealers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.6% · Median annual wage: $34320Skincare Specialists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.7% · Median annual wage: $45330Personal Care and Se… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.4% · Median annual wage: $41600Tour and Travel Guides - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 8.1% · Median annual wage: $38120Concierges - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.3% · Median annual wage: $38950Funeral Attendants - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $35680Baggage Porters and … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.6% · Median annual wage: $37080First-Line Superviso… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2% · Median annual wage: $63820Morticians, Undertak… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $55010Animal Trainers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.1% · Median annual wage: $39990Locker Room, Coatroo… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.4% · Median annual wage: $36300Barbers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.1% · Median annual wage: $38210Gambling Service Wor… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.6% · Median annual wage: $36310
Among 24 39-series occupations with growth data, First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers sits on the faster-growing side at +6.7% growth and $48,590 median pay.
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  • Childcare Workers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.9%, Median annual wage $34980
  • Amusement and Recrea…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.4%, Median annual wage $32150
  • Recreation Workers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $36560
  • Exercise Trainers an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11.9%, Median annual wage $47160
  • Hairdressers, Hairst…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.6%, Median annual wage $35790
  • Animal Caretakers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.1%, Median annual wage $35360
  • Manicurists and Pedi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7%, Median annual wage $35760
  • Ushers, Lobby Attend…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.2%, Median annual wage $32910
  • First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.7%, Median annual wage $48590
  • First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.3%, Median annual wage $48560
  • Residential Advisors: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.8%, Median annual wage $42240
  • Gambling Dealers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.6%, Median annual wage $34320
  • Skincare Specialists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.7%, Median annual wage $45330
  • Personal Care and Se…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $41600
  • Tour and Travel Guides: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.1%, Median annual wage $38120
  • Concierges: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.3%, Median annual wage $38950
  • Funeral Attendants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $35680
  • Baggage Porters and …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $37080
  • First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2%, Median annual wage $63820
  • Morticians, Undertak…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $55010
  • Animal Trainers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.1%, Median annual wage $39990
  • Locker Room, Coatroo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $36300
  • Barbers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $38210
  • Gambling Service Wor…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.6%, Median annual wage $36310

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+6.7%

Faster than average

Annual Openings

16,300

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+10,000

149,100 (2024) → 159,100 (2034)

Typical Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Work Experience

Less than 5 years

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Group

Personal Care and Service Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

1.5/100K

Injury Rate

2/100

Danger Index

8.8/100

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 Personal Service Workers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Active Listening 3.9
Critical Thinking 3.9
Speaking 3.8
Social Perceptiveness 3.8
Coordination 3.8
Time Management 3.8
Management of Personnel Resources 3.8
Reading Comprehension 3.6
Service Orientation 3.6
Persuasion 3.5

Knowledge Areas

Customer and Personal Service 4.8
English Language 4.3
Administration and Management 4.2
Public Safety and Security 3.8
Psychology 3.8
Personnel and Human Resources 3.7
Education and Training 3.6
Administrative 3.5
Computers and Electronics 3.4
Medicine and Dentistry 2.9

Key Tasks

  • Train workers in proper operational procedures and functions and explain company policies.
  • Meet with managers or other supervisors to stay informed of changes affecting operations.
  • Assign work schedules, following work requirements, to ensure quality and timely delivery of service.
  • Recruit and hire staff members.
  • Resolve customer complaints regarding worker performance or services rendered.
  • Take disciplinary action to address performance problems.
  • Inspect work areas or operating equipment to ensure conformance to established standards in areas such as cleanliness or maintenance.
  • Investigate employee complaints and resolve problems following management rules and regulations.
  • Observe and evaluate workers' appearance and performance to ensure quality service and compliance with specifications.
  • Direct or coordinate the activities of workers, such as hotel staff or hair stylists.

Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$34,010
25th$39,050
Median$48,590
75th$61,100
90th$75,330

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$16.35
25th$18.78
Median$23.36
75th$29.37
90th$36.22

First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers pay history, 2021–2025

Published national median across 5 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$38,000$40,000$42,000$44,000$46,000$48,000$50,000 20212022202320242025 National median - 2021: $40,390National median - 2022: $43,680National median - 2023: $46,690National median - 2024: $47,080National median - 2025: $48,590$48,590
National median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers, May 2021 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2021 $40,390
2022 $43,680
2023 $46,690
2024 $47,080
2025 $48,590

2021 median

$40,390

2025 median

$48,590

2021–2025 change

+$8,200 (+20.3%)

