First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Salary in Rhode Island
The median annual wage for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Rhode Island is $48,400 ($23.27 per hour) — +9.8% vs. the national median of $44,080. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $48,400
- Mean annual wage
- $53,800
- Median hourly wage
- $23.27
- Employment in RI
- 3,320
3,320 employed · 6.6 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Rhode Island
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,350 | $17.48 |
| 25th percentile | $41,600 | $20.00 |
| Median (50th) | $48,400 | $23.27 |
| 75th percentile | $64,180 | $30.86 |
| 90th percentile | $75,500 | $36.30 |
What this salary is worth in Rhode Island
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $47,321
- Median rent burden
- 33.3%
- Est. affordable home price
- $176,560
Rhode Island prices are 102.3 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Rhode Island: $1,342/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,210/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 Rhode Island is $404,200 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
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- Cooks, Restaurant in Rhode Island
- Customer Service Representatives in Rhode Island
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Rhode Island
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Rhode Island
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Rhode Island
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Rhode Island
- General and Operations Managers in Rhode Island
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Rhode Island
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Rhode Island
- Human Resources Specialists in Rhode Island
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Rhode Island
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Rhode Island
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Rhode Island
- Light Truck Drivers in Rhode Island
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Rhode Island
- Management Analysts in Rhode Island
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Rhode Island
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Rhode Island
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Rhode Island
- Nursing Assistants in Rhode Island
- Office Clerks, General in Rhode Island
- Project Management Specialists in Rhode Island
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Rhode Island
- Registered Nurses in Rhode Island
- Retail Salespersons in Rhode Island
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Rhode Island
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Rhode Island
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Rhode Island
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Rhode Island
- Security Guards in Rhode Island
- Software Developers in Rhode Island
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Rhode Island
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Rhode Island
- Waiters and Waitresses in Rhode Island
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.