How much do Bartenders make in College Station-Bryan, TX?

Percentile spread

For Bartenders, the published 10th percentile is $15,870 and the 90th percentile is $63,870. The difference is $48,000, which is 234.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $16,150 to the 75th at $34,110, covers $17,960.

The mean annual wage is $28,960, which sits above the median of $20,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The College Station-Bryan, TX median is 40.4% lower than the national median of $34,340 for Bartenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $22,496, which is 34.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.8% lower than the Texas median of $22,690.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for College Station-Bryan, TX is 90.951, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $20,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bartenders at $22,496 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bartenders. College Station-Bryan, TX ranks 11th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Waco, TX is 75 miles away, with a median of $21,420 and employment of 500. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $23,144, against $22,496 here.
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 77 miles away, with a median of $23,670 and employment of 7,130. That median is 15.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $24,137, against $22,496 here.
• Killeen-Temple, TX is 83 miles away, with a median of $21,280 and employment of 450. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $23,351, against $22,496 here.

Employment share

Bartenders accounts for 0.63% of wage-and-salary employment in College Station-Bryan, TX (840 of 134,040). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (756,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.29 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.