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First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Salary in Rochester, NY

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Rochester, NY have a median annual salary of $43,040, with 4,190 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $35,620 at the 10th percentile to $62,020 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

$43,040

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$20.69

Employment

4,190

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$35,620
10th
$36,660
25th
$43,040
Median
$52,240
75th
$62,020
90th

Local compared with national

Rochester, NY

$43,040

Median annual · 2025

United States

$44,080

Median annual · 2025

The Rochester, NY median is 2.4% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,040).

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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