Avg/year

+4.7%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2021 $40,390 First banked release 101,030
May 2022 $43,680 +8.1% 104,480
May 2023 $46,690 +6.9% 106,440
May 2024 $47,080 +0.8% 107,060
May 2025 $48,590 +3.2% 114,110

Across the 5 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $40,390 in May 2021 to $48,590 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2021–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.7% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 101,030 in May 2021 to 114,110 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.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Rhode Island $60,680 +25% above national
2 Washington $59,980 +23% above national
3 New York $58,900 +21% above national
4 Vermont $58,490 +20% above national
5 Oregon $58,240 +20% above national
6 District of Columbia $56,670 +17% above national
7 California $56,110 +15% above national
8 Hawaii $54,950 +13% above national
9 Colorado $54,530 +12% above national
10 New Jersey $54,330 +12% above national
11 Massachusetts $53,740 +11% above national
12 Maine $52,780 +9% above national
13 Connecticut $52,720 +8% above national
14 Maryland $51,510 +6% above national
15 Minnesota $51,160 +5% above national
16 New Hampshire $50,580 +4% above national
17 North Dakota $50,390 +4% above national
18 South Dakota $49,860 +3% above national
19 Alaska $49,380 +2% above national
20 Illinois $49,150 +1% above national
21 New Mexico $49,100 +1% above national
22 Virginia $48,990 +1% above national
23 Delaware $48,940 +1% above national
24 Indiana $48,590 same as national
25 Montana $48,320 1% below national
26 Pennsylvania $47,990 1% below national
27 Arizona $47,690 2% below national
28 Kansas $47,370 3% below national
29 Florida $47,330 3% below national
30 Idaho $46,860 4% below national
31 Tennessee $46,510 4% below national
32 Wisconsin $46,350 5% below national
33 Georgia $46,080 5% below national
34 Nebraska $46,010 5% below national
35 Wyoming $45,610 6% below national
36 Texas $45,560 6% below national
37 North Carolina $45,400 7% below national
38 Nevada $44,290 9% below national
39 South Carolina $44,100 9% below national
40 Utah $44,010 9% below national
41 Missouri $43,720 10% below national
42 Michigan $42,740 12% below national
43 Kentucky $41,490 15% below national
44 Alabama $40,810 16% below national
45 Ohio $39,660 18% below national
46 Arkansas $39,420 19% below national
47 Iowa $38,780 20% below national
48 Louisiana $38,670 20% below national
49 West Virginia $38,120 22% below national
50 Mississippi $37,910 22% below national
51 Oklahoma $37,390 23% below national
52 Puerto Rico $31,100 36% below national
53 Guam $30,250 38% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Athens-Clarke County, GA $71,840 +48% above national
2 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $64,490 +33% above national
3 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $63,900 +32% above national
4 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $63,560 +31% above national
5 Bellingham, WA $61,990 +28% above national
6 Vineland, NJ $61,860 +27% above national
7 Ithaca, NY $61,140 +26% above national
8 Napa, CA $61,000 +26% above national
9 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $60,510 +25% above national
10 Grants Pass, OR $60,310 +24% above national
11 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $60,080 +24% above national
12 Visalia, CA $60,040 +24% above national
13 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $59,790 +23% above national
14 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $59,680 +23% above national
15 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $59,610 +23% above national
16 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $59,350 +22% above national
17 Fairbanks-College, AK $59,240 +22% above national
18 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $59,130 +22% above national
19 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $59,050 +22% above national
20 El Centro, CA $58,840 +21% above national
21 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $58,720 +21% above national
22 Salem, OR $58,710 +21% above national
23 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $58,690 +21% above national
24 Yakima, WA $58,690 +21% above national
25 Kennewick-Richland, WA $58,630 +21% above national
26 Vallejo, CA $58,240 +20% above national
27 Redding, CA $58,000 +19% above national
28 Worcester, MA $57,760 +19% above national
29 Albany, OR $57,570 +18% above national
30 Salinas, CA $57,360 +18% above national
31 Modesto, CA $57,220 +18% above national
32 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $57,190 +18% above national
33 Champaign-Urbana, IL $57,180 +18% above national
34 Boulder, CO $57,130 +18% above national
35 Portland-South Portland, ME $56,670 +17% above national
36 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $56,350 +16% above national
37 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $56,280 +16% above national
38 Barnstable Town, MA $56,220 +16% above national
39 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $56,150 +16% above national
40 Naples-Marco Island, FL $55,920 +15% above national
41 Chico, CA $55,850 +15% above national
42 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $55,710 +15% above national
43 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $55,640 +15% above national
44 Medford, OR $55,610 +14% above national
45 Bozeman, MT $54,900 +13% above national
46 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $54,650 +12% above national
47 Santa Fe, NM $54,570 +12% above national
48 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $54,350 +12% above national
49 Rochester, NY $54,060 +11% above national
50 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $53,760 +11% above national
