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First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers salary in Washington

SOC 35-1012 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$59,400
per year in Washington
Middle half
$48,660–$73,860
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
20,700
in Washington
Concentration
0.74×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Washington
$59,400
published median
United States
$44,080
34.8% above the national median
Rank among states and DC
1st
51 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $59,400 median has purchasing power comparable to about $55,507 nationally. Washington's BEA regional price parity is 107.0 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Washington.

$44,110$81,820

Getting in

Typical education to enter
High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience
Less than 5 years
On-the-job training
None

Narrow to a metro in Washington

Every linked area below has a published estimate for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$61,610111.112,0900.74×
2Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$58,740105.66100.83×
3Bellingham, WA$58,520103.36000.84×
4Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$57,870103.93400.83×
5Walla Walla, WA$57,47098.51400.71×
6Kennewick-Richland, WA$56,260100.17100.70×
7Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$55,690102.43000.73×
8Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$54,200103.76900.68×
9Longview-Kelso, WA$52,91097.52300.72×
10Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$51,770100.31,5000.74×
11Yakima, WA$51,67095.55700.75×
12Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$48,900105.49,9001.04×
13Lewiston, ID-WA$38,32091.22401.08×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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