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Bartenders salary in Texas

The median bartenders in Texas earns $22,690 a year, 34% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,691 a month.

10th percentile
$16,200
25th percentile
$17,680
Median percentile
$22,690
75th percentile
$40,620
90th percentile
$65,300

Based on 59,000 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

$20,295 take-home a year
Gross pay$22,690
Federal income tax−$659
Social Security + Medicare−$1,736
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$1,691
Every two weeks$781

Does it go far here?

$23,378Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
83%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

All bartenders salaries · Take-home pay in Texas