51 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $53,740 +11% above national
52 Lexington Park, MD $53,570 +10% above national
53 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $53,310 +10% above national
54 Fresno, CA $53,150 +9% above national
55 Coeur d'Alene, ID $52,580 +8% above national
56 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $52,580 +8% above national
57 Urban Honolulu, HI $52,510 +8% above national
58 Mankato, MN $52,450 +8% above national
59 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $52,410 +8% above national
60 Bloomington, IN $52,320 +8% above national
61 Lancaster, PA $51,930 +7% above national
62 Stockton-Lodi, CA $51,890 +7% above national
63 Salisbury, MD $51,840 +7% above national
64 Corvallis, OR $51,760 +7% above national
65 Pittsfield, MA $51,700 +6% above national
66 Syracuse, NY $51,660 +6% above national
67 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $51,590 +6% above national
68 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $51,560 +6% above national
69 Odessa, TX $51,520 +6% above national
70 Bend, OR $51,290 +6% above national
71 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $51,160 +5% above national
72 Rapid City, SD $50,990 +5% above national
73 Helena, MT $50,920 +5% above national
74 Las Cruces, NM $50,870 +5% above national
75 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $50,760 +4% above national
76 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $50,640 +4% above national
77 Greeley, CO $50,460 +4% above national
78 Missoula, MT $50,290 +3% above national
79 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $50,220 +3% above national
80 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $50,090 +3% above national
81 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $50,090 +3% above national
82 Pueblo, CO $50,090 +3% above national
83 Richmond, VA $50,060 +3% above national
84 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $50,030 +3% above national
85 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $49,960 +3% above national
86 Utica-Rome, NY $49,920 +3% above national
87 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $49,580 +2% above national
88 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $49,570 +2% above national
89 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $49,560 +2% above national
90 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $49,510 +2% above national
91 Eugene-Springfield, OR $49,480 +2% above national
92 Harrisonburg, VA $49,300 +1% above national
93 Springfield, MA $49,300 +1% above national
94 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $49,240 +1% above national
95 Anchorage, AK $49,230 +1% above national
96 Reading, PA $49,150 +1% above national
97 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $49,090 +1% above national
98 St. Cloud, MN $49,050 +1% above national
99 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $49,010 +1% above national
100 State College, PA $49,000 +1% above national
101 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $48,990 +1% above national
102 Kingston, NY $48,840 +1% above national
103 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $48,730 same as national
104 Bismarck, ND $48,670 same as national
105 New Haven, CT $48,670 same as national
106 Grand Forks, ND-MN $48,630 same as national
107 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $48,520 same as national
108 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $48,510 same as national
109 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $48,380 same as national
110 Colorado Springs, CO $48,300 1% below national
111 Binghamton, NY $48,290 1% below national
112 Albuquerque, NM $48,280 1% below national
113 Grand Junction, CO $48,270 1% below national
114 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $48,250 1% below national
115 Rochester, MN $48,240 1% below national
116 Lebanon, PA $48,230 1% below national
117 Jacksonville, NC $48,100 1% below national
118 Sheboygan, WI $48,100 1% below national
119 Casper, WY $48,090 1% below national
120 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $47,980 1% below national
121 Manchester-Nashua, NH $47,830 2% below national
122 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $47,790 2% below national
123 Lincoln, NE $47,770 2% below national
124 Pittsburgh, PA $47,570 2% below national
125 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $47,540 2% below national
126 Chambersburg, PA $47,510 2% below national
127 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $47,500 2% below national
128 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $47,490 2% below national
129 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $47,490 2% below national
130 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $47,480 2% below national
131 Huntsville, AL $47,480 2% below national
132 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $47,470 2% below national
133 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $47,440 2% below national
134 Bangor, ME $47,410 2% below national
135 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $47,400 2% below national
136 Corpus Christi, TX $47,400 2% below national
137 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $47,390 2% below national
138 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $47,350 3% below national
139 Madison, WI $47,310 3% below national
140 York-Hanover, PA $47,280 3% below national
141 Greenville, NC $47,240 3% below national
142 Williamsport, PA $47,200 3% below national
143 Gettysburg, PA $47,190 3% below national
144 Boise City, ID $47,180 3% below national
145 Twin Falls, ID $47,180 3% below national
146 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $47,160 3% below national
