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 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ?

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 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is $37,670. The 10th percentile is $33,770 and the 90th percentile is $59,170. Employment is 460.

Median annual wage

$37,670

10th percentile
$33,770
25th percentile
$35,560
Median
$37,670
75th percentile
$45,290
90th percentile
$59,170
Mean
$42,550

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 $33,770 and the 90th percentile is $59,170. The difference is $25,400, which is 67.4% 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 $35,560 to the 75th at $45,290, covers $9,730.

The mean annual wage is $42,550, which sits above the median of $37,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ median is 14.5% 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 $40,033, which is 9.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.1% lower than the Arizona median of $40,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 94.098, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers at $40,033 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ ranks 7th of 7 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).).

  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 79 miles away, with a median of $44,710 and employment of 10,860. That median is 18.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,614, against $40,033 here.
  • Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 100 miles away, with a median of $39,250 and employment of 620. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,947, against $40,033 here.
  • St. George, UT is 108 miles away, with a median of $37,690 and employment of 920. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,728, against $40,033 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers accounts for 0.81% of wage-and-salary employment in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ (460 of 56,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.79% of employment (1,223,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.04 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 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ?

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 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is $37,670. The 10th percentile is $33,770 and the 90th percentile is $59,170. Employment is 460.

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

The local median is 14.5% lower than the national median of $44,080.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers pay in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 94.098, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,670 is $40,033. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers?

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 79 miles away, at $44,710. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ ranks 7th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.