May 2025 OEWS estimate

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $74,450. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

Wage overview

Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.

Median annual salary

$74,450

Mean annual salary

$76,600

Employment estimate

673,430

Annual salary percentiles

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker national annual salary percentiles

BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$47,130
P25 — lower quartile	$58,630
P50 — median	$74,450
P75 — upper quartile	$91,680
P90 — 90th percentile	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$47,130
P25 — lower quartile	$58,630
P50 — median	$74,450
P75 — upper quartile	$91,680
P90 — 90th percentile	$108,750

Median hourly wage

$35.79/hr

Mean hourly wage

$36.83/hr

Employment estimate

673,430

Hourly wage percentiles

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker national hourly wage percentiles

BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker national hourly wage percentiles values
Percentile	Hourly wage
P10 — 10th percentile	$22.66/hr
P25 — lower quartile	$28.19/hr
P50 — median	$35.79/hr
P75 — upper quartile	$44.08/hr
P90 — 90th percentile	$52.28/hr

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker national hourly wage percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$47,130
P25 — lower quartile	$58,630
P50 — median	$74,450
P75 — upper quartile	$91,680
P90 — 90th percentile	$108,750

Median salary distribution across covered metros

These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.

Lowest covered median: $61,200
Middle covered median: $75,625
Highest covered median: $95,810

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Rank	Metro or occupation	Annual median
#1	Baton Rouge, LA	$95,810
#2	San Francisco, CA	$91,500
#3	San Jose, CA	$89,970
#4	Boston, MA	$82,660
#5	New York, NY	$81,790
#6	Seattle, WA	$80,460
#7	Denver, CO	$79,860
#8	Minneapolis, MN	$79,820
#9	Virginia Beach, VA	$79,620
#10	Philadelphia, PA	$79,520

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$47,130
P25 — lower quartile	$58,630
P50 — median	$74,450
P75 — upper quartile	$91,680
P90 — 90th percentile	$108,750

Largest employment markets

BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.

Largest employment markets values
Rank	Employment market	Estimated employment
#1	Chicago, IL	20,970
#2	New York, NY	19,220
#3	Los Angeles, CA	17,650
#4	Dallas, TX	16,880
#5	Houston, TX	15,270
#6	Atlanta, GA	11,730
#7	Detroit, MI	10,380
#8	Philadelphia, PA	9,460
#9	Minneapolis, MN	8,300
#10	Boston, MA	8,060

Largest employment markets values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$47,130
P25 — lower quartile	$58,630
P50 — median	$74,450
P75 — upper quartile	$91,680
P90 — 90th percentile	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker salaries by metro

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First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker salaries by metro
Metro	Median	Mean	P25–P75 range	Employment
Baton Rouge, LA	$95,810	$105,960	$66,060–$136,790	2,270
San Francisco, CA	$91,500	$94,350	$67,650–$113,730	5,050
San Jose, CA	$89,970	$93,900	$73,230–$113,940	2,440
Boston, MA	$82,660	$86,470	$67,990–$101,250	8,060
New York, NY	$81,790	$86,430	$64,130–$101,350	19,220
Seattle, WA	$80,460	$86,690	$67,340–$100,400	6,760
Denver, CO	$79,860	$86,410	$62,440–$101,710	4,520
Minneapolis, MN	$79,820	$82,630	$66,160–$95,830	8,300
Virginia Beach, VA	$79,620	$80,980	$60,330–$99,510	2,510
Philadelphia, PA	$79,520	$82,610	$62,240–$97,670	9,460
Sacramento, CA	$78,680	$86,520	$61,050–$102,330	2,070
New Orleans, LA	$77,990	$88,640	$59,940–$121,330	1,880
Washington, DC	$77,990	$82,720	$58,010–$102,200	4,290
Baltimore, MD	$77,970	$81,300	$59,300–$101,000	2,990
Kansas City, MO	$77,080	$78,320	$60,930–$94,530	4,460
Pittsburgh, PA	$76,690	$76,500	$60,960–$88,830	4,830
Portland, OR	$76,510	$79,250	$61,200–$93,820	4,970
Chicago, IL	$76,500	$77,120	$59,380–$93,880	20,970
Indianapolis, IN	$76,080	$76,130	$58,960–$87,870	5,670
Cincinnati, OH	$75,880	$76,910	$59,740–$92,210	5,930
Phoenix, AZ	$75,810	$78,340	$60,620–$90,790	6,450
Birmingham, AL	$75,760	$77,700	$58,420–$93,870	3,450
Detroit, MI	$75,490	$76,160	$58,680–$90,370	10,380
Houston, TX	$75,330	$79,950	$57,490–$97,660	15,270
Raleigh, NC	$75,230	$75,700	$57,900–$89,880	1,680
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$75,010	$75,450	$60,230–$86,020	4,180
Urban Honolulu, HI	$75,000	$81,010	$54,610–$106,010	1,050
Los Angeles, CA	$74,740	$79,060	$58,130–$96,780	17,650
Columbus, OH	$74,090	$75,110	$59,240–$84,330	3,790
Charlotte, NC	$74,080	$75,340	$59,800–$84,560	5,910
Austin, TX	$71,470	$74,050	$53,670–$88,580	3,410
Atlanta, GA	$71,310	$74,180	$58,040–$85,840	11,730
Riverside, CA	$71,180	$75,310	$55,080–$90,600	5,150
San Antonio, TX	$70,500	$70,990	$50,090–$81,980	3,780
Nashville, TN	$70,470	$73,790	$56,660–$85,020	4,600
Dallas, TX	$69,940	$73,410	$51,360–$89,820	16,880
Oklahoma City, OK	$68,180	$73,600	$51,830–$86,290	2,510
Memphis, TN	$65,990	$73,180	$52,000–$86,660	2,910
Tampa, FL	$64,510	$72,300	$51,740–$83,370	4,580
Jacksonville, FL	$64,010	$71,690	$50,350–$83,710	2,220
Miami, FL	$63,720	$71,070	$50,480–$82,640	6,960
Orlando, FL	$62,400	$69,290	$49,580–$81,170	3,350
El Paso, TX	$61,270	$64,030	$43,730–$77,040	1,000
Las Vegas, NV	$61,200	$67,740	$48,510–$78,720	1,960