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First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Salary in Cleveland, TN

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Cleveland, TN is $36,580. BLS estimates approximately 500 people work in this occupation in Cleveland, TN. Cleveland, TN is 17.0% below the national median ($44,080).

Median salary
$36,580
Average salary
$39,950
Median hourly
$17.59
Employment
500

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$27,930$13.43
25th percentile$30,300$14.57
Median (50th)$36,580$17.59
75th percentile$46,880$22.54
90th percentile$58,730$28.24

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.8% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 6% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
11.724
Location quotient
1.49

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Cleveland, TN’s regional price level is below the national average (index 88.08, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $41,530 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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