Bartenders Salary

Median Salary
$34,340
per year
Hourly Rate
$16.51
per hour
Employment
756,390
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$20,110
25th percentile
$27,400
Median
$34,340
75th percentile
$47,570
90th percentile
$73,770

💰 Bartenders Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Hawaii$76,490+122.7%
New York$61,210+78.2%
Washington$55,830+62.6%
District of Columbia$53,920+57.0%
Maine$48,920+42.5%
Virginia$47,070+37.1%
Vermont$45,450+32.4%
Arizona$45,070+31.2%
New Jersey$44,020+28.2%
Oregon$38,900+13.3%
Connecticut$38,780+12.9%
Colorado$38,170+11.2%
Maryland$37,580+9.4%
Massachusetts$37,440+9.0%
New Mexico$36,980+7.7%
Delaware$36,840+7.3%
Michigan$36,780+7.1%
North Carolina$36,470+6.2%
Rhode Island$36,410+6.0%
California$36,220+5.5%
Florida$35,150+2.4%
Utah$32,150-6.4%
Illinois$31,200-9.1%
Ohio$30,880-10.1%
Alaska$30,460-11.3%
Nebraska$30,180-12.1%
Missouri$30,090-12.4%
West Virginia$29,630-13.7%
South Dakota$29,400-14.4%
North Dakota$29,040-15.4%
New Hampshire$28,800-16.1%
Kentucky$28,780-16.2%
Pennsylvania$28,420-17.2%
Mississippi$28,320-17.5%
Alabama$27,980-18.5%
Kansas$27,940-18.6%
Tennessee$27,480-20.0%
Nevada$27,460-20.0%
Idaho$27,240-20.7%
Minnesota$26,900-21.7%
Montana$26,010-24.3%
Arkansas$25,090-26.9%
Oklahoma$24,790-27.8%
Wisconsin$23,460-31.7%
Georgia$22,830-33.5%
Indiana$22,770-33.7%
Texas$22,690-33.9%
Wyoming$22,030-35.8%
Iowa$21,720-36.8%
Louisiana$20,850-39.3%
South Carolina$19,370-43.6%

🏙️ Bartenders Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$86,280+151.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$75,340+119.4%
Virgin Islands$61,380+78.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$61,220+78.3%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$58,180+69.4%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$56,640+64.9%
Bellingham, WA$56,110+63.4%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$55,820+62.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$54,170+57.7%
Walla Walla, WA$54,030+57.3%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$53,810+56.7%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$50,210+46.2%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$50,180+46.1%
Longview-Kelso, WA$49,930+45.4%
Yakima, WA$49,700+44.7%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$49,070+42.9%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$48,220+40.4%
Charlottesville, VA$48,210+40.4%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$48,030+39.9%
Binghamton, NY$47,950+39.6%
Kingston, NY$47,760+39.1%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$47,370+37.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,940+36.7%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$46,920+36.6%
Syracuse, NY$46,710+36.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$46,700+36.0%
Roanoke, VA$46,530+35.5%
Glens Falls, NY$46,470+35.3%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$46,320+34.9%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$46,290+34.8%
Richmond, VA$46,070+34.2%
Rochester, NY$45,920+33.7%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$45,590+32.8%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$45,150+31.5%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$45,040+31.2%
Harrisonburg, VA$44,940+30.9%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$44,620+29.9%
Lynchburg, VA$44,350+29.1%
Santa Fe, NM$44,250+28.9%
Ithaca, NY$44,040+28.2%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$43,950+28.0%
Bangor, ME$43,880+27.8%
Barnstable Town, MA$43,530+26.8%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$43,070+25.4%
Bend, OR$42,670+24.3%
Boulder, CO$42,520+23.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$42,340+23.3%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$42,270+23.1%
Yuma, AZ$42,210+22.9%
Corvallis, OR$41,840+21.8%
Winchester, VA-WV$41,640+21.3%
Elmira, NY$41,110+19.7%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$40,230+17.2%
Medford, OR$40,190+17.0%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$39,730+15.7%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$39,670+15.5%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$39,580+15.3%
Battle Creek, MI$39,430+14.8%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$39,300+14.4%
Niles, MI$38,970+13.5%
Utica-Rome, NY$38,860+13.2%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$38,800+13.0%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$38,430+11.9%
