Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary
The median pay for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in the United States is $33,980 a year. About 542,750 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $21,300
- 25th percentile
- $28,330
- Median percentile
- $33,980
- 75th percentile
- $37,250
- 90th percentile
- $46,570
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 $51,200
- Washington $41,420
- District of Columbia $39,080
- Maine $38,560
- Maryland $37,020
- Oregon $36,800
- Colorado $36,790
- New York $36,740
- Arizona $36,500
- California $36,010
- Massachusetts $35,380
- Connecticut $34,540
- New Jersey $34,170
- Florida $33,280
- Virginia $32,410
- Delaware $31,880
- Missouri $31,850
- Illinois $31,200
- Rhode Island $31,200
- North Dakota $31,010
- Nebraska $30,690
- Michigan $30,390
- South Dakota $29,920
- Tennessee $29,470
- Ohio $29,400
- New Mexico $29,360
- Pennsylvania $29,310
- Minnesota $29,210
- Georgia $28,920
- Indiana $28,320
- Iowa $28,210
- Idaho $27,810
- Arkansas $27,670
- North Carolina $27,560
- Montana $27,510
- Nevada $27,460
- West Virginia $27,150
- Wisconsin $27,080
- Alaska $27,040
- Utah $27,010
- Oklahoma $26,830
- South Carolina $26,830
- Louisiana $26,780
- Kentucky $26,330
- Kansas $26,300
- New Hampshire $26,290
- Wyoming $24,600
- Mississippi $23,180
- Alabama $22,470
- Texas $21,550
By metro area
- Kahului, HI $61,230
- Urban Honolulu, HI $50,200
- Seattle, WA $45,120
- San Jose, CA $41,710
- San Francisco, CA $39,310
- Portland, ME $39,170
- Bremerton, WA $38,210
- Portland, OR $38,120
- Barnstable Town, MA $37,980
- Kennewick, WA $37,700
- Walla Walla, WA $37,700
- Bangor, ME $37,670
- Baltimore, MD $37,540
- Napa, CA $37,470
- Boulder, CO $37,460
- Mount Vernon, WA $37,420
- Olympia, WA $37,320
- Washington, DC $37,260
- Kiryas Joel, NY $37,040
- Lawton, OK $37,000
- Longview, WA $36,980
- New York, NY $36,980
- Fort Collins, CO $36,970
- Phoenix, AZ $36,960
- Kingston, NY $36,920
- Denver, CO $36,880
- Santa Rosa, CA $36,750
- Tallahassee, FL $36,750
- Albany, NY $36,460
- Vallejo, CA $36,460
- Springfield, MA $36,250
- Lexington Park, MD $36,200
- Lewiston, ME $36,190
- Hinesville, GA $36,130
- Sacramento, CA $36,110
- Bellingham, WA $36,070
- Wenatchee, WA $36,060
- Greeley, CO $35,960
- San Diego, CA $35,960
- Pittsfield, MA $35,900
- Worcester, MA $35,870
- Medford, OR $35,850
- Battle Creek, MI $35,810
- Los Angeles, CA $35,800
- Spokane, WA $35,710
- Ithaca, NY $35,700
- Colorado Springs, CO $35,660
- Traverse City, MI $35,650
- Santa Cruz, CA $35,640
- Salinas, CA $35,600
- Syracuse, NY $35,540
- Atlantic City, NJ $35,470
- Bend, OR $35,360
- Corvallis, OR $35,350
- Flagstaff, AZ $35,340
- Grants Pass, OR $35,320
- Rochester, NY $35,310
- Bridgeport, CT $35,300
- Amherst Town, MA $35,260
- Salem, OR $35,250
- Glens Falls, NY $35,170
- Yakima, WA $35,170
- Buffalo, NY $35,140
- Pueblo, CO $35,140
- Albany, OR $35,130
- Santa Maria, CA $35,110
- Salisbury, MD $35,040
- Tucson, AZ $34,990
- Oxnard, CA $34,970
- Grand Junction, CO $34,880
- Modesto, CA $34,870
- Trenton, NJ $34,860
- Sebastian, FL $34,850
- Ann Arbor, MI $34,830
- Lafayette, IN $34,820
- Boston, MA $34,780
- Memphis, TN $34,740
- Watertown, NY $34,740
- San Luis Obispo, CA $34,730
- Utica, NY $34,730
- Miami, FL $34,710
- Blacksburg, VA $34,620
- Hanford, CA $34,590
- Riverside, CA $34,590
- Naples, FL $34,560
- Stockton, CA $34,510
- Norwich, CT $34,380
- Bakersfield, CA $34,320
- Chico, CA $34,320
- El Centro, CA $34,320
- Eugene, OR $34,320
- Fresno, CA $34,320
- Merced, CA $34,320
- Redding, CA $34,320
- Visalia, CA $34,320
- Yuba City, CA $34,320
- Jacksonville, FL $34,290
- New Haven, CT $34,020
- Hartford, CT $34,010
- Waterbury, CT $34,010
- Prescott Valley, AZ $33,970
- Hagerstown, MD $33,920
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $33,840
- Yuma, AZ $33,690
- Burlington, VT $33,540
- Orlando, FL $33,500
- Elmira, NY $33,250
- Charlottesville, VA $33,040
- Midland, MI $33,020
- Binghamton, NY $32,980
- Punta Gorda, FL $32,740
- Vineland, NJ $32,430
- Sierra Vista, AZ $32,400
- Santa Fe, NM $32,260
- Philadelphia, PA $32,220
- St. Louis, MO $31,930
- North Port, FL $31,470
- Crestview, FL $31,350
- Bismarck, ND $31,310
- Bloomington, IL $31,200