How much do Bartenders make in Manhattan, KS?

Percentile spread

For Bartenders, the published 10th percentile is $15,940 and the 90th percentile is $62,390. The difference is $46,450, which is 171.0% 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 $19,760 to the 75th at $41,160, covers $21,400.

The mean annual wage is $32,370, which sits above the median of $27,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Manhattan, KS median is 20.9% lower than the national median of $34,340 for Bartenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $30,124, which is 12.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% lower than the Kansas median of $27,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Manhattan, KS is 90.162, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $27,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bartenders at $30,124 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bartenders. Manhattan, KS ranks 10th of 10 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).).

• Topeka, KS is 44 miles away, with a median of $27,860 and employment of 470. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,367, against $30,124 here.
• Lawrence, KS is 73 miles away, with a median of $29,980 and employment of 470. That median is 10.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,221, against $30,124 here.
• St. Joseph, MO-KS is 103 miles away, with a median of $29,000 and employment of 210. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,572, against $30,124 here.

Employment share

Bartenders accounts for 0.47% of wage-and-salary employment in Manhattan, KS (250 of 53,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (756,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.96 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.