SOC 35-3011 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · May 2025
How much do Bartenders make in Lewiston, ID-WA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bartenders in Lewiston, ID-WA is $29,290. The 10th percentile is $17,160 and the 90th percentile is $61,340. Employment is 130.
Median annual wage
$29,290
- 10th percentile
- $17,160
- 25th percentile
- $19,830
- Median
- $29,290
- 75th percentile
- $41,310
- 90th percentile
- $61,340
- Mean
- $34,840
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Bartenders, the published 10th percentile is $17,160 and the 90th percentile is $61,340. The difference is $44,180, which is 150.8% 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 $19,830 to the 75th at $41,310, covers $21,480.
The mean annual wage is $34,840, which sits above the median of $29,290. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Lewiston, ID-WA median is 14.7% lower than the national median of $34,340 for Bartenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,130, which is 6.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 7.5% higher than the Idaho median of $27,240.
Lewiston, ID-WA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Idaho, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lewiston, ID-WA is 91.160, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,290 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bartenders at $32,130 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bartenders. Lewiston, ID-WA ranks 6th of 8 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).).
- Walla Walla, WA is 74 miles away, with a median of $54,030 and employment of 120. That median is 84.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,842, against $32,130 here.
- Coeur d'Alene, ID is 99 miles away, with a median of $28,440 and employment of 370. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $28,934, against $32,130 here.
- Kennewick-Richland, WA is 111 miles away, with a median of $55,820 and employment of 600. That median is 90.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,776, against $32,130 here.
Employment share
Bartenders accounts for 0.45% of wage-and-salary employment in Lewiston, ID-WA (130 of 28,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (756,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 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 Lewiston, ID-WA · 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 Lewiston, ID-WA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bartenders in Lewiston, ID-WA is $29,290. The 10th percentile is $17,160 and the 90th percentile is $61,340. Employment is 130.
How does that compare with the national median for Bartenders?
The local median is 14.7% lower than the national median of $34,340.
What is Bartenders pay in Lewiston, ID-WA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lewiston, ID-WA is 91.160, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $29,290 is $32,130. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Lewiston, ID-WA compare with nearby metros for Bartenders?
Walla Walla, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 74 miles away, at $54,030. Lewiston, ID-WA ranks 6th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.