How much do First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers make in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, the published 10th percentile is $44,720 and the 90th percentile is $80,430. The difference is $35,710, which is 64.1% 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 $47,250 to the 75th at $73,360, covers $26,110.

The mean annual wage is $59,880, which sits above the median of $55,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA median is 26.3% 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 $54,362, which is 23.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% lower than the Washington median of $59,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 102.443, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers at $54,362 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA ranks 6th of 10 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).).

• Bellingham, WA is 24 miles away, with a median of $58,520 and employment of 600. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,632, against $54,362 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 69 miles away, with a median of $61,610 and employment of 12,090. That median is 10.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,438, against $54,362 here.
• Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 70 miles away, with a median of $58,740 and employment of 610. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,621, against $54,362 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers accounts for 0.57% of wage-and-salary employment in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (300 of 52,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.79% of employment (1,223,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.73 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.