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 Laredo, 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 Laredo, TX is $30,290. The 10th percentile is $24,990 and the 90th percentile is $50,500. Employment is 1,190.
Median annual wage
$30,290
- 10th percentile
- $24,990
- 25th percentile
- $27,210
- Median
- $30,290
- 75th percentile
- $38,240
- 90th percentile
- $50,500
- Mean
- $35,040
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, the published 10th percentile is $24,990 and the 90th percentile is $50,500. The difference is $25,510, which is 84.2% 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 $27,210 to the 75th at $38,240, covers $11,030.
The mean annual wage is $35,040, which sits above the median of $30,290. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Laredo, TX median is 31.3% 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 $34,834, which is 21% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 17% lower than the Texas median of $36,480.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,290 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers at $34,834 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. Laredo, TX ranks 5th 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).).
- Eagle Pass, TX is 90 miles away, with a median of $34,350 and employment of 280. That median is 13.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,988, against $34,834 here.
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is 118 miles away, with a median of $30,270 and employment of 3,030. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,241, against $34,834 here.
- Corpus Christi, TX is 119 miles away, with a median of $33,910 and employment of 2,440. That median is 12% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,592, against $34,834 here.
Employment share
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers accounts for 1.1% of wage-and-salary employment in Laredo, TX (1,190 of 109,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.79% of employment (1,223,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.38 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 Laredo, 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 Laredo, TX is $30,290. The 10th percentile is $24,990 and the 90th percentile is $50,500. Employment is 1,190.
How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers?
The local median is 31.3% lower than the national median of $44,080.
What is First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers pay in Laredo, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $30,290 is $34,834. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Laredo, TX compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers?
Eagle Pass, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 90 miles away, at $34,350. Laredo, TX ranks 5th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.