First-Line Supervisor of Food Preparation and Serving Worker Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,770
25th Percentile Wage
$35,930
50th Percentile Wage
$37,440
75th Percentile Wage
$46,800
90th Percentile Wage
$59,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,770.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$37,440
0.59% 21.96%
2021
$37,220
2.44% -
2020
$36,310
10.80% -
2019
$32,390
0.93% -
2018
$32,090
6.08% -
2017
$30,140
1.16% -
2016
$29,790
2.38% -
2015
$29,080
0.28% -
2014
$29,000
-0.79% -
2013
$29,230
0.03% -
2012
$29,220
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Table 2. Compare First-Line Supervisor of Food Preparation and Serving Worker Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,440 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$46,760
Ithaca
$42,460
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$40,650
Kingston
$39,060
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$39,020
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$38,270
Nassau-Suffolk
$37,800
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$37,440
Rochester
$37,330
Glens Falls
$37,250
Syracuse
$37,190
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$36,770
Utica-Rome
$36,710
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$36,530
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$36,530
Elmira
$36,230
Binghamton
$35,890
Watertown-Fort Drum
$35,880
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$31,890
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$30,840

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.