Bartenders salary
The median pay for bartenders in the United States is $34,340 a year. About 756,390 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $20,110
- 25th percentile
- $27,400
- Median percentile
- $34,340
- 75th percentile
- $47,570
- 90th percentile
- $73,770
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $76,490
- New York $61,210
- Washington $55,830
- District of Columbia $53,920
- Maine $48,920
- Virginia $47,070
- Vermont $45,450
- Arizona $45,070
- New Jersey $44,020
- Oregon $38,900
- Connecticut $38,780
- Colorado $38,170
- Maryland $37,580
- Massachusetts $37,440
- New Mexico $36,980
- Delaware $36,840
- Michigan $36,780
- North Carolina $36,470
- Rhode Island $36,410
- California $36,220
- Florida $35,150
- Utah $32,150
- Illinois $31,200
- Ohio $30,880
- Alaska $30,460
- Nebraska $30,180
- Missouri $30,090
- West Virginia $29,630
- South Dakota $29,400
- North Dakota $29,040
- New Hampshire $28,800
- Kentucky $28,780
- Pennsylvania $28,420
- Mississippi $28,320
- Alabama $27,980
- Kansas $27,940
- Tennessee $27,480
- Nevada $27,460
- Idaho $27,240
- Minnesota $26,900
- Montana $26,010
- Arkansas $25,090
- Oklahoma $24,790
- Wisconsin $23,460
- Georgia $22,830
- Indiana $22,770
- Texas $22,690
- Wyoming $22,030
- Iowa $21,720
- Louisiana $20,850
- South Carolina $19,370
By metro area
- Kahului, HI $86,280
- Urban Honolulu, HI $75,340
- New York, NY $61,220
- Seattle, WA $58,180
- Mount Vernon, WA $56,640
- Bellingham, WA $56,110
- Kennewick, WA $55,820
- Portland, ME $54,170
- Walla Walla, WA $54,030
- Bremerton, WA $53,810
- Spokane, WA $50,210
- Olympia, WA $50,180
- Longview, WA $49,930
- Yakima, WA $49,700
- Burlington, VT $49,070
- Wenatchee, WA $48,220
- Charlottesville, VA $48,210
- Washington, DC $48,030
- Binghamton, NY $47,950
- Kingston, NY $47,760
- Albany, NY $47,370
- Phoenix, AZ $46,940
- Buffalo, NY $46,920
- Syracuse, NY $46,710
- Virginia Beach, VA $46,700
- Roanoke, VA $46,530
- Glens Falls, NY $46,470
- Kiryas Joel, NY $46,320
- Fort Collins, CO $46,290
- Richmond, VA $46,070
- Rochester, NY $45,920
- Portland, OR $45,590
- Bridgeport, CT $45,150
- Lewiston, ME $45,040
- Harrisonburg, VA $44,940
- Staunton, VA $44,620
- Lynchburg, VA $44,350
- Santa Fe, NM $44,250
- Ithaca, NY $44,040
- Norwich, CT $43,950
- Bangor, ME $43,880
- Barnstable Town, MA $43,530
- Blacksburg, VA $43,070
- Bend, OR $42,670
- Boulder, CO $42,520
- Prescott Valley, AZ $42,340
- San Jose, CA $42,270
- Yuma, AZ $42,210
- Corvallis, OR $41,840
- Winchester, VA $41,640
- Elmira, NY $41,110
- Lansing, MI $40,230
- Medford, OR $40,190
- Provo, UT $39,730
- San Francisco, CA $39,670
- Eugene, OR $39,580
- Battle Creek, MI $39,430
- Atlantic City, NJ $39,300
- Niles, MI $38,970
- Utica, NY $38,860
- Trenton, NJ $38,800
- Grand Rapids, MI $38,430
- Salem, OR $38,410
- Ann Arbor, MI $38,300
- New Haven, CT $38,260
- Midland, MI $38,170
- Wilmington, NC $37,890
- Monroe, MI $37,800
- Napa, CA $37,790
- Boston, MA $37,760
- Colorado Springs, CO $37,700
- Pinehurst, NC $37,700
- St. George, UT $37,690
- Greeley, CO $37,680
- Santa Rosa, CA $37,680
- Kalamazoo, MI $37,660
- Pueblo, CO $37,630
- Tampa, FL $37,460
- Albuquerque, NM $37,400
- Charlotte, NC $37,390
- Baltimore, MD $37,360
- Ogden, UT $37,330
- Traverse City, MI $37,300
- Hartford, CT $37,290
- Waterbury, CT $37,290
- Denver, CO $37,180
- Durham, NC $37,110
- Columbus, OH $37,000
- Muskegon, MI $36,960
- Lexington Park, MD $36,950
- Grants Pass, OR $36,920
- Vallejo, CA $36,870
- Detroit, MI $36,780
- Saginaw, MI $36,550
- Tucson, AZ $36,450
- Salinas, CA $36,350
- Naples, FL $36,310
- Flagstaff, AZ $36,270
- San Diego, CA $36,260
- Grand Junction, CO $36,180
- Watertown, NY $36,170
- Flint, MI $36,130
- Raleigh, NC $36,120
- Santa Cruz, CA $36,100
- Philadelphia, PA $36,040
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $35,960
- Worcester, MA $35,950
- Deltona, FL $35,940
- Santa Maria, CA $35,810
- Sierra Vista, AZ $35,790
- Jackson, MI $35,740
- Punta Gorda, FL $35,690
- Providence, RI $35,680
- San Luis Obispo, CA $35,630
- Springfield, MA $35,610
- Oxnard, CA $35,590
- Vineland, NJ $35,590
- Crestview, FL $35,570
- Los Angeles, CA $35,510
- Sacramento, CA $35,510