147 Appleton, WI $47,130 3% below national
148 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $47,120 3% below national
149 Charlottesville, VA $47,080 3% below national
150 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $47,060 3% below national
151 Evansville, IN $47,060 3% below national
152 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $47,050 3% below national
153 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $46,920 3% below national
154 Fargo, ND-MN $46,880 4% below national
155 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $46,860 4% below national
156 Ann Arbor, MI $46,790 4% below national
157 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $46,790 4% below national
158 Punta Gorda, FL $46,760 4% below national
159 Jefferson City, MO $46,720 4% below national
160 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $46,700 4% below national
161 Muncie, IN $46,650 4% below national
162 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $46,590 4% below national
163 Billings, MT $46,550 4% below national
164 Asheville, NC $46,490 4% below national
165 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $46,410 4% below national
166 Altoona, PA $46,400 5% below national
167 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,360 5% below national
168 Cleveland, TN $46,350 5% below national
169 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $46,350 5% below national
170 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $46,270 5% below national
171 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $46,250 5% below national
172 Kansas City, MO-KS $46,090 5% below national
173 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $46,080 5% below national
174 Mobile, AL $46,070 5% below national
175 Janesville-Beloit, WI $45,990 5% below national
176 St. Louis, MO-IL $45,940 5% below national
177 Akron, OH $45,890 6% below national
178 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $45,890 6% below national
179 Fort Wayne, IN $45,860 6% below national
180 Florence, SC $45,760 6% below national
181 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $45,730 6% below national
182 Idaho Falls, ID $45,660 6% below national
183 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $45,630 6% below national
184 Kenosha, WI $45,620 6% below national
185 Macon-Bibb County, GA $45,550 6% below national
186 Erie, PA $45,540 6% below national
187 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $45,420 7% below national
188 Green Bay, WI $45,420 7% below national
189 Wichita, KS $45,410 7% below national
190 Wilmington, NC $45,410 7% below national
191 Raleigh-Cary, NC $45,290 7% below national
192 Rockford, IL $45,220 7% below national
193 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $45,180 7% below national
194 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $45,110 7% below national
195 Springfield, IL $45,110 7% below national
196 Tallahassee, FL $45,080 7% below national
197 Duluth, MN-WI $44,990 7% below national
198 Omaha, NE-IA $44,990 7% below national
199 Johnstown, PA $44,870 8% below national
200 Port St. Lucie, FL $44,810 8% below national
201 Spartanburg, SC $44,800 8% below national
202 Greensboro-High Point, NC $44,720 8% below national
203 Killeen-Temple, TX $44,680 8% below national
204 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $44,630 8% below national
205 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $44,610 8% below national
206 Iowa City, IA $44,580 8% below national
207 Lexington-Fayette, KY $44,550 8% below national
208 Wausau, WI $44,520 8% below national
209 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $44,380 9% below national
210 Midland, TX $44,350 9% below national
211 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $44,280 9% below national
212 Tuscaloosa, AL $44,230 9% below national
213 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $44,210 9% below national
214 Tucson, AZ $44,190 9% below national
215 Cedar Rapids, IA $44,140 9% below national
216 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,020 9% below national
217 Johnson City, TN $43,990 9% below national
218 Knoxville, TN $43,990 9% below national
219 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $43,950 10% below national
220 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $43,890 10% below national
221 Ocala, FL $43,890 10% below national
222 Chattanooga, TN-GA $43,840 10% below national
223 Clarksville, TN-KY $43,760 10% below national
224 St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,620 10% below national
225 Burlington, NC $43,560 10% below national
226 Montgomery, AL $43,230 11% below national
227 Winchester, VA-WV $43,230 11% below national
228 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $43,060 11% below national
229 Savannah, GA $42,930 12% below national
230 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $42,870 12% below national
231 Birmingham, AL $42,860 12% below national
232 Dover, DE $42,810 12% below national
233 Springfield, MO $42,810 12% below national
234 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $42,780 12% below national
235 Columbia, SC $42,770 12% below national
236 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $42,740 12% below national
237 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $42,700 12% below national
238 Roanoke, VA $42,610 12% below national
239 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $42,600 12% below national
240 Eau Claire, WI $42,580 12% below national
241 Fond du Lac, WI $42,450 13% below national
242 Jackson, TN $42,430 13% below national
243 San Angelo, TX $42,370 13% below national
244 Abilene, TX $42,340 13% below national
245 Gainesville, GA $42,250 13% below national
