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

How much do Bartenders make in Niles, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bartenders in Niles, MI is $38,970. The 10th percentile is $26,790 and the 90th percentile is $74,710. Employment is 520.

Median annual wage

$38,970

10th percentile
$26,790
25th percentile
$28,100
Median
$38,970
75th percentile
$59,450
90th percentile
$74,710
Mean
$45,280

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Bartenders, the published 10th percentile is $26,790 and the 90th percentile is $74,710. The difference is $47,920, which is 123.0% 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 $28,100 to the 75th at $59,450, covers $31,350.

The mean annual wage is $45,280, which sits above the median of $38,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Niles, MI median is 13.5% higher than the national median of $34,340 for Bartenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,189, which is 22.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6% higher than the Michigan median of $36,780.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Niles, MI is 92.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bartenders at $42,189 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

45 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bartenders. Niles, MI ranks 3rd of 46 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).).

  • Michigan City-La Porte, IN is 17 miles away, with a median of $22,430 and employment of 250. That median is 42.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $24,465, against $42,189 here.
  • South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 32 miles away, with a median of $23,000 and employment of 580. That median is 41% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $24,769, against $42,189 here.
  • Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 47 miles away, with a median of $23,120 and employment of 210. That median is 40.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $25,596, against $42,189 here.

Employment share

Bartenders accounts for 0.87% of wage-and-salary employment in Niles, MI (520 of 59,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (756,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.78 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 Niles, MI · 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 Niles, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bartenders in Niles, MI is $38,970. The 10th percentile is $26,790 and the 90th percentile is $74,710. Employment is 520.

How does that compare with the national median for Bartenders?

The local median is 13.5% higher than the national median of $34,340.

What is Bartenders pay in Niles, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Niles, MI is 92.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,970 is $42,189. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Niles, MI compare with nearby metros for Bartenders?

Michigan City-La Porte, IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 17 miles away, at $22,430. Niles, MI ranks 3rd of 46 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.