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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Bellingham, WA

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Bellingham, WA earns $36,070 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,597 a month.

10th percentile
$34,680
25th percentile
$34,900
Median percentile
$36,070
75th percentile
$45,430
90th percentile
$60,370

Based on 220 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

$31,162 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,070
Federal income tax−$2,148
Social Security + Medicare−$2,759
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,597
Every two weeks$1,199

Does it go far here?

$34,906Median pay in Bellingham, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,555 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bellingham, WA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$128,250
General and Operations Managers$125,840
Compliance Officers$109,550
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$107,830
Project Management Specialists$103,400
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$102,750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,230
Electricians$97,590

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