First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Salary in Louisiana
The median annual wage for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Louisiana is $35,800 ($17.21 per hour) — -18.8% vs. the national median of $44,080. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $35,800
- Mean annual wage
- $39,360
- Median hourly wage
- $17.21
- Employment in LA
- 16,680
16,680 employed · 8.6 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Louisiana
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,230 | $12.61 |
| 25th percentile | $29,230 | $14.05 |
| Median (50th) | $35,800 | $17.21 |
| 75th percentile | $45,840 | $22.04 |
| 90th percentile | $60,340 | $29.01 |
What this salary is worth in Louisiana
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $40,586
- Median rent burden
- 35.7%
- Est. affordable home price
- $130,596
Louisiana prices are 88.2 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Louisiana: $1,064/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $895/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in Louisiana is $216,500 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Louisiana
- Accountants and Auditors in Louisiana
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Louisiana
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Louisiana
- Cashiers in Louisiana
- Construction Laborers in Louisiana
- Cooks, Restaurant in Louisiana
- Customer Service Representatives in Louisiana
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Louisiana
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Louisiana
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Louisiana
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Louisiana
- General and Operations Managers in Louisiana
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Louisiana
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Louisiana
- Human Resources Specialists in Louisiana
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Louisiana
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Louisiana
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Louisiana
- Light Truck Drivers in Louisiana
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Louisiana
- Management Analysts in Louisiana
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Louisiana
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Louisiana
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Louisiana
- Nursing Assistants in Louisiana
- Office Clerks, General in Louisiana
- Project Management Specialists in Louisiana
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Louisiana
- Registered Nurses in Louisiana
- Retail Salespersons in Louisiana
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Louisiana
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Louisiana
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Louisiana
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Louisiana
- Security Guards in Louisiana
- Software Developers in Louisiana
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Louisiana
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Louisiana
- Waiters and Waitresses in Louisiana
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.