What is a Supervisor's Salary?

Answer:
There are many different types of supervisory jobs,

and salaries for supervisors vary greatly from one field to another. Supervisors generally earn more than the line level workers they supervise, and are often paid a base salary plus production or performance based bonuses.

As of 2006, the median salary for supervisors working in office and administrative support positions was $43,510. During the same time frame, the median annual pay for retail sales supervisors was $44,570 per year. Median pay for sales supervisors working outside the retail arena was $65,510 annually at this time.