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First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $48,320. BLS estimates approximately 1,230 people work in this occupation in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 9.6% above the national median ($44,080).

Median salary
$48,320
Average salary
$53,650
Median hourly
$23.23
Employment
1,230

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$40,390$19.42
25th percentile$44,300$21.30
Median (50th)$48,320$23.23
75th percentile$62,480$30.04
90th percentile$74,130$35.64

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 1.5% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4.7% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
10.051
Location quotient
1.28

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA’s regional price level is above the national average (index 108.596, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $44,495 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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