Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

Washington leads at $59,400 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Washington$59,400$48,660–$73,860
District of Columbia$57,170$45,990–$65,430
Connecticut$52,940$41,770–$64,010
Colorado$50,550$42,850–$61,680
Vermont$49,820$43,920–$59,560
New Hampshire$49,710$40,870–$62,470
Hawaii$48,880$40,730–$63,680
New Jersey$48,420$38,290–$61,050
Rhode Island$48,400$41,600–$64,180
Delaware$48,120$44,670–$60,130
Maine$47,990$41,590–$57,930
New York$47,190$39,250–$58,280
California$46,980$44,460–$59,200
Oregon$46,950$38,640–$58,520
Massachusetts$46,600$39,650–$60,890
Alaska$46,570$37,460–$60,800
Virginia$45,550$36,790–$54,220
Minnesota$45,270$38,550–$55,600
North Carolina$45,010$36,190–$57,400
Indiana$44,880$36,810–$56,600
North Dakota$44,720$37,400–$48,430
Florida$44,470$35,920–$57,220
Nevada$44,030$36,640–$55,750
Montana$44,010$36,420–$55,070
Pennsylvania$43,050$36,020–$49,680
Maryland$42,450$36,660–$55,320
South Dakota$40,640$36,960–$46,800
Arizona$40,550$36,890–$52,650
Tennessee$40,500$34,980–$55,460
Wisconsin$39,670$35,650–$49,550
Illinois$39,470$36,170–$54,020
New Mexico$39,310$34,890–$49,480
Nebraska$39,230$36,310–$47,580
Iowa$38,760$35,160–$47,280
Utah$38,750$35,540–$49,160
Georgia$38,600$31,200–$48,390
South Carolina$38,520$33,350–$49,300
Kansas$38,220$34,650–$49,580
Idaho$38,190$35,170–$47,840
Michigan$37,940$34,480–$47,000
Missouri$37,400$34,500–$47,900
Ohio$37,340$35,220–$46,400
Alabama$37,110$30,470–$46,710
Wyoming$36,820$31,120–$49,910
Mississippi$36,530$28,950–$46,530
Texas$36,480$29,830–$47,370
Kentucky$35,810$29,850–$45,170
Louisiana$35,800$29,230–$45,840
Oklahoma$35,420$29,160–$45,510
Arkansas$33,800$29,100–$38,220
West Virginia$33,070$28,430–$38,960

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.