First-Line Supervisor of Food Preparation and Serving Worker Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers amongst Texas metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,690
25th Percentile Wage
$28,410
50th Percentile Wage
$33,920
75th Percentile Wage
$43,720
90th Percentile Wage
$56,510

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $23,690.

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
$33,920
11.79% 18.51%
2021
$29,920
-8.72% -
2020
$32,530
-1.81% -
2019
$33,120
-6.70% -
2018
$35,340
-7.16% -
2017
$37,870
2.32% -
2016
$36,990
8.92% -
2015
$33,690
9.26% -
2014
$30,570
7.23% -
2013
$28,360
2.54% -
2012
$27,640
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in state of Texas ranges from $28,080 to $36,790. The highest paying area for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Texas is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos with a median annual salary of $36,790. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Dallas-Plano-Irving (mean annual salary $36,450). The lowest paying area is El Paso with a median annual salary of $28,080.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$36,790
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$36,450
Midland
$35,940
Fort Worth-Arlington
$35,310
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$35,090
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$34,410
Odessa
$33,500
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$32,470
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$31,560
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$31,300
Waco
$31,080
Sherman-Denison
$30,520
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$30,410
Lubbock
$30,400
Corpus Christi
$30,300
Amarillo
$30,260
College Station-Bryan
$30,230
Victoria
$30,220
Abilene
$30,210
Tyler
$30,170
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$30,130
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$30,120
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$30,070
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$29,750
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$29,660
Longview
$29,540
Wichita Falls
$29,530
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$29,000
Texarkana-Texarkana
$28,970
San Angelo
$28,950
Brownsville-Harlingen
$28,360
Laredo
$28,280
El Paso
$28,080