First-Line Supervisor of Food Preparation and Serving Worker Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,310
25th Percentile Wage
$28,300
50th Percentile Wage
$40,400
75th Percentile Wage
$54,570
90th Percentile Wage
$64,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,310.

Median salary trend

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$40,400
1.58% 4.28%
2016
$39,760
4.05% -
2015
$38,150
0.16% -
2014
$38,090
-1.26% -
2013
$38,570
-0.26% -
2012
$38,670
- -

Table 2. Compare First-Line Supervisor of Food Preparation and Serving Worker Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,400, Philadelphia is the second highest paying city for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $46,790). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Philadelphia is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$46,790
Philadelphia
$40,400
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$39,590
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$37,290
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$36,940
Lancaster
$36,450
State College
$35,690
East Stroudsburg
$35,640
Williamsport
$35,620
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$35,610
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$35,550
Reading
$35,490
Lebanon
$35,400
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$35,300
Gettysburg
$35,280
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$35,190
Pittsburgh
$35,140
York-Hanover
$35,080
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$35,040
Erie
$34,930
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$34,770
Altoona
$33,480
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$32,300
Johnstown
$30,560
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$27,020