SOC 35-1012 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $37,730. The 10th percentile is $28,880 and the 90th percentile is $62,730. Employment is 39,780.

Median annual wage

$37,730

10th percentile
$28,880
25th percentile
$30,650
Median
$37,730
75th percentile
$52,020
90th percentile
$62,730
Mean
$43,260

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, the published 10th percentile is $28,880 and the 90th percentile is $62,730. The difference is $33,850, which is 89.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $30,650 to the 75th at $52,020, covers $21,370.

The mean annual wage is $43,260, which sits above the median of $37,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 14.4% lower than the national median of $44,080 for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,599, which is 17% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% higher than the Texas median of $36,480.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers at $36,599 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 14 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Sherman-Denison, TX is 56 miles away, with a median of $34,470 and employment of 560. That median is 8.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,760, against $36,599 here.
  • Waco, TX is 89 miles away, with a median of $35,240 and employment of 1,300. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,077, against $36,599 here.
  • Tyler, TX is 104 miles away, with a median of $32,570 and employment of 1,180. That median is 13.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,342, against $36,599 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers accounts for 0.98% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (39,780 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.79% of employment (1,223,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.25 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $37,730. The 10th percentile is $28,880 and the 90th percentile is $62,730. Employment is 39,780.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers?

The local median is 14.4% lower than the national median of $44,080.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,730 is $36,599. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers?

Sherman-Denison, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $34,470. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.