Salem, OR$38,410+11.9%
Ann Arbor, MI$38,300+11.5%
New Haven, CT$38,260+11.4%
Midland, MI$38,170+11.2%
Wilmington, NC$37,890+10.3%
Monroe, MI$37,800+10.1%
Napa, CA$37,790+10.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$37,760+10.0%
Colorado Springs, CO$37,700+9.8%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$37,700+9.8%
St. George, UT$37,690+9.8%
Greeley, CO$37,680+9.7%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$37,680+9.7%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$37,660+9.7%
Pueblo, CO$37,630+9.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$37,460+9.1%
Albuquerque, NM$37,400+8.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$37,390+8.9%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$37,360+8.8%
Ogden, UT$37,330+8.7%
Traverse City, MI$37,300+8.6%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$37,290+8.6%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$37,290+8.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$37,180+8.3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$37,110+8.1%
Columbus, OH$37,000+7.7%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$36,960+7.6%
Lexington Park, MD$36,950+7.6%
Grants Pass, OR$36,920+7.5%
Vallejo, CA$36,870+7.4%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$36,780+7.1%
Saginaw, MI$36,550+6.4%
Tucson, AZ$36,450+6.1%
Salinas, CA$36,350+5.9%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$36,310+5.7%
Flagstaff, AZ$36,270+5.6%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$36,260+5.6%
Grand Junction, CO$36,180+5.4%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$36,170+5.3%
Flint, MI$36,130+5.2%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$36,120+5.2%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$36,100+5.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$36,040+5.0%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$35,960+4.7%
Worcester, MA$35,950+4.7%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$35,940+4.7%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$35,810+4.3%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$35,790+4.2%
Jackson, MI$35,740+4.1%
Punta Gorda, FL$35,690+3.9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$35,680+3.9%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$35,630+3.8%
Springfield, MA$35,610+3.7%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$35,590+3.6%
Vineland, NJ$35,590+3.6%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$35,570+3.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$35,510+3.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$35,510+3.4%
Jacksonville, FL$35,450+3.2%
Pittsfield, MA$35,390+3.1%
Asheville, NC$35,380+3.0%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$35,300+2.8%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$35,240+2.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$35,210+2.5%
Dover, DE$35,210+2.5%
Modesto, CA$35,100+2.2%
Gainesville, FL$35,050+2.1%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$35,040+2.0%
Winston-Salem, NC$34,920+1.7%
Salisbury, MD$34,890+1.6%
Fayetteville, NC$34,880+1.6%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$34,840+1.5%
Albany, OR$34,790+1.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$34,770+1.3%
Bay City, MI$34,720+1.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$34,700+1.0%
Merced, CA$34,680+1.0%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$34,670+1.0%
Omaha, NE-IA$34,630+0.8%
El Centro, CA$34,620+0.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$34,550+0.6%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$34,500+0.5%
Las Cruces, NM$34,470+0.4%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$34,350+0.0%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$34,320-0.1%
Chico, CA$34,320-0.1%
Fresno, CA$34,320-0.1%
Redding, CA$34,320-0.1%
Visalia, CA$34,320-0.1%
Yuba City, CA$34,320-0.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$34,240-0.3%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$33,920-1.2%
Rocky Mount, NC$33,800-1.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$33,750-1.7%
Port St. Lucie, FL$33,720-1.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$33,650-2.0%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$33,620-2.1%
Cleveland, OH$33,470-2.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$32,220-6.2%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$31,860-7.2%
Fairbanks-College, AK$31,840-7.3%
