Salary by Metro

SOC 35-3011 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Bartenders wages by metro

National median annual wage

$34,340

10th percentile
$20,110
25th percentile
$27,400
Median
$34,340
75th percentile
$47,570
90th percentile
$73,770
Mean
$40,790

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 756,390.

That median is 32.6% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

A transit bus driver standing beside a bus at a rest stop in Denali
Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Bartenders.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Kahului-Wailuku, HI800$38,180$86,280$131,230
Urban Honolulu, HI2,130$30,010$75,340$106,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ38,510$34,410$61,220$94,640
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA9,640$40,340$58,180$96,230
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA270$40,370$56,640$82,440
Bellingham, WA600$44,060$56,110$79,690
Kennewick-Richland, WA600$40,040$55,820$78,980
Portland-South Portland, ME1,780$32,020$54,170$103,710
Walla Walla, WA120$44,790$54,030$76,030
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA560$38,070$53,810$89,430
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA1,100$38,410$50,210$98,750
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA530$37,480$50,180$82,820
Longview-Kelso, WA210$41,320$49,930$72,640
Yakima, WA350$38,600$49,700$76,400
Burlington-South Burlington, VT780$30,200$49,070$95,530
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA390$39,670$48,220$75,050
Charlottesville, VA650$30,200$48,210$82,320
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV14,560$34,480$48,030$91,510
Binghamton, NY640$32,240$47,950$82,750
Kingston, NY450$33,590$47,760$81,270

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Bartenders jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ38,510$34,410$61,220$94,640
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN28,750$31,200$31,200$48,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA25,260$34,320$35,510$52,770
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX18,300$17,130$24,170$79,160
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI15,370$23,150$27,600$43,460
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH14,840$32,010$37,760$73,890
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV14,560$34,480$48,030$91,510
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL14,510$27,760$34,700$60,410
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD14,210$21,480$36,040$69,910
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV13,730$24,960$33,750$47,540
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX13,160$16,760$22,770$57,370
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ10,580$30,970$46,940$91,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA10,260$36,000$39,670$90,520
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA9,640$40,340$58,180$96,230
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO9,430$31,080$37,180$97,950
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA9,370$16,290$23,350$49,640
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL8,810$27,420$37,460$78,210
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA8,740$34,370$36,260$82,100
Pittsburgh, PA8,370$17,300$29,750$61,680
St. Louis, MO-IL8,340$28,600$31,200$59,180

States and territories

State estimates for Bartenders, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Hawaii3,540$30,670$76,490$117,540
Virgin Islands490$25,290$61,380$93,320
New York43,130$33,640$61,210$93,530
Washington16,800$39,380$55,830$90,130
District of Columbia5,760$36,400$53,920$95,560
Maine3,230$31,120$48,920$99,850
Virginia13,370$27,890$47,070$90,400
Vermont2,080$29,970$45,450$91,400
Arizona14,840$30,650$45,070$86,720
New Jersey16,260$32,220$44,020$80,480
Oregon11,950$31,200$38,900$68,980
Connecticut7,680$34,010$38,780$81,760
Colorado17,000$30,800$38,170$94,880
Maryland13,020$31,200$37,580$69,730
Massachusetts19,850$31,890$37,440$70,870
New Mexico3,790$25,720$36,980$63,570
Delaware2,820$31,200$36,840$60,420
Michigan21,100$25,960$36,780$76,090
North Carolina20,070$16,180$36,470$74,450
Rhode Island3,170$31,200$36,410$76,320
California71,470$34,320$36,220$75,130
Florida55,170$27,430$35,150$66,400
Utah3,350$17,640$32,150$75,080
Illinois43,010$31,200$31,200$46,520
Ohio27,420$22,990$30,880$72,190
Alaska2,280$24,880$30,460$61,550
Nebraska7,320$28,080$30,180$60,140
Missouri14,410$28,600$30,090$54,900
West Virginia3,340$19,900$29,630$64,280
South Dakota3,930$27,400$29,400$38,180
North Dakota3,960$18,850$29,040$57,050
New Hampshire3,840$17,390$28,800$78,230
Kentucky6,870$16,110$28,780$63,140
Pennsylvania37,490$17,460$28,420$62,830
Mississippi2,770$15,910$28,320$74,330
Alabama6,560$17,260$27,980$55,500
Kansas5,430$17,150$27,940$66,010
Tennessee10,330$15,970$27,480$52,740
Nevada16,830$24,960$27,460$47,250
Idaho3,430$16,850$27,240$61,060
Minnesota24,420$23,150$26,900$38,790
Montana5,370$21,940$26,010$32,870
Arkansas3,020$22,880$25,090$56,830
Oklahoma5,860$16,230$24,790$48,050
Wisconsin29,520$17,200$23,460$39,040
Georgia14,600$15,840$22,830$53,310
Indiana12,880$17,050$22,770$45,000
Texas59,000$16,200$22,690$65,300
Puerto Rico3,480$21,840$22,630$38,310
Wyoming2,660$17,620$22,030$55,070
Iowa9,560$16,730$21,720$39,520
Louisiana10,140$15,080$20,850$41,600
Guam280$20,360$20,700$33,580
South Carolina10,680$15,080$19,370$59,430

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Bartenders?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Bartenders is $34,340. Employment is 756,390.

How does Bartenders pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Bartenders is 32.6% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Bartenders?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Kahului-Wailuku, HI is highest on this page's list at $86,280.