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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in California

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in California earns $36,010 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,383 a month.

10th percentile
$34,320
25th percentile
$34,820
Median percentile
$36,010
75th percentile
$39,930
90th percentile
$50,630

Based on 75,460 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

$28,593 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,010
Federal income tax−$2,141
Social Security + Medicare−$2,755
California income tax (approx.)−$2,521
Monthly take-home$2,383
Every two weeks$1,100

Does it go far here?

$32,523Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
85%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salaries · Take-home pay in California