Hinesville, GA$31,760-7.5%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$31,650-7.8%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$31,240-9.0%
Anchorage, AK$31,200-9.1%
Bloomington, IL$31,200-9.1%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$31,200-9.1%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$31,200-9.1%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,200-9.1%
Decatur, IL$31,200-9.1%
Kankakee, IL$31,200-9.1%
Peoria, IL$31,200-9.1%
Rockford, IL$31,200-9.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL$31,200-9.1%
Springfield, IL$31,200-9.1%
Burlington, NC$31,170-9.2%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$31,170-9.2%
Akron, OH$31,120-9.4%
Farmington, NM$31,030-9.6%
Jacksonville, NC$31,000-9.7%
Charleston, WV$30,900-10.0%
Toledo, OH$30,820-10.3%
Lincoln, NE$30,660-10.7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$30,640-10.8%
Decatur, AL$30,540-11.1%
Canton-Massillon, OH$30,450-11.3%
Morgantown, WV$30,310-11.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$30,300-11.8%
Lima, OH$30,270-11.9%
Tallahassee, FL$30,270-11.9%
Greenville, NC$30,190-12.1%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$30,180-12.1%
Sandusky, OH$30,130-12.3%
Birmingham, AL$30,010-12.6%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$30,010-12.6%
Lawrence, KS$29,980-12.7%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$29,830-13.1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$29,790-13.2%
Pittsburgh, PA$29,750-13.4%
Homosassa Springs, FL$29,720-13.5%
Sebring, FL$29,680-13.6%
Ocala, FL$29,620-13.7%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$29,520-14.0%
Rapid City, SD$29,500-14.1%
Bismarck, ND$29,350-14.5%
Lewiston, ID-WA$29,290-14.7%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$29,280-14.7%
Jackson, MS$29,230-14.9%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$29,120-15.2%
Springfield, MO$29,120-15.2%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$29,100-15.3%
Beckley, WV$29,060-15.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$29,050-15.4%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$29,000-15.6%
Grand Island, NE$28,910-15.8%
Knoxville, TN$28,860-16.0%
Boise City, ID$28,840-16.0%
York-Hanover, PA$28,810-16.1%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$28,770-16.2%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$28,710-16.4%
Mansfield, OH$28,640-16.6%
Jefferson City, MO$28,630-16.6%
Minot, ND$28,610-16.7%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$28,600-16.7%
Columbia, MO$28,600-16.7%
Joplin, MO-KS$28,600-16.7%
Wichita, KS$28,540-16.9%
Wheeling, WV-OH$28,530-16.9%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$28,440-17.2%
Springfield, OH$28,440-17.2%
Fargo, ND-MN$28,390-17.3%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$28,360-17.4%
Lancaster, PA$28,280-17.6%
Reading, PA$28,260-17.7%
Huntsville, AL$28,210-17.9%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$28,190-17.9%
State College, PA$28,100-18.2%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$28,010-18.4%
Logan, UT-ID$27,980-18.5%
Mobile, AL$27,980-18.5%
Topeka, KS$27,860-18.9%
Goldsboro, NC$27,740-19.2%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$27,730-19.2%
Enid, OK$27,700-19.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$27,600-19.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$27,520-19.9%
Tulsa, OK$27,450-20.1%
Dothan, AL$27,420-20.2%
Manhattan, KS$27,160-20.9%
Bozeman, MT$27,040-21.3%
Rochester, MN$27,000-21.4%
Montgomery, AL$26,830-21.9%
Tuscaloosa, AL$26,830-21.9%
Owensboro, KY$26,810-21.9%
Bowling Green, KY$26,800-22.0%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$26,660-22.4%
Elizabethtown, KY$26,620-22.5%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$26,570-22.6%
Twin Falls, ID$26,530-22.7%
Gettysburg, PA$26,400-23.1%
Chambersburg, PA$26,390-23.2%
Hattiesburg, MS$26,360-23.2%
Paducah, KY-IL$26,350-23.3%
Carson City, NV$26,250-23.6%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$26,210-23.7%
Helena, MT$26,210-23.7%
Lebanon, PA$26,090-24.0%
Missoula, MT$25,990-24.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$25,970-24.4%
St. Cloud, MN$25,970-24.4%
Valdosta, GA$25,920-24.5%
Williamsport, PA$25,910-24.5%
Reno, NV$25,770-25.0%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$25,760-25.0%
Sheboygan, WI$25,720-25.1%
Cleveland, TN$25,710-25.1%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$25,650-25.3%
Great Falls, MT$25,310-26.3%
Oklahoma City, OK$24,790-27.8%
