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 Fargo, ND-MN?

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 Fargo, ND-MN is $44,480. The 10th percentile is $34,850 and the 90th percentile is $60,060. Employment is 1,020.

Median annual wage

$44,480

10th percentile
$34,850
25th percentile
$37,310
Median
$44,480
75th percentile
$48,480
90th percentile
$60,060
Mean
$44,950

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 $34,850 and the 90th percentile is $60,060. The difference is $25,210, which is 56.7% 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 $37,310 to the 75th at $48,480, covers $11,170.

The mean annual wage is $44,950, which sits above the median of $44,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fargo, ND-MN median is 0.9% higher 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 $48,949, which is 11% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% lower than the North Dakota median of $44,720.

Fargo, ND-MN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Dakota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fargo, ND-MN is 90.871, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers at $48,949 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

  • Grand Forks, ND-MN is 64 miles away, with a median of $43,250 and employment of 440. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,906, against $48,949 here.
  • St. Cloud, MN is 149 miles away, with a median of $41,600 and employment of 720. That median is 6.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,471, against $48,949 here.
  • Bismarck, ND is 190 miles away, with a median of $45,190 and employment of 500. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,646, against $48,949 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers accounts for 0.69% of wage-and-salary employment in Fargo, ND-MN (1,020 of 148,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.79% of employment (1,223,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 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 Fargo, ND-MN?

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 Fargo, ND-MN is $44,480. The 10th percentile is $34,850 and the 90th percentile is $60,060. Employment is 1,020.

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

The local median is 0.9% higher than the national median of $44,080.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers pay in Fargo, ND-MN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fargo, ND-MN is 90.871, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $44,480 is $48,949. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fargo, ND-MN compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers?

Grand Forks, ND-MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 64 miles away, at $43,250. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.