Occupation · SOC 39-1022

First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers: pay and where the jobs are

What first-line supervisors of personal service workers earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.

BLS May 2025 data · methodology

National pay, May 2025

$48,590 median annual wage

Mean (average) annual wage
$52,360
Median hourly wage
$23.36
Mean hourly wage
$25.17
Employment
114,110

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 39-1022.

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How much do first-line supervisors of personal service workers make?

The median annual wage for first-line supervisors of personal service workers was $48,590 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $34,010 and the highest-paid 10% more than $75,330. As an hourly rate, the median is $23.36. About 114,110 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Rhode Island ($60,680), Washington ($59,980) and New York ($58,900). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in Vermont.

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What each step of the pay range for first-line supervisors of personal service workers looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.

First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers: pay at each percentile
StepAnnualHourlyMonthly grossMonthly after federal tax & FICA
10th percentile$34,010$16.35$2,834$2,459
25th percentile$39,050$18.78$3,254$2,796
Median$48,590$23.36$4,049$3,435
75th percentile$61,100$29.37$5,092$4,273
90th percentile$75,330$36.22$6,278$5,152

First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers: pay by state

53 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.

1

Vermont

$48,644 take-home in national prices

2

North Dakota

$47,964 take-home in national prices

3

South Dakota

$47,685 take-home in national prices

Where a median first-line supervisors of personal service worker paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.

Annual wages by state, May 2025, with after-tax and price-adjusted estimates
StateEmploymentMedian10th pct.90th pct.Median after tax*In national prices†
Rhode Island460$60,680$36,440$80,030$48,610$47,527
Washington1,440$59,980$46,560$86,820$49,542$46,295
New York8,580$58,900$38,020$80,060$46,637$43,214
Vermont200$58,490$38,580$68,610$47,651$48,644
Oregon2,300$58,240$44,370$68,840$44,788$43,331
District of Columbia260$56,670$46,000$84,610$45,477$41,380
California9,390$56,110$37,460$77,700$45,129$40,759
Hawaii740$54,950$43,870$85,030$43,676$39,723
Colorado3,160$54,530$37,380$84,090$44,064$42,759
New Jersey4,640$54,330$36,500$83,200$43,962$40,404
Massachusetts1,600$53,740$36,440$83,370$42,646$40,324
Maine410$52,780$40,350$72,580$42,440$43,730
Connecticut1,740$52,720$36,540$78,180$42,127$40,660
Maryland4,010$51,510$36,390$79,100$41,488$39,527
Minnesota2,530$51,160$32,150$78,840$41,106$41,681
New Hampshire670$50,580$37,980$77,270$42,821$41,109
North Dakota360$50,390$38,080$63,200$42,668$47,964
South Dakota340$49,860$40,930$75,590$42,243$47,685
Alaska330$49,380$35,840$73,000$41,610$40,651
Illinois2,670$49,150$36,400$73,270$39,384$39,400
New Mexico580$49,100$33,800$75,450$40,488$43,907
Virginia2,950$48,990$35,920$79,770$39,541$39,109
Delaware340$48,940$32,030$85,740$39,268$39,344
Indiana1,950$48,590$36,100$90,030$39,818$42,664
Montana360$48,320$37,850$69,790$39,491$41,725
Pennsylvania8,980$47,990$35,960$67,410$39,233$40,209
Arizona1,620$47,690$37,510$62,940$39,700$39,433
Kansas270$47,370$31,280$64,650$38,398$42,632
Florida6,250$47,330$34,070$72,710$40,210$38,882
Idaho700$46,860$33,750$73,020$38,457$40,271
Tennessee1,980$46,510$33,450$75,130$39,551$43,051
Wisconsin4,740$46,350$35,170$70,270$38,025$40,412
Georgia2,790$46,080$30,390$81,130$37,654$39,104
Nebraska840$46,010$36,400$66,370$37,935$42,102
Wyoming200$45,610$29,420$71,630$38,828$41,889
Texas11,470$45,560$29,650$65,600$38,787$39,964
North Carolina3,510$45,400$31,720$66,170$37,356$39,603
Nevada1,760$44,290$27,930$65,430$37,767$37,775
South Carolina2,040$44,100$30,580$66,200$37,006$39,473
Utah930$44,010$33,090$68,700$36,214$36,630
Missouri1,600$43,720$35,240$64,740$36,192$39,851
Michigan2,010$42,740$33,400$64,170$34,956$36,330
Kentucky840$41,490$26,980$66,380$34,183$37,914
Alabama1,280$40,810$27,820$74,540$33,306$37,497
Ohio2,390$39,660$29,440$67,600$33,407$36,009
Arkansas960$39,420$28,200$67,020$32,883$37,824
Iowa770$38,780$30,160$57,750$32,518$37,052
Louisiana1,330$38,670$28,740$64,640$32,477$36,820
West Virginia400$38,120$24,910$57,580$31,826$35,560
Mississippi980$37,910$28,010$71,150$31,856$36,636
Oklahoma1,470$37,390$27,810$71,620$31,086$35,388
Puerto Rico380$31,100$21,840$48,830——
Guam60$30,250$24,490$40,370——

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 39-1022. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).

Sources

  1. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
  2. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.