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Bartenders salary in Columbus, IN

The median bartenders in Columbus, IN earns $23,700 a year, 31% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,701 a month.

10th percentile
$16,300
25th percentile
$18,690
Median percentile
$23,700
75th percentile
$35,600
90th percentile
$51,220

Based on 150 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$20,416 take-home a year
Gross pay$23,700
Federal income tax−$760
Social Security + Medicare−$1,813
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$711
Monthly take-home$1,701
Every two weeks$785

Does it go far here?

$25,483Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
66%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

All bartenders salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana