First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Salary in Colorado Springs, CO

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Colorado Springs, CO have a median annual salary of $45,390, with 2,790 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $37,010 at the 10th percentile to $70,220 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$45,390

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$21.82

Employment

2,790

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$37,010
10th
$38,550
25th
$45,390
Median
$57,780
75th
$70,220
90th

Local compared with national

Colorado Springs, CO

$45,390

Median annual · 2025

United States

$44,080

Median annual · 2025

The Colorado Springs, CO median is 3.0% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,310).

Top skills

  1. 1.Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 4.0
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 3.9
  3. 3.MonitoringImportance 3.9
  4. 4.CoordinationImportance 3.9
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 3.8
  6. 6.InstructingImportance 3.8
  7. 7.Service OrientationImportance 3.6
  8. 8.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.3
  9. 9.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Learning StrategiesImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1
  12. 12.NegotiationImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • ADP Workforce Now
  • CaterPro
  • CBORD Foodservice Suite
  • CBORD Group Menu Management System
  • Compeat Restaurant Accounting Systems
  • Compris Advanced Manager's Workstation
  • Compris software
  • CostGuard
  • Delphi Technology
  • Evernote
  • IBM Domino
  • Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale
  • MICROS Systems HSI Profits Series
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Excel

Common tasks

  • Resolve customer complaints regarding food service.
  • Train workers in food preparation, and in service, sanitation, and safety procedures.
  • Assign duties, responsibilities, and work stations to employees in accordance with work requirements.
  • Present bills and accept payments.
  • Perform various financial activities, such as cash handling, deposit preparation, and payroll.
  • Supervise and participate in kitchen and dining area cleaning activities.
  • Recommend measures for improving work procedures and worker performance to increase service quality and enhance job safety.
  • Specify food portions and courses, production and time sequences, and workstation and equipment arrangements.
  • Control inventories of food, equipment, smallware, and liquor, and report shortages to designated personnel.
  • Observe and evaluate workers and work procedures to ensure quality standards and service, and complete disciplinary write-ups.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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