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

How much do Bartenders make in Laredo, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bartenders in Laredo, TX is $21,380. The 10th percentile is $15,080 and the 90th percentile is $58,960. Employment is 320.

Median annual wage

$21,380

10th percentile
$15,080
25th percentile
$15,710
Median
$21,380
75th percentile
$35,980
90th percentile
$58,960
Mean
$28,700

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A scientist working at a laboratory bench
A scientist in a laboratory. Photograph by Mark Shwartz, Stanford ENERGY. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5

Percentile spread

For Bartenders, the published 10th percentile is $15,080 and the 90th percentile is $58,960. The difference is $43,880, which is 205.2% 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 $15,710 to the 75th at $35,980, covers $20,270.

The mean annual wage is $28,700, which sits above the median of $21,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Laredo, TX median is 37.7% lower than the national median of $34,340 for Bartenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $24,587, which is 28.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.8% lower than the Texas median of $22,690.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $21,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bartenders at $24,587 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bartenders. Laredo, TX ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

  • McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is 118 miles away, with a median of $18,940 and employment of 810. That median is 11.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $22,050, against $24,587 here.
  • Corpus Christi, TX is 119 miles away, with a median of $20,970 and employment of 1,100. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $22,628, against $24,587 here.
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $21,980 and employment of 5,610. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $23,206, against $24,587 here.

Employment share

Bartenders accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Laredo, TX (320 of 109,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (756,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.60 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 Laredo, TX · 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 Laredo, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bartenders in Laredo, TX is $21,380. The 10th percentile is $15,080 and the 90th percentile is $58,960. Employment is 320.

How does that compare with the national median for Bartenders?

The local median is 37.7% lower than the national median of $34,340.

What is Bartenders pay in Laredo, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $21,380 is $24,587. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Laredo, TX compare with nearby metros for Bartenders?

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 118 miles away, at $18,940. Laredo, TX ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.