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

How much do Bartenders make in Johnstown, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bartenders in Johnstown, PA is $21,930. The 10th percentile is $16,010 and the 90th percentile is $45,650. Employment is 650.

Median annual wage

$21,930

10th percentile
$16,010
25th percentile
$17,350
Median
$21,930
75th percentile
$28,060
90th percentile
$45,650
Mean
$26,220

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Bartenders, the published 10th percentile is $16,010 and the 90th percentile is $45,650. The difference is $29,640, which is 135.2% 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 $17,350 to the 75th at $28,060, covers $10,710.

The mean annual wage is $26,220, which sits above the median of $21,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Johnstown, PA median is 36.1% lower than the national median of $34,340 for Bartenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $25,521, which is 25.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.8% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $28,420.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Johnstown, PA is 85.929, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $21,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bartenders at $25,521 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

37 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bartenders. Johnstown, PA ranks 38th of 38 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).).

  • Altoona, PA is 21 miles away, with a median of $22,460 and employment of 380. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $25,093, against $25,521 here.
  • State College, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $28,100 and employment of 570. That median is 28.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,040, against $25,521 here.
  • Pittsburgh, PA is 61 miles away, with a median of $29,750 and employment of 8,370. That median is 35.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,425, against $25,521 here.

Employment share

Bartenders accounts for 1.4% of wage-and-salary employment in Johnstown, PA (650 of 47,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (756,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.79 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Bartenders make in Johnstown, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bartenders in Johnstown, PA is $21,930. The 10th percentile is $16,010 and the 90th percentile is $45,650. Employment is 650.

How does that compare with the national median for Bartenders?

The local median is 36.1% lower than the national median of $34,340.

What is Bartenders pay in Johnstown, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Johnstown, PA is 85.929, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $21,930 is $25,521. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Johnstown, PA compare with nearby metros for Bartenders?

Altoona, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 21 miles away, at $22,460. Johnstown, PA ranks 38th of 38 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.