Mankato, MN$24,710-28.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$24,540-28.5%
Rome, GA$24,490-28.7%
Jonesboro, AR$24,460-28.8%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$24,330-29.1%
Clarksville, TN-KY$24,230-29.4%
Gainesville, GA$24,180-29.6%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$24,170-29.6%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$23,830-30.6%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$23,750-30.8%
Morristown, TN$23,730-30.9%
Columbus, IN$23,700-31.0%
Gadsden, AL$23,700-31.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$23,670-31.1%
Idaho Falls, ID$23,660-31.1%
Billings, MT$23,550-31.4%
Duluth, MN-WI$23,540-31.5%
Green Bay, WI$23,380-31.9%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$23,350-32.0%
Hot Springs, AR$23,350-32.0%
Appleton, WI$23,330-32.1%
Fond du Lac, WI$23,330-32.1%
Madison, WI$23,210-32.4%
Kenosha, WI$23,140-32.6%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$23,130-32.6%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$23,120-32.7%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$23,120-32.7%
Kokomo, IN$23,060-32.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$23,010-33.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$23,000-33.0%
Eau Claire, WI$22,990-33.1%
Florence, SC$22,990-33.1%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$22,960-33.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$22,880-33.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,880-33.4%
Texarkana, TX-AR$22,880-33.4%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$22,770-33.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$22,770-33.7%
Erie, PA$22,730-33.8%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$22,680-34.0%
Wausau, WI$22,640-34.1%
Puerto Rico$22,630-34.1%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$22,600-34.2%
Warner Robins, GA$22,580-34.2%
Altoona, PA$22,460-34.6%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$22,430-34.7%
Bloomington, IN$22,370-34.9%
Evansville, IN$22,360-34.9%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$22,340-34.9%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$22,090-35.7%
Mayaguez, PR$22,090-35.7%
Jackson, TN$22,030-35.8%
Aguadilla, PR$21,980-36.0%
Midland, TX$21,980-36.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$21,980-36.0%
Savannah, GA$21,980-36.0%
Ponce, PR$21,970-36.0%
Johnstown, PA$21,930-36.1%
Albany, GA$21,920-36.2%
Iowa City, IA$21,900-36.2%
Abilene, TX$21,890-36.3%
Arecibo, PR$21,890-36.3%
Pocatello, ID$21,800-36.5%
Muncie, IN$21,780-36.6%
Dubuque, IA$21,720-36.8%
Johnson City, TN$21,700-36.8%
Cheyenne, WY$21,690-36.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$21,600-37.1%
Ames, IA$21,580-37.2%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$21,540-37.3%
Casper, WY$21,490-37.4%
Wichita Falls, TX$21,460-37.5%
Waco, TX$21,420-37.6%
Laredo, TX$21,380-37.7%
Killeen-Temple, TX$21,280-38.0%
Lawton, OK$21,230-38.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$21,230-38.2%
Tyler, TX$21,170-38.4%
Longview, TX$21,140-38.4%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$21,100-38.6%
Terre Haute, IN$21,090-38.6%
Amarillo, TX$21,050-38.7%
Lubbock, TX$20,990-38.9%
Corpus Christi, TX$20,970-38.9%
Columbus, GA-AL$20,940-39.0%
Guam$20,700-39.7%
Hammond, LA$20,650-39.9%
Baton Rouge, LA$20,640-39.9%
Victoria, TX$20,600-40.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$20,460-40.4%
San Angelo, TX$20,440-40.5%
Sherman-Denison, TX$20,420-40.5%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$20,400-40.6%
Odessa, TX$20,370-40.7%
Dalton, GA$20,260-41.0%
Spartanburg, SC$20,090-41.5%
Monroe, LA$20,060-41.6%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$20,030-41.7%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$19,990-41.8%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$19,770-42.4%
El Paso, TX$19,680-42.7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$19,630-42.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$19,600-42.9%
Columbia, SC$19,230-44.0%
Lafayette, LA$19,070-44.5%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$18,990-44.7%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$18,940-44.8%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$18,340-46.6%
Lake Charles, LA$18,280-46.8%
Sumter, SC$18,040-47.5%
Alexandria, LA$17,840-48.0%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$17,420-49.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.