The salary statistics of supervisors of food preparation and serving workers are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of supervisors of food preparation and serving workers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The supervisors of food preparation and serving workers annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for supervisors of food preparation and serving workers. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) supervisors of food preparation and serving workers is $63,550. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $37,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $27,930. Note that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 127% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of supervisors of food preparation and serving workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,930 | 2.11% | 20.59% |
| 2021 | $37,130 | 3.31% | - |
| 2020 | $35,900 | 2.98% | - |
| 2019 | $34,830 | 2.70% | - |
| 2018 | $33,890 | 1.45% | - |
| 2017 | $33,400 | 1.83% | - |
| 2016 | $32,790 | 4.18% | - |
| 2015 | $31,420 | 2.93% | - |
| 2014 | $30,500 | 0.92% | - |
| 2013 | $30,220 | 0.33% | - |
| 2012 | $30,120 | - | - |
The average salaries of supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in 18 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for supervisors of food preparation and serving workers occupations is the finance and insurance sector with an annual salary $99,000. The lowest paying sector is the information sector (annual salary $36,900).