246 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $42,130 13% below national
247 College Station-Bryan, TX $42,070 13% below national
248 Columbus, OH $42,050 13% below national
249 St. George, UT $42,020 14% below national
250 Columbia, MO $41,990 14% below national
251 Lynchburg, VA $41,930 14% below national
252 Auburn-Opelika, AL $41,740 14% below national
253 Warner Robins, GA $41,680 14% below national
254 Bowling Green, KY $41,600 14% below national
255 Carson City, NV $41,600 14% below national
256 Cleveland, OH $41,600 14% below national
257 Glens Falls, NY $41,600 14% below national
258 El Paso, TX $41,340 15% below national
259 Baton Rouge, LA $41,240 15% below national
260 Gainesville, FL $41,160 15% below national
261 Jacksonville, FL $40,900 16% below national
262 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $40,770 16% below national
263 Terre Haute, IN $40,730 16% below national
264 Charleston, WV $40,620 16% below national
265 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $40,490 17% below national
266 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $40,470 17% below national
267 Reno, NV $40,370 17% below national
268 Saginaw, MI $40,360 17% below national
269 Tyler, TX $40,260 17% below national
270 Amarillo, TX $40,210 17% below national
271 Lubbock, TX $40,200 17% below national
272 Fayetteville, NC $40,180 17% below national
273 Joplin, MO-KS $40,020 18% below national
274 Winston-Salem, NC $39,770 18% below national
275 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $39,520 19% below national
276 Sumter, SC $39,270 19% below national
277 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $39,260 19% below national
278 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $38,920 20% below national
279 Jackson, MS $38,770 20% below national
280 Ogden, UT $38,590 21% below national
281 Columbus, GA-AL $38,580 21% below national
282 Niles, MI $38,540 21% below national
283 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $38,490 21% below national
284 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $38,340 21% below national
285 Pocatello, ID $38,330 21% below national
286 Jonesboro, AR $38,240 21% below national
287 Lafayette, LA $38,080 22% below national
288 Youngstown-Warren, OH $38,050 22% below national
289 Laredo, TX $37,980 22% below national
290 Canton-Massillon, OH $37,840 22% below national
291 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $37,820 22% below national
292 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $37,770 22% below national
293 Toledo, OH $37,750 22% below national
294 Oklahoma City, OK $37,580 23% below national
295 Flint, MI $37,570 23% below national
296 Waco, TX $37,500 23% below national
297 Peoria, IL $37,440 23% below national
298 Lake Charles, LA $37,350 23% below national
299 Dubuque, IA $37,130 24% below national
300 Hattiesburg, MS $37,130 24% below national
301 Alexandria, LA $37,020 24% below national
302 Tulsa, OK $36,950 24% below national
303 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $36,760 24% below national
304 Longview, TX $36,700 24% below national
305 Wichita Falls, TX $36,520 25% below national
306 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $36,500 25% below national
307 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $36,450 25% below national
308 Dothan, AL $36,300 25% below national
309 Hot Springs, AR $35,600 27% below national
310 Monroe, LA $35,260 27% below national
311 Fort Smith, AR-OK $35,230 27% below national
312 Albany, GA $35,160 28% below national
313 Lawton, OK $35,100 28% below national
314 Merced, CA $34,630 29% below national
315 Hammond, LA $33,670 31% below national
316 Cheyenne, WY $32,660 33% below national
317 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $31,550 35% below national
318 Ponce, PR $24,130 50% below national

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers make?
The median annual salary for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers is $48,590 ($23.36/hour). The salary range spans from $34,010 at the 10th percentile to $75,330 at the 90th percentile.
Where does First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $48,590, First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers pay is higher than 30% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers the most?
Rhode Island pays the highest median salary for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers at $60,680/year, which is +25% above the national median.
What education do First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers need?
BLS assigns First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers to High school diploma or equivalent for typical education needed for entry. Its typical related-work-experience assignment is Less than 5 years.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers in this release. WageDex shows the Personal Care and Service Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers a good career?
Employment for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers is projected to grow 6.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is faster than average. About 16,300 openings are projected each year.
How does First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers pay vary by state?
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Rhode Island at $60,680/year, while Guam pays the least at $30,250/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Athens-Clarke County, GA at $71,840/year. BLS reports a median for 318 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $61,100/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
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Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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