Highest-paying Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $50,620, Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii is the highest paying city for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers. It is followed by Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island (average annual salary $48,550). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$50,620	$30,620	1,080
2	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$48,550	$28,870	4,730
3	Boulder, Colorado	$48,520	$35,760	1,600
4	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$47,940	$30,750	1,030
5	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$47,740	$33,080	2,540
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$47,170	$36,410	15,620
7	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$47,100	$29,910	1,190
8	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$46,790	$28,740	4,880
9	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$46,780	$34,910	1,650
10	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$46,760	$34,220	54,560
11	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$46,730	$35,860	12,640
12	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$46,200	$34,830	1,210
13	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$46,070	$27,720	5,650
14	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$46,040	$35,340	1,080
15	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$45,970	$31,200	3,240
16	Anchorage, Alaska	$45,620	$35,020	1,320
17	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$45,610	$36,490	19,270
18	Napa, California	$45,600	$36,560	670
19	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$45,410	$35,050	590
20	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$45,230	$30,670	210
21	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$45,200	$34,780	600
22	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$44,970	$31,520	870
23	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$44,890	$32,310	650
24	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$44,760	$30,480	310
25	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$44,690	$35,930	1,730
26	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$44,660	$33,730	670
27	Bismarck, North Dakota	$44,660	$35,340	480
28	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$44,630	$37,580	5,940
29	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$44,610	$35,130	500
30	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$44,550	$35,130	15,060
31	New Haven, Connecticut	$44,270	$31,390	1,780
32	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$44,100	$24,570	450
33	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$44,070	$30,190	1,000
34	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$43,940	$31,730	1,400
35	Fargo, North Dakota	$43,930	$31,330	840
36	Bellingham, Washington	$43,890	$34,490	900
37	Ocean City, New Jersey	$43,680	$29,540	480
38	Fairbanks, Alaska	$43,620	$28,960	340
39	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$43,620	$30,710	620
40	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$43,610	$30,370	20,820
41	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$43,560	$35,120	780
42	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$43,530	$30,320	680
43	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$43,490	$35,130	380
44	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$43,400	$34,860	1,480
45	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$43,320	$34,550	520
46	Olympia, Washington	$43,280	$35,680	1,060
47	Longview, Washington	$43,220	$34,360	410
48	Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$43,160	$29,100	310
49	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$43,020	$35,160	1,050
50	Manchester, New Hampshire	$43,010	$30,810	610
51	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$42,700	$34,820	1,260
52	Waterbury, Connecticut	$42,640	$29,870	460
53	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$42,530	$34,530	780
54	Ithaca, New York	$42,460	$34,520	320
55	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$42,220	$34,080	1,570
56	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$42,220	$27,580	9,730
57	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$42,130	$36,480	1,380
58	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$42,050	$30,140	1,630
59	Dover, Delaware	$41,780	$30,160	520
60	Salinas, California	$41,770	$34,980	1,570
61	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$41,650	$30,790	410
62	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$41,600	$32,620	430
63	Springfield, Massachusetts	$41,540	$32,230	2,350
64	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$41,450	$34,990	48,440
65	Bangor, Maine	$41,290	$32,010	530
66	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$41,270	$31,240	1,690
67	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$41,160	$30,540	690
68	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$41,120	$34,130	610
69	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$41,060	$34,700	550
70	Nashua, New Hampshire	$40,760	$22,250	690
71	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$40,650	$30,500	2,490
72	Worcester, Massachusetts	$40,460	$33,320	1,910
73	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$40,400	$22,310	5,330
74	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$40,110	$34,570	14,540
75	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$40,090	$34,850	980
76	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$40,050	$31,140	360
77	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$40,050	$30,270	360
78	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$40,040	$31,720	2,670
79	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$39,830	$29,250	280
80	Walla Walla, Washington	$39,820	$33,970	280
81	Prescott, Arizona	$39,690	$30,740	720
82	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$39,630	$26,640	310
83	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$39,590	$29,330	19,960
84	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$39,580	$34,150	860
85	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$39,570	$31,940	17,340
86	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$39,440	$31,050	11,610
87	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$39,300	$35,230	8,150
88	Greeley, Colorado	$39,270	$30,030	850
89	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$39,260	$34,690	9,020
90	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$39,130	$31,660	280
91	Kingston, New York	$39,060	$29,750	470
92	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$39,060	$31,980	550
93	East Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$39,020	$26,980	230
94	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$38,980	$29,860	3,130
95	Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$38,880	$26,460	170
96	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$38,850	$25,550	5,460
97	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$38,840	$33,550	1,920
98	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$38,800	$26,610	8,580
99	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$38,780	$27,630	21,090
100	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$38,740	$28,350	1,000

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