SOC 35-3011 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Bartenders make in Flagstaff, AZ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bartenders in Flagstaff, AZ is $36,270. The 10th percentile is $30,840 and the 90th percentile is $90,530. Employment is 550.

Median annual wage

$36,270

10th percentile
$30,840
25th percentile
$33,660
Median
$36,270
75th percentile
$70,080
90th percentile
$90,530
Mean
$52,610

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Bartenders, the published 10th percentile is $30,840 and the 90th percentile is $90,530. The difference is $59,690, which is 164.6% 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 $33,660 to the 75th at $70,080, covers $36,420.

The mean annual wage is $52,610, which sits above the median of $36,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Flagstaff, AZ median is 5.6% higher than the national median of $34,340 for Bartenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,153, which is 5.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.5% lower than the Arizona median of $45,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Flagstaff, AZ is 100.325, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bartenders at $36,153 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bartenders. Flagstaff, AZ ranks 4th of 7 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).).

  • Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 94 miles away, with a median of $42,340 and employment of 460. That median is 16.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,092, against $36,153 here.
  • Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $35,960 and employment of 380. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,215, against $36,153 here.
  • St. George, UT is 137 miles away, with a median of $37,690 and employment of 180. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,728, against $36,153 here.

Employment share

Bartenders accounts for 0.83% of wage-and-salary employment in Flagstaff, AZ (550 of 66,610). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (756,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.70 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Flagstaff, AZ · Bartenders by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Bartenders make in Flagstaff, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bartenders in Flagstaff, AZ is $36,270. The 10th percentile is $30,840 and the 90th percentile is $90,530. Employment is 550.

How does that compare with the national median for Bartenders?

The local median is 5.6% higher than the national median of $34,340.

What is Bartenders pay in Flagstaff, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Flagstaff, AZ is 100.325, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,270 is $36,153. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Flagstaff, AZ compare with nearby metros for Bartenders?

Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $42,340. Flagstaff, AZ ranks 4th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.