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First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Salary in Tallahassee, FL

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 Tallahassee, FL is $37,810. BLS estimates approximately 1,620 people work in this occupation in Tallahassee, FL. Tallahassee, FL is 14.2% below the national median ($44,080).

Median salary
$37,810
Average salary
$42,660
Median hourly
$18.18
Employment
1,620

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$28,940$13.91
25th percentile$33,860$16.28
Median (50th)$37,810$18.18
75th percentile$48,800$23.46
90th percentile$59,520$28.61

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 5.9% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
8.696
Location quotient
1.11

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Tallahassee, FL’s regional price level is below the national average (index 93.919, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $40,258 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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