First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Salary in New Mexico
The median annual wage for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in New Mexico is $39,310 ($18.90 per hour) — -10.8% vs. the national median of $44,080. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $39,310
- Mean annual wage
- $43,660
- Median hourly wage
- $18.90
- Employment in NM
- 6,540
6,540 employed · 7.5 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in New Mexico
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $30,740 | $14.78 |
| 25th percentile | $34,890 | $16.77 |
| Median (50th) | $39,310 | $18.90 |
| 75th percentile | $49,480 | $23.79 |
| 90th percentile | $60,630 | $29.15 |
What this salary is worth in New Mexico
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $42,630
- Median rent burden
- 32.6%
- Est. affordable home price
- $143,400
New Mexico prices are 92.2 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in New Mexico: $1,067/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $983/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 New Mexico is $248,100 (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
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- Alaska
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- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
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- Georgia
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- Illinois
- Indiana
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- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
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- Missouri
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- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
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- North Carolina
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- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
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- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in New Mexico
- Accountants and Auditors in New Mexico
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Mexico
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in New Mexico
- Cashiers in New Mexico
- Construction Laborers in New Mexico
- Cooks, Restaurant in New Mexico
- Customer Service Representatives in New Mexico
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in New Mexico
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in New Mexico
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in New Mexico
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in New Mexico
- General and Operations Managers in New Mexico
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New Mexico
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in New Mexico
- Human Resources Specialists in New Mexico
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New Mexico
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in New Mexico
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in New Mexico
- Light Truck Drivers in New Mexico
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in New Mexico
- Management Analysts in New Mexico
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in New Mexico
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New Mexico
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in New Mexico
- Nursing Assistants in New Mexico
- Office Clerks, General in New Mexico
- Project Management Specialists in New Mexico
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in New Mexico
- Registered Nurses in New Mexico
- Retail Salespersons in New Mexico
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in New Mexico
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in New Mexico
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in New Mexico
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New Mexico
- Security Guards in New Mexico
- Software Developers in New Mexico
- Stockers and Order Fillers in New Mexico
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in New Mexico
- Waiters and Waitresses in New Mexico
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.