First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,951
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$8,319
18.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,545
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$45,270
Kept after tax
$36,951
Worth in national money
$37,545
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Minnesota is 18 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $45,270. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Minnesota this is lower-paid work. Of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 411. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $45,270, take-home of $36,951 is worth roughly $37,545 in national money. The average comes to $47,840, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Minnesota ranks 18 of 51 for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers at $45,270. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Minnesota reports, first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers ranks 411 of 490, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers, whose median is $45,270, the adjusted figure of $37,545 differs little from $36,951 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $47,840 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,910 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,650 |
| This salary | $45,270 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Minnesota | $36,951 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,554 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,130 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $43,274 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,576 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Minnesota earn under $45,270 and half over. The published range runs $35,910 at the tenth percentile to $65,650 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $36,951, from $45,270, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 411 of 490 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $37,545 uses one figure for the whole of Minnesota. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 490 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 411.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $35,910 to $65,650; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Minnesota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,951 from $45,270. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 411 of 490 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,545, worked from $45,270, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Minnesota address, on work sitting at 411 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $47,840, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $35,910 at the tenth percentile, $65,650 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $37,545.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Minnesota's own levy, $36,951 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Minnesota is $47,840. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,910 to $65,650) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Minnesota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $37,545 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $36,951 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.